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': Hand ball 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. 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. 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. 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. 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': Hand ball 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 | 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) |
| 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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