CF Montréal vs Philadelphia Union, 2024 MLS, Regular Season
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4 - 2
4 - 2
CF Montreal storm past Union thanks to late burst
Dominic Iankov scored the tiebreaking goal in the 89th minute and Ruan added insurance three minutes later as CF Montreal recorded a 4-2 victory over the visiting Philadelphia Union on Saturday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union).
- 1': Jules-Anthony Vilsaint (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Offside, CF Montréal. Sunusi Ibrahim is caught offside.
- 8': Foul by George Campbell (CF Montréal).
- 8': Tai Baribo (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Attempt saved. Josef Martínez (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sunusi Ibrahim.
- 12': Attempt missed. Josef Martínez (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ruan with a cross.
- 14': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Bryce Duke.
- 18': Foul by Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union).
- 18': Sunusi Ibrahim (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Hand ball by Raheem Edwards (CF Montréal).
- 20': Attempt missed. Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Quinn Sullivan with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 21': Bryce Duke (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Foul by Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union).
- 29': Goal! CF Montréal 0, Philadelphia Union 1. Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathan Harriel with a cross.
- 32': Attempt saved. Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Chris Donovan.
- 33': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Jonathan Sirois.
- 35': Attempt missed. Jules-Anthony Vilsaint (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Raheem Edwards with a cross.
- 36': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Kai Wagner.
- 36': Goal! CF Montréal 1, Philadelphia Union 1. Josef Martínez (CF Montréal) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Bryce Duke with a cross following a corner.
- 37': Attempt saved. Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Quinn Sullivan.
- 40': Corner, Philadelphia Union. Conceded by Bryce Duke.
- 41': Goal! CF Montréal 1, Philadelphia Union 2. Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leon Flach with a headed pass following a corner.
- 45'+2': Foul by Jules-Anthony Vilsaint (CF Montréal).
- 45'+2': Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Kai Wagner (Philadelphia Union).
- 45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+5': Bryce Duke (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+5': Foul by Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union).
- 45'+6': Attempt blocked. Josef Martínez (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryce Duke.
- 45'+7': First Half ends, CF Montréal 1, Philadelphia Union 2.
- 45': Second Half begins CF Montréal 1, Philadelphia Union 2.
- 47': Offside, Philadelphia Union. Tai Baribo is caught offside.
- 48': Foul by Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal).
- 48': Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union).
- 50': Raheem Edwards (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Kai Wagner.
- 52': Offside, CF Montréal. Gabriele Corbo is caught offside.
- 54': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Quinn Sullivan.
- 55': Foul by Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union).
- 55': Jules-Anthony Vilsaint (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Goal! CF Montréal 2, Philadelphia Union 2. Bryce Duke (CF Montréal) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 60': Hand ball by Ruan (CF Montréal).
- 61': Foul by Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union).
- 61': Sunusi Ibrahim (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Dániel Gazdag replaces Chris Donovan.
- 62': Substitution, CF Montréal. Lassi Lappalainen replaces Joaquín Sosa.
- 62': Substitution, CF Montréal. Kwadwo Opoku replaces Jules-Anthony Vilsaint.
- 64': Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Josef Martínez (CF Montréal).
- 66': Hand ball by Kwadwo Opoku (CF Montréal).
- 67': Attempt missed. Sunusi Ibrahim (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Raheem Edwards.
- 68': Foul by Gabriele Corbo (CF Montréal).
- 68': Tai Baribo (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Bryce Duke (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': Foul by Jesús Bueno (Philadelphia Union).
- 73': Attempt blocked. Raheem Edwards (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 73': Foul by Raheem Edwards (CF Montréal).
- 73': Tai Baribo (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Nathan Harriel.
- 76': Substitution, CF Montréal. Dominik Yankov replaces Josef Martínez.
- 76': Substitution, Philadelphia Union. Olivier Mbaizo replaces Tai Baribo.
- 77': Attempt missed. Lassi Lappalainen (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ruan.
- 78': Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal).
- 82': Attempt saved. Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 83': Attempt missed. Dominik Yankov (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Nathan Saliba.
- 87': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Jack Elliott.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Bryce Duke with a cross.
- 88': Attempt saved. Raheem Edwards (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dominik Yankov.
- 89': Goal! CF Montréal 3, Philadelphia Union 2. Dominik Yankov (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Raheem Edwards.
- 90': Foul by Kwadwo Opoku (CF Montréal).
- 90': Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Jack Elliott (Philadelphia Union) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Harriel with a headed pass.
- 90'+2': Goal! CF Montréal 4, Philadelphia Union 2. Ruan (CF Montréal) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Lassi Lappalainen with a cross.
- 90'+3': Ruan (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 90'+3': Substitution, CF Montréal. Victor Wanyama replaces Bryce Duke.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Dániel Gazdag (Philadelphia Union) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 90'+5': Foul by Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union).
- 90'+5': Sunusi Ibrahim (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Jakob Glesnes (Philadelphia Union) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+6': Foul by Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union).
- 90'+6': Kwadwo Opoku (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, CF Montréal 4, Philadelphia Union 2.
- 0': Match ends, CF Montréal 4, Philadelphia Union 2.
Statistics
 PHI |
MTL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 35.7 | Possession | 64.3 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 286 | Accurate Passes | 582 |
| 366 | Passes | 662 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 15 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 48 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 20 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 21 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Stade Saputo
Location: Montreal, Canada
Attendance: 19,619
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 |
Line-Ups
CF Montréal (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Jonathan Sirois (GK) |
| 25 | Gabriele Corbo |
| 3 | Joaquín Sosa |
| 24 | George Campbell |
| 19 | Nathan Saliba |
| 10 | Bryce Duke |
| 44 | Raheem Edwards |
| 22 | Ruan |
| 14 | Sunusi Ibrahim |
| 17 | Josef Martínez |
| 28 | Jules-Anthony Vilsaint |
Philadelphia Union (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 76 | Andrew Rick (GK) |
| 3 | Jack Elliott |
| 5 | Jakob Glesnes  |
| 27 | Kai Wagner |
| 26 | Nathan Harriel |
| 20 | Jesús Bueno |
| 31 | Leon Flach |
| 16 | Jack McGlynn |
| 33 | Quinn Sullivan |
| 28 | Tai Baribo |
| 25 | Chris Donovan |
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