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Canada News.Net
4 days ago
- Sport
- Canada News.Net
CF Montreal, D.C. United meet in basement battle
(Photo credit: Hannah Foslien-Imagn Images) Points in consecutive matches have been a sporadic occurrence for CF Montreal this season. Stuck in the Eastern Conference basement, the Canadian side has only twice earned points in back-to-back matches. Now, they'll look to make it three straight games with at least a point when they host fellow cellar-dwellers D.C. United on Saturday. Montreal (4-15-7, 19 points) is coming off a 1-1 draw against Atlanta United last week. Dante Sealy opened the scoring late in the first half, but Montreal conceded a tally in the 87th minute to settle for the draw. Before the MLS schedule paused for the Leagues Cup, Montreal earned a 3-1 win against the New England Revolution. Until a week ago, they had only taken points in consecutive matches with a win and a draw on May 10 and 14, respectively. 'The team wasn't happy with one point. We wanted to win this game, and this is what I want to see: the hunger and the desire to win,' forward Prince Owusu said. 'In the dressing room, I told the guys that it was disappointing how it happened, but we played another 90 minutes, we had a very good fight and had chances.' Montreal added some help to its midfield Wednesday with the acquisition of Matty Longstaff in a trade with Toronto FC, sending forward Jules-Anthony Vilsaint and general allocation money in return. D.C., meanwhile, heads across the border looking to snap a five-match losing streak and nine-match winless stretch. The club's most recent setback came in the form of a 2-0 loss to New England last week, marking the fourth time in the past nine matches the United have been shut out. 'Walking off the pitch, there's a feeling of, yeah, a lot of things came together, and there was a lot of good moments and good pieces to the performance, and you feel like you deserve to get something out of a performance like that. But, at the end of the day, it's not like we're creating a ton of chances,' D.C. interim coach Kevin Flanagan said. 'But you have to score (on) the chances you create.' Though equal with Montreal in record, D.C. (4-15-7, 19 points) currently holds last place in the East by virtue of its minus-29 goal differential, compared to minus-23 for Montreal. They've also scored the fewest goals in MLS with 22. D.C. will be hoping for some of its past success against the Canadian club to repeat itself, having shut out Montreal three times in the clubs' past five matchups. Gabriel Pirani sits second on the United with four goals, trailing only Christian Benteke, who has eight. Half of Pirani's tallies came in consecutive matches last month.
Associated Press
4 days ago
- Sport
- Associated Press
D.C. United takes road losing streak into game with CF Montreal
DC United (4-15-7, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. CF Montreal (4-15-7, 13th in the Eastern Conference) Montreal, Quebec; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Montreal -104, DC United +258, Draw +257; over/under is 2.5 goals BOTTOM LINE: D.C. United visits CF Montreal looking to stop a five-game road skid. Montreal is 3-12-6 in Eastern Conference play. Montreal has a 2-7 record in one-goal games. United is 2-10-6 against Eastern Conference opponents. United has a 0-7-1 record in games it scores a single goal. The matchup Saturday is the second meeting this season between the two teams. The last meeting finished tied 0-0. TOP PERFORMERS: Prince-Osei Owusu has 11 goals and two assists for Montreal. Dante Sealy has scored two goals over the past 10 games. Christian Benteke has eight goals for United. Gabriel Cordeiro Pirani has scored three goals over the past 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Montreal: 3-5-2, averaging 1.2 goals, 4.1 shots on goal and 4.2 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.8 goals per game. United: 1-8-1, averaging 0.8 goals, 2.4 shots on goal and 3.8 corner kicks per game while allowing 2.3 goals per game. NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Montreal: Jalen Neal (injured), Fabian Herbers (injured), Samuel Piette (injured). United: Kristian Fletcher (injured), Peglow (injured), Aaron Herrera (injured). ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
CTV News
10-08-2025
- Sport
- CTV News
CF Montreal surrenders late goal, settles for 1-1 draw with visiting Atlanta
Atlanta United goalkeeper Brad Guzan (1) is scored on by CF Montreal's Dante Sealy, not shown, during first half MLS soccer action in Montreal, Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes A late equalizer from Aleksey Miranchuk forced CF Montreal to settle for a 1-1 draw against Atlanta United on Saturday evening. Dante Sealy opened the scoring in the 40th minute for Montreal (4-15-7), which has only won once at home in Major League Soccer action. 'I think this was a really solid game with a lot of good chances in the first half … but we didn't have the energy to score a second goal and kill the game, so the frustration is there,' said Montreal's interim head coach Marco Donadel. 'We were so close, we did our game. We did our game, but not a beautiful game and not with a lot of energy (due to the humidity and draining schedule of late).' Atlanta (4-11-10) controlled the opening 15 minutes of the match and enjoyed several stints of possession deep in the attacking third. Newly arrived Montreal goalkeeper Thomas Gillier had his hands full early, making a series of key saves against the Atlanta pressure. 'They're a very good team with very good players and (players in those half spaces) are their strength,' said Victor Loturi. 'I think Brandan (Craig) and I just need to keep working, it's a mental thing, so we need to keep going.' After 20 minutes, Montreal was able to grow into the game and shut down Atlanta's midfield, generate attacking threats of its own, most notably from set pieces. Two separate corner kicks yielded a wide-open header from Luca Petrasso that missed the target and a dangerous shot from Sealy, who hit the woodwork. With five minutes left in the first half, Montreal found the breakthrough and opened the scoring with an incisive sequence of passes. After finding space behind the Atlanta defence, Caden Clark found himself in a two-on-one situation and slid the ball across to Sealy, who made no mistake. The second half featured a much more balanced game as Montreal and Atlanta traded possession and half-chances without being able to provide the finishing touch. On multiple occasions, Montreal's low block worked effectively and was able to transition into the open field on the counterattack, without being able to convert. 'It's the details, to finish the game or not to concede a goal. This is a spot we're still working,' said Prince Owusu, who wore the captain's armband for the first time as a starter this season. 'There are some moments where we have to win this battle or win this duel and kick the ball away, especially against a team like Atlanta with a lot of individual quality.' As the game wound down, Atlanta pushed forward in search of an equalizer and would eventually break the Montreal block just three minutes before regulation time expired. A corner from Saba Lobjanidze caused chaos in the Montreal penalty area and led to Miranchuk nodding the ball home from just a few inches out. Atlanta nearly left with a dramatic 90th-minute winner, but Miguel Almiron's curling shot smashed against the crossbar. 'We prepared this game like 'guys, this is the game to leave last place,'' said Donadel. 'Emotionally, it's two points lost, but at the same time, if you look at the game, it's one point won.' With a playoff berth now firmly out of reach and no other competitions to play for, Montreal have turned its attention toward smaller objectives to motivate them, like avoiding a last-placed finish and beating out rivals Toronto FC in the standings. Saturday's draw moves Montreal into 14th place in the Eastern Conference, three points behind Toronto FC, which has a game in hand. Up next Atlanta: Visits the Colorado Rapids on Saturday, Aug. 16. CF Montreal: Hosts D.C. United on Saturday, Aug. 16. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 9, 2025. Elias Grigoriadis, The Canadian Press
CTV News
26-07-2025
- Sport
- CTV News
Owusu, Sealy and Escobar score goals as Montreal beats Revolution, snaps 4-game winless skid
CF Montréal forward Dante Sealy, left, and New England Revolution defender Peyton Miller, right, vie for control of the ball during the first half of an MLS soccer match, Friday, July 25, 2025, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) Prince Owusu, Dante Sealy and Olger Escobar each scored a goal on Friday night to help CF Montreal beat the New England Revolution 3-1 to snap a four-game winless streak. Montreal (4-15-6) went into the game with 15 points this season, fewest in MLS. Caden Clark tapped a one-touch pass from just outside the area toward the penalty spot and Sealy slammed home a first-timer to give Montreal a 2-1 lead in the 36th. Clark, a 22-year-old midfielder in his fifth MLS season, has a career-high tying four assists this season. After Jonathan Sirois punched away an arcing cross near the right post and fell to the ground, Luca Langoni skipped a shot from the right-center of the area that was blocked at the goal line by Joel Waterman in the 85th. New England (6-11-7) is winless, with five losses, in its last six. Sirois had one save, a diving one-hand stop of a shot by Chancalay, that was deflected by Bugaj, in the 53rd. Tomás Chancalay gave the Revolution a 1-0 lead with a a first-touch finish from the center of the area in the third minute. Chancalay has scored in back-to-back games for the second time in his three-year MLS career. Owusu, on the counter-attack, stopped a low entry pass played by Dawid Bugaj with his right foot as he held off a defender with his hip. Owusu then turned and scored on a rising second-touch shot with his left foot as he fell to the ground to make it 1-1 in the ninth minute. Owusu has scored seven of his 11 goals this season in the past eight games. Olger, who made his fourth career appearance, capped the scoring in the fifth minute of stoppage time with his first goal in MLS. The Revolution's Brayan Ceballos (yellow card accumulation) served a one-game suspension. This report by The Associated Press was first published on July 25, 2025.
Yahoo
26-07-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Owusu, Sealy and Escobar score goals as Montreal beats Revolution, snaps 4-game winless skid
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Prince Owusu, Dante Sealy and Olger Escobar each scored a goal on Friday night to help CF Montreal beat the New England Revolution 3-1 to snap a four-game winless streak. Montreal (4-15-6) went into the game with 15 points this season, fewest in MLS. Caden Clark tapped a one-touch pass from just outside the area toward the penalty spot and Sealy slammed home a first-timer to give Montreal a 2-1 lead in the 36th. Clark, a 22-year-old midfielder in his fifth MLS season, has a career-high tying four assists this season. After Jonathan Sirois punched away an arcing cross near the right post and fell to the ground, Luca Langoni skipped a shot from the right-center of the area that was blocked at the goal line by Joel Waterman in the 85th. New England (6-11-7) is winless, with five losses, in its last six. Sirois had one save, a diving one-hand stop of a shot by Chancalay, that was deflected by Bugaj, in the 53rd. Tomás Chancalay gave the Revolution a 1-0 lead with a a first-touch finish from the center of the area in the third minute. Chancalay has scored in back-to-back games for the second time in his three-year MLS career. Owusu, on the counter-attack, stopped a low entry pass played by Dawid Bugaj with his right foot as he held off a defender with his hip. Owusu then turned and scored on a rising second-touch shot with his left foot as he fell to the ground to make it 1-1 in the ninth minute. Owusu has scored seven of his 11 goals this season in the past eight games. Olger, who made his fourth career appearance, capped the scoring in the fifth minute of stoppage time with his first goal in MLS. The Revolution's Brayan Ceballos (yellow card accumulation) served a one-game suspension. ___ AP soccer: The Associated Press
