Liegghio's late 55-yard field goal lifts Blue Bombers over Roughriders in Labour Day Classic

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A 55-yard field goal by Marc Liegghio lifted the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to a 20-18 victory over the Saskatchewan Roughriders on Sunday in the Labour Day Classic at Mosaic Stadium in Regina.

The field goal, the longest of Liegghio's CFL career, came with 2:49 left in the fourth quarter and gave the Bombers their only lead of the game.

The victory clinched a playoff spot for the 11-1 Bombers with the Riders dropping to 6-6 with the tough defeat. Winnipeg is 7-0 on the road this season.

55 yards in enemy territory and it's good. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LDWeekend?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LDWeekend</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/oktire?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@oktire</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/Wpg_BlueBombers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Wpg_BlueBombers</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/MarcLiegghio?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MarcLiegghio</a> <a href="https://t.co/HrNBBIaIVy">pic.twitter.com/HrNBBIaIVy</a> The teams combined for 34 points in the first half but the defences tightened after the break, resulting in a scoreless third quarter.

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