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By Neil Davidson

TORONTO — You might have thought the Montreal Impact used up all nine lives in their unlikely CONCACAF Champions League run. Turns out they had at least one more.

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An 84th-minute goal by Dominic Oduro was enough to secure the Impact’s passage to the Amway Canadian Championship final in a rollercoaster game against Toronto FC on Wednesday.

Toronto FC won 3-2 on the night but the aggregate was tied 3-3, thanks to a 1-0 triumph in last week’s semifinal first leg, so the Impact advanced on the away goals rule.

Montreal will meet the winner of the Vancouver Whitecaps-FC Edmonton semifinal to determine who will represent Canada’s in next year’s CONCACAF Champions League.

The dagger in the heart came when Oduro, a former Toronto player, and his mohawk rose majestically to beat Damien Perquis and head in an Eric Miller cross.

Montreal (0-3-2) has yet to win in MLS play this season. But the Impact have demonstrated their resilience in cup play and took advantage of slack Toronto defending on both goals.