Inter Miami CF vs CF Montréal, 2023 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSCallender has 6 saves, Inter Miami beats Montreal 2-0
— Drake Callender saved all six shots he faced while Sergey Krivtsov scored in his first MLS appearance as Inter Miami earned a 2-0 win Saturday night over Montreal in the season opener for both teams.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Foul by Nicolás Stefanelli (Inter Miami CF).
- 4': Samuel Piette (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Foul by Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal).
- 6': Nicolás Stefanelli (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Zachary Brault-Guillard (CF Montréal).
- 7': Rodolfo Pizarro (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10': Foul by Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal).
- 10': Nicolás Stefanelli (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Attempt saved. Sunusi Ibrahim (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 11': Foul by Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal).
- 11': Jean Mota (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Stefanelli (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Christopher McVey.
- 20': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Aaron Herrera.
- 21': Attempt missed. Nicolás Stefanelli (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josef Martínez.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Lassi Lappalainen (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zachary Brault-Guillard.
- 22': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Sergii Kryvstov.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Josef Martínez (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Franco Negri.
- 24': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Kamal Miller.
- 24': Attempt missed. Nicolás Stefanelli (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 27': Foul by Corentin Jean (Inter Miami CF).
- 27': Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Attempt missed. Corentin Jean (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from long range on the right is too high.
- 30': Foul by Gregore (Inter Miami CF).
- 30': Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Offside, CF Montréal. Romell Quioto tries a through ball, but Kamal Miller is caught offside.
- 32': Foul by Josef Martínez (Inter Miami CF).
- 32': Rudy Camacho (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Offside, CF Montréal. Lassi Lappalainen tries a through ball, but Sunusi Ibrahim is caught offside.
- 39': Foul by Aaron Herrera (CF Montréal).
- 39': Rodolfo Pizarro (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 40': Aaron Herrera (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Corentin Jean (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rodolfo Pizarro.
- 41': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Aaron Herrera.
- 41': Goal! Inter Miami CF 1, CF Montréal 0. Sergii Kryvstov (Inter Miami CF) with an attempt from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Gregore with a headed pass following a corner.
- 43': Attempt saved. Romell Quioto (CF Montréal) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Zachary Brault-Guillard with a cross.
- 43': Offside, CF Montréal. Zachary Brault-Guillard tries a through ball, but Romell Quioto is caught offside.
- 44': Foul by Jean Mota (Inter Miami CF).
- 44': Samuel Piette (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Gregore (Inter Miami CF).
- 45': Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Foul by Nicolás Stefanelli (Inter Miami CF).
- 45'+2': Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Christopher McVey.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Inter Miami CF 1, CF Montréal 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Inter Miami CF 1, CF Montréal 0.
- 45': Substitution, CF Montréal. Mathieu Choinière replaces Nathan Saliba.
- 47': Attempt saved. Lassi Lappalainen (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mathieu Choinière.
- 50': Attempt missed. Nicolás Stefanelli (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rodolfo Pizarro.
- 52': Foul by Rudy Camacho (CF Montréal).
- 52': Nicolás Stefanelli (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt saved. Franco Negri (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Corentin Jean.
- 54': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by James Pantemis.
- 55': Foul by Zachary Brault-Guillard (CF Montréal).
- 55': Franco Negri (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal).
- 56': Jean Mota (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 60': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolás Stefanelli (Inter Miami CF).
- 61': Substitution, CF Montréal. Sean Rea replaces Zachary Brault-Guillard.
- 62': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Bryce Duke replaces Nicolás Stefanelli because of an injury.
- 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 67': Foul by Franco Negri (Inter Miami CF).
- 67': Samuel Piette (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Shanyder Borgelin replaces Josef Martínez.
- 68': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Ariel Lassiter replaces Corentin Jean.
- 68': Foul by Rodolfo Pizarro (Inter Miami CF).
- 68': Lassi Lappalainen (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Lassi Lappalainen (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romell Quioto.
- 73': Foul by Rudy Camacho (CF Montréal).
- 73': Shanyder Borgelin (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 73': Attempt saved. Bryce Duke (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Shanyder Borgelin.
- 74': Attempt saved. Aaron Herrera (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sunusi Ibrahim with a through ball.
- 74': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Drake Callender.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Samuel Piette (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sean Rea with a cross.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Bryce Duke (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 76': Ariel Lassiter (Inter Miami CF) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Shanyder Borgelin (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 76': Goal! Inter Miami CF 2, CF Montréal 0. Shanyder Borgelin (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
- 78': Bryce Duke (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Foul by Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal).
- 79': Attempt saved. Rodolfo Pizarro (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Gregore (Inter Miami CF) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 79': Offside, Inter Miami CF. Gregore tries a through ball, but Christopher McVey is caught offside.
- 81': Delay in match because of an injury James Pantemis (CF Montréal).
- 83': Substitution, CF Montréal. Jonathan Sirois replaces James Pantemis because of an injury.
- 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 83': Substitution, CF Montréal. Chinonso Offor replaces Sunusi Ibrahim.
- 84': Attempt missed. Shanyder Borgelin (Inter Miami CF) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Rodolfo Pizarro with a cross.
- 86': Attempt missed. Chinonso Offor (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sean Rea with a cross.
- 86': Attempt missed. Romell Quioto (CF Montréal) left footed shot from very close range is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Chinonso Offor.
- 87': Foul by Rodolfo Pizarro (Inter Miami CF).
- 87': Lassi Lappalainen (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Attempt missed. Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Aaron Herrera with a cross.
- 90': Foul by Rodolfo Pizarro (Inter Miami CF).
- 90': Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Delay in match because of an injury DeAndre Yedlin (Inter Miami CF).
- 90'+2': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Harvey Neville replaces DeAndre Yedlin because of an injury.
- 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Benjamin Cremaschi replaces Rodolfo Pizarro.
- 90'+3': Foul by Kamal Miller (CF Montréal).
- 90'+3': Shanyder Borgelin (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Sergii Kryvstov.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sean Rea with a cross.
- 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Herrera.
- 90'+5': Foul by Rudy Camacho (CF Montréal).
- 90'+5': Shanyder Borgelin (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Attempt saved. Chinonso Offor (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aaron Herrera.
- 90'+7': Attempt saved. Shanyder Borgelin (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bryce Duke.
- 90'+8': Attempt missed. Romell Quioto (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mathieu Choinière.
- 90'+8': Foul by Shanyder Borgelin (Inter Miami CF).
- 90'+8': Samuel Piette (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+9': Second Half ends, Inter Miami CF 2, CF Montréal 0.
- 0': Match ends, Inter Miami CF 2, CF Montréal 0.
Statistics
 MTL |
MIA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 6 |
| 55.8 | Possession | 44.2 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 370 | Accurate Passes | 280 |
| 451 | Passes | 357 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 17 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 53 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 23 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 18 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Chase Stadium
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Attendance: 17,655
Venue: Chase Stadium
Location: Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Attendance: 17,655
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 5 | +11 | 13 |
| 2 | New York City FC | 5 | +7 | 10 |
| 3 | Inter Miami CF | 5 | +1 | 10 |
| 4 | Charlotte FC | 5 | +4 | 8 |
Line-Ups
Inter Miami CF (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Drake Callender (GK) |
| 4 | Christopher McVey |
| 27 | Serhiy Kryvtsov |
| 33 | Franco Negri |
| 2 | DeAndre Yedlin |
| 17 | Josef Martínez |
| 26 | Gregore |
| 22 | Nicolás Stefanelli |
| 20 | Rodolfo Pizarro |
| 7 | Jean Mota |
| 14 | Corentin Jean |
CF Montréal (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 41 | James Pantemis (GK) |
| 4 | Rudy Camacho |
| 3 | Kamal Miller |
| 22 | Aaron Herrera  |
| 2 | Victor Wanyama |
| 6 | Samuel Piette |
| 19 | Nathan Saliba |
| 21 | Lassi Lappalainen |
| 15 | Zachary Brault-Guillard |
| 30 | Romell Quioto |
| 14 | Sunusi Ibrahim |
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