MONTREAL. CF Montréal crushes Portland Timbers 4-1 with goals of Ibrahim Sunusi (28′), Kwadwo Opoku (35′), Mathieu Choinière (64′) and Mason Toye (76′). On the opposite side, Portland Timbers scored with ​Franck Boli (86′). Portland Timbers lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Stade Saputo stadium in Montreal on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Lukasz Szpala who was helped by Jeffrey Greeson and Brian Dunn. The 4th official was Alex Chilowicz. The weather was heavy intensity rain. The temperature was pleasant at 15.33 degrees Celsius or 59.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 97%.​

Match Statistics​

CF Montréal

4 - 1

Portland Timbers

  • 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
  • 15 Total 16
  • 8 On Target 4
  • 5 Off Target 6
  • 2 Shots blocked 7
  • 75 Attack 135
  • 31 Dangerous attack 43
  • 57 Ball safe 58
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 4
  • 3 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 4 Total 9
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Portland Timbers had a superior ball possession 57% while CF Montréal was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Portland Timbers had a more offensive attitude with 43 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, CF Montréal succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.​

CF Montréal shot 15 times, 8 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Portland Timbers shot 16 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

CF Montréal didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Portland Timbers received 1 yellow card (Bryan Acosta).

Match Timeline

S. Ibrahim(goal)Kwadwo Opoku
28'
K. Opoku(goal)Ibrahim Sunusi
35'
46'
46'
Krzysztof Sierocki- sub ->Evander
53'
61'
62'
Eric Miller- sub ->Claudio Bravo
M. Choinière(goal)Romell Quioto
64'
Lassi Lappalainen - sub ->Kwadwo Opoku
68'
Zachary Brault Guillard- sub ->Romell Quioto
69'
69'
Mason Toye(goal)
76'
Mason Toye- sub ->Ibrahim Sunusi
69'
Bryce Duke- sub ->Ariel Lassiter
80'
Victor Wanyama- sub ->Nathan Saliba
80'
86'

Standings

Standings

Eastern Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Cincinnati
69
34
Orlando City
63
34
Columbus Crew
57
34
Philadelphia Union
55
34
New England
55
34
Atlanta United
51
34
Nashville SC
49
34
New York RB
43
34
Charlotte
43
34
CF Montréal
41
34
New York City
41
34
DC United
40
34
Chicago Fire
40
34
Inter Miami
34
34
Toronto
22
34

Western Conference

Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
St. Louis City
56
34
Seattle Sounders
53
34
Los Angeles FC
52
34
Houston Dynamo
51
34
Real Salt Lake
50
34
Vancouver Whitecaps
48
34
Dallas
46
34
Sporting KC
44
34
SJ Earthquakes
44
34
Portland Timbers
43
34
Minnesota United
41
34
Austin
39
34
LA Galaxy
36
34
Colorado Rapids
27
34

After this match, CF Montréal will have 41 points to sit in the 8th place. On the other side, Portland Timbers will stay with 43 points like SJ Earthquakes to remain in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Major League Soccer, CF Montréal will play away against Columbus Crew on the 21st of October with a 13-10 head to head statistic in favor of Columbus Crew (5 draws).

Portland Timbers will host Houston Dynamo on the 22nd of October with a 10-7 head to head record in favor of Portland Timbers (8 draws).

CF Montréal – Formation

CF Montréal
G
Jonathan Sirois 40.Canada
7.0
D
Joel Waterman 16.Canada
7.3
D
G. Campbell 24.United States
7.1
D
Gabriele Corbo 25.Italy
6.4
M
Samuel Piette 6.Canada
7.5
M
Ariel Lassiter 11.Costa Rica
7.1
80'
M
S. Ibrahim 14.Nigeria
7.8
69' 28'
M
Nathan-Dylan Saliba 19.Canada
6.7
80'
M
M. Choinière 29.Canada
9.2
64'
F
Romell Quioto 30.Honduras
7.3
69'
F
K. Opoku 90.Ghana
8.2
68' 35'
Substitutes
G
J. Pantemis 41.Canada
D
F. Álvarez 4.Colombia
D
Zachary Brault Guillard 15.Canada
6.4
69'
M
Victor Wanyama 2.Kenya
6.6
80'
M
Bryce Duke 10.United States
7.0
80'
M
Lassi Lappalainen 21.Finland
6.8
68'
M
Ousman Jabang 23.United States
F
Chinonso Offor 9.Nigeria
F
Mason Toye 13.United States
7.5
69' 76'

CF Montréal started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Hernán Pablo Losada decided to play with the following team: Jonathan Sirois (7.0), George Campbell (7.1), Joel Waterman (7.3), Gabriele Corbo (6.4), Mathieu Choinière (9.2), Nathan Saliba (6.7), Samuel Piette (7.5), Ariel Lassiter (7.1), Ibrahim Sunusi (7.8), Kwadwo Opoku (8.2) and Romell Quioto (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Victor Wanyama (6.6), Fernando Antonio Álvarez Amador, Nnamdi Chinonso Offor, Bryce Duke (7.0), Mason Toye (7.5), Zachary Brault Guillard (6.4), Lassi Lappalainen (6.8), Ousman Jabang and James Pantemis.

Substitutions

CF Montréal made 5 changes: Ibrahim Sunusi for Mason Toye (69′), Ariel Lassiter for Bryce Duke (80′), Nathan Saliba for Victor Wanyama (80′), Kwadwo Opoku for Lassi Lappalainen (68′) and Romell Quioto for Zachary Brault Guillard (69′).

Best player: Mathieu Choinière​

The most impressive player for CF Montréal was Mathieu Choinière.

His rating is (9.2) with 1 goal, 39 passes (87% accurate) and 7 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 14. He performed 4 crosses.

Portland Timbers – Formation

Portland Timbers
G
David Bingham 1.United States
6.4
D
Claudio Bravo 5.Argentina
6.6
62'
D
Dario Zuparic 13.Croatia
6.3
D
J. Mosquera 29.Colombia
6.0
D
Larrys Mabiala 33.DR Congo
6.8
M
Bryan Acosta 6.Honduras
6.6
61' 53'
M
Evander 20.Brazil
6.3
46'
M
Santiago Moreno 30.Colombia
7.0
F
Felipe Mora 9.Chile
6.0
F
Dairon Asprilla 27.Colombia
7.0
69'
F
Antony 80.Brazil
7.1
46'
Substitutes
G
Hunter Sulte 26.United States
D
M. Araujo 2.Peru
D
Eric Miller 15.United States
6.4
62'
M
Krzysztof Sierocki 21.Colombia
6.8
46'
M
Yimmi Chará 23.Colombia
7.3
69'
M
Marvin Loría 44.Costa Rica
M
Noel Caliskan 92.Germany
F
F. Boli 7.Ivory Coast
7.0
46' 86'
F
Sebastián Blanco 10.Argentina
6.6
61'

Portland Timbers started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Joseph Miles played with: David Bingham (6.4), Juan David Mosquera (6.0), Dario Zuparic (6.3), Larrys Mabiala (6.8), Claudio Bravo (6.6), Santiago Moreno (7.0), Bryan Acosta (6.6), Evander (6.3), Dairon Asprilla (7.0), Felipe Mora (6.0) and Antony (7.1).

They had on the bench: Miguel Araujo, Franck Boli (7.0), Sebastián Blanco (6.6), Eric Miller (6.4), Diego Chará  (6.8), Yimmi Chará (7.3), Hunter Sulte, Marvin Loría and Noel Caliskan.

Substitutions

Portland Timbers made 5 changes: Bryan Acosta for Sebastián Blanco (61′), Evander for Diego Chará  (46′), Claudio Bravo for Eric Miller (62′), Antony for Franck Boli (46′) and Dairon Asprilla for Yimmi Chará (69′).

Best player: Yimmi Chará​

The most impressive player for Portland Timbers was Yimmi Chará.

His rating is (7.3) with 20 passes (80% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 1.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 69′.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.​