New York City FC vs CF Montréal, 2025 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSCF Montreal top New York City FC to notch first win of season
Prince Owusu scored the lone goal for visiting CF Montreal in a 1-0 win against New York City FC on Saturday, snapping Montreal's season-opening winless streak.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Nico Cavallo.
- 3': Attempt saved. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tayvon Gray with a cross.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Vrioni (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Prince Owusu.
- 4': Offside, CF Montréal. Luca Petrasso is caught offside.
- 8': Foul by Maxi Moralez (New York City FC).
- 8': Samuel Piette (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Fabian Herbers (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Julián Fernández (New York City FC).
- 11': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Thiago Martins.
- 12': Attempt missed. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a fast break.
- 14': Foul by Giacomo Vrioni (CF Montréal).
- 14': Justin Haak (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Attempt missed. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Tayvon Gray with a through ball.
- 16': Foul by Prince Owusu (CF Montréal).
- 16': Tayvon Gray (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Aiden O'Neill (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Foul by Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal).
- 20': Attempt blocked. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andrés Perea.
- 20': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Joel Waterman.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Giacomo Vrioni (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Prince Owusu.
- 22': Attempt saved. Giacomo Vrioni (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Dawid Bugaj with a cross.
- 22': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Matt Freese.
- 23': Foul by Thiago Martins (New York City FC).
- 23': Giacomo Vrioni (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 25': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Dawid Bugaj.
- 26': Attempt missed. Fabian Herbers (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giacomo Vrioni.
- 27': Attempt saved. Prince Owusu (CF Montréal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 27': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Thiago Martins.
- 28': Attempt missed. Jalen Neal (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dante Sealy with a cross following a corner.
- 30': Foul by Samuel Piette (CF Montréal).
- 30': Maxi Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Attempt saved. Giacomo Vrioni (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Prince Owusu with a through ball.
- 32': Foul by Thiago Martins (New York City FC).
- 32': Prince Owusu (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Aiden O'Neill (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Foul by Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal).
- 34': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Tayvon Gray.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Fabian Herbers (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Saliba with a cross.
- 35': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Justin Haak.
- 38': Foul by Justin Haak (New York City FC).
- 38': Giacomo Vrioni (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 39': Foul by Samuel Piette (CF Montréal).
- 39': Julián Fernández (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Samuel Piette (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Foul by Andrés Perea (New York City FC).
- 40': Jonathan Sirois (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Attempt missed. Andrés Perea (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maxi Moralez.
- 44': Foul by Justin Haak (New York City FC).
- 44': Giacomo Vrioni (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Justin Haak (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Dante Sealy (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45': Foul by Nico Cavallo (New York City FC).
- 45': Attempt missed. Fabian Herbers (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
- 45': First Half ends, New York City FC 0, CF Montréal 0.
- 45': Second Half begins New York City FC 0, CF Montréal 0.
- 45': Substitution, CF Montréal. Victor Loturi replaces Samuel Piette.
- 45': Substitution, New York City FC. Agustín Ojeda replaces Andrés Perea.
- 45': Substitution, New York City FC. Mitja Ilenic replaces Tayvon Gray.
- 46': Foul by Victor Loturi (CF Montréal).
- 46': Maxi Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Goal! New York City FC 0, CF Montréal 1. Prince Owusu (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Dante Sealy.
- 49': Delay in match (New York City FC).
- 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 51': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Justin Haak.
- 51': Attempt missed. Giacomo Vrioni (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Luca Petrasso following a corner.
- 52': Foul by Agustín Ojeda (New York City FC).
- 52': Prince Owusu (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Dante Sealy (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Saliba.
- 54': Attempt saved. Dante Sealy (CF Montréal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Luca Petrasso with a cross.
- 56': Foul by Joel Waterman (CF Montréal).
- 56': Mitja Ilenic (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Substitution, CF Montréal. Caden Clark replaces Giacomo Vrioni.
- 60': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Dawid Bugaj.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Mitja Ilenic (New York City FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 62': Substitution, New York City FC. Strahinja Tanasijevic replaces Aiden O'Neill.
- 62': Substitution, New York City FC. Hannes Wolf replaces Julián Fernández.
- 63': Attempt missed. Caden Clark (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Prince Owusu.
- 64': Attempt missed. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 65': Foul by Thiago Martins (New York City FC).
- 65': Prince Owusu (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 66': Offside, CF Montréal. Jalen Neal is caught offside.
- 67': Attempt saved. Prince Owusu (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Fabian Herbers with a cross.
- 69': Attempt missed. Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dante Sealy.
- 70': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Jonathan Shore.
- 71': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Nico Cavallo.
- 71': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Agustín Ojeda.
- 72': Attempt saved. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hannes Wolf.
- 73': Substitution, New York City FC. Mounsef Bakrar replaces Nico Cavallo.
- 74': Attempt missed. Fabian Herbers (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Prince Owusu.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Agustín Ojeda.
- 79': Foul by Agustín Ojeda (New York City FC).
- 79': Victor Loturi (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Substitution, CF Montréal. Brandan Craig replaces Jalen Neal.
- 80': Substitution, CF Montréal. Tom Pearce replaces Fabian Herbers.
- 80': Foul by Dante Sealy (CF Montréal).
- 80': Strahinja Tanasijevic (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Maxi Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Prince Owusu (CF Montréal).
- 84': Foul by Agustín Ojeda (New York City FC).
- 84': Tom Pearce (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Attempt missed. Dawid Bugaj (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Prince Owusu with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
- 85': Substitution, CF Montréal. Owen Graham-Roache replaces Prince Owusu.
- 87': Foul by Joel Waterman (CF Montréal).
- 87': Mounsef Bakrar (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Joel Waterman (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Attempt missed. Mounsef Bakrar (New York City FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hannes Wolf following a set piece situation.
- 90': Foul by Mitja Ilenic (New York City FC).
- 90': Tom Pearce (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Mitja Ilenic (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Tom Pearce (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 90'+1': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Matt Freese.
- 90'+3': Foul by Maxi Moralez (New York City FC).
- 90'+3': Owen Graham-Roache (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, New York City FC 0, CF Montréal 1.
- 0': Match ends, New York City FC 0, CF Montréal 1.
Statistics
 MTL |
NYC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 11 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 6 |
| 40.1 | Possession | 59.9 |
| 19 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 272 | Accurate Passes | 459 |
| 361 | Passes | 556 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 9 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 25 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 65 | Long Balls | 59 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 25 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 19 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 26 |
| 16 | Clearances | 26 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Yankee Stadium
Location: New York City, USA
Attendance: 19,679
Venue: Yankee Stadium
Location: New York City, USA
Attendance: 19,679
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
New York City FC (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 49 | Matthew Freese (GK) |
| 80 | Justin Haak  |
| 13 | Thiago Martins |
| 2 | Nico Cavallo |
| 24 | Tayvon Gray |
| 11 | Julián Fernández |
| 21 | Aiden O'Neill |
| 32 | Jonathan Shore |
| 16 | Alonso Martínez |
| 8 | Andrés Perea |
| 10 | Maxi Morález |
CF Montréal (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Jonathan Sirois (GK) |
| 16 | Joel Waterman |
| 2 | Jalen Neal |
| 13 | Luca Petrasso |
| 27 | Dawid Bugaj |
| 6 | Samuel Piette |
| 19 | Nathan Saliba |
| 21 | Fabian Herbers |
| 25 | Dante Sealy |
| 9 | Prince Owusu |
| 17 | Giacomo Vrioni |
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