MLS

Toronto FC vs CF Montréal, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season

· MLS
Toronto FC
  • 66': Federico Bernardeschi
  • Red Card 77': Raoul Petretta
  • 90'+4': Federico Bernardeschi
FT
2 - 3
CF Montréal
  • 18': Mathieu Choinière
  • 25': Aimé Mabika (OG)
  • 79': Mathieu Choinière (P)

CF Montreal build early lead, hang on to beat Toronto FC

Mathieu Choiniere scored twice to help CF Montreal to a 3-2 win against host Toronto FC on Sunday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 6': Foul by Federico Bernardeschi (Toronto FC).
  • 6': Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Raoul Petretta (Toronto FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Bernardeschi.
  • 7': Offside, CF Montréal. Gabriele Corbo tries a through ball, but Bryce Duke is caught offside.
  • 9': Federico Bernardeschi (Toronto FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 9': Foul by Gabriele Corbo (CF Montréal).
  • 11': Foul by George Campbell (CF Montréal).
  • 11': Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Foul by Prince Osei Owusu (Toronto FC).
  • 12': Samuel Piette (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 13': Attempt missed. Jules-Anthony Vilsaint (CF Montréal) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Kwadwo Opoku.
  • 16': Corner, Toronto FC. Conceded by Samuel Piette.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Aimé Mabika (Toronto FC) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Michael Bradley with a cross following a corner.
  • 17': Foul by Franco Ibarra (Toronto FC).
  • 17': Samuel Piette (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Jules-Anthony Vilsaint (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joel Waterman.
  • 18': Goal! Toronto FC 0, CF Montréal 1. Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 19': Foul by Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal).
  • 19': Franco Ibarra (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Prince Osei Owusu (Toronto FC).
  • 20': Joel Waterman (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Delay in match because of an injury Tomás Romero (Toronto FC).
  • 23': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 23': Foul by Shane O'Neill (Toronto FC).
  • 23': Jules-Anthony Vilsaint (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 23': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Shane O'Neill.
  • 24': Attempt missed. Gabriele Corbo (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mathieu Choinière with a cross following a corner.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Jules-Anthony Vilsaint (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bryce Duke.
  • 25': Own Goal by Aimé Mabika, Toronto FC. Toronto FC 0, CF Montréal 2.
  • 27': Foul by Prince Osei Owusu (Toronto FC).
  • 27': Joel Waterman (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Kwadwo Opoku (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Kwadwo Opoku (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bryce Duke.
  • 29': Foul by Kwadwo Opoku (CF Montréal).
  • 29': Jonathan Osorio (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Kwadwo Opoku (CF Montréal).
  • 31': Shane O'Neill (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Federico Bernardeschi (Toronto FC).
  • 32': Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 34': Delay in match because of an injury Jules-Anthony Vilsaint (CF Montréal).
  • 36': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 38': Substitution, CF Montréal. Chinonso Offor replaces Jules-Anthony Vilsaint because of an injury.
  • 39': Foul by Chinonso Offor (CF Montréal).
  • 39': Michael Bradley (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Bryce Duke (CF Montréal) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Mathieu Choinière with a cross.
  • 42': Foul by Aaron Herrera (CF Montréal).
  • 42': Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Corner, Toronto FC. Conceded by Mathieu Choinière.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal).
  • 45'+3': Franco Ibarra (Toronto FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+4': Foul by Brandon Servania (Toronto FC).
  • 45'+4': Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+5': Brandon Servania (Toronto FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Toronto FC 0, CF Montréal 2.
  • 45': Second Half begins Toronto FC 0, CF Montréal 2.
  • 45': Substitution, Toronto FC. Alonso Coello replaces Michael Bradley.
  • 45': Substitution, Toronto FC. Kobe Franklin replaces Franco Ibarra.
  • 46': Foul by Aaron Herrera (CF Montréal).
  • 46': Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty (Toronto FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 47': Corner, Toronto FC. Conceded by Samuel Piette.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Prince Osei Owusu (Toronto FC) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Federico Bernardeschi.
  • 51': Corner, Toronto FC. Conceded by Mathieu Choinière.
  • 53': Offside, Toronto FC. Alonso Coello tries a through ball, but Prince Osei Owusu is caught offside.
  • 54': Corner, Toronto FC. Conceded by Aaron Herrera.
  • 58': Foul by Kwadwo Opoku (CF Montréal).
  • 58': Shane O'Neill (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Substitution, Toronto FC. Lorenzo Insigne replaces Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty.
  • 60': Substitution, Toronto FC. C.J. Sapong replaces Prince Osei Owusu.
  • 61': C.J. Sapong (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Joel Waterman (CF Montréal).
  • 61': Corner, Toronto FC. Conceded by Mathieu Choinière.
  • 62': Foul by Aimé Mabika (Toronto FC).
  • 62': Gabriele Corbo (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Brandon Servania (Toronto FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Insigne (Toronto FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 63': Corner, Toronto FC. Conceded by Gabriele Corbo.
  • 64': Aimé Mabika (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Foul by Chinonso Offor (CF Montréal).
  • 66': Goal! Toronto FC 1, CF Montréal 2. Federico Bernardeschi (Toronto FC) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Insigne.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Lorenzo Insigne (Toronto FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
  • 74': Substitution, CF Montréal. Lassi Lappalainen replaces Bryce Duke.
  • 77': Penalty CF Montréal. Lassi Lappalainen draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 77': Penalty conceded by Raoul Petretta (Toronto FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 77': Raoul Petretta (Toronto FC) is shown the red card.
  • 79': Goal! Toronto FC 1, CF Montréal 3. Mathieu Choinière (CF Montréal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Federico Bernardeschi (Toronto FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alonso Coello.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Brandon Servania (Toronto FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 81': Foul by Brandon Servania (Toronto FC).
  • 81': Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Delay in match because of an injury Brandon Servania (Toronto FC).
  • 82': Delay in match because of an injury Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal).
  • 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 83': Substitution, Toronto FC. Víctor Vázquez replaces Brandon Servania because of an injury.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mathieu Choinière.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Gabriele Corbo (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
  • 88': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Tomás Romero.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Aaron Herrera (CF Montréal).
  • 90'+1': Lorenzo Insigne (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Kwadwo Opoku (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lassi Lappalainen with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 90'+3': Foul by George Campbell (CF Montréal).
  • 90'+3': Jonathan Osorio (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': George Campbell (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Goal! Toronto FC 2, CF Montréal 3. Federico Bernardeschi (Toronto FC) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jonathan Osorio.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Kwadwo Opoku (CF Montréal).
  • 90'+5': Víctor Vázquez (Toronto FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Toronto FC 2, CF Montréal 3.
  • 0': Match ends, Toronto FC 2, CF Montréal 3.

Statistics

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15 Fouls 11
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
1 Offsides 1
2 Corner Kicks 7
1 Saves 4
41.6 Possession 58.4
12 SHOTS 10
6 ON GOAL 3
0.5 On Target % 0.3
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
342 Accurate Passes 488
415 Passes 573
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 4
8 Crosses 20
0.3 Cross % 0.2
51 Long Balls 59
29 Accurate Long Balls 35
0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 5
9 Effective Tackles 10
20 Tackles 15
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
18 Interceptions 7
21 Effective Clearances 5
21 Clearances 5

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: BMO Field
Location: Toronto, Canada
Attendance: 27,518

MLS Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 FC Cincinnati 27 +8 52
2 Philadelphia Union 27 +18 51
3 Nashville SC 26 +14 47
4 Orlando City SC 27 +18 47
Full Standings

Line-Ups

TOR Toronto FC (4-3-3)

No. Name
30 Tomas Romero (GK)
6 Aimé Mabika
27 Shane O'Neill
28 Raoul Petretta Red Card
23 Brandon Servania Yellow Card
4 Michael Bradley
21 Jonathan Osorio
5 Franco Ibarra
25 Prince Owusu
7 Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty
10 Federico Bernardeschi
Toronto FC Substitutes:
Víctor Vázquez, Sigurd Rosted, Lorenzo Insigne, Cassius Mailula, Luka Gavran, C.J. Sapong, Alonso Coello, Kosi Thompson, Kobe Franklin.

MTL CF Montréal (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
40 Jonathan Sirois (GK)
16 Joel Waterman
25 Gabriele Corbo
24 George Campbell Yellow Card
19 Nathan Saliba
6 Samuel Piette
10 Bryce Duke
29 Mathieu Choinière
22 Aaron Herrera
28 Jules-Anthony Vilsaint
90 Kwadwo Opoku
CF Montréal Substitutes:
Zachary Brault-Guillard, Ahmed Hamdi, James Pantemis, Lassi Lappalainen, Ousman Jabang, Victor Wanyama, Sunusi Ibrahim, Chinonso Offor, Matko Miljevic.

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