CF Montréal vs Columbus Crew, 2025 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSCrew and CF Montreal settle for unsatisfying draw
Luca Petrasso scored in the first half for CF Montreal and Jacen Russell-Rowe answered for the visiting Columbus Crew in the second, which made for a 1-1 final Wednesday night.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 9': Aziel Jackson (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Jalen Neal (CF Montréal).
- 17': Attempt missed. Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jacen Russell-Rowe.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Luca Petrasso (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Saliba.
- 24': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Darlington Nagbe.
- 27': Offside, CF Montréal. Caden Clark is caught offside.
- 29': Goal! CF Montréal 1, Columbus Crew 0. Luca Petrasso (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Prince Owusu.
- 30': Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Caden Clark (CF Montréal).
- 31': Attempt missed. Yevhen Cheberko (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Farsi.
- 31': Fabian Herbers (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Darlington Nagbe (Columbus Crew).
- 34': Handball by Yevhen Cheberko (Columbus Crew).
- 36': Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Foul by Victor Loturi (CF Montréal).
- 37': Foul by Dante Sealy (CF Montréal).
- 37': Mohamed Farsi (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Attempt missed. Yevhen Cheberko (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacen Russell-Rowe.
- 43': Dawid Bugaj (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Aziel Jackson (Columbus Crew).
- 45': Foul by Prince Owusu (CF Montréal).
- 45': Yevhen Cheberko (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Caden Clark (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Foul by Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, CF Montréal 1, Columbus Crew 0.
- 45': Second Half begins CF Montréal 1, Columbus Crew 0.
- 45': Substitution, CF Montréal. Tom Pearce replaces Fabian Herbers.
- 46': Attempt missed. Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a fast break.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jacen Russell-Rowe with a through ball.
- 48': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Nathan Saliba.
- 50': Dante Sealy (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew).
- 51': Dante Sealy (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Foul by Aziel Jackson (Columbus Crew).
- 52': Attempt missed. Tom Pearce (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 53': Attempt saved. Aziel Jackson (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jonathan Sirois (CF Montréal). Assisted by Dániel Gazdag.
- 54': Aziel Jackson (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Foul by Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal).
- 56': Attempt blocked. Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Darlington Nagbe.
- 56': Foul by Yevhen Cheberko (Columbus Crew).
- 56': Prince Owusu (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Substitution, CF Montréal. Samuel Piette replaces Luca Petrasso.
- 63': Goal! CF Montréal 1, Columbus Crew 1. Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal.
- 64': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Ibrahim Aliyu replaces Aziel Jackson.
- 65': Attempt saved. Victor Loturi (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew). Assisted by Dante Sealy.
- 67': Foul by Yevhen Cheberko (Columbus Crew).
- 67': Prince Owusu (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Substitution, CF Montréal. Brandan Craig replaces Nathan Saliba.
- 78': Attempt saved. Steven Moreira (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jonathan Sirois (CF Montréal). Assisted by Darlington Nagbe.
- 80': Dániel Gazdag (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Foul by Samuel Piette (CF Montréal).
- 80': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Tristan Brown replaces Mohamed Farsi.
- 81': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Amar Sejdic replaces Darlington Nagbe.
- 81': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Taha Habroune replaces Dániel Gazdag.
- 81': Substitution, Columbus Crew. Cesar Ruvalcaba replaces Steven Moreira.
- 82': Attempt saved. Jacen Russell-Rowe (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jonathan Sirois (CF Montréal). Assisted by Max Arfsten.
- 82': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Jonathan Sirois.
- 84': Foul by Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew).
- 84': Joel Waterman (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Joel Waterman (CF Montréal).
- 86': Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Joel Waterman (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Tom Pearce.
- 88': Attempt blocked. Amar Sejdic (Columbus Crew) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 88': Substitution, CF Montréal. Aleksandr Guboglo replaces Dante Sealy.
- 88': Substitution, CF Montréal. Owen Graham-Roache replaces Caden Clark.
- 90': Attempt missed. Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Dylan Chambost.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Handball by Prince Owusu (CF Montréal).
- 90'+3': Aleksandr Guboglo (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Tristan Brown (Columbus Crew).
- 90'+4': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Brandan Craig.
- 90'+5': Corner, Columbus Crew. Conceded by Jalen Neal.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, CF Montréal 1, Columbus Crew 1.
- 0': Match ends, CF Montréal 1, Columbus Crew 1.
Statistics
 CLB |
MTL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 9 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 58.7 | Possession | 41.3 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 4 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 555 | Accurate Passes | 376 |
| 622 | Passes | 444 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 13 | Crosses | 3 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 24 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 12 | Accurate Long Balls | 33 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 10 | Tackles | 25 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 7 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 7 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Stade Saputo
Location: Montreal, Canada
Attendance: 16,041
Venue: Stade Saputo
Location: Montreal, Canada
Attendance: 16,041
MLS Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philadelphia Union | 34 | +22 | 66 |
| 2 | FC Cincinnati | 34 | +12 | 65 |
| 3 | Inter Miami CF | 34 | +26 | 65 |
| 4 | Charlotte FC | 34 | +9 | 59 |
Line-Ups
CF Montréal (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Jonathan Sirois (GK) |
| 16 | Joel Waterman  |
| 2 | Jalen Neal |
| 13 | Luca Petrasso |
| 27 | Dawid Bugaj |
| 23 | Caden Clark |
| 22 | Victor Loturi |
| 19 | Nathan Saliba |
| 9 | Prince Owusu |
| 21 | Fabian Herbers |
| 25 | Dante Sealy |
Columbus Crew (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 28 | Patrick Schulte (GK) |
| 21 | Yevhen Cheberko |
| 18 | Malte Amundsen |
| 31 | Steven Moreira |
| 6 | Darlington Nagbe |
| 7 | Dylan Chambost |
| 27 | Max Arfsten |
| 23 | Mohamed Farsi |
| 19 | Jacen Russell-Rowe |
| 13 | Aziel Jackson |
| 8 | Dániel Gazdag |
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