MLS

CF Montréal vs Atlanta United FC, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season

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  • 54': Brooks Lennon

Atlanta 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

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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

Competition: MLS

Venue: Stade Saputo
Location: Montreal, Canada
Attendance: 19,619

MLS Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Inter Miami CF 34 +30 74
2 Columbus Crew 34 +32 66
3 FC Cincinnati 34 +10 59
4 Orlando City SC 34 +9 52
Full Table

Line-Ups

MTL CF Montréal (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
40 Jonathan Sirois (GK)
4 Rudy Camacho Yellow Card
24 George Campbell Yellow Card
16 Joel Waterman
2 Victor Wanyama
19 Nathan Saliba
11 Ariel Lassiter
25 Gabriele Corbo
13 Mason Toye
10 Bryce Duke
14 Sunusi Ibrahim

ATL Atlanta United FC (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Brad Guzan (GK) Yellow Card
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 Yellow Card
28 Tyler Wolff

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