CF Montréal vs Charlotte FC, 2025 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSPep Biel’s early goal all Charlotte FC needs to top CF Montreal
Pep Biel's team-leading third goal of the season was enough to lift visiting Charlotte FC to a 1-0 win over CF Montreal on Saturday evening.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC).
- 1': Joel Waterman (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Adilson Malanda.
- 9': George Campbell (CF Montréal) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Dante Sealy with a cross following a corner.
- 9': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Tim Ream.
- 10': Attempt blocked. Caden Clark (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Saliba with a cross.
- 10': Foul by George Campbell (CF Montréal).
- 10': Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC).
- 14': George Campbell (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Goal! CF Montréal 0, Charlotte FC 1. Pep Biel (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 19': Foul by Fernando Álvarez (CF Montréal).
- 19': Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by George Campbell (CF Montréal).
- 22': Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 25': Foul by Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC).
- 25': Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Prince Owusu (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luca Petrasso with a cross.
- 26': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Adilson Malanda.
- 30': Offside, CF Montréal. Prince Owusu is caught offside.
- 31': Foul by Victor Loturi (CF Montréal).
- 31': Kerwin Vargas (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt missed. Pep Biel (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Liel Abada following a fast break.
- 33': Attempt saved. Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 33': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Jonathan Sirois.
- 35': Foul by Victor Loturi (CF Montréal).
- 35': Liel Abada (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Victor Loturi (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Brandt Bronico.
- 39': Ashley Westwood (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Caden Clark (CF Montréal).
- 39': Caden Clark (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card.
- 41': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Tim Ream.
- 41': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Adilson Malanda.
- 42': Attempt missed. Caden Clark (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dante Sealy with a cross following a corner.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Prince Owusu (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Loturi.
- 42': Attempt missed. Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Liel Abada following a fast break.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Offside, CF Montréal. Caden Clark is caught offside.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Liel Abada (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Brandt Bronico.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, CF Montréal 0, Charlotte FC 1.
- 45': Second Half begins CF Montréal 0, Charlotte FC 1.
- 45': Substitution, CF Montréal. Hennadii Synchuk replaces Victor Loturi.
- 46': Foul by George Campbell (CF Montréal).
- 46': Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Attempt missed. Prince Owusu (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dante Sealy.
- 49': Offside, CF Montréal. Prince Owusu is caught offside.
- 53': Foul by George Campbell (CF Montréal).
- 53': Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt missed. Prince Owusu (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luca Petrasso with a cross.
- 56': Hand ball by Fernando Álvarez (CF Montréal).
- 56': Foul by Tim Ream (Charlotte FC).
- 56': Hennadii Synchuk (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 57': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Nathan Byrne.
- 58': Attempt missed. Prince Owusu (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Dante Sealy with a through ball.
- 60': Ashley Westwood (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Foul by Caden Clark (CF Montréal).
- 60': Prince Owusu (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card.
- 62': Foul by Andrew Privett (Charlotte FC).
- 62': Prince Owusu (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Foul by Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC).
- 63': George Campbell (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 63': Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 65': Delay in match because of an injury Tim Ream (Charlotte FC).
- 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 68': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Souleyman Doumbia replaces Tim Ream because of an injury.
- 68': Substitution, CF Montréal. Giacomo Vrioni replaces Caden Clark.
- 69': Foul by Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC).
- 69': Hennadii Synchuk (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Attempt missed. Giacomo Vrioni (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 71': Foul by Hennadii Synchuk (CF Montréal).
- 71': Souleyman Doumbia (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Attempt saved. Giacomo Vrioni (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 72': Attempt missed. Giacomo Vrioni (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Dante Sealy with a cross.
- 73': Attempt saved. Liel Abada (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 73': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Jonathan Sirois.
- 74': Kerwin Vargas (Charlotte FC) hits the left post with a header from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Pep Biel with a cross following a corner.
- 76': Attempt missed. Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 77': Attempt missed. Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luca Petrasso.
- 78': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Idan Toklomati replaces Patrick Agyemang.
- 78': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Tyger Smalls replaces Liel Abada.
- 78': Substitution, CF Montréal. Bryce Duke replaces Samuel Piette.
- 78': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by George Campbell.
- 79': Offside, CF Montréal. Giacomo Vrioni is caught offside.
- 82': Ashley Westwood (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Bryce Duke (CF Montréal).
- 84': Attempt blocked. Dante Sealy (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Hennadii Synchuk with a cross.
- 85': Substitution, CF Montréal. Jalen Neal replaces Joel Waterman because of an injury.
- 85': Foul by Souleyman Doumbia (Charlotte FC).
- 85': Hennadii Synchuk (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 86': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Iuri Tavares replaces Kerwin Vargas.
- 86': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Eryk Williamson replaces Pep Biel.
- 89': Attempt saved. Bryce Duke (CF Montréal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hennadii Synchuk.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Hennadii Synchuk (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 89': Eryk Williamson (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by Fernando Álvarez (CF Montréal).
- 89': Fernando Álvarez (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Fernando Álvarez.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Prince Owusu (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Bryce Duke.
- 90'+4': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Andrew Privett.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Hennadii Synchuk (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 90'+5': Offside, CF Montréal. Giacomo Vrioni is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, CF Montréal 0, Charlotte FC 1.
- 0': Match ends, CF Montréal 0, Charlotte FC 1.
Statistics
 CLT |
MTL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 5 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 30.4 | Possession | 69.6 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 209 | Accurate Passes | 559 |
| 288 | Passes | 633 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 6 | Crosses | 38 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 46 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 21 | Accurate Long Balls | 38 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 12 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.9 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 57 | Effective Clearances | 12 |
| 57 | Clearances | 12 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Stade Saputo
Location: Montreal, Canada
Attendance: 16,038
Venue: Stade Saputo
Location: Montreal, Canada
Attendance: 16,038
MLS Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Cincinnati | 24 | +8 | 48 |
| 2 | Nashville SC | 24 | +17 | 47 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Union | 24 | +17 | 47 |
| 4 | Columbus Crew | 24 | +7 | 44 |
Line-Ups
CF Montréal (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Jonathan Sirois (GK) |
| 4 | Fernando Álvarez  |
| 24 | George Campbell |
| 13 | Luca Petrasso |
| 16 | Joel Waterman |
| 23 | Caden Clark |
| 6 | Samuel Piette |
| 19 | Nathan Saliba |
| 9 | Prince Owusu |
| 22 | Victor Loturi |
| 25 | Dante Sealy |
Charlotte FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kristijan Kahlina (GK) |
| 4 | Andrew Privett |
| 29 | Adilson Malanda |
| 3 | Tim Ream |
| 14 | Nathan Byrne |
| 16 | Pep Biel |
| 13 | Brandt Bronico |
| 8 | Ashley Westwood |
| 33 | Patrick Agyemang |
| 11 | Liel Abada |
| 18 | Kerwin Vargas |
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