TORONTO — The Vancouver Rise rallied for a dramatic 2-1 comeback win over AFC Toronto in Saturday’s weather-delayed Northern Super League final, becoming the first team to hoist the Diana B. Matheson Cup.

Toronto will rue its many squandered chances, which kept Vancouver in the game before an announced crowd of 12,429 at BMO Field.

Outplayed by a wide margin in a first half that featured Kaylee Hunter’s go-ahead strike in the 20th minute, Vancouver pulled even at 1-1 in the 54th minute on a Toronto own goal. Holly Ward then put the Rise ahead in the 68th minute, outpacing Zoe Burns down the left flank before beating goalkeeper Sierra Cota-Yarde.

A lightning warning — the second of the day — forced the players off the field in the 38th minute with spectators taking shelter in the BMO Fie

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