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Westwood's game-winner sends Winnipeg to East final

Jan 9, 2008 - 6:08 PM WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Ticker) -- Troy Westwood kicked the winning 20-yard field goal on the last play of the game Sunday to give the Winnipeg Blue Bombers a 24-22 victory over the Montreal Alouettes in the East Division semifinal.

Winnipeg (11-7-1) will face the Toronto Argonauts next Sunday for the right to go to the Grey Cup.

After Montreal's fourth turnover of the game left the ball at the Alouettes 44-yard line with 1:35 remaining, Winnipeg running back Charles Roberts ran three times for 24 yards and quarterback Kevin Glenn added a three-yard run to set up Westwood's kick.

Westwood overcame a miss on his previous kick - a go-ahead 39-yard attempt - with five minutes left in the game.

Roberts finished with 107 yards rushing on 20 carries while Glenn completed 19-of-31 passes for 161 yards with a touchdown and an interception.

Montreal (8-11) quarterback Marcus Brady went 17-of-28 for 299 yards with a TD and an interception.

The Alouettes finished with a losing record for the first time since they rejoined the CFL in 1996.