MONTREAL. CF Montréal overcome Cincinnati to win 2-1. It was CF Montréal to strike first with a goal of Josef Martínez at the 45′. Then it was a goal in the 58′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Ariel Lassiter gave the win to CF Montréal in the 62′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Stade Saputo stadium in Montreal on Saturday and it started at 6:30 pm local time. The referee was Lukasz Szpala with the help of Lyes Arfa and Oscar Mitchell Carvalho. The 4th official was Mathieu Souaré. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 5.51 degrees Celsius or 41.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.
Match Statistics
- 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
- 17 Total 8
- 4 On Target 4
- 5 Off Target 1
- 8 Shots blocked 3
- 110 Attack 84
- 49 Dangerous attack 45
- 74 Ball safe 75
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 4
- 3 Off Sides 7
Fouls
- 15 Total 10
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
The overall ball possession was the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. CF Montréal was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Cincinnati that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Attitude and shots
CF Montréal was putting more pressure with 49 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why CF Montréal won the match.
CF Montréal shot 17 times, 4 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Cincinnati shot 8 times, 4 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
CF Montréal received 3 yellow cards (Raheem Edwards , Joel Waterman and Samuel Piette). On the opposite side, Cincinnati received 3 yellow cards (Ian Murphy, Luca Orellano and DeAndre Yedlin).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, CF Montréal has 10 points like DC United and Toronto to hold in the 9th place. Regarding the opposition, Cincinnati will stays with 12 points to hold in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Cincinnati will host New York RB on the 10th of November with a 6-5 head to head in favor of New York RB (4 draws).
CF Montréal – Formation
CF Montréal
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63'
62'
CF Montréal started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Laurent Courtois decided to play with the following team: Jonathan Sirois , G. Campbell , Joel Waterman , Joaquín Sosa , Ruan , M. Choinière , Samuel Piette , Raheem Edwards , Bryce Duke , Matías Cóccaro and Ariel Lassiter .
The home team had on the bench: S. Breza, Victor Wanyama , F. Álvarez, Mason Toye , S. Ibrahim, R. Zouhir-Takedam, Lassi Lappalainen , Gabriele Corbo and Josef Martínez .
CF Montréal could not rely on the presence of Josef Martínez (injured).
Substitutions
CF Montréal made 4 changes: Matías Cóccaro for Josef Martínez (26′), Raheem Edwards for Victor Wanyama (63′), Josef Martínez for Mason Toye (85′) and Bryce Duke for Lassi Lappalainen (85′).
Player of the match: Josef Martínez
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for CF Montréal was Josef Martínez.
His rating is with 1 goal, 25 passes (88% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 2.
His performance was amazing also because he began the match from the bench before entering in the 26′.
Cincinnati – Formation
Cincinnati
Cincinnati started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Pat Noonan played with: Alec Kann , Miles Robinson , M. Miazga , Ian Murphy , DeAndre Yedlin , Obinna Nwobodo , Pavel Bucha , Luca Orellano , L. Acosta , Yuya Kubo and Aaron Boupendza .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Alvas Powell, Nick Hagglund , Kipp Keller, Bret Halsey, Sergio Santos, Gerardo Valenzuela , Malik Pinto, Evan Louro and Corey Baird .
Substitutions
Cincinnati made 4 changes: Obinna Nwobodo for Gerardo Valenzuela (78′), Aaron Boupendza for Corey Baird (72′), Ian Murphy for Nick Hagglund (72′) and Pavel Bucha for Sergio Santos (89′).
Player of the match: L. Acosta
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cincinnati was L. Acosta.
His rating is with 55 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Portland Timbers – Los Angeles FC – 2-2
- Charlotte – Toronto – 3-2
- DC United – Orlando City – 2-3
- CF Montréal – Cincinnati – 2-1
- New York RB – Chicago Fire – 0-0
- New York City – New England – 2-0
