|| The Canadian Classique delivered fireworks once again on April 30, as CF Montréal pulled off a stunning comeback to knock rivals Toronto FC out of the 2025 TELUS Canadian Championship in a dramatic 3-2 penalty shootout win after a 2-2 draw in regulation at BMO Field.
Toronto looked poised to advance after Theo Corbeanu rifled in a rocket of a left-footed strike in the 30th minute, and they kept control for much of the match. But Montréal refused to go quietly. In the 70th minute, defender Joel Waterman smashed in a half-volley off a Luca Petrasso cross to level it, only for Toronto to hit right back moments later. Tyrese Spicer finished off a brilliant Corbeanu run in the 74th to make it 2-1.
Just when it looked like Toronto would see it out, Giacomo Vrioni turned up with a moment of brilliance in the 89th minute, an acrobatic left-footed volley that silenced the home crowd and sent the match to penalties.
Then came the heroics. Montréal keeper Jonathan Sirois came up huge, stopp...
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