Philadelphia Union vs CF Montréal, 2023 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSJulian Carranza scores twice, Philadelphia Union cruise past CF Montreal
Julian Carranza scored his team-leading eighth and ninth goals of the season and the Philadelphia Union kept rolling in a 3-0 victory over visiting CF Montreal on Saturday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union).
- 1': Sunusi Ibrahim (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Ilias Iliadis (CF Montréal).
- 2': Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Nathan Harriel.
- 7': Foul by Ilias Iliadis (CF Montréal).
- 7': Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Attempt blocked. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesús Bueno.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesús Bueno.
- 8': Attempt missed. Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 9': Foul by Róbert Thorkelsson (CF Montréal).
- 9': Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Foul by Róbert Thorkelsson (CF Montréal).
- 10': Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 11': Ahmed Hamdi (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union).
- 12': Goal! Philadelphia Union 1, CF Montréal 0. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matt Real.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Zachary Brault-Guillard (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilias Iliadis with a cross.
- 16': Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Gabriele Corbo (CF Montréal).
- 17': Bryce Duke (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 17': Foul by Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union).
- 19': Attempt saved. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Mikael Uhre.
- 19': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by James Pantemis.
- 20': Attempt missed. Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 23': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Nathan Saliba.
- 24': Attempt missed. Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross following a corner.
- 27': Foul by Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union).
- 27': Ilias Iliadis (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Hand ball by Bryce Duke (CF Montréal).
- 29': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Jakob Glesnes tries a through ball, but Dániel Gazdag is caught offside.
- 30': Foul by Matt Real (Philadelphia Union).
- 30': Gabriele Corbo (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Attempt saved. Lassi Lappalainen (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sunusi Ibrahim.
- 31': Bryce Duke (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Leon Flach (Philadelphia Union).
- 31': Foul by George Campbell (CF Montréal).
- 31': Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': George Campbell (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikael Uhre.
- 32': Attempt missed. Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Sunusi Ibrahim (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ahmed Hamdi with a through ball.
- 34': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Kai Wagner.
- 34': Attempt saved. Ahmed Hamdi (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bryce Duke.
- 36': Goal! Philadelphia Union 2, CF Montréal 0. Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
- 37': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Róbert Thorkelsson.
- 40': Attempt missed. Lassi Lappalainen (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ilias Iliadis with a headed pass.
- 40': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Jack Elliott tries a through ball, but Julián Carranza is caught offside.
- 42': Bryce Duke (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Mikael Uhre (Philadelphia Union).
- 43': Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 43': Foul by Zachary Brault-Guillard (CF Montréal).
- 44': Attempt missed. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 44': Bryce Duke (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union).
- 45': Attempt blocked. Bryce Duke (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ahmed Hamdi.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Philadelphia Union 2, CF Montréal 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Philadelphia Union 2, CF Montréal 0.
- 45': Substitution, CF Montréal. Joel Waterman replaces Ilias Iliadis.
- 45': Substitution, CF Montréal. Mason Toye replaces Lassi Lappalainen.
- 45': Substitution, CF Montréal. Matko Miljevic replaces Bryce Duke.
- 48': Foul by Róbert Thorkelsson (CF Montréal).
- 48': Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Gabriele Corbo (CF Montréal).
- 49': Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 49': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Joel Waterman.
- 52': Attempt missed. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 55': Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Foul by Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal).
- 56': Foul by Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union).
- 56': Gabriele Corbo (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Hand ball by Sunusi Ibrahim (CF Montréal).
- 58': Foul by Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union).
- 58': Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Zachary Brault-Guillard (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sunusi Ibrahim.
- 61': Goal! Philadelphia Union 3, CF Montréal 0. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag.
- 62': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. José Martínez replaces Jesús Bueno.
- 62': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Damion Lowe replaces Matt Real.
- 64': Substitution, CF Montréal. Sean Rea replaces Sunusi Ibrahim.
- 65': Attempt missed. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 65': Attempt saved. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag.
- 67': Attempt saved. Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathan Harriel.
- 68': Foul by Damion Lowe (Philadelphia Union).
- 68': Sean Rea (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Attempt missed. Matko Miljevic (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ahmed Hamdi.
- 70': Attempt saved. Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dániel Gazdag.
- 70': Foul by José Martínez (Philadelphia Union).
- 70': Róbert Thorkelsson (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Zachary Brault-Guillard (CF Montréal).
- 72': Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Gabriele Corbo (CF Montréal).
- 73': Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 74': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Nathan Harriel.
- 74': Foul by Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union).
- 74': Matko Miljevic (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Attempt missed. Zachary Brault-Guillard (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
- 76': Foul by Róbert Thorkelsson (CF Montréal).
- 76': Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Róbert Thorkelsson (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card.
- 77': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Róbert Thorkelsson.
- 77': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Joaquín Torres replaces Mikael Uhre.
- 78': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Andrés Perea replaces Leon Flach.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross.
- 78': Attempt blocked. Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
- 78': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Ahmed Hamdi.
- 79': Offside, Philadelphia Union. José Martínez tries a through ball, but Damion Lowe is caught offside.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Andrés Perea (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Julián Carranza.
- 80': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by George Campbell.
- 81': Substitution, CF Montréal. Ousman Jabang replaces Gabriele Corbo.
- 82': Attempt missed. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joaquín Torres.
- 82': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Nathan Harriel.
- 83': Foul by Andrés Perea (Philadelphia Union).
- 83': Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Ousman Jabang (CF Montréal).
- 84': Joaquín Torres (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Attempt missed. Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kai Wagner with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 85': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Andrés Perea tries a through ball, but Dániel Gazdag is caught offside.
- 87': Foul by Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union).
- 87': Róbert Thorkelsson (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Matko Miljevic (CF Montréal).
- 88': José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88': Matko Miljevic (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': José Martínez (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card.
- 90': Foul by Julián Carranza (Philadelphia Union).
- 90': Joel Waterman (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Philadelphia Union 3, CF Montréal 0.
- 0': Match ends, Philadelphia Union 3, CF Montréal 0.
Statistics
 MTL |
PHI |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 16 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 4 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |
| 56 | Possession | 44 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 23 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 367 | Accurate Passes | 253 |
| 454 | Passes | 350 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 11 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 44 | Long Balls | 45 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 3 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 10 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 17 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 19 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Subaru Park
Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Attendance: 19,245
Venue: Subaru Park
Location: Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
Attendance: 19,245
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 6 | +10 | 13 |
| 2 | New York City FC | 6 | +7 | 11 |
| 3 | Charlotte FC | 6 | +5 | 11 |
| 4 | Inter Miami CF | 6 | +1 | 11 |
Line-Ups
Philadelphia Union (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 18 | Andre Blake (GK) |
| 3 | Jack Elliott |
| 27 | Kai Wagner |
| 5 | Jakob Glesnes |
| 31 | Leon Flach |
| 20 | Jesús Bueno |
| 10 | Dániel Gazdag |
| 2 | Matthew Real |
| 26 | Nathan Harriel |
| 7 | Mikkel Uhre |
| 9 | Julián Carranza |
CF Montréal (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 41 | James Pantemis (GK) |
| 24 | George Campbell  |
| 26 | Róbert Orri Thorkelsson |
| 25 | Gabriele Corbo |
| 19 | Nathan Saliba |
| 10 | Bryce Duke |
| 7 | Ahmed Hamdi |
| 5 | Ilias Iliadis |
| 15 | Zachary Brault-Guillard |
| 21 | Lassi Lappalainen |
| 14 | Sunusi Ibrahim |
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