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