MONTRÉAL, QC. – The Montréal Roses made history on August 29 by taking the field at Stade Saputo, with the Olympic Stadium providing an iconic backdrop. Fans showed up in huge numbers, helping the club set a new attendance record with 17,077 spectators on hand for the historic match against the Halifax Tides, breaking the previous record by more than 2,000.
The game gave fans plenty of action, with the home side earning a hard-fought 1–0 victory thanks to a late goal from Anne-Valérie Seto that sent the stadium into celebration. The atmosphere was electric throughout the match, with the packed crowd making sure the players felt the support from start to finish.
Check out this photo gallery from Zoé Beaudry for highlights from the game.
