{
    "title": "Impact, Whitecaps FC set to battle in Championship final",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-05 14:23:10",
    "published_at": "2013-05-14 17:07:00",
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    "subtitle": "First leg of Championship final live Wednesday on Sportsnet ONE and TVA Sports (19.30 ET / 16.30 PT).",
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    "body": "<p>For the first time in five seasons &ndash; the Amway Canadian Championship title will be won by a team that is not Toronto FC.</p><p>Vancouver Whitecaps FC will pay a visit to the Montr&eacute;al Impact at Stade Saputo on Wednesday evening (19.30 local kick-off) as the two remaining MLS sides in the competition will do battle in first leg of the 2013 Championship final.</p><p>The match will be televised in Canada live on Sportsnet ONE and TVA Sports at 19.30 ET / 16.30 PT.</p><p>Fans will also be able to follow limited live coverage of Wednesday&rsquo;s night&rsquo;s Amaway Canadian Championship match on Twitter: <a href=\"http://www.twitter.com/canadasocceren\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">@CanadaSoccerEN</a>. Highlights from all Championship matches are available on <a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/canadasoccertv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CanadaSoccerTV</a>.</p><h4 id=\"watch-now-highlights-from-all-2013-amway-canadian-championship-matches\" ><a href=\"http://www.youtube.com/canadasoccertv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WATCH NOW: Highlights from all 2013 Amway Canadian Championship matches</a></h4><p>For Whitecaps FC, the final represents an opportunity to end four years of heatbreak by capturing a first-ever Championship title after four-consecutive second-place finishes. The Vancouver side booked their place in the final after dispatching NASL club FC Edmonton by an aggregate score of 5:2 over two legs in the semi-final.</p><p>For the Impact, meanwhile, the team will be looking to claim its first Championship title since 2008. Montr&eacute;al performed a remarkable turnaround in the semi-final overcoming a 2:0 first-leg deficit to Toronto to put six past their Eastern rivals en route to a 6:2 aggregate romp to reach the final.</p><p>The teams will square off over two legs in the final with the return fixture taking place in Vancouver on 29 May.</p><p>At stake in the final of the Amway Canadian Championship is the right to hoist the Voyageurs Cup; as well as the chance to go on to be Canada&rsquo;s lone representative in the 2013 / 2014 CONCACAF Champions League.</p><h4  ></h4>",
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