CF Montréal vs Inter Miami CF, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
· MLSChinonso Offor lifts CF Montreal over Inter Miami
Chinonso Offor scored in the 53rd minute to lift CF Montreal to a 1-0 victory over visiting Inter Miami on Saturday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Sunusi Ibrahim (CF Montréal).
- 1': Kamal Miller (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Ian Fray (Inter Miami CF).
- 2': Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 3': Foul by Kamal Miller (Inter Miami CF).
- 3': Sunusi Ibrahim (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 4': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Franco Negri.
- 5': Foul by Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal).
- 5': Ian Fray (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt missed. Sunusi Ibrahim (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Aaron Herrera.
- 10': Foul by Benjamin Cremaschi (Inter Miami CF).
- 10': Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Dixon Arroyo.
- 13': Attempt missed. Chinonso Offor (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Bryce Duke with a cross following a corner.
- 14': Delay in match because of an injury Chinonso Offor (CF Montréal).
- 14': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 15': Bryce Duke (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 15': Foul by Dixon Arroyo (Inter Miami CF).
- 16': Attempt missed. Lassi Lappalainen (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 16': Attempt blocked. Aaron Herrera (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 20': Attempt missed. Sunusi Ibrahim (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Aaron Herrera with a cross.
- 22': Attempt missed. Sunusi Ibrahim (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Chinonso Offor.
- 22': Offside, CF Montréal. Lassi Lappalainen tries a through ball, but Sunusi Ibrahim is caught offside.
- 24': Bryce Duke (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 24': Foul by Dixon Arroyo (Inter Miami CF).
- 29': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Gabriele Corbo.
- 30': Attempt saved. Dixon Arroyo (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 31': Attempt missed. Sunusi Ibrahim (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 32': Attempt saved. Leonardo Campana (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Robert Taylor.
- 34': Corentin Jean (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 34': Foul by Gabriele Corbo (CF Montréal).
- 35': Attempt missed. Robert Taylor (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Leonardo Campana.
- 37': Attempt missed. Chinonso Offor (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Aaron Herrera with a cross.
- 39': Benjamin Cremaschi (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39': Foul by Joel Waterman (CF Montréal).
- 39': Joel Waterman (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Attempt saved. Corentin Jean (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 43': Attempt missed. Benjamin Cremaschi (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 44': Foul by Chinonso Offor (CF Montréal).
- 44': Ian Fray (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Franco Negri (Inter Miami CF).
- 44': Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, CF Montréal 0, Inter Miami CF 0.
- 45': Second Half begins CF Montréal 0, Inter Miami CF 0.
- 45': Substitution, CF Montréal. Ahmed Hamdi replaces Bryce Duke.
- 45': Substitution, CF Montréal. Ariel Lassiter replaces Lassi Lappalainen.
- 48': Attempt saved. Ariel Lassiter (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Leonardo Campana (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benjamin Cremaschi.
- 50': Attempt missed. Chinonso Offor (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by George Campbell.
- 51': Attempt saved. Corentin Jean (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Leonardo Campana.
- 53': Goal! CF Montréal 1, Inter Miami CF 0. Chinonso Offor (CF Montréal) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ariel Lassiter with a cross.
- 56': Ahmed Hamdi (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Foul by Dixon Arroyo (Inter Miami CF).
- 59': Ariel Lassiter (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 59': Foul by Dixon Arroyo (Inter Miami CF).
- 60': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Nicolás Stefanelli replaces Ian Fray.
- 60': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Josef Martínez replaces Leonardo Campana.
- 61': Attempt missed. Chinonso Offor (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ahmed Hamdi.
- 63': Foul by Aaron Herrera (CF Montréal).
- 63': Robert Taylor (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Shanyder Borgelin replaces Robert Taylor.
- 67': Foul by Chinonso Offor (CF Montréal).
- 67': Franco Negri (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Aaron Herrera.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Sergii Kryvstov (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Stefanelli.
- 70': Dixon Arroyo (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Foul by Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal).
- 70': Substitution, CF Montréal. Sean Rea replaces Sunusi Ibrahim.
- 71': Substitution, CF Montréal. Rudy Camacho replaces Mathieu Choinière.
- 74': Foul by Sergii Kryvstov (Inter Miami CF).
- 74': Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 74': Sergii Kryvstov (Inter Miami CF) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Attempt missed. Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ariel Lassiter following a set piece situation.
- 76': Corentin Jean (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 76': Foul by Gabriele Corbo (CF Montréal).
- 78': Attempt saved. Franco Negri (Inter Miami CF) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 78': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by Jonathan Sirois.
- 79': Attempt missed. Josef Martínez (Inter Miami CF) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Franco Negri with a cross.
- 79': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Noah Allen replaces Franco Negri.
- 79': Substitution, Inter Miami CF. Harvey Neville replaces Corentin Jean.
- 82': Chinonso Offor (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 82': Foul by Harvey Neville (Inter Miami CF).
- 83': Attempt missed. Rudy Camacho (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ariel Lassiter with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 84': Foul by Benjamin Cremaschi (Inter Miami CF).
- 84': Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Nicolás Stefanelli (Inter Miami CF) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Kamal Miller.
- 88': Delay in match because of an injury Gabriele Corbo (CF Montréal).
- 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+1': Foul by Chinonso Offor (CF Montréal).
- 90'+1': Noah Allen (Inter Miami CF) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+2': Benjamin Cremaschi (Inter Miami CF) hits the right post with a right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right. Assisted by DeAndre Yedlin.
- 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Stefanelli (Inter Miami CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90'+3': Foul by Shanyder Borgelin (Inter Miami CF).
- 90'+3': Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Sean Rea (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+3': Substitution, CF Montréal. Róbert Thorkelsson replaces Sean Rea.
- 90'+4': Hand ball by Chinonso Offor (CF Montréal).
- 90'+5': Corner, Inter Miami CF. Conceded by George Campbell.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, CF Montréal 1, Inter Miami CF 0.
- 0': Match ends, CF Montréal 1, Inter Miami CF 0.
Statistics
 MIA |
MTL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 5 |
| 58.5 | Possession | 41.5 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 435 | Accurate Passes | 296 |
| 536 | Passes | 374 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 12 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 63 | Long Balls | 52 |
| 27 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 13 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 15 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Stade Saputo
Location: Montreal, Canada
Attendance: 19,619
Venue: Stade Saputo
Location: Montreal, Canada
Attendance: 19,619
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Cincinnati | 13 | +4 | 28 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Union | 13 | +12 | 26 |
| 3 | Columbus Crew | 13 | +8 | 26 |
| 4 | Nashville SC | 13 | +8 | 23 |
Line-Ups
CF Montréal (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Jonathan Sirois (GK) |
| 24 | George Campbell |
| 25 | Gabriele Corbo |
| 16 | Joel Waterman  |
| 2 | Victor Wanyama |
| 29 | Mathieu Choinière |
| 10 | Bryce Duke |
| 21 | Lassi Lappalainen |
| 22 | Aaron Herrera |
| 9 | Chinonso Offor |
| 14 | Sunusi Ibrahim |
Inter Miami CF (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Drake Callender (GK) |
| 31 | Kamal Miller |
| 27 | Serhiy Kryvtsov |
| 33 | Franco Negri |
| 2 | DeAndre Yedlin |
| 30 | Benjamin Cremaschi |
| 3 | Dixon Arroyo |
| 24 | Ian Fray |
| 9 | Leonardo Campana |
| 16 | Robert Taylor |
| 14 | Corentin Jean |
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