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Toronto Star
· collected 2026-09-17 · by Elias Grigoriadis The Canadian Press
Prince Owusu scored two goals in the first half as CF Montreal defeated Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1 on Wednesday, advancing to the Canadian Championship final with a 3-2 aggregate score over two legs. Despite controlling possession, Vancouver struggled against Montreal's counterattacks; Owusu capitalized on a controversial penalty decision and added another goal just before halftime. Although Vancouver managed to score in the last minute of the game, it wasn't enough to overturn the deficit. CF Montreal will face Forge FC in the final on October 21.
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Prince Owusu scored two first-half goals on Wednesday to help CF Montreal qualify for the Canadian Championship final, beating the Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1 and winning 3-2 on aggregate. This victory marks Montreal's (5-14-6) first appearance in a Canadian Championship final since 2023, ending Vancouver’s (14-6-4) streak of four consecutive titles. The match was crucial as it was effectively a single-elimination tie following the first-leg draw at BC Place. Despite having more possession time, Vancouver struggled to convert opportunities into goals, while Montreal capitalized on counterattacks, securing their advancement with Owusu's decisive penalty kick and subsequent goal just before halftime.
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Prince Owusu scored two first-half goals to help CF Montreal qualify for the Canadian Championship final, beating the Vancouver Whitecaps 2-1 on Wednesday and 3-2 on aggregate.
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Montreal → score → aggregate
Montreal (5-14-6) will be participating in their first Canadian Championship final since 2023, knocking off the defending champions, as Vancouver’s (14-6-4) run of consecutive titles ends with four.
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run → participate → four
With the game effectively a single-elimination tie after the first-leg draw at BC Place, neither team took many risks in the opening phase.
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team → take → phase
As both teams settled into their game plans, Vancouver had the majority of the ball, but it was Montreal who was finding spaces in the final third against the run of play.
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who → settle → play
At the half-hour mark, their counterattacks paid off as Montreal opened the scoring.
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Montreal → pay → scoring
While both were going up for a header in the penalty area, Sam Adekugbe elbowed Daniel Rios in the head.
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Adekugbe → go → head
While the penalty wasn’t called on the field, Montreal interim head coach challenged the play, which was overturned.
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which → call → play
Owusu — with five goals from the spot to his name already this season — made no mistake in adding a sixth.
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Owusu → make → sixth
Just before the stroke of halftime, Montreal doubled their lead through yet another counterattack.
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Montreal → double → counterattack
Matty Longstaff caught out the Vancouver defence with a ball in behind to Owusu, who outwaited goalkeeper Isaac Boehmer and slotted the ball into the left-hand corner.
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who → catch → corner
With their tournament on the line, Vancouver doubled their efforts in the second half in a desperate search for a way back into the game.
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Vancouver → double → game
What they were met with instead was a resolute defensive block from Montreal that gave very little in the way of space to exploit.
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that → meet → space
In fact, Montreal on many occasions looked more likely to find a third than Vancouver was to pull one back.
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Vancouver → look → one
Vancouver finally found their way past goalkeeper Sebastian Breza in the first minute of added time.
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Vancouver → find → time
Emmanuel Sabbi carved out enough space to get on the end of a cross and fired a powerful volley into the bottom right corner.
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Sabbi → carve → corner
Montreal will now have to wait a month before hosting Forge FC in the final of the Canadian Championship on Oct. 21 at Stade Saputo.
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Montreal → have → Saputo
UP NEXT
Vancouver: Return to MLS action on the road against Real Salt Lake on Saturday.
Montreal: Return to MLS action by hosting the Columbus Crew on Saturday.
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Montreal → return → Saturday
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 16, 2026.
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report → publish → Press
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