CF Montréal vs Houston Dynamo FC, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSCF Montreal keeps playoff hopes alive, defeating Houston
CF Montreal scored two goals four minutes apart to keep their playoff hopes alive with a 2-0 win against the visiting Houston Dynamo on Wednesday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal).
- 2': Ian Hoffmann (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Alejandro Fuenmayor.
- 6': Attempt blocked. Sunusi Ibrahim (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 7': Attempt missed. Sunusi Ibrahim (CF Montréal) header from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Zachary Brault-Guillard with a cross.
- 10': Foul by Ahmed Hamdi (CF Montréal).
- 10': Tim Parker (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Mathieu Choinière.
- 11': Darwin Cerén (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 11': Foul by Zachary Brault-Guillard (CF Montréal).
- 12': Offside, CF Montréal. Victor Wanyama tries a through ball, but Sunusi Ibrahim is caught offside.
- 13': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Tim Parker.
- 16': Foul by Tim Parker (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 16': Sunusi Ibrahim (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 20': Foul by Alejandro Fuenmayor (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 20': Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 21': Attempt missed. Zachary Brault-Guillard (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ahmed Hamdi following a set piece situation.
- 22': Foul by Djordje Mihailovic (CF Montréal).
- 22': Ian Hoffmann (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 23': Attempt missed. Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 24': Attempt missed. Sam Junqua (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Adam Lundqvist.
- 28': Attempt blocked. Djordje Mihailovic (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mathieu Choinière.
- 29': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Sam Junqua.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Joaquín Torres (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Wanyama.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Djordje Mihailovic (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 32': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Darwin Cerén.
- 33': Attempt saved. Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joaquín Torres with a cross.
- 33': Foul by Alejandro Fuenmayor (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 33': Sunusi Ibrahim (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 34': Foul by Alejandro Fuenmayor (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 34': Sunusi Ibrahim (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 35': Attempt missed. Joaquín Torres (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sunusi Ibrahim.
- 36': Attempt saved. Ariel Lassiter (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 39': Attempt saved. Sunusi Ibrahim (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ahmed Hamdi.
- 39': Foul by Kamal Miller (CF Montréal).
- 39': Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Matías Vera tries a through ball, but Ariel Lassiter is caught offside.
- 43': Attempt missed. Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ariel Lassiter.
- 43': Foul by Ian Hoffmann (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 43': Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 44': Ian Hoffmann (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Attempt saved. Ahmed Hamdi (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Zachary Brault-Guillard.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ahmed Hamdi.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, CF Montréal 0, Houston Dynamo FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins CF Montréal 0, Houston Dynamo FC 0.
- 50': Attempt saved. Ariel Lassiter (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Memo Rodríguez.
- 50': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Sebastian Breza.
- 51': Attempt missed. Griffin Dorsey (Houston Dynamo FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ariel Lassiter with a cross following a corner.
- 52': Attempt saved. Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Lundqvist.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Griffin Dorsey.
- 52': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Rudy Camacho.
- 53': Djordje Mihailovic (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Ariel Lassiter (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 53': Ariel Lassiter (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Foul by Joel Waterman (CF Montréal).
- 54': Matías Vera (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 56': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Kamal Miller.
- 57': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Alejandro Fuenmayor.
- 58': Goal! CF Montréal 1, Houston Dynamo FC 0. Rudy Camacho (CF Montréal) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 61': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Joe Corona replaces Matías Vera.
- 62': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Tyler Pasher replaces Griffin Dorsey.
- 62': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Adam Lundqvist.
- 62': Goal! CF Montréal 2, Houston Dynamo FC 0. Kamal Miller (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Djordje Mihailovic with a cross following a corner.
- 65': Offside, CF Montréal. Kamal Miller tries a through ball, but Joaquín Torres is caught offside.
- 66': Substitution, CF Montréal. Romell Quioto replaces Sunusi Ibrahim.
- 67': Substitution, CF Montréal. Samuel Piette replaces Ahmed Hamdi.
- 67': Substitution, CF Montréal. Emanuel Maciel replaces Victor Wanyama.
- 68': Foul by Adam Lundqvist (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 68': Zachary Brault-Guillard (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Adalberto Carrasquilla replaces Darwin Cerén.
- 71': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Fafà Picault replaces Ariel Lassiter.
- 71': Foul by Joe Corona (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 71': Joaquín Torres (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Substitution, CF Montréal. Lassi Lappalainen replaces Djordje Mihailovic.
- 75': Corner, Houston Dynamo FC. Conceded by Rudy Camacho.
- 77': Foul by Lassi Lappalainen (CF Montréal).
- 77': Ian Hoffmann (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78': Foul by Samuel Piette (CF Montréal).
- 78': Memo Rodríguez (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Substitution, Houston Dynamo FC. Juan Castilla replaces Memo Rodríguez.
- 83': Substitution, CF Montréal. Matko Miljevic replaces Joaquín Torres.
- 84': Attempt saved. Matko Miljevic (CF Montréal) right footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Zachary Brault-Guillard.
- 85': Foul by Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC).
- 85': Matko Miljevic (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Adalberto Carrasquilla (Houston Dynamo FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Hand ball by Romell Quioto (CF Montréal).
- 88': Offside, Houston Dynamo FC. Adalberto Carrasquilla tries a through ball, but Fafà Picault is caught offside.
- 89': Foul by Romell Quioto (CF Montréal).
- 89': Sam Junqua (Houston Dynamo FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Sam Junqua.
- 90'+1': Hand ball by Sebastian Breza (CF Montréal).
- 90'+1': Sebastian Breza (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Joe Corona (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Juan Castilla (Houston Dynamo FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, CF Montréal 2, Houston Dynamo FC 0.
- 0': Match ends, CF Montréal 2, Houston Dynamo FC 0.
Statistics
 HOU |
MTL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 5 | Saves | 3 |
| 50.1 | Possession | 49.9 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 400 | Accurate Passes | 403 |
| 483 | Passes | 479 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 11 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 17 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 22 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Stade Saputo
Location: Montreal, Canada
Venue: Stade Saputo
Location: Montreal, Canada
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose Earthquakes | 10 | +19 | 27 |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 9 | +20 | 24 |
| 3 | LAFC | 10 | +11 | 20 |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 8 | +8 | 19 |
Line-Ups
CF Montréal (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Sébastian Breza (GK)  |
| 4 | Rudy Camacho |
| 3 | Kamal Miller |
| 16 | Joel Waterman |
| 2 | Victor Wanyama |
| 7 | Ahmed Hamdi |
| 29 | Mathieu Choinière |
| 15 | Zachary Brault-Guillard |
| 22 | Sunusi Ibrahim |
| 8 | Djordje Mihailovic |
| 18 | Joaquín Torres |
Houston Dynamo FC (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Kyle Morton (GK) |
| 5 | Tim Parker |
| 29 | Samuel Junqua |
| 2 | Alejandro Fuenmayor |
| 24 | Darwin Cerén |
| 22 | Matías Vera |
| 3 | Adam Lundkvist |
| 30 | Ian Hoffman |
| 11 | Ariel Lassiter |
| 8 | Memo Rodríguez |
| 25 | Griffin Dorsey |
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