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CF Montreal Edges Out New York City FC in Tight Home Victory
Montreal, Quebec – In a hard-fought match at Stade Saputo, CF Montreal secured a valuable victory over New York City FC, with a scoreline that reflected the game’s intensity. Despite New York City FC dominating possession with 67%, the home team capitalized on their chances.
The sole goal of the match came in the 23rd minute, courtesy of V. Loturi, who finished precisely after a play initiated without assistance. This goal proved sufficient to secure all three points for the Montreal side.
The match was marked by physical play, evidenced by the 10 fouls committed by CF Montreal and 12 by New York City FC. Additionally, referee Victor Rivas was compelled to issue two yellow cards to New York City FC players (A. Perea in the 37th minute and M. Moralez in the 55th) and one to T. Gray in the 90th minute. CF Montreal, for their part, avoided receiving any bookings.
Although New York City FC attempted to overturn the situation with 11 shots, only two of them managed to be on target, failing to overcome the home defense. CF Montreal, with a lower possession percentage (33%), capitalized on their 12 shots to ensure the victory. The final result underlines Montreal’s effectiveness against New York City FC’s sterile dominance.
Substitutions new york city fc: at minute 46 A. Ojeda came in and J. Shore went out., at minute 64 S. Tanasijevic came in and T. Gray went out., at minute 64 B. Risa came in and K. O’Toole went out., at minute 73 M. Bakrar came in and S. Garfield Reid went out.
Substitutions cf montreal: at minute 58 O. Graham-Roache came in and J. Vilsaint went out., at minute 79 D. Sealy came in and Y. Guboglo went out., at minute 79 S. Piette came in and F. Alvarez went out., at minute 90 P. Owusu came in and S. Ibrahim went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
CF Montreal
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New York City FC
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