Forge, CF Montreal advance to Canadian Championship semifinals

HAMILTON – Antoine Batisse scored in added time as Forge FC advanced to the Canadian Championship semifinals with a 2-1 win over Saint-Laurent on Sunday.

Hamilton-based Forge, currently the top team in the Canadian Premier League, were pushed by Saint-Laurent before eventually winning the two-leg quarterfinal with an aggregate score of 3-2.

Brian Wright put Forge up 1-0 with a goal in the second minute.

But Saint-Laurent, which plays in the semi-professional Ligue1 Québec, drew level on a goal in the 75th minute from Rickson Aristilde.

Forge will next face the winner of the quarterfinal between CPL sides Atletico Ottawa and Supra du Québec. The teams square off Aug. 11 in Ottawa. Supra won the opener 3-1.

In Sunday’s other quarterfinal, Brandan Craig and Daniel Rios scored second-half goals as CF Montreal defeated the visiting Vancouver FC 2-1 at Stade Saputo to win their two-leg series 4-2 on aggregate. Morey Doner scored for Vancouver.

Craig gave Montreal a 1-0 lead in the 56th minute, and Rios made it 2-0 12 minutes later. Doner scored in the 79th minute but that’s as close as the CPL Vancouver FC side could get.

The MLS Montreal side advances to the semifinals and will face the winner of Monday’s quarterfinal match between the MLS Vancouver Whitecaps and CPL Calgary-based Cavalry.

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The Whitecaps lead the Calgary-based squad 4-1 after the first leg as they seek a fifth straight Voyageurs Cup.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 12, 2026.