CF Montréal vs New York City FC, 2022 MLS, Eastern Conference Playoffs - Semifinals

· MLS

CF Montréal

85': Djordje Mihailovic

FT
1 - 3

New York City FC

6': Maxi Morález
45'+3': Héber
61': Talles Magno (P)

NYCFC down Montreal to keep title defense alive

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Maxi Moralez and Heber each scored their second goals of the playoffs before halftime and New York City FC cruised to a 3-1 victory at CF Montreal.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal).
1': Gabriel Pereira (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Offside, New York City FC. Maximiliano Moralez tries a through ball, but Santiago Rodríguez is caught offside.
6': Goal! CF Montréal 0, New York City FC 1. Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal.
10': Attempt saved. Kei Kamara (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alistair Johnston with a cross.
11': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Sean Johnson.
14': Substitution, New York City FC. Keaton Parks replaces Maxime Chanot because of an injury.
15': Foul by Keaton Parks (New York City FC).
15': Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Kei Kamara (CF Montréal) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Alistair Johnston with a cross.
16': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Santiago Rodríguez.
16': Offside, CF Montréal. Kei Kamara tries a through ball, but Joel Waterman is caught offside.
19': Offside, CF Montréal. Lassi Lappalainen tries a through ball, but Ismaël Koné is caught offside.
21': Foul by Kei Kamara (CF Montréal).
21': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Foul by Alexander Callens (New York City FC).
22': Kei Kamara (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
26': Foul by Nicolás Acevedo (New York City FC).
26': Ismaël Koné (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Rudy Camacho (CF Montréal).
28': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Attempt blocked. Djordje Mihailovic (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alistair Johnston.
32': Attempt saved. Ismaël Koné (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alistair Johnston with a cross.
32': Djordje Mihailovic (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32': Foul by Kevin O'Toole (New York City FC).
33': Kevin O'Toole (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36': Attempt missed. Samuel Piette (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Djordje Mihailovic.
37': Alistair Johnston (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Foul by Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC).
38': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
39': Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
39': Foul by Keaton Parks (New York City FC).
39': Offside, CF Montréal. Samuel Piette tries a through ball, but Alistair Johnston is caught offside.
40': Attempt blocked. Kei Kamara (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Alistair Johnston with a cross.
40': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Anton Tinnerholm.
41': Foul by Keaton Parks (New York City FC).
41': Ismaël Koné (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42': Foul by Alexander Callens (New York City FC).
42': Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
43': Alexander Callens (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
44': Attempt missed. Djordje Mihailovic (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kei Kamara.
45': Attempt saved. Kamal Miller (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Djordje Mihailovic.
45'+2': Foul by Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC).
45'+2': Joel Waterman (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': Goal! CF Montréal 0, New York City FC 2. Héber (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Santiago Rodríguez with a through ball following a fast break.
45'+5': First Half ends, CF Montréal 0, New York City FC 2.
45': Second Half begins CF Montréal 0, New York City FC 2.
45': Substitution, New York City FC. Justin Haak replaces Maximiliano Moralez.
46': Foul by Kei Kamara (CF Montréal).
46': Justin Haak (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52': Foul by Héber (New York City FC).
52': Joel Waterman (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
53': Foul by Rudy Camacho (CF Montréal).
53': Gabriel Pereira (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53': Rudy Camacho (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': Attempt missed. Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
54': Substitution, CF Montréal. Romell Quioto replaces Samuel Piette.
55': Attempt saved. Kei Kamara (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Alistair Johnston with a headed pass.
56': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Justin Haak.
57': Attempt saved. Héber (New York City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Santiago Rodríguez.
58': Substitution, New York City FC. Talles Magno replaces Héber.
59': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Alexander Callens.
60': Penalty New York City FC. Gabriel Pereira draws a foul in the penalty area.
60': Penalty conceded by James Pantemis (CF Montréal) after a foul in the penalty area.
61': Goal! CF Montréal 0, New York City FC 3. Talles Magno (New York City FC) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
64': Foul by Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC).
64': Joel Waterman (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Attempt blocked. Kei Kamara (CF Montréal) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Alistair Johnston.
64': Attempt missed. Alistair Johnston (CF Montréal) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Romell Quioto with a cross.
64': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Alexander Callens.
65': Attempt blocked. Kamal Miller (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Djordje Mihailovic with a cross.
67': Foul by Joel Waterman (CF Montréal).
67': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Joel Waterman (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
68': Foul by Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC).
68': Joel Waterman (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Foul by Djordje Mihailovic (CF Montréal).
69': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
69': Djordje Mihailovic (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71': Substitution, CF Montréal. Jojea Kwizera replaces Lassi Lappalainen.
71': Substitution, CF Montréal. Mason Toye replaces Joel Waterman.
73': Attempt missed. Kei Kamara (CF Montréal) right footed shot from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Mason Toye with a headed pass.
74': Offside, New York City FC. Gabriel Pereira tries a through ball, but Santiago Rodríguez is caught offside.
79': Substitution, CF Montréal. Zachary Brault-Guillard replaces Ismaël Koné.
80': Substitution, CF Montréal. Joaquín Torres replaces Rudy Camacho.
80': Substitution, New York City FC. Matías Pellegrini replaces Santiago Rodríguez.
81': Foul by Alistair Johnston (CF Montréal).
81': Matías Pellegrini (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83': Foul by Matías Pellegrini (New York City FC).
83': Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85': Goal! CF Montréal 1, New York City FC 3. Djordje Mihailovic (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Zachary Brault-Guillard with a cross.
88': Attempt saved. Kei Kamara (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jojea Kwizera with a cross.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Mason Toye (CF Montréal) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Romell Quioto.
90'+3': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Anton Tinnerholm.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Joaquín Torres (CF Montréal) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Kei Kamara (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jojea Kwizera with a cross.
90'+6': Hand ball by Joaquín Torres (CF Montréal).
90'+7': Second Half ends, CF Montréal 1, New York City FC 3.
0': Match ends, CF Montréal 1, New York City FC 3.

Statistics

NYC		MTL
13	Fouls	10
3	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	3
0	Corner Kicks	7
7	Saves	1
36.2	Possession	63.8
5	SHOTS	18
4	ON GOAL	8
0.8	On Target %	0.4
1	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
225	Accurate Passes	451
318	Passes	533
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
0	Accurate Crosses	13
1	Crosses	39
0.0	Cross %	0.3
54	Long Balls	42
14	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.3	Long Balls %	0.6
0	Blocked Shots	4
8	Effective Tackles	8
17	Tackles	20
0.5	Tackle %	0.4
12	Interceptions	12
32	Effective Clearances	7
32	Clearances	7

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Stade Saputo
Location: Montreal, Canada
Attendance: 19,619

Line-Ups

CF Montréal (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
41	James Pantemis (GK)
4	Rudy Camacho
3	Kamal Miller
16	Joel Waterman
2	Victor Wanyama
6	Samuel Piette
21	Lassi Lappalainen
22	Alistair Johnston
23	Kei Kamara
28	Ismaël Koné
8	Djordje Mihailovic

CF Montréal Substitutes:

Zachary Brault-Guillard, Mathieu Choinière, Joaquín Torres, Jojea Kwizera, Mason Toye, Sébastian Breza, Romell Quioto, Matko Miljevic, Gabriele Corbo.

New York City FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Sean Johnson (GK)
5	Thiago Martins
4	Maxime Chanot
6	Alexander Callens
3	Anton Tinnerholm
20	Santiago Rodríguez
10	Maxi Morález
26	Nicolás Acevedo
9	Héber
22	Kevin O'Toole
38	Gabriel Pereira

New York City FC Substitutes:

Justin Haak, Luis Barraza, Malte Amundsen, Keaton Parks, Samuel Kwaku Owusu, Talles Magno, Thiago, Matías Pellegrini, Andres Jasson.

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