CF Montréal vs Atlanta United FC, 2023 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSAtlanta United continue their good form, shut out Montreal
Brooks Lennon's goal in the 54th minute lifted visiting Atlanta United to a 1-0 win over CF Montreal on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
 - 0': First Half begins.
 - 1': Foul by Sunusi Ibrahim (CF Montréal).
 - 1': Tyler Wolff (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 1': Caleb Wiley (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
 - 1': Foul by Gabriele Corbo (CF Montréal).
 - 2': Foul by Gabriele Corbo (CF Montréal).
 - 2': Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 2': Offside, Atlanta United. Brooks Lennon tries a through ball, but Tyler Wolff is caught offside.
 - 5': Foul by Miguel Berry (Atlanta United).
 - 5': Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
 - 6': Offside, CF Montréal. Joel Waterman tries a through ball, but Mason Toye is caught offside.
 - 9': Attempt missed. Mason Toye (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
 - 12': Hand ball by Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal).
 - 17': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Juan José Purata.
 - 18': Attempt missed. Mason Toye (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Bryce Duke with a cross following a corner.
 - 20': Attempt missed. Ariel Lassiter (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sunusi Ibrahim.
 - 21': Foul by Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal).
 - 21': Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 23': Hand ball by Santiago Sosa (Atlanta United).
 - 25': Foul by Luis Abram (Atlanta United).
 - 25': Sunusi Ibrahim (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
 - 25': Foul by Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal).
 - 25': Luis Abram (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 27': Attempt blocked. Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
 - 27': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Rudy Camacho.
 - 30': Delay in match because of an injury Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal).
 - 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
 - 32': Attempt missed. Sunusi Ibrahim (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by George Campbell with a through ball.
 - 33': Attempt saved. Bryce Duke (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gabriele Corbo.
 - 34': Attempt missed. Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Thiago Almada with a through ball.
 - 37': Attempt blocked. Miguel Berry (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thiago Almada.
 - 37': Foul by Santiago Sosa (Atlanta United).
 - 37': Sunusi Ibrahim (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 38': Attempt missed. Ariel Lassiter (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gabriele Corbo.
 - 39': Foul by Amar Sejdic (Atlanta United).
 - 39': Gabriele Corbo (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 42': Bryce Duke (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
 - 42': Foul by Caleb Wiley (Atlanta United).
 - 43': Offside, CF Montréal. George Campbell tries a through ball, but Ariel Lassiter is caught offside.
 - 45'+2': First Half ends, CF Montréal 0, Atlanta United 0.
 - 45': Second Half begins CF Montréal 0, Atlanta United 0.
 - 45': Substitution, CF Montréal. Jojea Kwizera replaces Ariel Lassiter.
 - 46': Hand ball by Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal).
 - 48': Foul by Jojea Kwizera (CF Montréal).
 - 48': Tyler Wolff (Atlanta United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
 - 50': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Sunusi Ibrahim.
 - 51': Attempt saved. Santiago Sosa (Atlanta United) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thiago Almada with a cross.
 - 53': Foul by Rudy Camacho (CF Montréal).
 - 53': Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
 - 53': Rudy Camacho (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
 - 54': Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
 - 54': Goal! CF Montréal 0, Atlanta United 1. Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
 - 56': Foul by Rudy Camacho (CF Montréal).
 - 56': Miguel Berry (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 57': Foul by Victor Wanyama (CF Montréal).
 - 57': Santiago Sosa (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
 - 60': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Gabriele Corbo.
 - 62': Bryce Duke (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
 - 62': Foul by Tyler Wolff (Atlanta United).
 - 62': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Brooks Lennon.
 - 63': Attempt missed. Rudy Camacho (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bryce Duke with a cross following a corner.
 - 64': Bryce Duke (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 64': Foul by Ronald Hernández (Atlanta United).
 - 64': Attempt blocked. Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Wanyama.
 - 66': Substitution, CF Montréal. Jules-Anthony Vilsaint replaces Sunusi Ibrahim.
 - 68': Foul by Gabriele Corbo (CF Montréal).
 - 68': Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 68': Substitution, Atlanta United. Ajani Fortune replaces Tyler Wolff.
 - 68': Substitution, Atlanta United. Machop Chol replaces Caleb Wiley.
 - 71': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Amar Sejdic.
 - 72': Attempt blocked. Gabriele Corbo (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryce Duke.
 - 72': Attempt missed. Mason Toye (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jojea Kwizera with a cross.
 - 74': Foul by Jojea Kwizera (CF Montréal).
 - 74': Miguel Berry (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
 - 78': Foul by Thiago Almada (Atlanta United).
 - 78': Rudy Camacho (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 78': Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
 - 79': Substitution, CF Montréal. Ahmed Hamdi replaces Victor Wanyama.
 - 79': Substitution, CF Montréal. Chinonso Offor replaces Mason Toye.
 - 80': Attempt missed. George Campbell (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jojea Kwizera.
 - 81': Foul by Miguel Berry (Atlanta United).
 - 81': Joel Waterman (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 81': Delay in match because of an injury Joel Waterman (CF Montréal).
 - 82': Substitution, Atlanta United. Matheus Rossetto replaces Amar Sejdic.
 - 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
 - 83': Substitution, CF Montréal. Matko Miljevic replaces Joel Waterman because of an injury.
 - 84': Foul by Jojea Kwizera (CF Montréal).
 - 84': Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 84': Jojea Kwizera (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
 - 85': Bradley Guzan (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 85': Foul by Chinonso Offor (CF Montréal).
 - 87': Foul by George Campbell (CF Montréal).
 - 87': Miguel Berry (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 87': George Campbell (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
 - 88': Delay in match because of an injury Miguel Berry (Atlanta United).
 - 89': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
 - 89': Hand ball by Ajani Fortune (Atlanta United).
 - 89': Foul by Matheus Rossetto (Atlanta United).
 - 89': George Campbell (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 90'+1': Foul by Miguel Berry (Atlanta United).
 - 90'+1': Jojea Kwizera (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 90'+2': Substitution, Atlanta United. Osvaldo Alonso replaces Santiago Sosa.
 - 90'+3': Attempt saved. Thiago Almada (Atlanta United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matheus Rossetto.
 - 90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Juan José Purata (Atlanta United).
 - 90'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
 - 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Bryce Duke (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
 - 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Matko Miljevic (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
 - 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Matko Miljevic (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ahmed Hamdi.
 - 90'+7': Attempt missed. Ahmed Hamdi (CF Montréal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Jojea Kwizera with a cross.
 - 90'+8': Hand ball by Chinonso Offor (CF Montréal).
 - 90'+9': Hand ball by George Campbell (CF Montréal).
 - 90'+10': Bradley Guzan (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card.
 - 90'+10': Foul by Miguel Berry (Atlanta United).
 - 90'+10': Rudy Camacho (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
 - 90'+11': Foul by Ajani Fortune (Atlanta United).
 - 90'+11': George Campbell (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
 - 90'+13': Second Half ends, CF Montréal 0, Atlanta United 1.
 - 0': Match ends, CF Montréal 0, Atlanta United 1.
 
Statistics
 ATL | 
								MTL![]()  | 
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|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 18 | 
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 | 
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 | 
| 1 | Offsides | 2 | 
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 3 | 
| 1 | Saves | 2 | 
| 43.4 | Possession | 56.6 | 
| 7 | SHOTS | 15 | 
| 3 | ON GOAL | 1 | 
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.1 | 
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 | 
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 | 
| 284 | Accurate Passes | 374 | 
| 359 | Passes | 457 | 
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 | 
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 | 
| 12 | Crosses | 23 | 
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 | 
| 62 | Long Balls | 42 | 
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 | 
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.6 | 
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 | 
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 7 | 
| 10 | Tackles | 11 | 
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 | 
| 22 | Interceptions | 8 | 
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 6 | 
| 23 | Clearances | 6 | 
Game Information
Venue: Stade Saputo
Location: Montreal, Canada
Attendance: 19,619
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | +22 | 66 | 
| 2 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | +12 | 65 | 
| 3 | Inter Miami CF | 34 | +26 | 65 | 
| 4 | Charlotte FC | 34 | +9 | 59 | 
Line-Ups
CF Montréal (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name | 
|---|---|
| 40 | Jonathan Sirois (GK) | 
| 4 | Rudy Camacho  | 
							
| 24 | George Campbell  | 
							
| 16 | Joel Waterman | 
| 2 | Victor Wanyama | 
| 19 | Nathan Saliba | 
| 11 | Ariel Lassiter | 
| 25 | Gabriele Corbo | 
| 13 | Mason Toye | 
| 10 | Bryce Duke | 
| 14 | Sunusi Ibrahim | 
Atlanta United FC (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name | 
|---|---|
| 1 | Brad Guzan (GK)  | 
							
| 22 | Juanjo Purata | 
| 4 | Luis Abram | 
| 2 | Ronald Hernández | 
| 13 | Amar Sejdic | 
| 5 | Santiago Sosa | 
| 26 | Caleb Wiley | 
| 11 | Brooks Lennon | 
| 19 | Miguel Berry | 
| 23 | Thiago Almada  | 
							
| 28 | Tyler Wolff | 
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