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CF Montreal and Columbus Crew Play to a Draw in Hard-Fought Match at Stade Saputo
Montreal, Quebec – In a thrilling match played at Stade Saputo in Montreal, CF Montreal and the Columbus Crew played to a 1-1 draw in a game characterized by its intensity and evenness. The match, part of the Major League Soccer regular season, round 18, ended in a hard-fought stalemate.
CF Montreal took an early lead with a goal from L. Petrasso in the 29th minute. However, the Columbus Crew responded in the second half, equalizing through J. Russell-Rowe in the 63rd minute.
Despite Columbus Crew’s possession advantage (58% to CF Montreal’s 42%), both teams displayed similar clinical finishing. The Ohio-based team created more scoring chances (14 shots to Montreal’s 4), yet only managed to convert one. Montreal, on the other hand, showed more accuracy with their shots, putting two on target. Discipline played a part, with Montreal receiving one yellow card, and Crew remaining clean. Ultimately, the draw was a fair reflection of the match, leaving both teams with a sense of what could have been. The referee for the match was Allen Chapman from the USA.
Substitutions cf montreal: at minute 46 T. Pearce came in and F. Herbers went out., at minute 56 S. Piette came in and L. Petrasso went out., at minute 72 B. Craig came in and N. Saliba went out., at minute 88 O. Graham-Roache came in and C. Clark went out., at minute 88 Y. Guboglo came in and D. Sealy went out.
Substitutions columbus crew: at minute 64 I. Aliyu came in and A. Jackson went out., at minute 80 T. Brown came in and M. Farsi went out., at minute 80 A. Sejdic came in and D. Nagbe went out., at minute 80 C. Ruvalcaba came in and S. Moreira went out., at minute 81 T. Habroune came in and D. Gazdag went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
CF Montreal
Titulares:
Columbus Crew
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