The Aporia · CF Montreal tops reigning champion Whitecaps, advance to Canadian Championship final

Elias Grigoriadis

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🔮 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.

2026-09-17 · assertive framing · CF Montreal tops reigning champion Whitecaps, advance to Canadian Championship final

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CF Montreal Canadian Championship MLS MONTREAL Vancouver

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MONTREAL GPE · 10× Vancouver GPE · 7× MLS ORG · 2× Owusu PERSON · 2× CF Montreal ORG · 1× Daniel Rios PERSON · 1× Matty Longstaff PERSON · 1× Prince Owusu PERSON · 1× Sam Adekugbe PERSON · 1× the Vancouver Whitecaps ORG · 1×

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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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2026-09-17 · Toronto Star

CF Montreal tops reigning champion Whitecaps, advance to Canadian Championship final · assertive framing

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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. asserted

Montreal → score → aggregate

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. asserted

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. asserted

who → settle → play

At the half-hour mark, their counterattacks paid off as Montreal opened the scoring. asserted

Montreal → pay → scoring

While both were going up for a header in the penalty area, Sam Adekugbe elbowed Daniel Rios in the head. asserted

Adekugbe → go → head

While the penalty wasn’t called on the field, Montreal interim head coach challenged the play, which was overturned. asserted

which → call → play

Owusu — with five goals from the spot to his name already this season — made no mistake in adding a sixth. asserted

Owusu → make → sixth

Just before the stroke of halftime, Montreal doubled their lead through yet another counterattack. asserted

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. asserted

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. asserted

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. asserted

that → meet → space

In fact, Montreal on many occasions looked more likely to find a third than Vancouver was to pull one back. asserted

Vancouver → look → one

Vancouver finally found their way past goalkeeper Sebastian Breza in the first minute of added time. asserted

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. asserted

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. asserted

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. asserted

Montreal → return → Saturday

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 16, 2026. asserted

report → publish → Press

CF Montreal tops reigning champion Whitecaps, advance to Canadian Championship final

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