MLS

CF Montréal vs Charlotte FC, 2023 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
CF Montréal
  • 29': Kwadwo Opoku
  • 31': Chinonso Offor
FT
2 - 0
Charlotte FC

    Montreal eases past Charlotte to end winless run

    CF Montreal scored two goals in a three-minute span in the first half en route to a 2-0 win against visiting Charlotte FC on Saturday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Joel Waterman.
    • 1': Attempt missed. Karol Swiderski (Charlotte FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ashley Westwood with a cross following a corner.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Kwadwo Opoku (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chinonso Offor.
    • 5': Attempt saved. Ariel Lassiter (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bryce Duke.
    • 5': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Kristijan Kahlina.
    • 7': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Nathan Byrne.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Kerwin Vargas (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Byrne.
    • 16': Foul by Scott Arfield (Charlotte FC).
    • 16': Samuel Piette (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Gabriele Corbo (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ariel Lassiter.
    • 18': Ariel Lassiter (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 18': Foul by Kamil Józwiak (Charlotte FC).
    • 20': Offside, CF Montréal. Samuel Piette tries a through ball, but Ariel Lassiter is caught offside.
    • 21': Foul by Ashley Westwood (Charlotte FC).
    • 21': Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Joel Waterman.
    • 23': Delay in match (CF Montréal).
    • 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Jan Sobocinski (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 27': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Jan Sobocinski.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Kwadwo Opoku (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriele Corbo.
    • 27': Attempt missed. Samuel Piette (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
    • 27': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Jan Sobocinski.
    • 29': Attempt saved. Chinonso Offor (CF Montréal) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Bryce Duke with a cross.
    • 29': Goal! CF Montréal 1, Charlotte FC 0. Kwadwo Opoku (CF Montréal) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
    • 31': Goal! CF Montréal 2, Charlotte FC 0. Chinonso Offor (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joel Waterman.
    • 33': Foul by Ashley Westwood (Charlotte FC).
    • 33': Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 34': Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 34': Foul by Bryce Duke (CF Montréal).
    • 35': Foul by Samuel Piette (CF Montréal).
    • 35': Kerwin Vargas (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 37': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Andrew Privett replaces Guzmán Corujo because of an injury.
    • 39': Foul by Scott Arfield (Charlotte FC).
    • 39': Samuel Piette (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Ariel Lassiter (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Aaron Herrera with a cross.
    • 45'+1': Hand ball by Karol Swiderski (Charlotte FC).
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, CF Montréal 2, Charlotte FC 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins CF Montréal 2, Charlotte FC 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Orrin McKinze Gaines II replaces Kerwin Vargas.
    • 45': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Patrick Agyemang replaces Karol Swiderski.
    • 47': Aaron Herrera (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Foul by Orrin McKinze Gaines II (Charlotte FC).
    • 49': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Andrew Privett.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Scott Arfield (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ashley Westwood.
    • 50': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Samuel Piette.
    • 53': Foul by Jan Sobocinski (Charlotte FC).
    • 53': Kwadwo Opoku (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Foul by Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC).
    • 54': Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 57': Attempt blocked. Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Brandt Bronico.
    • 57': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Gabriele Corbo.
    • 58': Offside, Charlotte FC. Bill Tuiloma tries a through ball, but Orrin McKinze Gaines II is caught offside.
    • 60': Delay in match because of an injury Gabriele Corbo (CF Montréal).
    • 60': Bill Tuiloma (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 63': Substitution, CF Montréal. Jules-Anthony Vilsaint replaces Kwadwo Opoku.
    • 63': Substitution, CF Montréal. Nathan Saliba replaces Ariel Lassiter.
    • 63': Foul by Kamil Józwiak (Charlotte FC).
    • 63': Gabriele Corbo (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 64': Bryce Duke (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Foul by Bill Tuiloma (Charlotte FC).
    • 65': Attempt missed. Gabriele Corbo (CF Montréal) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing misses to the right following a fast break.
    • 68': Foul by Bryce Duke (CF Montréal).
    • 68': Nathan Byrne (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Gabriele Corbo (CF Montréal).
    • 68': Kamil Józwiak (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 69': Attempt saved. Jules-Anthony Vilsaint (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bryce Duke.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Bryce Duke (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mathieu Choinière with a cross.
    • 71': Delay in match because of an injury Samuel Piette (CF Montréal).
    • 72': Substitution, CF Montréal. Victor Wanyama replaces Samuel Piette because of an injury.
    • 72': Substitution, CF Montréal. Matko Miljevic replaces Bryce Duke.
    • 72': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Benjamin Bender replaces Brandt Bronico.
    • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kamil Józwiak.
    • 74': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Joel Waterman.
    • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Bill Tuiloma (Charlotte FC).
    • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 80': Delay in match because of an injury Chinonso Offor (CF Montréal).
    • 80': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Justin Meram replaces Kamil Józwiak.
    • 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 81': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Gabriele Corbo.
    • 83': Substitution, CF Montréal. Zachary Brault-Guillard replaces Chinonso Offor because of an injury.
    • 85': Foul by Jan Sobocinski (Charlotte FC).
    • 85': Zachary Brault-Guillard (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 85': Jan Sobocinski (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 86': Foul by Joel Waterman (CF Montréal).
    • 86': Justin Meram (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 88': Attempt saved. Zachary Brault-Guillard (CF Montréal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jules-Anthony Vilsaint with a through ball.
    • 88': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Kristijan Kahlina.
    • 90'+3': Foul by Ashley Westwood (Charlotte FC).
    • 90'+3': Matko Miljevic (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Matko Miljevic (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Zachary Brault-Guillard.
    • 90'+6': Benjamin Bender (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Aaron Herrera (CF Montréal).
    • 90'+7': Second Half ends, CF Montréal 2, Charlotte FC 0.
    • 0': Match ends, CF Montréal 2, Charlotte FC 0.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 6
    3 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    6 Corner Kicks 6
    4 Saves 0
    53.9 Possession 46.1
    6 SHOTS 14
    0 ON GOAL 6
    0.0 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    417 Accurate Passes 337
    496 Passes 411
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 3
    10 Crosses 22
    0.1 Cross % 0.1
    56 Long Balls 68
    26 Accurate Long Balls 46
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.7
    4 Blocked Shots 2
    8 Effective Tackles 11
    11 Tackles 16
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    5 Interceptions 10
    24 Effective Clearances 15
    24 Clearances 15

    Game Information

    Competition: MLS

    Venue: Stade Saputo
    Location: Montreal, Canada
    Attendance: 18,413

    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
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    MTL CF Montréal (3-4-1-2)

    No. Name
    40 Jonathan Sirois (GK)
    4 Rudy Camacho
    25 Gabriele Corbo
    16 Joel Waterman
    29 Mathieu Choinière
    6 Samuel Piette
    10 Bryce Duke
    11 Ariel Lassiter
    22 Aaron Herrera
    90 Kwadwo Opoku
    9 Chinonso Offor
    CF Montréal Substitutes:
    Mason Toye, Victor Wanyama, James Pantemis, Nathan Saliba, Zachary Brault-Guillard, Matko Miljevic, George Campbell, Ahmed Hamdi, Jules-Anthony Vilsaint.

    CLT Charlotte FC (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Kristijan Kahlina (GK)
    2 Jan Sobocinski Yellow Card
    4 Guzmán Corujo
    14 Nathan Byrne
    6 Bill Tuiloma Yellow Card
    13 Brandt Bronico
    37 Scott Arfield
    8 Ashley Westwood
    11 Karol Swiderski
    18 Kerwin Vargas
    7 Kamil Jozwiak
    Charlotte FC Substitutes:
    Patrick Agyemang, George Marks, Harrison Afful, Andrew Privett, Brandon Cambridge, Jaylin Lindsey, McKinze Gaines, Justin Meram, Ben Bender.

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