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CTV News
2 days ago
- General
- CTV News
Revolution score three times in second half to beat CF Montreal 3-0
CF Montreal's Giacomo Vrioni, centre, tries to get by New England Revolution's Mamadou Fofana, left, and Peyton Miller, right, during first half MLS soccer action in Montreal, Saturday, May 31, 2025. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press) CF Montreal's struggles continued Saturday night at Stade Saputo, with the Major League Soccer team dropping its fifth straight match, a 3-0 loss against the New England Revolution. New England (6-4-5) scored three times in the second half, taking advantage of a red card given to Montreal forward Giacomo Vrioni in the latter stages of the opening half. 'I just want to say that I'm proud of these guys, of how they fought for the entire game,' said CF Montreal interim head coach Marco Donadel in an abbreviated 50-second post-game press conference. 'The first half, 11 versus 11, I think that we dominated. Even at 10 versus 11, at the end of the first half and the second half. I just wanted to say that.' The Montreal bench boss refrained from taking any questions from members of the media, simply saying 'I want to stay on the bench for the next games and not be disqualified.' In addition, no players were made available post-game, with the team's media relations team calling it 'a club decision.' Donadel and the team's frustration likely stemmed from that straight red card issued to Vrioni in the 36th minute of play for what was deemed 'violent conduct' on New England defender Keegan Hughes. The former Revolution forward, who was acquired by Montreal from New England last January, and Hughes had been battling for the ball when Vrioni kicked his rival, who writhed in pain along the New England sidelines. Up to that point, Montreal had largely controlled play, outshooting New England 8-2 through the first 45 minutes and controlling possession 61 per cent of the time. However, the club failed to capitalize on its scoring chances, most notably on a chance by Caden Clark inside the box off a Dante Sealy free kick in the 23rd minute that was ultimately blocked by Revolution defender Tanner Beason. Montreal's Nathan Saliba (who accounted for the club's only shot on target of the half) and Vrioni also followed with chances of their own in the ensuing minutes. However, both of their attempts missed the target. Upon their return to the pitch for the second half, New England wasted little time profiting from their man advantage. After winning a free kick after being fouled by Montreal's Sealy, Revolution midfielder Peyton Miller accepted a cross from defender Ilay Feingold. Miller froze Montreal goalkeeper Jonathan Sirois, scoring his first career MLS goal with a left-footed deflection to the bottom right corner of the net. The Revolution doubled their lead in the 55th minute when Feingold made a run inside the right side of the box, using his left boot to beat Sirois. Feingold struck again in the dying minutes of the match, scoring from the right side of the box on a lateral feed from Miller in the 87th minute. All three of the Israeli international's goals this season have come in the past two games. With the team officially at the halfway point of its 2025 MLS season, Montreal (1-11-5) has yet to win a game on home turf (0-4-3). The club remains firmly entrenched at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings, with eight points accumulated out of a possible 51. For New England, the win helped run their MLS unbeaten streak to nine games (5-0-4) dating back to April 12. It also marked the seventh straight road result for New England, tying a franchise record established in 2019. Revolution goalkeeper Aljaz Ivacic earned his seventh clean sheet of the season, helping New England improve upon its stingy defensive record since the start of this 2025 MLS campaign. The club has allowed just 14 goals through its opening 15 games, tops in the league. Piette hits 200 game mark Midfielder Samuel Piette became the first player in club history to appear in 200 career MLS games, all with Montreal. Already the franchise leader in games played, the Le Gardeur, Que. native, also paces Montreal in career starts (178) and minutes played (15,534). Saturday's match also marked the 30-year-old's 225th game across all competitions with Montreal, passing goalkeeper Evan Bush for sole possession of sixth place since the founding of the club in 1993. Card trouble In addition to Vrioni's red card, Montreal's Saliba and Joel Waterman were issued yellow cards. Both Saliba and Waterman entered the match on the MLS' caution accumulation warnings, meaning a single yellow card would likely result in a suspension for both players during the team's next match. Up next New England: Host FC Cincinnati on Saturday, June 14. Montreal: Visit the Houston Dynamo on Saturday, June 14. This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 31, 2025. Jordan Stoopler, The Canadian Press
Associated Press
4 days ago
- General
- Associated Press
New England Revolution bring draw streak into matchup with CF Montreal
New England Revolution (5-4-5, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. CF Montreal (1-10-5, 14th in the Eastern Conference) Montreal, Quebec; Saturday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Montreal +124, New England +195, Draw +251; over/under is 2.5 goals BOTTOM LINE: The New England Revolution face CF Montreal after playing to a draw in four straight games. Montreal is 1-7-4 against conference opponents. Montreal has scored 11 goals while allowing 29 for a -18 goal differential. The Revolution are 5-4-2 against Eastern Conference opponents. The Revolution have a 3-0-0 record in games they score a pair of goals. The teams meet Saturday for the first time this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Prince-Osei Owusu has four goals and two assists for Montreal. Giacomo Vrioni has three goals over the last 10 games. Carles Gil has scored six goals with two assists for the Revolution. Leonardo Campana has two goals over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Montreal: 1-6-3, averaging 0.8 goals, 3.7 shots on goal and 5.1 corner kicks per game while allowing 1.9 goals per game. Revolution: 5-1-4, averaging 1.5 goals, 4.3 shots on goal and 4.4 corner kicks per game while allowing 0.9 goals per game. NOT EXPECTED TO PLAY: Montreal: Hennadiy Synchuk (injured), Bryce Duke (injured), Dominik Yankov (injured). Revolution: Luca Daniel Langoni (injured), Will Sands (injured), Leonardo Campana (injured), Maximiliano Urruti (injured). ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Giroud, Delgado each score for LAFC in 2-2 tie with Montreal
CF Montreal's Prince Owusu, front right, scores from the penalty spot during first-half MLS soccer match action against Los Angeles FC in Montreal, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP) CF Montreal's Fabian Herbers, right, challenges Los Angeles FC's Igor Jesus, left, during first-half MLS soccer match action in Montreal, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP) CF Montreal's Giacomo Vrioni (17) moves in to score against Los Angeles FC during first-half MLS soccer match action in Montreal, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP) CF Montreal's Giacomo Vrioni, left, celebrates with teammate Prince Owusu, right, after scoring against Los Angeles FC during first-half MLS soccer match action in Montreal, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP) CF Montreal's Giacomo Vrioni, left, celebrates with teammate Prince Owusu, right, after scoring against Los Angeles FC during first-half MLS soccer match action in Montreal, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP) CF Montreal's Prince Owusu, front right, scores from the penalty spot during first-half MLS soccer match action against Los Angeles FC in Montreal, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP) CF Montreal's Fabian Herbers, right, challenges Los Angeles FC's Igor Jesus, left, during first-half MLS soccer match action in Montreal, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP) CF Montreal's Giacomo Vrioni (17) moves in to score against Los Angeles FC during first-half MLS soccer match action in Montreal, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP) CF Montreal's Giacomo Vrioni, left, celebrates with teammate Prince Owusu, right, after scoring against Los Angeles FC during first-half MLS soccer match action in Montreal, Saturday, May 24, 2025. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP) MONTREAL (AP) — Olivier Giroud and Mark Delgado each scored a goal for Los Angeles FC on Saturday night in a 2-2 tie with CF Montreal. Montreal scored multiple goals in the same game for the first time since a 3-2 loss to Atlanta in the season opener on Feb. 22. Advertisement Hugo Lloris stopped five shots for LAFC (6-4-5). Montreal defender Dawid Bugaj redirected a ball-in but it Giroud was there for a one-touch finish from point-blank range to make it 2-2 in the 77th minute. Prince Owusu had his shot from the top of the area blocked but the loose ball rolled seemingly directly to Giacomo Vrioni, who held a defender on his hip before spinning and rolling a shot inside the right post in the fifth minute and Owusu converted from the penalty spot in the 22nd to give Montreal a 2-0 lead. Mark Delgado put away a cross played in by Nathan Ordaz, blasting a one-touch shot from near the penalty spot that deflected off goalkeeper Jonathan Sirois into the net in the 38th minute. Sirois finished with seven saves for Montreal (1-9-5). Montreal rebounded from a 6-1 loss to Toronto last week. ___ AP soccer:
National Post
17-05-2025
- Sport
- National Post
Bernardeschi scores twice in Toronto FC rout of CF Montreal in rivalry matchup
Article content MONTREAL — Federico Bernardeschi scored twice as Toronto FC took advantage of a 20th-minute red card to Joel Waterman and throttled rival CF Montreal 6-1 in MLS action on Saturday. Article content Article content Theo Corbeanu also scored twice while Tyrese Spicer and Ola Brynhildsen provided the other goals for Toronto (3-7-4) at Stade Saputo. Article content Giacomo Vrioni scored a consolation goal in the 64th minute for Montreal (1-9-4). Article content TFC is now unbeaten against its rival in the last four Canadian Classiques between the two clubs, although Montreal edged Toronto on penalty kicks in Canadian championship play on April 30. Article content Birthday boy brace 🎂🔁 — Toronto FC (@TorontoFC) May 17, 2025 Article content Montreal started the game on the front foot, exploiting space behind the opposing back line on a number of occasions. Article content Seven minutes in, Vrioni thought he had opened the scoring, but the play was called back for offside. Article content Toronto opened the scoring against the run of play in the 15th minute. Spicer took off on a solo run down the left side and capped off the individual counterattack with a composed finish past Sebastian Breza. Article content Things went from bad to worse for Montreal five minutes later when Waterman was sent off for bringing down Brynhildsen as the last man back. Article content Toronto quickly took advantage, scoring twice just three minutes apart to take a 3-0 lead at the 33rd minute and force Montreal into two defensive substitutions to stop the bleeding. Article content Montreal spent the rest of the first half trying to claw back into the contest but hit two posts in a frustrating end to the opening 45 minutes. Article content Toronto kept its foot on the gas in the second half. Article content Bernardeschi, who also had an assist, tallied his second goal with a beautiful curling effort in the 55th. Article content Vrioni finally gave the home crowd something to briefly cheer about when he broke Toronto's clean sheet, but Corbeanu promptly responded to make it 5-1. Article content
National Post
16-05-2025
- Sport
- National Post
Toronto FC and CF Montreal renew their rivalry, with both teams in need of a win
Article content There is never a shortage of emotion when Toronto FC and CF Montreal square off, but TFC's penalty shootout loss to its rival in Telus Canadian Championship play April 30 adds to the spice level of Saturday's league meeting at Stade Saputo. Article content Article content The cup game at BMO Field saw Italian-born Albanian international Giacomo Vrioni score in the 89th minute to force the shootout as Montreal twice rallied from one-goal deficits. Goalkeeper Jonathan Sirois then took over, stopping Tyrese Spicer and Ola Brynhildsen as Montreal won the shootout 3-2. Article content 'It's nothing we've spoken about but I think everybody knows the Montreal-Toronto rivalry. And to play pretty well in that game, have two leads and end up losing it, I think that sticks in everyone's craw,' Toronto coach Robin Fraser said after training Friday. 'And it's just more fuel to the fire.' Article content Since the cup loss, injury-depleted Toronto has gone 1-2-0 in Major League Soccer play, compared to 1-1-1 for Montreal. Article content Toronto (2-7-4) stands 14th in the Eastern Conference, one place and three points above basement-dwelling Montreal (1-8-4). Article content Toronto is coming off a 1-0 loss Wednesday to Eastern Conference-leading FC Cincinnati and has won just one of its last five games in all competitions, a 1-4-0 run that includes the cup loss to Montreal. Article content Montreal tied visiting Columbus 1-1 midweek, conceding a 63rd-minute goal by Canadian Jacen Russell-Rowe after former Toronto player Luca Petrasso scored for Montreal. Columbus outshot Montreal 14-4 (4-2 in shots on target) and had 57.6 per cent of the possession. Article content Toronto recorded its first home win of the season last Saturday, 2-0 over D.C. United, while a goal by former Toronto forward Prince Owusu lifted Montreal to its first victory of the campaign, 1-0 at New York City FC. Article content Article content The NYCFC result snapped an 11-game winless streak (0-8-3) for Montreal, which played its first seven league games on the road. Head coach Laurent Courtois was fired March 24 with the club at 0-4-1 with assistant coach Marco Donadel, a former Montreal player, elevated to interim head coach. Article content 'I thin they really seem to have turned the corner since they've changed coaches,' said Fraser. 'They play with a lot of confidence. They've got some decent results and they're at home _ obviously in need of wins, like we are. Article content 'For us, we've had some really good moments this week. And, to be fair, even our bad moments weren't so bad. It was just not probably as sharp as it needed to be Wednesday. But I think we're both teams who are finding form. You throw in the rivalry, throw in where we both are in the table, I think it will be a pretty hotly contested game.' Article content Toronto is missing injured captain Jonathan Osorio, defenders Richie Laryea, Nicksoen Gomis, Raoul Petretta and Kobe Franklin, midfielder Markus Cimermancic and forward Deandre Kerr, although Fraser reports that Osorio (shoulder) and Laryea (hamstring) are progressing well.
