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Montreal Roses FC tops Ottawa Rapid FC 2-1 in Northern Super League action

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Montreal Roses FC forward Tanya Boychuk (12) celebrates scoring a goal against AFC Toronto during first half Northern Super League soccer action in Toronto on Saturday, April 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Arlyn McAdorey

OTTAWA — Tanya Boychuk netted the game-winning goal in the 65th minute to lift Montreal Roses FC to a 2-1 victory over Ottawa Rapid FC on Saturday in Northern Super League action.

Boychuk took a centring pass from Jodi Smith and tapped it past Ottawa goalkeeper Mollie Eriksson to restore Montreal's lead.

Latifah Abdu opened the scoring in the 24th minute for the Roses (4-2-2). She took a pass just inside the box from Charlotte Bilbault, deked an approaching defender and fired it into the bottom left corner of the net.

Delaney Baie Pridham scored the equalizer for the Rapid (3-2-2) in the 58th minute. Choo Hyo-joo sent in a pretty free kick toward the far post that found Pridham in stride for a header.

Ottawa played much of the match short a player with Olivia Scott being shown a red card in the 27th minute.

Montreal had 57 per cent possession and 14 total shots (two on target) to Ottawa's six (three on target).

TORONTO 2 CALGARY 1

In Calgary, Nikayla Small scored two goals eight minutes apart in the first half and led the visiting AFC Toronto (5-3-1) to a 2-1 victory over the host Wild (3-3-2).

Danielle Steer scored in the 53rd minute to get Calgary back in the match, but the hosts could not net the equalizer.

Toronto outshot the hosts 17-7 (7-2 on-target) and took more corners (5-3). Calgary received two of the three yellow cards in the match.

Calgary had 60 per cent possession.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 14, 2025.

The Canadian Press

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