STAY CONNECTED: Have the stories that matter most delivered every night to your email inbox. Subscribe to our daily local news wrap.
Montreal Roses FC forward Tanya Boychuk (12) is surrounded by her teammates as they celebrate her scoring a goal against AFC Toronto during first half Northern Super League soccer action in Toronto on Saturday, April 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey
By The Canadian Press

Montreal Roses tops Ottawa Rapid 3-2 thanks to late winner in Northern Super League

Sep 6, 2026 | 2:31 PM

OTTAWA — Noémi Paquin scored the game-winning goal in the 87th minute as Montreal Roses FC defeated Ottawa Rapid FC 3-2 in Northern Super League action on Sunday.

In a matchup of the league’s best two teams, Montreal (11-4-4) gave itself a four-point cushion from Ottawa (10-6-3) in the standings.

Elyse Bennett opened the scoring in the fourth minute for the Roses, with Lisa Pechersky making it a 2-0 game in the 17th minute.

However, Johanne Fridlund answered for Ottawa in the 30th minute to trim the deficit.

Keera Melenhorst made it a tie game in the 61st minute.

—

TORONTO 0 CALGARY 0

TORONTO — AFC Toronto played to a 0-0 draw against last-place Calgary Wild FC, falling short in their chance to climb the standings.

Third-place Toronto (9-5-5) could have moved past Ottawa for second with a win, with Ottawa only point ahead. Ottawa fell 3-2 to Montreal Sunday.

Toronto outshot Calgary (2-12-5) 22-10 in total shots but only 5-4 in on-target shots.

The home side entered Sunday on a two-game winning streak.

Meanwhile, Calgary exteneded its unbeaten run to five games (1-0-4) and has not lost since Aug. 1, the second of back-to-back losses to Toronto that week.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 6, 2026.

The Canadian Press

by The Canadian Press