Late with 15 minutes left in the game, CF Montreal took advantage of a very long interruption due to thunderstorms in Columbus to come back up and emerge victorious by a score of 2 to 1 from a duel with the Crew on Wednesday. evening.
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Defender Joel Waterman, with a shot while diving near the Eloy Room cage, created hysteria in the Montreal ranks by scoring the winning net in stoppage time in the second half.
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CF defender Joel Waterman disputes the decision of the official who gave him a yellow card in the first half.
Trailing since the 14th minute, the men in blue, white and black had their best moments on the hour mark when striker Romell Quioto entered the field, knocking on the door repeatedly without being able to push it down.
However, it was in the 74th minute that the Foot Club’s momentum was halted when the referee ruled that it was no longer safe to walk on the lawn of Lower.com Field. Threatening lightning was seen, but the storm cell was slow to disperse.
On the return, the equivalent of a full game later, the visitors struggled to break through the final defensive curtain of the Crew, with opposition players aggressive on the ball carrier.
If any player knows how to get out of trouble, it’s the great Kei Kamara. The Sierra Leone native scored with a header shortly before injury time, liberating his club 1-1.
It was Kamara’s 134th career goal, which tied Jeff Cunningham for third in Major League Soccer history. Only Landon Donovan (145) and Chris Wondolowski (171) are ahead of number 23.
Willingness to spin
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CF Montreal coach Wilfried Nancy and his Crew counterpart Caleb Porter chatted before the game.
For this second match of a streak of three in eight days, head coach Wilfried Nancy had chosen to rest some of his usual starters, including Gabriele Corbo in a three-man defense and Quebecers Zachary Brault-Guillard and Mathieu Choinière on the wings.
“ZBG”, however, was hit in the leg late in the first half, leaving the grass surface with the help of the sports therapist. Upon returning from the locker room, Lassi Lappalainen was already taking his place. There were also fears for the health of Kamara, whose head came into contact with an opponent on a corner kick.
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CF Montreal goalkeeper Sebastian Breza had to jump to prevent the ball from continuing to fly into the back of the net as Victor Wanyama looked on.
Sebastian Breza found his net for this match following being sidelined for the last three meetings. Nancy’s decision came as a surprise, as James Pantemis had two shutouts, helping CF Montreal pick up seven points out of a possible nine.
The Belle Province goalkeeper was unlucky on Columbus’ only goal, the work of Lucas Zelarayan in the quarter of an hour. The ball seemed to deflect on a defender, completely mystifying Breza, who might do nothing regarding it.
Undefeated in their last four games, CF Montreal will return home to face Inter Miami CF on Saturday. They’re now firmly in third place in the Eastern Conference standings with 39 points, three ahead of the New York Red Bulls.
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Samuel Piette beat Yaw Yeboah to get the ball.
Rudy Camacho has been established for the 100th time with the club, joining in a select group Patrice Bernier, Hassoun Camara, Evan Bush, Ignacio Piatti and Samuel Piette.