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

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The Canadian Press. (2026, September 6). Montreal Roses tops Ottawa Rapid 3-2 thanks to late winner in Northern Super League. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/soccer/montreal-roses-tops-ottawa-rapid-3-2-thanks-to-late-winner-in-northern-super-league/article_426b629f-7799-53a1-9408-314575aa2181.html

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The Montreal Roses FC women's soccer team defeated Ottawa Rapid FC 3-2 in a Northern Super League match on Sunday, with Noémi Paquin scoring the game-winning goal in the 87th minute. This win gives Montreal a four-point cushion over Ottawa in the standings, with Montreal sitting at 11-4-4 and Ottawa at 10-6-3. The game was close, with Ottawa tying the score twice before Montreal's late winner.

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Noémi Paquin scored a game-winning goal in the 87th minute as Montreal Roses FC defeated Ottawa Rapid FC 3-2 in Northern Super League action on Sunday. The win gave Montreal a four-point cushion from Ottawa in the standings, with Montreal sitting at 11-4-4 and Ottawa at 10-6-3. Elyse Bennett opened the scoring for Montreal in the 4th minute, while Lisa Pechersky made it 2-0 in the 17th minute before Johanne Fridlund trimmed the deficit to 1-2 in the 30th minute. Keera Melenhorst then tied the game at 2-2 in the 61st minute, setting up Paquin's winning goal later on.

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CALGARY Montreal Montreal Roses FC OTTAWA TORONTO

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OTTAWA GPE · 6× TORONTO GPE · 5× CALGARY GPE · 3× Montreal GPE · 2× Elyse Bennett PERSON · 1× Montreal Roses FC ORG · 1× Northern Super League ORG · 1× Noémi Paquin PERSON · 1× Ottawa Rapid FC ORG · 1× Roses ORG · 1×

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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.

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🔮 Third-place Toronto (9-5-5) could have moved past Ottawa for second with a win, with Ottawa only point ahead.

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

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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. asserted

FC → score → 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. asserted

Montreal → give → 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. asserted

it → open → minute

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

Fridlund → answer → deficit

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

it → make → 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. asserted

Toronto → play → standings

Third-place Toronto (9-5-5) could have moved past Ottawa for second with a win, with Ottawa only point ahead. uncertain

Ottawa → move → win

Ottawa fell 3-2 to Montreal Sunday. asserted

Ottawa → fall → Montreal

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

Toronto → outshoot → shots

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

side → enter → 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. asserted

Calgary → extenede → Toronto

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

report → publish → Press