MLS

CF Montréal vs Columbus Crew, 2026 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
CF Montréal
    FT
    0 - 2
    Columbus Crew
    • 57': Mohamed Farsi
    • 68': Brais Méndez

    About

    CF Montréal are hosting Columbus Crew at Stade Saputo, Montreal, Canada, starting on . The match is a part of the MLS.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Alexis Sánchez (CF Montréal).
    • 1': Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Foul by Brayan Ceballos (CF Montréal).
    • 2': Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 2': Brayan Ceballos (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 5': Efraín Morales (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 5': Foul by Josef Martínez (Columbus Crew).
    • 6': Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Brais Méndez with a through ball.
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Anass Zaroury (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Farsi.
    • 9': Foul by Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew).
    • 9': Alexis Sánchez (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 11': Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Hennadii Synchuk (CF Montréal).
    • 12': Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 12': Foul by Jalen Neal (CF Montréal).
    • 20': Attempt saved. Prince Owusu (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Hennadii Synchuk.
    • 20': Hennadii Synchuk (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by André Gomes (Columbus Crew).
    • 22': Attempt blocked. Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Taha Habroune.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Anass Zaroury (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Malte Amundsen.
    • 25': Anass Zaroury (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Hennadii Synchuk (CF Montréal).
    • 27': Anass Zaroury (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Foul by Hennadii Synchuk (CF Montréal).
    • 28': Attempt blocked. André Gomes (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Santiago Rodríguez.
    • 28': Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 28': Foul by Samuel Piette (CF Montréal).
    • 29': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Mohamed Farsi.
    • 30': Handball by Alexis Sánchez (CF Montréal).
    • 31': Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Samuel Piette (CF Montréal).
    • 32': Foul by Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew).
    • 32': Alexis Sánchez (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 32': Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Prince Owusu (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Loturi.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Prince Owusu (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Fabian Herbers with a headed pass.
    • 36': Offside, CF Montréal. Fabian Herbers is caught offside.
    • 38': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Malte Amundsen.
    • 39': Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Efraín Morales (CF Montréal).
    • 40': Foul by Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew).
    • 40': Samuel Piette (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 41': Foul by Hennadii Synchuk (CF Montréal).
    • 45': Foul by Alexis Sánchez (CF Montréal).
    • 45': Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, CF Montréal 0, Columbus Crew 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins CF Montréal 0, Columbus Crew 0.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anass Zaroury.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Hennadii Synchuk (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
    • 49': Offside, CF Montréal. Prince Owusu is caught offside.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Prince Owusu (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hennadii Synchuk.
    • 51': Foul by Victor Loturi (CF Montréal).
    • 51': Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Josef Martínez.
    • 54': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Efraín Morales.
    • 57': Goal! CF Montréal 0, Columbus Crew 1. Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sean Zawadzki.
    • 59': Brayan Ceballos (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew).
    • 60': Offside, CF Montréal. Fabian Herbers is caught offside.
    • 60': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Prince Owusu (CF Montréal) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
    • 60': VAR Decision: No Goal CF Montréal 0-1 Columbus Crew.
    • 63': Substitution, CF Montréal. Dante Sealy replaces Hennadii Synchuk.
    • 63': Substitution, CF Montréal. Wiki Carmona replaces Fabian Herbers.
    • 66': Santiago Rodríguez (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 66': Foul by Samuel Piette (CF Montréal).
    • 68': Goal! CF Montréal 0, Columbus Crew 2. Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
    • 69': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Gonzalo Tapia replaces Josef Martínez.
    • 69': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Brooks Lennon replaces Anass Zaroury.
    • 71': Foul by Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew).
    • 71': Victor Loturi (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Wiki Carmona (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Sánchez.
    • 72': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Santiago Rodríguez.
    • 74': Substitution, CF Montréal. Noah Streit replaces Brayan Ceballos.
    • 75': Substitution, CF Montréal. Matty Longstaff replaces Victor Loturi.
    • 75': Substitution, CF Montréal. Daniel Ríos replaces Alexis Sánchez.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Dante Sealy (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew).
    • 76': Attempt saved. Gonzalo Tapia (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Sébastian Breza (CF Montréal). Assisted by Brais Méndez.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Prince Owusu (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 77': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Steven Moreira.
    • 77': Offside, CF Montréal. Prince Owusu is caught offside.
    • 80': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Santiago Rodríguez.
    • 81': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Tarun Karumanchi replaces Santiago Rodríguez.
    • 81': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Eric Bailly replaces Steven Moreira.
    • 82': Foul by Gonzalo Tapia (Columbus Crew).
    • 82': Matty Longstaff (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 83': Foul by Jalen Neal (CF Montréal).
    • 83': Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Samuel Piette (CF Montréal).
    • 84': Samuel Piette (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 86': Gonzalo Tapia (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Efraín Morales (CF Montréal).
    • 88': Foul by André Gomes (Columbus Crew).
    • 88': Wiki Carmona (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': André Gomes (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Wiki Carmona (CF Montréal).
    • 89': Attempt missed. Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Mohamed Farsi.
    • 90': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Cesar Ruvalcaba replaces Mohamed Farsi.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Gonzalo Tapia (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Luca Petrasso (CF Montréal).
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Brais Méndez (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Matty Longstaff (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Prince Owusu.
    • 90'+4': Offside, CF Montréal. Noah Streit is caught offside.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Gonzalo Tapia (Columbus Crew).
    • 90'+4': Luca Petrasso (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Gonzalo Tapia (Columbus Crew).
    • 90'+6': Jalen Neal (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+7': Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+7': Foul by Matty Longstaff (CF Montréal).
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, CF Montréal 0, Columbus Crew 2.
    • 0': Match ends, CF Montréal 0, Columbus Crew 2.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 20
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 5
    1 Corner Kicks 5
    2 Saves 1
    45.4 Possession 54.6
    13 SHOTS 9
    3 ON GOAL 2
    0.2 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    403 Accurate Passes 486
    465 Passes 550
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 3
    7 Crosses 18
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    27 Long Balls 53
    9 Accurate Long Balls 36
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.7
    5 Blocked Shots 6
    12 Effective Tackles 15
    19 Tackles 16
    0.6 Tackle % 0.9
    14 Interceptions 7
    20 Effective Clearances 14
    20 Clearances 14

    Game Information

    Competition: MLS

    Venue: Stade Saputo
    Location: Montreal, Canada

    MLS Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Nashville SC 26 +32 57
    2 New England Revolution 26 +12 46
    3 Inter Miami CF 26 +15 46
    4 Charlotte FC 26 +10 43
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    MTL CF Montréal (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Sébastian Breza (GK)
    2 Jalen Neal
    24 Efraín Morales
    13 Luca Petrasso
    3 Brayan Ceballos Yellow Card
    21 Fabian Herbers
    6 Samuel Piette Yellow Card
    22 Victor Loturi
    9 Prince Owusu
    10 Alexis Sánchez
    18 Hennadii Synchuk
    CF Montréal Substitutes:
    Daniel Ríos, Brandan Craig, Noah Streit, Dawid Bugaj, Matthew Longstaff, Viktor Radojevic, Dante Sealy, Wikelman Carmona, Samsy Keita.

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

    No. Name
    28 Patrick Schulte (GK)
    25 Sean Zawadzki
    18 Malte Amundsen
    31 Steven Moreira Yellow Card
    20 André Gomes
    16 Taha Habroune
    21 Anass Zaroury
    23 Mohamed Farsi
    77 Josef Martínez
    8 Santiago Rodríguez
    10 Brais Méndez
    Columbus Crew Substitutes:
    Andrés Herrera, Dylan Chambost, Tarun Karumanchi, Gonzalo Tapia, Brooks Lennon, Amar Sejdic, Cesar Ruvalcaba, Nicholas Hagen, Eric Bailly.

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