MLS

Inter Miami CF vs CF Montréal, 2021 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
Inter Miami CF
  • 49': Gonzalo Higuaín (P)
  • 69': Gonzalo Higuaín
FT
2 - 1
CF Montréal
  • 20': Joaquín Torres

Gonzalo Higuain's brace sends Inter Miami past CF Montreal

Gonzalo Higuain scored both goals to help Inter Miami CF end a seven-game winless streak with a 2-1 win against visiting CF Montreal on Saturday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Mason Toye (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Zachary Brault-Guillard with a cross.
  • 7': Foul by Federico Higuaín (Inter Miami CF).
  • 7': Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 9': Foul by Robbie Robinson (Inter Miami CF).
  • 9': Joel Waterman (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 10': Offside, CF Montréal. Joaquín Torres tries a through ball, but Mason Toye is caught offside.
  • 11': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by James Pantemis.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Robbie Robinson (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kieran Gibbs.
  • 17': Foul by Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal).
  • 17': Leandro González Pirez (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Federico Higuaín (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 19': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by James Pantemis.
  • 20': Goal! Inter Miami CF 0, CF Montréal 1. Joaquín Torres (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 23': Offside, Inter Miami CF. Victor Ulloa tries a through ball, but Gonzalo Higuaín is caught offside.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Zorhan Bassong (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 24': Foul by Robbie Robinson (Inter Miami CF).
  • 24': Joel Waterman (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Joaquín Torres (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ahmed Hamdi.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Robbie Robinson (Inter Miami CF) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kelvin Leerdam with a cross.
  • 37': Foul by Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal).
  • 37': Kelvin Leerdam (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal).
  • 39': Gregore (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Kieran Gibbs (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 39': Foul by Ahmed Hamdi (CF Montréal).
  • 39': Gonzalo Higuaín (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 40': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Zachary Brault-Guillard.
  • 42': Djordje Mihailovic (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 42': Foul by Federico Higuaín (Inter Miami CF).
  • 45'+1': Foul by Robbie Robinson (Inter Miami CF).
  • 45'+1': Joaquín Torres (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Inter Miami CF 0, CF Montréal 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Inter Miami CF 0, CF Montréal 1.
  • 46': Penalty Inter Miami CF. Federico Higuaín draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 46': Penalty conceded by Zorhan Bassong (CF Montréal) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 49': Goal! Inter Miami CF 1, CF Montréal 1. Gonzalo Higuaín (Inter Miami CF) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  • 51': Attempt missed. Djordje Mihailovic (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joaquín Torres with a cross.
  • 53': Foul by Leandro González Pirez (Inter Miami CF).
  • 53': Joaquín Torres (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Leandro González Pirez (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Mason Toye (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Djordje Mihailovic with a headed pass.
  • 55': Foul by Ahmed Hamdi (CF Montréal).
  • 55': Gonzalo Higuaín (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Joaquín Torres (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mathieu Choinière.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Zachary Brault-Guillard (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Zorhan Bassong.
  • 62': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Zachary Brault-Guillard.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Robbie Robinson (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Ulloa.
  • 64': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Joel Waterman.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Robbie Robinson (Inter Miami CF) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Federico Higuaín with a cross following a corner.
  • 66': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Blaise Matuidi replaces Federico Higuaín.
  • 69': Goal! Inter Miami CF 2, CF Montréal 1. Gonzalo Higuaín (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gregore.
  • 71': Foul by Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal).
  • 71': Lewis Morgan (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Hand ball by Lewis Morgan (Inter Miami CF).
  • 72': Foul by Joaquín Torres (CF Montréal).
  • 72': Nicolás Figal (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Blaise Matuidi (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Robbie Robinson.
  • 75': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Brek Shea replaces Kieran Gibbs.
  • 75': Substitution, CF Montréal. Mustafa Kizza replaces Mathieu Choinière.
  • 76': Substitution, CF Montréal. Sunusi Ibrahim replaces Ahmed Hamdi.
  • 76': Foul by Djordje Mihailovic (CF Montréal).
  • 76': Lewis Morgan (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Gregore (Inter Miami CF).
  • 77': Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Gregore (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 77': Attempt blocked. Sunusi Ibrahim (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joaquín Torres.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Robbie Robinson (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gonzalo Higuaín with a through ball.
  • 82': Substitution, CF Montréal. Bjørn Johnsen replaces Zorhan Bassong.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Bjørn Johnsen (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Zachary Brault-Guillard with a cross.
  • 85': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Indiana Vassilev replaces Gonzalo Higuaín because of an injury.
  • 86': Foul by Gregore (Inter Miami CF).
  • 86': Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Indiana Vassilev (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 88': Substitution, CF Montréal. Clément Bayiha replaces Zachary Brault-Guillard.
  • 89': Blaise Matuidi (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal).
  • 90': Djordje Mihailovic (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Foul by Victor Ulloa (Inter Miami CF).
  • 90'+2': Foul by Indiana Vassilev (Inter Miami CF).
  • 90'+2': Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Mason Toye (CF Montréal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Bjørn Johnsen with a headed pass.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Robbie Robinson (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lewis Morgan.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Inter Miami CF 2, CF Montréal 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Inter Miami CF 2, CF Montréal 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 1
0 Corner Kicks 5
2 Saves 1
56.1 Possession 43.9
11 SHOTS 12
2 ON GOAL 4
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 1
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
362 Accurate Passes 264
431 Passes 325
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
4 Accurate Crosses 4
12 Crosses 19
0.3 Cross % 0.2
46 Long Balls 48
26 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 3
8 Effective Tackles 7
9 Tackles 17
0.9 Tackle % 0.4
4 Interceptions 17
20 Effective Clearances 8
20 Clearances 8

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Chase Stadium
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Attendance: 14,303

MLS Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Nashville SC 10 +15 23
2 New England Revolution 10 +6 19
3 Inter Miami CF 11 +3 19
4 Chicago Fire FC 10 +8 17
Full Table

Line-Ups

MIA Inter Miami CF (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
32 Nick Marsman (GK)
6 Leandro González Pírez Yellow Card
5 Jorge Figal
3 Kieran Gibbs
31 Kelvin Leerdam
22 Federico Higuaín
26 Gregore
13 Victor Ulloa
9 Gonzalo Higuaín
19 Robbie Robinson
7 Lewis Morgan
Inter Miami CF Substitutes:
Sami Guediri, Indiana Vassilev, Christian Makoun, Blaise Matuidi, Jay Chapman, John McCarthy, Julián Carranza, Ventura Alvarado, Brek Shea.

MTL CF Montréal (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
41 James Pantemis (GK)
4 Rudy Camacho
19 Zorhan Bassong
16 Joel Waterman
7 Ahmed Hamdi
2 Victor Wanyama Yellow Card
8 Djordje Mihailovic
29 Mathieu Choinière
15 Zachary Brault-Guillard
13 Mason Toye
18 Joaquín Torres
CF Montréal Substitutes:
Mustafa Kizza, Aljaz Struna, Róbert Orri Thorkelsson, Emanuel Maciel, Sunusi Ibrahim, Sébastian Breza, Bjorn Johnsen, Clément Bayiha.

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