MLS

CF Montréal vs Columbus Crew, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season

· MLS
CF Montréal
  • 52': Kwadwo Opoku
  • 68': Jules-Anthony Vilsaint
FT
2 - 4
Columbus Crew
  • 14': Gabriele Corbo (OG)
  • 22': Cucho Hernández
  • 43': Cucho Hernández
  • 65': Cucho Hernández (P)

Cucho Hernandez hat trick powers Crew past Montreal

Cucho Hernandez recorded his first MLS hat trick to lead the Columbus Crew to a rare road win, 4-2 against CF Montreal on Saturday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Patrick Schulte.
  • 5': Offside, CF Montréal. Gabriele Corbo tries a through ball, but Mathieu Choinière is caught offside.
  • 6': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Ousman Jabang.
  • 9': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal).
  • 11': Attempt missed. Zachary Brault-Guillard (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lassi Lappalainen.
  • 12': Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by George Campbell (CF Montréal).
  • 13': Attempt missed. Christian Ramírez (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Darlington Nagbe.
  • 14': Own Goal by Gabriele Corbo, CF Montréal. CF Montréal 0, Columbus Crew 1.
  • 18': Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Foul by Ousman Jabang (CF Montréal).
  • 18': Ousman Jabang (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
  • 22': Goal! CF Montréal 0, Columbus Crew 2. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Diego Rossi with a cross.
  • 24': Foul by Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew).
  • 24': Ousman Jabang (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 25': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Steven Moreira.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Ousman Jabang (CF Montréal) with an attempt from very close range is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Samuel Piette.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Kwadwo Opoku (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ousman Jabang with a through ball.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Steven Moreira with a cross.
  • 29': Foul by Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew).
  • 29': Ousman Jabang (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Yaw Yeboah (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 30': Offside, CF Montréal. Nathan Saliba tries a through ball, but Zachary Brault-Guillard is caught offside.
  • 32': Attempt saved. Christian Ramírez (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 33': Foul by Rudy Camacho (Columbus Crew).
  • 33': Kwadwo Opoku (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Lassi Lappalainen (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kwadwo Opoku.
  • 37': Foul by Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew).
  • 37': George Campbell (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Diego Rossi (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cucho Hernández.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Julian Gressel (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Ramírez.
  • 43': Goal! CF Montréal 0, Columbus Crew 3. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Yaw Yeboah.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
  • 45'+1': Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by George Campbell (CF Montréal).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, CF Montréal 0, Columbus Crew 3.
  • 45': Second Half begins CF Montréal 0, Columbus Crew 3.
  • 45': Substitution, CF Montréal. Fernando Álvarez replaces Ousman Jabang.
  • 45': Substitution, CF Montréal. Jules-Anthony Vilsaint replaces Lassi Lappalainen.
  • 46': Foul by Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew).
  • 46': Kwadwo Opoku (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 46': Malte Amundsen (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 48': Attempt missed. Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 49': Foul by Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew).
  • 49': George Campbell (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Zachary Brault-Guillard with a cross.
  • 52': Goal! CF Montréal 1, Columbus Crew 3. Kwadwo Opoku (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jules-Anthony Vilsaint.
  • 58': Attempt blocked. Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Zachary Brault-Guillard.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
  • 61': Hand ball by Samuel Piette (CF Montréal).
  • 62': Penalty Columbus Crew. Cucho Hernández draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 62': Penalty conceded by George Campbell (CF Montréal) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 64': VAR Decision: Penalty Columbus Crew.
  • 65': Goal! CF Montréal 1, Columbus Crew 4. Cucho Hernández (Columbus Crew) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  • 66': Substitution, CF Montréal. Matko Miljevic replaces Bryce Duke.
  • 66': Substitution, CF Montréal. Ariel Lassiter replaces Zachary Brault-Guillard.
  • 68': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Malte Amundsen.
  • 68': Goal! CF Montréal 2, Columbus Crew 4. Jules-Anthony Vilsaint (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matko Miljevic with a cross following a corner.
  • 69': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Rudy Camacho.
  • 70': Attempt blocked. Kwadwo Opoku (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriele Corbo.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Jules-Anthony Vilsaint (CF Montréal) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Mathieu Choinière following a corner.
  • 76': Substitution, CF Montréal. Chinonso Offor replaces Kwadwo Opoku.
  • 78': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Alexandru Matan replaces Christian Ramírez.
  • 78': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Sean Zawadzki replaces Steven Moreira.
  • 78': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Yevhen Cheberko replaces Yaw Yeboah.
  • 80': Foul by Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal).
  • 80': Yevhen Cheberko (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Ariel Lassiter (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 82': Foul by Julian Gressel (Columbus Crew).
  • 85': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Mohamed Farsi replaces Julian Gressel.
  • 86': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Kevin Molino replaces Diego Rossi.
  • 86': Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card.
  • 87': Attempt saved. Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
  • 87': Foul by Yevhen Cheberko (Columbus Crew).
  • 87': Jules-Anthony Vilsaint (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 88': Offside, CF Montréal. Ariel Lassiter tries a through ball, but Chinonso Offor is caught offside.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Ariel Lassiter (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+2': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal).
  • 90'+4': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Matko Miljevic (CF Montréal).
  • 90'+4': Matko Miljevic (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+5': Delay in match because of an injury Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew).
  • 90'+6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew).
  • 90'+7': Samuel Piette (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, CF Montréal 2, Columbus Crew 4.
  • 0': Match ends, CF Montréal 2, Columbus Crew 4.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 9
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
1 Corner Kicks 4
4 Saves 1
53.4 Possession 46.6
11 SHOTS 13
4 ON GOAL 6
0.4 On Target % 0.5
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
386 Accurate Passes 310
478 Passes 407
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 7
11 Crosses 17
0.2 Cross % 0.4
53 Long Balls 57
24 Accurate Long Balls 28
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 2
13 Effective Tackles 7
18 Tackles 19
0.7 Tackle % 0.4
10 Interceptions 15
11 Effective Clearances 4
11 Clearances 4

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Stade Saputo
Location: Montreal, Canada
Attendance: 18,358

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

MTL CF Montréal (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
40 Jonathan Sirois (GK)
24 George Campbell
25 Gabriele Corbo
23 Ousman Jabang Yellow Card
19 Nathan Saliba
6 Samuel Piette
10 Bryce Duke
29 Mathieu Choinière
15 Zachary Brault-Guillard
21 Lassi Lappalainen
90 Kwadwo Opoku
CF Montréal Substitutes:
Ahmed Hamdi, Jules-Anthony Vilsaint, Ariel Lassiter, Fernando Alvarez, Victor Wanyama, James Pantemis, Sunusi Ibrahim, Chinonso Offor, Matko Miljevic.

CLB Columbus Crew (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
28 Patrick Schulte (GK) Yellow Card
4 Rudy Camacho
18 Malte Amundsen Yellow Card
31 Steven Moreira
8 Aidan Morris
6 Darlington Nagbe
14 Yaw Yeboah Yellow Card
7 Julian Gressel
9 Cucho Hernández
10 Diego Rossi
17 Christian Ramírez
Columbus Crew Substitutes:
Evan Bush, Yevhen Cheberko, Alexandru Matan, Sean Zawadzki, Maximilian Arfsten, Mohamed Farsi, Kevin Molino, Jacen Russell-Rowe, Jimmy Medranda.

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