Claims extracted
27
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
7%
2 of 27 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
64/100
Toronto Star's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
5
Sports
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1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
AFC Toronto captain Nikayla Small ran erratically across the pitch and her ecstatic teammates joined the dramatic scene, jumping into each other’s arms, unable to hold back tears of joy at TD Place in Ottawa.
asserted
teammates → run → Ottawa
“Man, I feel all the emotions,” Small said after her team emerged with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Montreal Roses FC to claim the Diana B. Matheson Cup as the Northern Super League champion.
uncertain
team → feel → champion
“I just remember last year and how much (pain) that brought me.
asserted
that → remember → me
And now to finally win, it’s like the cherry on top.
asserted
it → win → top
The 23-year-old from Pickering had made it clear that she didn’t want to be on the losing side in the championship game again.
asserted
she → make → game
Toronto lost to Vancouver in the title game a year ago.
asserted
Toronto → lose → game
Saturday’s finalists appeared cautious, trying to exploit each other’s weaknesses to eke out the victory.
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finalists → appear → victory
Toronto midfielder Olivia Chisholm broke the deadlock in the 39th minute when she placed a perfect pass from Lauren Rowe in the right corner past Montreal’s goalkeeper Gabrielle Lambert.
asserted
she → break → goalkeeper
It was the first professional goal for the 17-year-old Toronto native, who joined AFC Toronto last year on developmental contract.
asserted
who → join → contract
“When I saw all the defenders drop, I knew there was so much space for me,” Chisholm told CBC in a halftime interview, crediting Rowe for helping create space for her to get a clear attempt at goal.
asserted
her → see → goal
“We work on those shots every day in training.
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We → work → training
So I just took my shot, and it went in.”
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it → take → shot
Chisholm was named the final’s most valuable player.
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Chisholm → name → ?
“I’m so proud of our resiliency as a team,” she said.
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she → ’m → team
“This is definitely one (game) we wanted to win.”
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we → want → ?
The trajectories of these two sides have seemed similar in the league’s first two years.
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trajectories → seem → years
Toronto finished the inaugural season atop the league’s standings and advanced to the NSL final after knocking off fourth-place Montreal in the semifinal.
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Toronto → finish → semifinal
Montreal followed a similar path, winning the Supporters’ Shield and advancing to the final after beating Vancouver.
asserted
Montreal → follow → Vancouver
The Roses had been on a hot streak for a while, going 5-0-7 since head coach Maryse Bard-Martel took over for Robert Rositoiu in mid-August.
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Martel → go → August
One of Montreal’s best chances in the first half came in the 26th minute when Lisa Pechersky grabbed a weak clearance attempt and curled a powerful strike from just outside the box that went over the goalpost by inches.
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that → come → inches
Montreal set camp on Toronto’s side of the pitch for much of the second half, applying pressure and an aggressive style that kept veteran goalkeeper Sabrina D’Angelo busy.
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that → set → D’Angelo
The 33-year-old stood her ground, withstanding Montreal’s 16 shot attempts, three on target, and keeping a clean sheet until the end.
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old → stand → end
“I couldn’t be happier right now,” said star striker Kaylee Hunter, the league’s scoring leader with 15 goals in the regular season and playoffs.
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Hunter → say → season
“I think we were champions from the beginning.
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we → think → beginning
Coach Marko (Milanovic) puts it in our minds that we are going to win every trophy in our path, and that’s exactly what we did.”
asserted
we → put → what
It was a challenging second season for Toronto, who struggled to replicate last year’s regular-season success.
asserted
who → struggle → success
They played most of the year without Esther Okoronkwo, the 29-year-old Nigerian striker who was sidelined in May after suffering a meniscus tear in a game against Halifax.
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who → play → Halifax
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