CF Montréal vs San Jose Earthquakes, 2024 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSJosef Martinez scores twice to power CF Montreal past Earthquakes
Josef Martinez scored twice early in the second half as CF Montreal continued their MLS playoff push with a 3-0 victory against the visiting San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Caden Clark (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Carlos Akapo (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 2': Caden Clark (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 2': Foul by Carlos Akapo (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 3': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Daniel Munie.
- 8': Attempt saved. Josef Martínez (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 9': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Vítor Costa.
- 9': Attempt missed. Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 10': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by George Campbell.
- 11': Attempt missed. Rodrigues (San Jose Earthquakes) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza with a cross following a corner.
- 12': Bryce Duke (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Carlos Gruezo (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 13': Attempt missed. Amahl Pellegrino (San Jose Earthquakes) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza with a cross.
- 13': Attempt missed. Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Amahl Pellegrino.
- 14': Foul by Bryce Duke (CF Montréal).
- 14': Rodrigues (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Vítor Costa.
- 17': Attempt missed. Caden Clark (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 18': Foul by Samuel Piette (CF Montréal).
- 18': Hernán López (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Hernán López (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 19': Samuel Piette (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 20': Attempt missed. Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty (CF Montréal) right footed shot from long range on the right is too high. Assisted by Josef Martínez.
- 24': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Niko Tsakiris.
- 26': Foul by Niko Tsakiris (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 26': Raheem Edwards (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Vítor Costa (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 30': Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Attempt saved. Raheem Edwards (CF Montréal) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Josef Martínez.
- 31': Foul by Samuel Piette (CF Montréal).
- 31': Hernán López (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt missed. Hernán López (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza.
- 36': Carlos Akapo (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Caden Clark (CF Montréal).
- 37': Attempt blocked. Josef Martínez (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 37': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Daniel Munie.
- 37': Attempt missed. Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 38': Attempt saved. Josef Martínez (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 38': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Daniel.
- 40': Attempt saved. Josef Martínez (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Caden Clark.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Caden Clark (CF Montréal) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Josef Martínez.
- 40': Foul by Joel Waterman (CF Montréal).
- 40': Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Delay in match (CF Montréal).
- 42': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 44': Foul by Samuel Piette (CF Montréal).
- 44': Hernán López (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Offside, San Jose Earthquakes. Jeremy Ebobisse is caught offside.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, CF Montréal 0, San Jose Earthquakes 0.
- 45': Second Half begins CF Montréal 0, San Jose Earthquakes 0.
- 48': Foul by Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty (CF Montréal).
- 48': Vítor Costa (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 50': Corner, CF Montréal. Conceded by Rodrigues.
- 50': Goal! CF Montréal 1, San Jose Earthquakes 0. Josef Martínez (CF Montréal) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bryce Duke with a cross following a corner.
- 52': Carlos Gruezo (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by Raheem Edwards (CF Montréal).
- 52': Raheem Edwards (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Attempt missed. Amahl Pellegrino (San Jose Earthquakes) header from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Carlos Akapo.
- 54': Foul by Bryce Duke (CF Montréal).
- 54': Rodrigues (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Goal! CF Montréal 2, San Jose Earthquakes 0. Josef Martínez (CF Montréal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Caden Clark.
- 57': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Jack Skahan replaces Hernán López.
- 57': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Paul Marie replaces Amahl Pellegrino.
- 57': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Jackson Yueill replaces Niko Tsakiris.
- 58': Foul by Bryce Duke (CF Montréal).
- 58': Vítor Costa (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 58': Attempt saved. Caden Clark (CF Montréal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 59': Bryce Duke (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Carlos Gruezo (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 59': Carlos Gruezo (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Attempt missed. Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Josef Martínez.
- 64': Foul by Nathan Saliba (CF Montréal).
- 64': Rodrigues (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Fernando Álvarez.
- 66': Foul by Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 66': Raheem Edwards (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Carlos Akapo (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Foul by Raheem Edwards (CF Montréal).
- 71': Bryce Duke (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71': Foul by Carlos Gruezo (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 71': Substitution, CF Montréal. Matías Cóccaro replaces Josef Martínez.
- 71': Substitution, CF Montréal. Tom Pearce replaces Raheem Edwards.
- 71': Substitution, CF Montréal. Dawid Bugaj replaces Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty.
- 72': Goal! CF Montréal 3, San Jose Earthquakes 0. Caden Clark (CF Montréal) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bryce Duke.
- 73': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Alfredo Morales replaces Carlos Gruezo.
- 76': Foul by Matías Cóccaro (CF Montréal).
- 76': Rodrigues (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Tommy Thompson replaces Jeremy Ebobisse.
- 78': Substitution, CF Montréal. Gabriele Corbo replaces Nathan Saliba.
- 78': Substitution, CF Montréal. Kwadwo Opoku replaces Caden Clark.
- 82': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by George Campbell.
- 83': Attempt missed. Vítor Costa (San Jose Earthquakes) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza with a cross following a corner.
- 83': Attempt missed. Tommy Thompson (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 85': Foul by Tommy Thompson (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 85': Joel Waterman (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Foul by Alfredo Morales (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 85': Joel Waterman (CF Montréal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Alfredo Morales (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card.
- 89': Attempt saved. Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Tommy Thompson.
- 90': Carlos Akapo (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Foul by Tom Pearce (CF Montréal).
- 90': Tom Pearce (CF Montréal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Daniel Munie (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Rodrigues (San Jose Earthquakes) header from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Paul Marie.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, CF Montréal 3, San Jose Earthquakes 0.
- 0': Match ends, CF Montréal 3, San Jose Earthquakes 0.
Statistics
 SJ |
MTL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 14 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 41.9 | Possession | 58.1 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 335 | Accurate Passes | 504 |
| 411 | Passes | 569 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 17 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 36 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 13 |
| 20 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 7 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 15 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: Stade Saputo
Location: Montreal, Canada
Attendance: 19,619
Venue: Stade Saputo
Location: Montreal, Canada
Attendance: 19,619
MLS Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAFC | 34 | +20 | 64 |
| 2 | LA Galaxy | 34 | +19 | 64 |
| 3 | Real Salt Lake | 34 | +17 | 59 |
| 4 | Seattle Sounders FC | 34 | +16 | 57 |
Line-Ups
CF Montréal (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 40 | Jonathan Sirois (GK) |
| 16 | Joel Waterman |
| 4 | Fernando Alvarez |
| 24 | George Campbell |
| 19 | Nathan Saliba |
| 6 | Samuel Piette |
| 44 | Raheem Edwards  |
| 11 | Jahkeele Marshall-Rutty |
| 17 | Josef Martínez |
| 23 | Caden Clark |
| 10 | Bryce Duke |
San Jose Earthquakes (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 42 | Daniel (GK) |
| 26 | Rodrigues |
| 24 | Daniel Munie |
| 94 | Vítor Costa |
| 29 | Carlos Akapo |
| 23 | Hernan Lopez |
| 7 | Carlos Gruezo |
| 30 | Niko Tsakiris |
| 11 | Jeremy Ebobisse |
| 9 | Amahl Pellegrino |
| 10 | Cristian Espinoza |
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