Hamilton Tiger-Cats fans will have to wait another year.

Again.

The Montreal Alouettes kicked a last-second field goal to win the East Final 19-16 on Saturday and end the Ticats’ season in front of a sold out Hamilton Stadium.

The win sends the Als to the Grey Cup in Winnipeg next Sunday while the home side’s loss stretches Hamilton’s championship drought to 26 years.

After a slow start — Montreal was ahead 6-3 at halftime as both teams’ defences were playing well and both offences struggled to get going — the Als came out and scored a touchdown on their first possession of the third quarter and eventually built a 16-10 lead.

Hamilton tied it with less than a minute to play but Montreal’s Jose Maltos Diaz hit a 45-yard field goal to win, stunning the 25,399 in attendance.

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