MLS

CF Montréal vs Charlotte FC, 2024 MLS, Regular Season

· MLS
CF Montréal
  • 23': Caden Clark
  • 26': Bryce Duke
FT
2 - 1
Charlotte FC
  • 35': Tim Ream

CF Montreal top Charlotte FC, halt winless streak

On a night when it honored all-time goals leader Ignacio Piatti, CF Montreal used first-half goals from Caden Clark and Bryce Duke to end a four-match winless streak, defeating visiting Charlotte FC 2-1 on Saturday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Ashley Westwood (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 1': Foul by Caden Clark (CF Montréal).
  • 5': Foul by Liel Abada (Charlotte FC).
  • 5': Raheem Edwards (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Fernando Álvarez.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Karol Swiderski (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kerwin Vargas with a headed pass.
  • 15': Caden Clark (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Foul by Djibril Diani (Charlotte FC).
  • 16': Gabriele Corbo (CF Montréal) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
  • 22': Foul by Samuel Piette (CF Montréal).
  • 22': Kerwin Vargas (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Caden Clark (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathan Saliba with a through ball.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Josef Martínez (CF Montréal) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Josef Martínez (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 23': Goal! CF Montréal 1, Charlotte FC 0. Caden Clark (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal.
  • 26': Goal! CF Montréal 2, Charlotte FC 0. Bryce Duke (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Raheem Edwards.
  • 28': Attempt blocked. Karol Swiderski (Charlotte FC) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Djibril Diani with a cross.
  • 28': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Gabriele Corbo.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Karol Swiderski (Charlotte FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ashley Westwood with a cross.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Liel Abada (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pep Biel.
  • 33': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Gabriele Corbo.
  • 34': Adilson Malanda (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 34': Foul by Raheem Edwards (CF Montréal).
  • 35': Goal! CF Montréal 2, Charlotte FC 1. Tim Ream (Charlotte FC) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ashley Westwood with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 36': Attempt blocked. Karol Swiderski (Charlotte FC) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Djibril Diani (Charlotte FC) header from very close range is just a bit too high.
  • 36': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Fernando Álvarez.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Liel Abada (Charlotte FC) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Karol Swiderski with a headed pass.
  • 41': Hand ball by Karol Swiderski (Charlotte FC).
  • 42': Hand ball by Bryce Duke (CF Montréal).
  • 42': Offside, Charlotte FC. Kerwin Vargas is caught offside.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josef Martínez.
  • 45': Attempt saved. Bryce Duke (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Caden Clark.
  • 45': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Kristijan Kahlina.
  • 45'+1': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Kristijan Kahlina.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, CF Montréal 2, Charlotte FC 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins CF Montréal 2, Charlotte FC 1.
  • 49': Bryce Duke (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 49': Foul by Jere Uronen (Charlotte FC).
  • 50': Delay in match (CF Montréal).
  • 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 52': Foul by Jere Uronen (Charlotte FC).
  • 52': Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Caden Clark (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Pep Biel (Charlotte FC).
  • 55': Djibril Diani (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal).
  • 61': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Jere Uronen.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Samuel Piette (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by George Campbell.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Bryce Duke.
  • 63': Foul by Raheem Edwards (CF Montréal).
  • 63': Karol Swiderski (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Karol Swiderski (Charlotte FC) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ashley Westwood with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 65': Foul by George Campbell (CF Montréal).
  • 65': Liel Abada (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 66': Substitution, CF Montréal. Matías Cóccaro replaces Josef Martínez.
  • 66': Substitution, CF Montréal. Jules-Anthony Vilsaint replaces Bryce Duke.
  • 68': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Iuri Tavares replaces Karol Swiderski.
  • 68': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Jamie Paterson replaces Liel Abada.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Matías Cóccaro (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Caden Clark.
  • 69': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Kristijan Kahlina.
  • 69': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Iuri Tavares.
  • 70': Delay in match (CF Montréal).
  • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 76': Delay in match because of an injury Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal).
  • 77': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Brandt Bronico replaces Pep Biel.
  • 77': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Júnior Urso replaces Djibril Diani.
  • 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 79': Attempt missed. Iuri Tavares (Charlotte FC) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Jere Uronen.
  • 81': Foul by Jere Uronen (Charlotte FC).
  • 81': Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Substitution, CF Montréal. Dominik Yankov replaces Nathan Saliba.
  • 82': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Brandon Cambridge replaces Kerwin Vargas.
  • 82': Corner, Charlotte FC. Conceded by Gabriele Corbo.
  • 85': Brandt Bronico (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Foul by George Campbell (CF Montréal).
  • 85': Substitution, Charlotte FC. Jaylin Lindsey replaces Jere Uronen because of an injury.
  • 85': Foul by Júnior Urso (Charlotte FC).
  • 85': Matías Cóccaro (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Dominik Yankov (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriele Corbo.
  • 86': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Tim Ream.
  • 87': Brandon Cambridge (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty (CF Montréal).
  • 88': Hand ball by Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty (CF Montréal).
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 7 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Matías Cóccaro (CF Montréal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty.
  • 90'+1': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Kristijan Kahlina.
  • 90'+2': Ashley Westwood (Charlotte FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Raheem Edwards (CF Montréal).
  • 90'+3': Substitution, CF Montréal. Dawid Bugaj replaces Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, CF Montréal. Tom Pearce replaces Caden Clark.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Jamie Paterson (Charlotte FC) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nathan Byrne with a cross.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, CF Montréal 2, Charlotte FC 1.
  • 0': Match ends, CF Montréal 2, Charlotte FC 1.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 11
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
5 Corner Kicks 7
7 Saves 0
41.1 Possession 58.9
11 SHOTS 14
1 ON GOAL 9
0.1 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
382 Accurate Passes 593
441 Passes 656
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
7 Accurate Crosses 0
28 Crosses 15
0.3 Cross % 0.0
40 Long Balls 46
19 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 2
4 Effective Tackles 12
5 Tackles 19
0.8 Tackle % 0.6
4 Interceptions 9
15 Effective Clearances 29
15 Clearances 29

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Stade Saputo
Location: Montreal, Canada
Attendance: 19,619

MLS Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Atlanta United FC 0 0 0
2 CF Montréal 0 0 0
3 Charlotte FC 0 0 0
4 Chicago Fire FC 0 0 0
Full Standings

Line-Ups

MTL CF Montréal (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
40 Jonathan Sirois (GK)
25 Gabriele Corbo
4 Fernando Alvarez
24 George Campbell
6 Samuel Piette
19 Nathan Saliba
44 Raheem Edwards
11 Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty
17 Josef Martínez
23 Caden Clark
10 Bryce Duke
CF Montréal Substitutes:
Dominik Yankov, Dawid Bugaj, Kwadwo Opoku, Tom Pearce, Sebastian Breza, Jules-Anthony Vilsaint, Sunusi Ibrahim, Victor Wanyama, Matías Cóccaro.

CLT Charlotte FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Kristijan Kahlina (GK)
3 Tim Ream
29 Adilson Malanda
21 Jere Uronen
14 Nathan Byrne
10 Pep Biel
28 Djibril Diani
8 Ashley Westwood
9 Karol Swiderski
18 Kerwin Vargas
11 Liel Abada
Charlotte FC Substitutes:
Jaylin Lindsey, Júnior Urso, Brandon Cambridge, Andrew Privett, Iuri Tavares, Jamie Paterson, David Bingham, Nikola Petkovic, Brandt Bronico.

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