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AFC Toronto earns Northern Super League playoff berth with 3-0 win over Ottawa Rapid

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The Canadian Press. (2026, September 26). AFC Toronto earns Northern Super League playoff berth with 3-0 win over Ottawa Rapid. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/afc-toronto/lena-silano-scores-twice-to-pace-afc-toronto-to-3-0-win-over-ottawa-rapid-in-nsl/article_50dca52a-fbbf-5259-9433-9dda92edd69a.html

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AFC Toronto secured a playoff berth in the Northern Super League with a decisive 3-0 victory over Ottawa Rapid FC on Saturday. Lena Silano scored twice for Toronto (10-5-7), including a brace that put the team ahead by a point, while Sarah Stratigakis added a third goal late in the match. Keeper Sabrina D’Angelo earned a clean sheet as Toronto outshot Ottawa 8-4 and had more crosses with 14 to Ottawa’s nine.

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On Saturday, AFC Toronto secured a crucial 3-0 victory over Ottawa Rapid FC in the Northern Super League. Lena Silano, who scored twice for Toronto, found the back of the net in the 44th and 49th minutes to lead her team to their tenth win of the season. The match also saw a goal from substitute Sarah Stratigakis in the 82nd minute. With this victory, AFC Toronto, currently second in the league with 37 points (10-5-7), has earned a playoff spot and now trails only Montreal Roses, who have 39 points. The game was noteworthy for goalkeeper Sabrina D’Angelo's clean sheet performance, her eighth of the season. Ottawa Rapid FC, led by injured star player Delaney Pridham, fell to third place with 34 points (11-8-3). This win solidifies Toronto's strong defensive and attacking strategies, highlighting Silano’s crucial role in securing their playoff berth.

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Topics

AFC Toronto NSL Ottawa Ottawa Rapid FC TORONTO

Subjects

TORONTO GPE · 6× Ottawa ORG · 4× Silano PERSON · 3× NSL ORG · 2× AFC Toronto ORG · 1× Canadian NORP · 1× Lena Silano PERSON · 1× Ottawa Rapid FC ORG · 1× the Montreal Roses ORG · 1× the Northern Super League ORG · 1×

Narrative

Ottawa’s Delaney Pridham, the NSL’s player of the year in its first season in 2025 and the team’s leading scorer with five goals, returned to the Rapid’s lineup after missing five games with an injury.

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2026-09-26 · Toronto Star

Lena Silano scores twice to pace AFC Toronto to 3-0 win over Ottawa Rapid in NSL · assertive framing

2026-09-27 · Toronto Star

AFC Toronto earns Northern Super League playoff berth with 3-0 win over Ottawa Rapid · assertive framing

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TORONTO - Lena Silano scored twice for AFC Toronto in a 3-0 blanking of Ottawa Rapid FC in the Northern Super League on Saturday. asserted

Silano → score → Saturday

Toronto secured a playoff spot and joined the Montreal Roses in the post-season of the Canadian women’s pro soccer league. asserted

Toronto → secure → league

Silano struck in the 44th and 49th minutes for Toronto (10-5-7), which ranked second in the standings two points behind Montreal, and just a point ahead of Ottawa (11-8-3). asserted

which → strike → Ottawa

Sarah Stratigakis came off the bench to score Toronto’s third goal in the 82nd minute. asserted

Stratigakis → come → minute

Keeper Sabrina D’Angelo, a two-time Olympian who has played for Canada for a decade, produced a clean sheet for Toronto. asserted

who → play → Toronto

Toronto carried an 8-4 advantage in on-target shots and produced 14 crosses to Ottawa’s nine. asserted

Toronto → carry → nine

Silano stripped Ottawa goalie Mollie Eriksson of the ball to score her first career NSL goal. asserted

Silano → strip → goal

Silano then booted a low bouncer to the right corner for her brace. asserted

Silano → boot → brace

“I feel like as a team we’ve been working really hard,” said the Californian. asserted

Californian → feel → team

“Press is something that’s our strength, so really happy that we were able to get a goal off that and just give us some good momentum going into the second half, and then getting another goal.” asserted

we → ’ → goal

Pridham → lead → injury

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 26, 2026. asserted

report → publish → Press