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Some touching words from AFC Toronto head coach Marko Milanovic as Stephen Hart departs as Halifax Tides gaffer, h/t Nii Wallace-Bruce: Hart also commenting on falling just short of bringing the Tides — last in the #NSL last year — to the playoffs.

THE SHIELD HEADS TO MONTRÉAL! 🛡️ The Montréal Roses break free in the 80th minute and Tanya Boychuk seals the deal with the back-post winner to lock up #RosesFC's first piece of silverware! #NSL

Both of Canada's pro soccer leagues enter the final regular-season round with tiebreakers in full effect! #NSL: The final playoff spot is down to a third-level tiebreaker. #CanPL: The top two are tied on points and H2H, but separated by GD. Even the last playoff contenders are level on points.

#ForgeFC head coach Bobby Smyrniotis says he was "a little surprised" that #CFMTL didn't involve Alexis Sanchez tonight. Adds that Forge still drilled for the scenario(s) and how to counter his play, had Sanchez come off the bench. #CanChamp

#CFMTL head coach Philippe Eullaffroy confirms there were no fitness or injury concerns with Alexis Sanchez tonight. #CanChamp

#CFMTL defender Luca Petrasso: "There's not much really to say emotion-wise — we basically got hit by a train." #CanChamp

No surprises: Dimitry Bertaud named the recipient of the George Gross Memorial Trophy, given to the #CanChamp MVP. He joins the likes of Sebastian Giovinco (2017), Ryan Gauld (2022), and Ali Ahmed (2025). #ForgeFC

FORGE FC LIFT THE VOYAGEURS CUP! The visitors take all 120 minutes and PKs to stun CF Montréal and become the first #CanPL side to win the Canadian Championship! Manjrekar James, after escaping a further booking late in normal time, scores the winner. #CFMTL 1-1 (2-4 pens) #ForgeFC | #CanChamp

MANJREKAR JAMES DOES IT. FORGE HAVE DONE IT. #ForgeFC ✅✅❌✅✅ #CFMTL ❌✅❌✅ FT - #CFMTL 1-1 (2-4 pens) #ForgeFC | #CanChamp

Round five could be decisive as Dani Pereira sinks his shot for Montréal. #ForgeFC ✅✅❌✅ #CFMTL ❌✅❌✅ PK - #CanChamp

Daniel Krutzen has his shot saved by Sebastian Breza... But this tie takes another twist as Hennadii Synchuk gets his denied by the wrists of Bertaud! #ForgeFC ✅✅❌ #CFMTL ❌✅❌ PK - #CanChamp

DIMITRY BERNAUD STOPS PRINCE OWUSU. #ForgeFC ✅ #CFMTL ❌ PK - #CanChamp

Penalties it is. PK - #CFMTL 1-1 #ForgeFC | #CanChamp

Getting closer. Ben Paton strikes the crossbar from distance. 119' - #CFMTL 1-1 #ForgeFC | #CanChamp

Noah Streit with a lane, but his shot is rather impressively, slicing well high and wide of the mark. Still looking for a winner. Hopefully not in penalties. 113' - #CFMTL 1-1 #ForgeFC | #CanChamp

Owusu with a header, Bertaud with a big catch, and fans still waiting for that elusive third goal of this game. 107' - #CFMTL 1-1 #ForgeFC | #CanChamp

Another save off the line, this time it's Rezart Rama to head a Montréal corner over the Forge crossbar as the last man! 97' - #CFMTL 1-1 #ForgeFC | #CanChamp

Bertaud in the first half of normal time, and it's Breza in the first half of extra time 🤯 Montréal's Canadian goalkeeper gets up off the deck and gets just enough of a piece of Ismael Oketokoun's rebound to send it flying over the bar. 93' - #CFMTL 1-1 #ForgeFC | #CanChamp

Very heady moments in the final couple of minutes as Manjrekar James slides through the back of a Montréal player in an attempt to get the ball. Le Bleu-Blanc-Noir have asked Michael Venne to review the play... and it's NO yellow card. 90'+4 - #CFMTL 1-1 #ForgeFC | #CanChamp

Ismael Oketokoun finds the wrong side of the post! Sebastian Breza had the near post (mostly) covered but the Spaniard catching a few glimpses after turning a Rezart Rama assist off the outside of the woodwork. 85' - #CFMTL 1-1 #ForgeFC | #CanChamp

Feels an awful lot like a single moment of brilliance territory with 10 minutes to go... Neither team able to take full hold of this game since Vera's red card. 81' - #CFMTL 1-1 #ForgeFC | #CanChamp

Forge FC fail to deal with yet another free header and this time, CF Montréal make them pay as Fabian Herbers sets up a bullet header from Rios! 49' - #CFMTL 1-1 #ForgeFC | #CanChamp

Montréal don't leave it late! Daniel Rios gets #CFMTL back on level terms! 49' - #CFMTL 1-1 #ForgeFC | #CanChamp

HT - #CFMTL 0-1 #ForgeFC Not much to write home about in the first half — up until Batisse's go-ahead goal off Forge's first corner and real foray into the attacking third. A couple of injury worries for Forge, however, as Cavallini went off after 40' and Bertaud got tagged by Owusu.

FORGE LEAD! A massive header as Noah Jensen picks out Antoine Batisse in the crowd off a corner, minutes before half-time! An almost surefire goal with Aghilas Sadek following closely behind the Frenchman. 45'+7 - #CFMTL 0-1 #ForgeFC | #CanChamp

ANTOINE BATISSE! FORGE ARE AHEAD IN MONTRÉAL! 45'+7 - #CFMTL 0-1 #ForgeFC | #CanChamp

IT'S SAVED. Prince Owusu goes to his tried and true bottom right corner — but Bertaud dives correctly and smothers the ball and bats away the rebound! 26' - #CFMTL 0-0 #ForgeFC | #CanChamp

C'est confirmée! Prince Owusu is the one to win it, and he'll be the one to step up to the mark opposite Dimitry Bertaud. 22' - #CFMTL 0-0 #ForgeFC | #CanChamp

Penalty, Montréal! It'll go to FVS for confirmation by referee Michael Venne, but for now, it's on Manjrekar James in the Forge 18-yard box sweeping Prince Owusu's legs out from under him. 21' - #CFMTL 0-0 #ForgeFC | #CanChamp

An uncharacteristic bobble from Forge goalkeeper Dimitry Bertaud early on at Stade Saputo. The visitors very much still trying to get their feet under them after a couple of free headers for Daniel Ríos. 9' - #CFMTL 0-0 #ForgeFC | #CanChamp

It’s a pair of Quebec homecomings from #ForgeFC and head coach Bobby Smyrniotis tonight! Trust being maintained in Longueuil’s Aghilas Sadek and Granby’s Maxime Bourgeois — both former #CFMTL youngsters — on a big night. #CanChamp

🏆 Lineups are in for the #CanChamp Final! Star striker Prince Owusu returns to CF Montréal’s starting XI in time for the big match, while former winner Lucas Cavallini could deliver Forge FC their first in the competition. #CFMTL vs #ForgeFC

Jorian Baucom and the Calgary Wild shock AFC Toronto with the opener! Less than five minutes in and #AFCToronto are picking the ball out of the back of their own net. Baucom keeps her good form from VAN and HFX alive with her second in three games. #NSL

📍 It’s #WCanChamp day in Toronto! This game will count double for the #NSL regular season — AFC Toronto chasing Montréal’s lead in the Supporters’ Shield and Vancouver Rise looking to lock up a playoff spot.

FT: #ITO 3-4 #ForTheIsle Pacific FC take their first road win of the season — and just like their first home win, it comes in another 4-3 thriller. Inter Toronto concede two penalties, Pacific one, in a seven-goal first-half. #CPLSoccer

It’s a must-win for Inter Toronto this afternoon if they’re to keep their playoffs hopes alive. For Pacific, it’s as close to a basement six-pointer they’ll have as they look for their second win of the season. #ITO vs #ForTheIsle | #CanPL

Zeroing in on kickoff at York Lions Stadium! AFC Toronto and Ottawa Rapid meeting in the final Battle of Ontario of the #NSL regular season — both are also still in the hunt for the Shield behind the Montréal Roses.

Lucas Cavallini signs with Forge FC! ⚒️ El Tanque is back on home shores in the #CPLSoccer with #ForgeFC after an injury-riddled stint with Puebla in Liga MX. The 40-time #CanMNT striker mutually parted ways with Puebla in an announcement last night and now lands in Hamilton. 📷 CPL

A 1-1 draw between the #CanChamp's 2023 two finalists means it's all to play for at Stade Saputo tonight as CF Montréal host the Vancouver Whitecaps in the second leg of their semi-final! Could it come down to the two captains, Ryan Gauld for #VWFC and Prince Owusu for #CFMTL?

FT: #ForgeFC 1-0 #FCSupra A monumental miss from FC Supra’s Riad Bey right at the end, and Forge FC sneak into the Final off Ben Paton’s immediate impact in the first half. Forge will face either #VWFC or #CFMTL in their second #CanChamp Final.

A lot on the line in the #CanChamp tonight — Forge FC could make their first Final since 2020 while FC Supra would reach the crowning match in their inaugural season. Both #CanPL teams rolling first-team lineups for the big occasion.

FT: #ITO 3-1 #VancouverFC Luca Accettola’s screamer from range ignites two more courtesy of Tomasz Skublak, giving Inter Toronto their first home win in three! Thierno Bah slipped one past for Vancouver FC’s consolation — the race for the fourth playoff spot lingers on. #CanPL

Fall weather starting to creep in as Inter Toronto look to bring an end to their summer dog days. Antonio Campos, son of Mexican legend Jorge Campos, makes his third start in a row for #ITO. #VancouverFC will hope for an easier time than last weekend vs. Supra. #CanPL

A big #NSL test awaits for a Thursday night between the Montréal Roses and AFC Toronto! League-leading #RosesFC could spell out a seven-point advantage heading into the final five games of the season — or #AFCTO could also close the gap to two.