"Esther Okoronkwo's goal of making it to the Northern Super League inaugural championship game has been achieved. The 28-year-old attacker scored three times in the first 27 minutes of Monday's semifinal match at snow-covered York Lions Stadium and the regular-season champion AFC Toronto defeated the visiting Montreal Roses 4-1, taking the two-leg aggregate 6-1. Lauren Rowe added a fourth goal for Toronto in the 84th minute."
"Toronto will face the Vancouver Rise in Saturday's NSL Final at BMO Field. Vancouver defeated Ottawa 5-4 on penalties after their two-leg semifinal series ended tied 3-3 on aggregate. The second game of the Toronto-Montreal series was originally scheduled for Sunday afternoon but had to be delayed a day due to inclement weather and significant snowfall in the Toronto area."
Esther Okoronkwo scored three times in the first 27 minutes to lead AFC Toronto to a 4-1 semifinal win over Montreal Roses at snow-covered York Lions Stadium. Regular-season champion AFC Toronto won the two-leg aggregate 6-1 after winning the first leg 2-0 in Montreal. Lauren Rowe added a late goal in the 84th minute while Tanya Boychuk scored for Montreal in the 74th. The second leg was delayed a day due to heavy snowfall. Toronto will meet Vancouver Rise in the NSL Final after Vancouver advanced on penalties following a tied aggregate series.
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