OTTAWA - Keera Melenhorst scored twice in the first half and the Ottawa Rapid rallied from an early 2-1 deficit to beat the visiting Calgary Wild 5-2 in Northern Super League action on Saturday.

Melanie Forbes, Florence Belzile and Choo Hyo-Joo also scored for the Rapid, who evened their record to 1-and-1 after a season-opening 3-1 loss to the Halifax Tides at Wanderers Grounds.

Meggie Dougherty Howard and Taegan Stewart scored for the winless Wild, who slipped to 0-and-2 following a season-opening 2-0 loss against the visiting Montreal Rose. The Wild held a 2-1 led over the Rapid 12 minutes into the match, but trailed 4-2 by halftime.

Ottawa controlled ball possession (59 per cent to 42 per cent) at TD Place Stadium, but were outshot 13-12 (8-6 on target) by the visitors. Both team had three corners and Ottawa picked up the only yellow card of the match.

TORONTO (AP) — A request for FIFA President Gianni Infantino to be given a police escort while in Vancouver, British Columbia, for FIFA meetings has been denied, the Vancouver Police Department said Wednesday.

"Formal motorcades where traffic is stopped are reserved for heads of state," Deputy Chief Don Chapman said in a statement.

"As the FIFA executive do not meet Internationally Protected Person (IPP) standards that would warrant such an escort (closing roads, intersections, not adhering to traffic devices, etc.), the request was declined," Chapman said.

A FIFA spokesperson said soccer governing body's "never requested a specific level of police motorcade for the FIFA President” and that the “FIFA President was not aware of, or involved in, any requests with authorities in relation to his transportation and security matters for the 76th FIFA Congress.”