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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Topics

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.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-07
🔮 Third-place Toronto (9-5-5) could have moved past Ottawa for second with a win, with Ottawa only point ahead.

Claims (12 extracted, 1 hedged)

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
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