MLS

FT Wednesday, August 30, 2023
CF Montréal WWLWW 0
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New York City FC LWLLL 2
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NYC202
Yankee Stadium · 15,273 att.

Match Report

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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

NYC leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

NYC · 4-2-3-1

  1. 49Matt FreeseG
  2. 5Birk RisaCD-L
  3. 13Thiago MartinsCD-R
  4. 3Braian CufréLB
  5. 24Tayvon GrayRB
  6. 27Maxi MorálezAM
  7. 15Andrés PereaLM
  8. 55Keaton ParksRM
  9. 9Monsef BakrarF
  10. 20Richard LedezmaAM-L
  11. 21Andres JassonAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 1Luis BarrazaSUB
  2. 22Kevin O'TooleSUB
  3. 11Julián FernándezSUB
  4. 35Mitja IlenicSUB
  5. 80Justin HaakSUB
  6. 17Matías PellegriniSUB
  7. 7Alfredo MoralesSUB
  8. 10Santiago RodríguezSUB
  9. 43Talles MagnoSUB

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. 29Mathieu ChoinièreAM
  8. 21Lassi LappalainenLM
  9. 15Zachary Brault-GuillardRM
  10. 28Jules-Anthony VilsaintCF-L
  11. 90Kwadwo OpokuCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 9Chinonso OfforSUB
  2. 41James PantemisSUB
  3. 10Bryce DukeSUB
  4. 2Victor WanyamaSUB
  5. 14Sunusi IbrahimSUB
  6. 11Ariel LassiterSUB
  7. 23Ousman JabangSUB
  8. 4Fernando ÁlvarezSUB
  9. 7Ahmed HamdiSUB

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 45' Joel Waterman (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card.
  4. 45' Substitution, CF Montréal. Bryce Duke replaces Nathan Saliba.
  5. 45' Substitution, CF Montréal. Ariel Lassiter replaces Lassi Lappalainen.
  6. 57' Substitution, New York City FC. Santiago Rodríguez replaces Richard Ledezma.
  7. 58' Andrés Perea (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 70' Substitution, New York City FC. Alfredo Morales replaces Maximiliano Moralez.
  9. 73' Substitution, CF Montréal. Sunusi Ibrahim replaces Zachary Brault-Guillard.
  10. 84' Substitution, CF Montréal. Chinonso Offor replaces Jules-Anthony Vilsaint.
  11. 84' Substitution, New York City FC. Matías Pellegrini replaces Andres Jasson.
  12. 84' Substitution, CF Montréal. Ahmed Hamdi replaces Kwadwo Opoku.
  13. 84' Substitution, New York City FC. Julián Fernández replaces Mounsef Bakrar.

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