Montreal Roses aim to retake NSL’s top spot in record-breaking game
The Roses expect more than 15,500 fans and can move back into first place with a win over Halifax.
- The Montreal Roses expect more than 15,500 fans at Stade Saputo on Saturday, setting a new Northern Super League attendance record surpassing the 14,518 fans at AFC Toronto's 2025 BMO Field debut.
- Seeking to reclaim the Northern Super League top spot, the Roses enter Saturday's match within two points of first place after recovering from a mid-season dip that cost them the top seed.
- Stade Saputo's 110-metre by 70-metre playing surface offers more space than the 105-metre by 68-metre Stade Boréale, with midfielder Marie-Yasmine Alidou noting, "It's fun to play together, and it's even more fun on a nice grass pitch."
- Interim head coach Maryse Bard-Martel leads the Roses against the second-last Halifax Tides , replacing Robert Rositoiu following his departure after a Canadian Championship exit in August.
- Playing at the venue formerly known as the Impact stadium carries extra significance for Quebec-born players, as Alidou called the match a "magical experience" for younger teammates who grew up watching the historic club.
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Magalie Moisan and her friends are regulars of the Roses de Montréal games. But Saturday's game, played in front of more than 17,000 people at the Saputo Stadium, had something "magic" for them and several other young supporters from the South Shore, the Estrie or the Laurentians to encourage their favorite team.
The Montreal Roses will set a new attendance record in the Super Ligue du Nord on Saturday, with more than 14,518 spectators being Stade Saputo.
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Montreal Roses aim to retake NSL’s top spot in record-breaking game
MONTREAL — The Montreal Roses are expected to join an elite club this weekend. The Northern Super League team expects to have more than 15,500 fans in the stands when they take on the Halifax Tides at Stade Saputo on Saturday, setting a new league rec...
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Montreal Roses aim to retake NSL's top spot in record-breaking game
MONTREAL - The Montreal Roses are expected to join an elite club this weekend.
"In the goal (in the goal)!" always shouts this regular of the Boreal Stadium when the Roses are about to kick a stopped offensive game. "In the goal!" the fans answered in chorus.
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