Former Rutgers University defender Denise Reddy seeks to spark Malmo FF into an all-Swedish UEFA Women's Cup championship on Sunday with a semifinal second-leg clash at Germany's FFC Frankfurt.
Defending champion Umea IK already has qualified for the May 3 and 11 title series. Malmo and Frankfurt played a scoreless draw in the first leg of the semifinals.
The Swedish League kicks off on Sunday, and former Philadelphia Charge goalkeeper Hope Solo will be with Kopparsbergs/Goteborg for Monday's Damasllsvenskan season-opener at Sunnana SK. Malmo's first league game is next Thursday at Balinge IF.
Athletic Bilbao surged atop the Spanish Superliga with a 3-0 romp Thursday at Pozuelo, but goalkeeper Maite Zabala saw no action. Athletic (17-3-3) opened a three-point lead on Sabadell, which plays Espanyol this weekend.
GERMANY
* Julie Augustyniak (FFC Turbine Potsdam, D1), at Bayern Munich, Monday.
Season league stats: 3 games, 1 goal.
* Nancy Augustyniak (FFC Turbine Potsdam, D1), at Bayern Munich, Monday.
Season league stats: 4 games, 0 goals.
SPAIN
* Maite Zabala (Athetic Bilbao, D1), at Pozuelo, 3-0 (Thursday).
DNP. Former WUSA netminder sits again; only three games remaining.
Season league stats: 0 games, 0 goals.
SWEDEN
Damallsvenskan
* Hope Solo (Kopparbergs/Goteborg, D1), at Sunnana SK, Monday.
Season league stats: Season-opener.
UEFA Women's Cup semifinals, second leg
* Denise Reddy (Malmo FF, D1), at FFC Frankfurt (Germany), Sunday.
UEFA Women's Cup stats: 6 games, 0 goals.