MLS

FT Sunday, August 20, 2023
CF Montréal LLWWL 3
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Toronto FC LLLLL 2
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MTL213
TOR022
BMO Field · 27,518 att.

Match Report

CF Montreal build early lead, hang on to beat Toronto FC

Mathieu Choiniere scored twice to help CF Montreal to a 3-2 win against host Toronto FC on Sunday.

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Team Stats

15
Fouls
11
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
1
1
Offsides
1
2
Corner Kicks
7
1
Saves
4
41.6
Possession
58.4
12
SHOTS
10
6
ON GOAL
3
0.5
On Target %
0.3
1
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
342
Accurate Passes
488
415
Passes
573
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
4
8
Crosses
20
0.3
Cross %
0.2
51
Long Balls
59
29
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.6
Long Balls %
0.6
1
Blocked Shots
5
9
Effective Tackles
10
20
Tackles
15
0.5
Tackle %
0.7
18
Interceptions
7
21
Effective Clearances
5
21
Clearances
5

Head to Head

MTL leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

TOR · 4-3-3

  1. 30Tomas RomeroG
  2. 6Aimé MabikaCD-L
  3. 27Shane O'NeillCD-R
  4. 28Raoul PetrettaLB
  5. 23Brandon ServaniaRB
  6. 4Michael BradleyCM
  7. 21Jonathan OsorioLM
  8. 5Franco IbarraRM
  9. 25Prince OwusuF
  10. 7Jahkeele Marshall-RuttyLF
  11. 10Federico BernardeschiRF

Substitutes

  1. 8Víctor VázquezSUB
  2. 17Sigurd RostedSUB
  3. 24Lorenzo InsigneSUB
  4. 12Cassius MailulaSUB
  5. 90Luka GavranSUB
  6. 9C.J. SapongSUB
  7. 52Alonso CoelloSUB
  8. 47Kosi ThompsonSUB
  9. 19Kobe FranklinSUB

MTL · 3-4-1-2

  1. 40Jonathan SiroisG
  2. 16Joel WatermanCD
  3. 25Gabriele CorboCD-L
  4. 24George CampbellCD-R
  5. 19Nathan SalibaCM-L
  6. 6Samuel PietteCM-R
  7. 10Bryce DukeAM
  8. 29Mathieu ChoinièreLM
  9. 22Aaron HerreraRM
  10. 28Jules-Anthony VilsaintCF-L
  11. 90Kwadwo OpokuCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 15Zachary Brault-GuillardSUB
  2. 7Ahmed HamdiSUB
  3. 41James PantemisSUB
  4. 21Lassi LappalainenSUB
  5. 23Ousman JabangSUB
  6. 2Victor WanyamaSUB
  7. 14Sunusi IbrahimSUB
  8. 9Chinonso OfforSUB
  9. 8Matko MiljevicSUB

Timeline

  1. 18' Goal! Toronto FC 0, CF Montréal 1. Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  2. 25' Own Goal by Aimé Mabika, Toronto FC. Toronto FC 0, CF Montréal 2.
  3. 38' Substitution, CF Montréal. Chinonso Offor replaces Jules-Anthony Vilsaint because of an injury.
  4. 45'+5' Brandon Servania (Toronto FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, Toronto FC. Alonso Coello replaces Michael Bradley.
  6. 45' Substitution, Toronto FC. Kobe Franklin replaces Franco Ibarra.
  7. 60' Substitution, Toronto FC. Lorenzo Insigne replaces Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty.
  8. 60' Substitution, Toronto FC. C.J. Sapong replaces Prince Osei Owusu.
  9. 66' Goal! Toronto FC 1, CF Montréal 2. Federico Bernardeschi (Toronto FC) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
  10. 74' Substitution, CF Montréal. Lassi Lappalainen replaces Bryce Duke.
  11. 77' Raoul Petretta (Toronto FC) is shown the red card.
  12. 79' Goal! Toronto FC 1, CF Montréal 3. Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  13. 83' Substitution, Toronto FC. Víctor Vázquez replaces Brandon Servania because of an injury.
  14. 90'+3' George Campbell (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 90'+4' Goal! Toronto FC 2, CF Montréal 3. Federico Bernardeschi (Toronto FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Osorio.

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