New York City FC vs CF Montréal, 2022 Major League Soccer, Regular Season

Defending champion NYCFC beats CF Montreal 4-1 for 1st win

— Santiago Rodriguez delivered a pivotal goal in a 4-1 win for New York City FC over CF Montreal on Saturday.

• 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
• 0': First Half begins.
• 2': Alistair Johnston (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 2': Foul by Malte Amundsen (New York City FC).
• 4': Attempt missed. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Keaton Parks.
• 6': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Sebastian Breza.
• 7': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Alistair Johnston.
• 7': Goal! New York City FC 1, CF Montréal 0. Alexander Callens (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Talles Magno with a headed pass following a corner.
• 11': Offside, New York City FC. Santiago Rodríguez tries a through ball, but Maximiliano Moralez is caught offside.
• 13': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Malte Amundsen.
• 14': Attempt missed. Joel Waterman (CF Montréal) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rida Zouhir with a cross following a corner.
• 15': Attempt missed. Rida Zouhir (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alistair Johnston.
• 16': Attempt blocked. Talles Magno (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentín Castellanos.
• 16': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Gabriele Corbo.
• 17': Offside, New York City FC. Malte Amundsen tries a through ball, but Maximiliano Moralez is caught offside.
• 20': Goal! New York City FC 2, CF Montréal 0. Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
• 22': Foul by Alfredo Morales (New York City FC).
• 22': Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 22': Alfredo Morales (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card.
• 24': Attempt missed. Romell Quioto (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alistair Johnston.
• 25': Foul by Joel Waterman (CF Montréal).
• 25': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 26': Attempt missed. Malte Amundsen (New York City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Talles Magno.
• 28': Foul by Kei Kamara (CF Montréal).
• 28': Talles Magno (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 29': Attempt saved. Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Santiago Rodríguez with a through ball.
• 30': Offside, New York City FC. Valentín Castellanos tries a through ball, but Talles Magno is caught offside.
• 33': Attempt saved. Talles Magno (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez.
• 33': Attempt missed. Matko Miljevic (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Lassi Lappalainen.
• 35': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Alexander Callens.
• 36': Foul by Matko Miljevic (CF Montréal).
• 36': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
• 36': Matko Miljevic (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
• 41': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Alfredo Morales.
• 41': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Andres Jasson.
• 43': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Alistair Johnston.
• 43': Attempt missed. Andres Jasson (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Maximiliano Moralez following a corner.
• 45': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Joel Waterman.
• 45': Attempt saved. Talles Magno (New York City FC) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Santiago Rodríguez.
• 45'+1': Andres Jasson (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 45'+1': Foul by Romell Quioto (CF Montréal).
• 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. Djordje Mihailovic replaces Rida Zouhir.
• 45': Substitution, CF Montréal. Róbert Thorkelsson replaces Lassi Lappalainen.
• 45': Substitution, CF Montréal. Zachary Brault-Guillard replaces Alistair Johnston.
• 49': Attempt blocked. Romell Quioto (CF Montréal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
• 49': Attempt missed. Zachary Brault-Guillard (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
• 49': Foul by Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC).
• 49': Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 50': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Thiago Martins.
• 50': Foul by Thiago Martins (New York City FC).
• 50': Romell Quioto (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 51': Alexander Callens (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 51': Foul by Kei Kamara (CF Montréal).
• 52': Foul by Andres Jasson (New York City FC).
• 52': Róbert Thorkelsson (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 52': Goal! New York City FC 2, CF Montréal 1. Zachary Brault-Guillard (CF Montréal) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Djordje Mihailovic.
• 55': Attempt saved. Djordje Mihailovic (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Kei Kamara.
• 55': Attempt saved. Matko Miljevic (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
• 55': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Sean Johnson.
• 57': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Thiago Martins.
• 58': Attempt missed. Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Djordje Mihailovic with a cross following a corner.
• 58': Attempt blocked. Gabriele Corbo (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
• 60': Foul by Gabriele Corbo (CF Montréal).
• 60': Talles Magno (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 61': Offside, CF Montréal. Róbert Thorkelsson tries a through ball, but Romell Quioto is caught offside.
• 64': Goal! New York City FC 3, CF Montréal 1. Talles Magno (New York City FC) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andres Jasson with a cross.
• 65': Substitution, New York City FC. Nicolás Acevedo replaces Keaton Parks.
• 65': Substitution, New York City FC. Thiago Andrade replaces Santiago Rodríguez.
• 68': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Róbert Thorkelsson.
• 70': Substitution, CF Montréal. Ismaël Koné replaces Victor Wanyama.
• 72': Foul by Andres Jasson (New York City FC).
• 72': Róbert Thorkelsson (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 73': Offside, CF Montréal. Sebastian Breza tries a through ball, but Romell Quioto is caught offside.
• 76': Foul by Joel Waterman (CF Montréal).
• 76': Talles Magno (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 78': Offside, CF Montréal. Joel Waterman tries a through ball, but Romell Quioto is caught offside.
• 79': Foul by Nicolás Acevedo (New York City FC).
• 79': Matko Miljevic (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 80': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Andres Jasson.
• 81': Attempt blocked. Matko Miljevic (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Djordje Mihailovic.
• 81': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Alfredo Morales.
• 81': Attempt blocked. Talles Magno (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Valentín Castellanos.
• 82': Substitution, CF Montréal. Joaquín Torres replaces Matko Miljevic.
• 82': Substitution, New York City FC. Héber replaces Maximiliano Moralez.
• 82': Foul by Andres Jasson (New York City FC).
• 82': Róbert Thorkelsson (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 83': Goal! New York City FC 4, CF Montréal 1. Thiago Andrade (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
• 84': Foul by Thiago Andrade (New York City FC).
• 84': Kamal Miller (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
• 85': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Thiago Martins.
• 86': Offside, CF Montréal. Róbert Thorkelsson tries a through ball, but Romell Quioto is caught offside.
• 86': Substitution, New York City FC. Gedion Zelalem replaces Alfredo Morales.
• 86': Foul by Róbert Thorkelsson (CF Montréal).
• 86': Valentín Castellanos (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
• 88': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Gabriele Corbo.
• 89': Attempt missed. Andres Jasson (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Malte Amundsen with a cross.
• 90'+1': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Nicolás Acevedo.
• 90'+2': Attempt missed. Kei Kamara (CF Montréal) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Djordje Mihailovic with a cross following a corner.
• 90'+3': Second Half ends, New York City FC 4, CF Montréal 1.
• 0': Match ends, New York City FC 4, CF Montréal 1.
• 0': Match ends, New York City FC 4, CF Montréal 1.