New York City FC vs CF Montréal, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season

· MLS

New York City FC

30': Andres Jasson
37': Monsef Bakrar

FT
2 - 0

CF Montréal

First-half goals send NYCFC past CF Montreal

Andres Jasson and Monsef Bakrar scored first-half goals to lead New York City FC to a 2-0 victory over visiting CF Montreal on Wednesday.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
3': Foul by Birk Risa (New York City FC).
3': Kwadwo Opoku (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Joel Waterman.
9': Attempt blocked. Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Richard Ledezma.
10': Attempt missed. Mounsef Bakrar (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Andres Jasson with a cross.
15': Foul by Thiago Martins (New York City FC).
15': Jules-Anthony Vilsaint (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Thiago Martins.
19': Lassi Lappalainen (CF Montréal) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Mathieu Choinière with a cross following a corner.
22': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Joel Waterman.
23': Andres Jasson (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
23': Foul by Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal).
24': Attempt missed. Braian Cufré (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
25': Attempt missed. Kwadwo Opoku (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mathieu Choinière.
26': Foul by Thiago Martins (New York City FC).
26': Jules-Anthony Vilsaint (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Andres Jasson (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
27': Foul by Gabriele Corbo (CF Montréal).
30': Goal! New York City FC 1, CF Montréal 0. Andres Jasson (New York City FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Braian Cufré.
33': Offside, CF Montréal. Kwadwo Opoku tries a through ball, but Zachary Brault-Guillard is caught offside.
37': Goal! New York City FC 2, CF Montréal 0. Mounsef Bakrar (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Birk Risa.
39': Attempt missed. Jules-Anthony Vilsaint (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nathan Saliba.
44': Birk Risa (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
44': Foul by Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal).
45': Foul by Joel Waterman (CF Montréal).
45': Mounsef Bakrar (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': Joel Waterman (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card.
45'+2': First Half ends, New York City FC 2, CF Montréal 0.
45': Second Half begins New York City FC 2, CF Montréal 0.
45': Substitution, CF Montréal. Ariel Lassiter replaces Lassi Lappalainen.
45': Substitution, CF Montréal. Bryce Duke replaces Nathan Saliba.
47': Attempt missed. Jules-Anthony Vilsaint (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Zachary Brault-Guillard with a cross.
48': Attempt blocked. Mounsef Bakrar (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Braian Cufré.
48': Andres Jasson (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal).
49': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Samuel Piette.
53': Attempt missed. Braian Cufré (New York City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Andrés Perea.
54': Bryce Duke (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Foul by Andres Jasson (New York City FC).
57': Substitution, New York City FC. Santiago Rodríguez replaces Richard Ledezma.
57': Attempt blocked. Ariel Lassiter (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kwadwo Opoku.
58': Foul by Gabriele Corbo (CF Montréal).
58': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Attempt saved. Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
58': Bryce Duke (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by Andrés Perea (New York City FC).
58': Andrés Perea (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
59': Foul by Keaton Parks (New York City FC).
59': Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Thiago Martins.
60': Attempt missed. Gabriele Corbo (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
61': Attempt missed. Kwadwo Opoku (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Zachary Brault-Guillard.
63': Attempt saved. Ariel Lassiter (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jules-Anthony Vilsaint.
64': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Tayvon Gray.
65': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Thiago Martins.
66': Attempt saved. Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Samuel Piette.
66': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Matt Freese.
68': Andres Jasson (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
68': Foul by Jules-Anthony Vilsaint (CF Montréal).
69': Offside, New York City FC. Braian Cufré tries a through ball, but Maximiliano Moralez is caught offside.
70': Substitution, New York City FC. Alfredo Morales replaces Maximiliano Moralez.
71': Attempt blocked. Andres Jasson (New York City FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Keaton Parks.
71': Attempt missed. Keaton Parks (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
73': Substitution, CF Montréal. Sunusi Ibrahim replaces Zachary Brault-Guillard.
73': Attempt saved. Bryce Duke (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sunusi Ibrahim.
75': Foul by Samuel Piette (CF Montréal).
75': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77': Attempt missed. Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Keaton Parks.
78': Attempt blocked. Bryce Duke (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
78': Attempt missed. Kwadwo Opoku (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Samuel Piette.
80': Attempt missed. Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bryce Duke with a cross.
82': Offside, CF Montréal. Jonathan Sirois tries a through ball, but Ariel Lassiter is caught offside.
82': Delay in match because of an injury Birk Risa (New York City FC).
84': Substitution, CF Montréal. Chinonso Offor replaces Jules-Anthony Vilsaint.
84': Substitution, New York City FC. Matías Pellegrini replaces Andres Jasson.
84': Substitution, CF Montréal. Ahmed Hamdi replaces Kwadwo Opoku.
84': Substitution, New York City FC. Julián Fernández replaces Mounsef Bakrar.
84': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
86': Chinonso Offor (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86': Foul by Thiago Martins (New York City FC).
86': Foul by Ariel Lassiter (CF Montréal).
86': Tayvon Gray (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88': Attempt saved. Julián Fernández (New York City FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Keaton Parks.
90'+1': Offside, New York City FC. Matías Pellegrini tries a through ball, but Santiago Rodríguez is caught offside.
90'+3': Alfredo Morales (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Ariel Lassiter (CF Montréal).
90'+4': Foul by Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC).
90'+4': Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Attempt saved. Julián Fernández (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Keaton Parks.
90'+4': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Jonathan Sirois.
90'+6': Ariel Lassiter (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Foul by Tayvon Gray (New York City FC).
90'+6': Second Half ends, New York City FC 2, CF Montréal 0.
0': Match ends, New York City FC 2, CF Montréal 0.

Statistics

MTL		NYC
10	Fouls	9
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
5	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	3
47.2	Possession	52.8
13	SHOTS	13
3	ON GOAL	5
0.2	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
347	Accurate Passes	428
440	Passes	516
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	1
21	Crosses	9
0.2	Cross %	0.1
68	Long Balls	79
27	Accurate Long Balls	36
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
2	Blocked Shots	3
16	Effective Tackles	8
20	Tackles	15
0.8	Tackle %	0.5
5	Interceptions	11
10	Effective Clearances	22
10	Clearances	22

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Yankee Stadium
Location: New York City, USA
Attendance: 15,273

MLS Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Inter Miami CF	15	+16	31
2	FC Cincinnati	14	+8	30
3	New York City FC	14	+2	23
4	New York Red Bulls	14	+4	23

Full Table

Line-Ups

New York City FC (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
49	Matthew Freese (GK)
5	Birk Risa
13	Thiago Martins
3	Braian Cufré
24	Tayvon Gray
27	Maxi Morález
15	Andrés Perea
55	Keaton Parks
9	Monsef Bakrar
20	Richard Ledezma
21	Andres Jasson

New York City FC Substitutes:

Luis Barraza, Kevin O'Toole, Julián Fernández, Mitja Ilenic, Justin Haak, Matías Pellegrini, Alfredo Morales, Santiago Rodríguez, Talles Magno.

CF Montréal (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
40	Jonathan Sirois (GK)
16	Joel Waterman
25	Gabriele Corbo
24	George Campbell
19	Nathan Saliba
6	Samuel Piette
29	Mathieu Choinière
21	Lassi Lappalainen
15	Zachary Brault-Guillard
28	Jules-Anthony Vilsaint
90	Kwadwo Opoku

CF Montréal Substitutes:

Chinonso Offor, James Pantemis, Bryce Duke, Victor Wanyama, Sunusi Ibrahim, Ariel Lassiter, Ousman Jabang, Fernando Alvarez, Ahmed Hamdi .

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