MLS

FT Saturday, July 17, 2021
FC Cincinnati LWWDD 4
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CF Montréal WDDWW 5
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MTL235
Stade Saputo · ESPN+

Match Report

Hamdi scores 2 late goals, Montreal wins in return home

— Ahmed Hamdi scored the tying and winning goals in a late three-goal burst and CF Montreal beat FC Cincinnati 5-4 on Saturday night in its return to Canada.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
15
5
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
0
0
Corner Kicks
13
5
Saves
1
32.8
Possession
67.2
7
SHOTS
17
5
ON GOAL
10
0.7
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
195
Accurate Passes
463
265
Passes
532
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
4
5
Crosses
26
0.2
Cross %
0.2
52
Long Balls
36
19
Accurate Long Balls
17
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
0
14
Effective Tackles
10
19
Tackles
12
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
10
Interceptions
15
24
Effective Clearances
7
24
Clearances
7

Head to Head

CIN leads series 3-0-1

Lineups

MTL · 4-3-1-2

  1. 41James PantemisG
  2. 4Rudy CamachoCD-L
  3. 16Joel WatermanCD-R
  4. 19Zorhan BassongLB
  5. 29Mathieu ChoinièreRB
  6. 13Mason ToyeM
  7. 8Djordje MihailovicCM
  8. 25Emanuel MacielAM
  9. 21Lassi LappalainenLM
  10. 2Victor WanyamaRM
  11. 18Joaquín TorresCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 9Bjorn Johnsen
  2. 22Sunusi Ibrahim
  3. 15Zachary Brault-Guillard
  4. 12Mustafa Kizza
  5. 27Clément Bayiha
  6. 7Ahmed Hamdi
  7. 1Sébastian Breza

CIN · 5-3-2

  1. 25Kenneth VermeerG
  2. 14Nick HagglundCD
  3. 3Tom PetterssonCD-L
  4. 5Gustavo VallecillaCD-R
  5. 2Edgar CastilloLB
  6. 13Joseph-Claude GyauRB
  7. 7Yuya KuboCM
  8. 6Haris MedunjaninCM-L
  9. 11Luciano AcostaCM-R
  10. 9BrennerCF-L
  11. 31Álvaro BarrealCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 19Brandon VázquezSUB
  2. 29Arquímides OrdóñezSUB
  3. 21Franko KovacevicSUB
  4. 22Przemyslaw TytonSUB
  5. 17Ben MinesSUB
  6. 27Avionne FlanaganSUB
  7. 30Beckham SunderlandSUB
  8. 23Isaac AtangaSUB

Timeline

  1. 6' Goal! CF Montréal 0, FC Cincinnati 1. Haris Medunjanin (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luciano Acosta.
  2. 14' Goal! CF Montréal 0, FC Cincinnati 2. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  3. 21' Goal! CF Montréal 1, FC Cincinnati 2. Mason Toye (CF Montréal) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lassi Lappalainen with a cross.
  4. 28' Yuya Kubo (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 31' Gustavo Vallecilla (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 34' Goal! CF Montréal 2, FC Cincinnati 2. Joaquín Torres (CF Montréal) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  7. 41' Joel Waterman (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 42' Goal! CF Montréal 2, FC Cincinnati 3. Gustavo Vallecilla (FC Cincinnati) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
  9. 45'+1' Brenner (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
  10. 46' Goal! CF Montréal 2, FC Cincinnati 4. Brenner (FC Cincinnati) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Álvaro Barreal.
  11. 57' Substitution, CF Montréal. Ahmed Hamdi replaces Emanuel Maciel.
  12. 67' Kenneth Vermeer (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 72' Substitution, CF Montréal. Zachary Brault-Guillard replaces Mathieu Choinière.
  14. 72' Substitution, CF Montréal. Sunusi Ibrahim replaces Lassi Lappalainen.
  15. 72' Goal! CF Montréal 3, FC Cincinnati 4. Mason Toye (CF Montréal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  16. 74' Goal! CF Montréal 4, FC Cincinnati 4. Ahmed Hamdi (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joaquín Torres.
  17. 76' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Brandon Vázquez replaces Álvaro Barreal.
  18. 83' Luciano Acosta (FC Cincinnati) is shown the yellow card.
  19. 87' Goal! CF Montréal 5, FC Cincinnati 4. Ahmed Hamdi (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  20. 89' Zachary Brault-Guillard (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  21. 90'+1' Substitution, FC Cincinnati. Isaac Atanga replaces Tom Pettersson.
  22. 90'+4' Substitution, CF Montréal. Clément Bayiha replaces Joaquín Torres.
  23. 90'+4' Substitution, CF Montréal. Bjørn Johnsen replaces Mason Toye.

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