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Roses co-captain Sauvé doubled the lead in the 69th with her first in the NSL when she smashed a curling shot from outside the box into the net.

Victoria Pickett cut into the lead in the 78th minute, floating a shot from well outside the box over the arms of keeper Anna Karpenko for ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ (8-4-1) at York Lions Stadium.

Second-place Montreal now has 21 points in the NSL standings and trails ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ by only four with one fewer game played.

The two sides split their previous two meetings.

Montreal defeated ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ on the road in the first fixture for both franchises April 19 at BMO Field. ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ then handed Montreal a 2-0 loss at Stade Boréale on May 22.

Next up, ÎÚÑ»´«Ã½ visits Vancouver Rise FC on Thursday and Montreal hosts Calgary Wild FC on July 26.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 18, 2025.