MLS

New York City FC vs CF Montréal, 2024 MLS, Regular Season

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  • 9': Adrián Martínez
  • 56': Adrián Martínez
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2 - 0

Alonso Martinez's brace carries NYCFC past CF Montreal

Alonso Martinez scored in both halves and host New York City FC won its second straight match, defeating CF Montreal 2-0 on Wednesday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 4': Foul by Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal).
  • 4': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 5': Foul by Tayvon Gray (New York City FC).
  • 5': Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Goal! New York City FC 1, CF Montréal 0. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Hannes Wolf.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
  • 11': VAR Decision: Goal New York City FC 1-0 CF Montréal (Alonso Martínez).
  • 15': Foul by Tayvon Gray (New York City FC).
  • 15': Raheem Edwards (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 19': Attempt saved. Kwadwo Opoku (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sunusi Ibrahim.
  • 19': Foul by George Campbell (CF Montréal).
  • 19': Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by Raheem Edwards (CF Montréal).
  • 20': James Sands (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Delay in match because of an injury Maximiliano Moralez (New York City FC).
  • 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 22': Substitution, New York City FC. Agustín Ojeda replaces Maximiliano Moralez because of an injury.
  • 23': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Birk Risa.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Josef Martínez (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Raheem Edwards.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 26': Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 26': Foul by Gabriele Corbo (CF Montréal).
  • 27': Attempt blocked. Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alonso Martínez.
  • 27': Offside, New York City FC. Agustín Ojeda is caught offside.
  • 28': Foul by Bryce Duke (CF Montréal).
  • 28': Keaton Parks (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Bryce Duke (CF Montréal).
  • 32': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Attempt missed. Josef Martínez (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ruan.
  • 34': Bryce Duke (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC).
  • 35': Attempt blocked. Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by George Campbell.
  • 36': Attempt missed. Raheem Edwards (CF Montréal) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the left wing is too high. Assisted by Nathan Saliba.
  • 37': Birk Risa (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Foul by Sunusi Ibrahim (CF Montréal).
  • 40': Bryce Duke (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by James Sands (New York City FC).
  • 40': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Thiago Martins.
  • 41': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Kevin O'Toole.
  • 43': Foul by Sunusi Ibrahim (CF Montréal).
  • 43': James Sands (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Santiago Rodríguez with a through ball following a fast break.
  • 45'+2': Attempt saved. Sunusi Ibrahim (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bryce Duke.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, New York City FC 1, CF Montréal 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins New York City FC 1, CF Montréal 0.
  • 45': Substitution, CF Montréal. Matías Cóccaro replaces Sunusi Ibrahim.
  • 45': Substitution, New York City FC. Strahinja Tanasijevic replaces Birk Risa.
  • 46': Offside, New York City FC. Alonso Martínez is caught offside.
  • 46': Foul by Hannes Wolf (New York City FC).
  • 46': Joaquín Sosa (CF Montréal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Josef Martínez (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kwadwo Opoku.
  • 48': Bryce Duke (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by James Sands (New York City FC).
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Agustín Ojeda (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hannes Wolf.
  • 50': Offside, New York City FC. Tayvon Gray is caught offside.
  • 52': Foul by George Campbell (CF Montréal).
  • 52': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': George Campbell (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hannes Wolf.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Josef Martínez (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Joaquín Sosa following a fast break.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alonso Martínez.
  • 56': Goal! New York City FC 2, CF Montréal 0. Alonso Martínez (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Hannes Wolf with a through ball.
  • 57': Substitution, CF Montréal. Lassi Lappalainen replaces Ruan.
  • 57': Substitution, CF Montréal. Fernando Álvarez replaces George Campbell.
  • 57': Substitution, CF Montréal. Dominik Yankov replaces Kwadwo Opoku.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Agustín Ojeda (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Keaton Parks with a through ball.
  • 60': Hand ball by Kevin O'Toole (New York City FC).
  • 64': Foul by Dominik Yankov (CF Montréal).
  • 64': James Sands (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 65': Foul by Lassi Lappalainen (CF Montréal).
  • 65': Kevin O'Toole (New York City FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 65': Foul by Joaquín Sosa (CF Montréal).
  • 65': Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left from a direct free kick.
  • 67': Substitution, CF Montréal. Jules-Anthony Vilsaint replaces Josef Martínez.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Hannes Wolf (New York City FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Santiago Rodríguez.
  • 69': Attempt saved. Raheem Edwards (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Bryce Duke.
  • 72': Substitution, New York City FC. Andrés Perea replaces Keaton Parks.
  • 72': Substitution, New York City FC. Julián Fernández replaces Hannes Wolf.
  • 74': Offside, CF Montréal. Dominik Yankov is caught offside.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Jules-Anthony Vilsaint (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dominik Yankov.
  • 76': Attempt blocked. Julián Fernández (New York City FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 76': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Fernando Álvarez.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Kevin O'Toole (New York City FC) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by James Sands.
  • 76': Corner, New York City FC. Conceded by Jonathan Sirois.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Andrés Perea (New York City FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Julián Fernández.
  • 81': Foul by Gabriele Corbo (CF Montréal).
  • 81': Santiago Rodríguez (New York City FC) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Matías Cóccaro (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Raheem Edwards.
  • 87': Substitution, New York City FC. Mounsef Bakrar replaces Alonso Martínez.
  • 88': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by James Sands.
  • 89': Attempt saved. Julián Fernández (New York City FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Agustín Ojeda.
  • 90'+1': Foul by James Sands (New York City FC).
  • 90'+1': Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+1': Fernando Álvarez (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Mounsef Bakrar (New York City FC).
  • 90'+3': Foul by James Sands (New York City FC).
  • 90'+3': Raheem Edwards (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+3': James Sands (New York City FC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, New York City FC 2, CF Montréal 0.
  • 0': Match ends, New York City FC 2, CF Montréal 0.

Statistics

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13 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
4 Corner Kicks 2
5 Saves 4
51.6 Possession 48.4
12 SHOTS 14
4 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
514 Accurate Passes 490
611 Passes 576
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
3 Accurate Crosses 1
13 Crosses 6
0.2 Cross % 0.2
54 Long Balls 47
27 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
5 Blocked Shots 3
13 Effective Tackles 10
21 Tackles 23
0.6 Tackle % 0.4
11 Interceptions 10
8 Effective Clearances 16
8 Clearances 16

Game Information

Competition: MLS

Venue: Citi Field
Location: New York, New York, USA
Attendance: 18,209

MLS Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Inter Miami CF 34 +30 74
2 Columbus Crew 34 +32 66
3 FC Cincinnati 34 +10 59
4 Orlando City SC 34 +9 52
Full Standings

Line-Ups

NYC New York City FC (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
49 Matthew Freese (GK)
5 Birk Risa
13 Thiago Martins
22 Kevin O'Toole
24 Tayvon Gray
27 Maxi Morález
55 Keaton Parks
6 James Sands Yellow Card
16 Adrián Martínez
10 Santiago Rodríguez
17 Hannes Wolf

MTL CF Montréal (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
40 Jonathan Sirois (GK)
25 Gabriele Corbo
3 Joaquín Sosa
24 George Campbell Yellow Card
19 Nathan Saliba
10 Bryce Duke
44 Raheem Edwards
22 Ruan
14 Sunusi Ibrahim
17 Josef Martínez
7 Kwadwo Opoku

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