Canadian international Evelyne Viens, Vanessa Gilles score in French league play
Canadian internationals Evelyne Viens and Vanessa Gilles both scored in French league play Saturday.
Viens’ 90th-minute goal closed out the scoring in Paris FC’s 4-1 win at Stade Reims. The 24-year-old from L’Ancienne-Lorette, Que., is on loan from Sky Blue FC, which selected the University of South Florida forward fifth overall in the 2020 NWSL draft.
Gilles’ header off a 19th-minute corner opened the scoring in Girondins Bordeaux’s 2-0 victory at Dijon. The 24-year-old centre back from Ottawa is coming off an impressive performance for Canada against the U.S. at the SheBelieves Cup.
Viens made her debut for Canada at the SheBelieves Cup.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published March 6, 2021
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