Alidou scores on penalty, Bennett adds ninth as Roses brat AFC Toronto 2-0
Marie-Yasmine Alidou scored on a penalty and Elyse Bennett added her ninth goal as Montreal opened the Maryse Bard-Martel era with a clean sheet.
- On Sunday, the Montreal Roses defeated AFC Toronto 2-0 in Northern Super League action, marking their first match under interim head coach Maryse Bard-Martel.
- The Roses played this fixture following the Thursday firing of head coach Robert Rositoiu, which came after a 1-0 upset loss to semi-pro side Simcoe County in the Canadian Championship.
- Marie-Yasmine Alidou scored the winning goal on a 55th-minute penalty, and Elyse Bennett added insurance with her ninth goal of the season, while goalkeeper Anna Karpenko faced 20 shots including nine on target.
- The result strengthens the position of the second-place Roses in the standings, while third-place Toronto struggled to find the net throughout the contest.
- A 68th-minute offside call disallowed a potential goal from Toronto defender Shelina Zadorsky, which allowed the Montreal Roses to maintain a clean sheet.
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Alidou scores on penalty, Bennett adds ninth as Roses brat AFC Toronto 2-0
TORONTO - Marie-Yasmine Alidou scored the winning goal on a penalty in the 55th minute and the Montréal Roses beat AFC Toronto 2-0 in Northern Super League action Sunday.
The Montreal Roses offered Maryse Bard-Martel a first victory and laundered their rivals at AFC Toronto 2-0 in the City of Queen.
AFC Toronto demand VAR after controversial penalty, disallowed goal vs. Mimi Alidou's Montreal Roses
Just simply put, it was another bad day at BMO Field for AFC Toronto. Three days after sacking head coach Robert Rositoiu for a cupset loss to Ontario Premier League side Simcoe County Rovers in the W Canadian Championship, the Montréal Roses returned to the win column with a 2-0 victory over rivals AFC Toronto […] The post AFC Toronto demand VAR after controversial penalty, disallowed goal vs. Mimi Alidou’s Montreal Roses appeared first on Waki…
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