Montreal Roses come up short in NSL championship final, losing 1-0 to AFC Toronto

Montreal Roses FC come up short in the Northern Super League Championship game losing to AFC Toronto 1-0. Toronto now wins their first Diana B. Matheson trophy in franchise history and it is a celebration for the team on the field. There's confetti on the field and the team is running to celebrate with their supporters and the players say that it took a lot of hard work to get to this point. I think it's everything for us. You know, last year we came up just short in the final. So to come back this year and win it all, it means everything to the team and to the fans. And to have them traveling out here on this cold day, it's great. We couldn't ask for more. It's everything to me. I've never been in such a big final in my life. And to win it, it means everything. This is what we play for. This is why we play the sport. Unfortunately, we came out on the wrong side of it, but it doesn't take anything away from their effort and how bad they wanted it. So again, very proud. We got to pick each other back up. We got to look back at this moment and then learn from it. We're going to be back next year. I just know it. We're going to be back in the final. AFC Toronto opened the scoring in the 39th minute with this strike from inside the box. Montreal later pressed as they tried to tie it up before heading into the half, but Toronto held on to the lead. At the start of the second half, Montreal pushed harder once again to try and tie up the game, but to no avail. Toronto had Montreal fans gasping when this shot hit the post off a corner kick. But anything Montreal tried, it wasn't enough to stop Toronto from capturing the Diana B. Matheson trophy. As for Montreal, they will have their end of season press conference on Thursday. But their fans who made the trip here say that they're very proud of their team. I'm very proud of them. Honestly, they played such a good game, and they should be very happy with how they played. Even though we didn't win, we did win something else before. And like, we'll get it next year. It's fine. I'm so proud of them. It's only been a year since they've been created as a team and thing. It's their second NSL. And they got to the final and they did great. I think Toronto is a great team. So I'm super proud of them and I can't wait to see what's coming next. Toronto fans are really impressed with their team. They say that this is the outcome that they expected. It was inevitable. Great team all year. The cohesion. The skill. Hunter. Really, I'm embarrassed. I own what was an 18-year-old's jersey. I'm a 56-year-old man. The Montreal Roses FC will try to regroup after a heartbreaking ending to their historic season. They'll try to do what Toronto did. Finish as the runner-up one year and come back the next year and win the trophy.