Late with 15 minutes left in the game, CF Montreal took advantage of a very long interruption due to thunderstorms in Columbus to come back up and emerge victorious by a score of 2 to 1 from a duel with the Crew on Wednesday. evening. You can see the highlights in the video at the top of this article.
Defender Joel Waterman, with a shot while diving near the Eloy Room cage, created hysteria in the Montreal ranks by scoring the winning net in stoppage time in the second half.
Trailing since the 14th minute, the men in blue, white and black had their best moments on the hour mark when striker Romell Quioto entered the field, knocking on the door repeatedly without being able to push it down.
However, it was in the 74th minute that the Foot Club’s momentum was halted when the referee ruled that it was no longer safe to walk on the lawn of Lower.com Field. Threatening lightning was seen, but the storm cell was slow to disperse.
On the return, the equivalent of a full game later, the visitors struggled to break through the final defensive curtain of the Crew, with opposition players aggressive on the ball carrier.
If any player knows how to get out of trouble, it’s the great Kei Kamara. The Sierra Leone native scored with a header shortly before injury time, liberating his club 1-1.
It was Kamara’s 134th career goal, which tied Jeff Cunningham for third in Major League Soccer history. Only Landon Donovan (145) and Chris Wondolowski (171) are ahead of number 23.
Willingness to spin
For this second match of a streak of three in eight days, head coach Wilfried Nancy had chosen to rest some of his usual starters, including Gabriele Corbo in a three-man defense and Quebecers Zachary Brault-Guillard and Mathieu Choinière on the wings.
“ZBG”, however, was hit in the leg late in the first half, leaving the grass surface with the help of the sports therapist. Upon returning from the locker room, Lassi Lappalainen was already taking his place. There were also fears for the health of Kamara, whose head came into contact with an opponent on a corner kick.
Sebastian Breza found his net for this match after being sidelined for the last three meetings. Nancy’s decision came as a surprise, as James Pantemis had two shutouts, helping CF Montreal pick up seven points out of a possible nine.
The Belle Province goalkeeper was unlucky on Columbus’ only goal, the work of Lucas Zelarayan in the quarter of an hour. The ball seemed to deflect on Victor Wanyama, completely mystifying Breza, who could not help it.
Undefeated in their last four games, CF Montreal will return home to face Inter Miami CF on Saturday. They’re now firmly in third place in the Eastern Conference standings with 39 points, three ahead of the New York Red Bulls.
Note that Rudy Camacho has been established for the 100th time with the club, joining in a select group Patrice Bernier, Hassoun Camara, Evan Bush, Ignacio Piatti and Samuel Piette.
9th minute – Nice interception by Darlington Nagbe who raises immediately. Following a fine series of passes, the ball fell in front of Derek Étienne Jr., who attempted a shot in the top corner, but missed the target.
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14e minute – The Crew is the first to register for the score. Mathieu Choinière is impossible to clear a cross from his area, and the Crew keeps the ball in the offensive zone. It’s Lucas Zelarayán who shoots at the edge of the surface. The ball deviates on Victor Wanyama and deceives the vigilance of Sebastian Breza who made no effort to stop the ball which slides on his right.
16e minute – As the club all clad in yellow blow in the sails, Luis Díaz crosses for Cucho Hernandèz, who is robbed by Breza. The keeper recovers nicely.
22e minute – The referee must stop the game because Kei Kamara remained on the ground. On the restart, we see that a Crew player took advantage of his momentum to make contact with the Montreal forward without a foul being called. Kamara is unhappy with the turn of events.
27e minute – A through pass is sent to Zachary Brault-Guillard on the left of goalkeeper Eloy Room. As a yellow block looms at the near post, easily three of ZBG’s teammates are at the far post. However, the Quebec side does not try a cross but rather to surprise the Crew goalkeeper, who closes his legs and makes the stop.
30e minute – Joel Waterman is behind on a tackle against Cucho Hernandez. However, he does not touch the Crew player at all, who drops to the ground. Defender number 16 gets a yellow card.
40e minute – After a foul on Djordje Mihailovic, the latter inherits a free kick away from the penalty area. He sends a long ball to Kei Kamara, who redirects with a header to Gabriele Corbo behind. The latter, near the penalty spot, strikes in first intention, but his shot is blocked by two defenders.
46e minute – Upon returning from the locker room, Brault-Guillard gave up his place as right-back to Lassi Lappalainen. For their part, Colombus substitutes Josh Williams for Milos Degenek.
47e minute – Luis Dias comes into violent contact with Mathieu Choinière long after the latter has gotten rid of the ball. The Crew player receives a yellow card.
52e minute – Cucho Hernandez tries his luck outside the box, and he hits the post to the left of Sebastian Breza.
54e minute – Nice construction of the Crew, which threatens once again. This time, it’s Lassi Lappalainen who has to intervene in defense to prevent the ball from entering the net.
64e minute – Romell Quioto replaces Joaquin Torres, as well as Samuel Piette and Alistair johnston for Mathieu Choinière and Victor Wanyama.
65e minute – It only took him a few seconds, but the Honduran striker makes his presence felt. He steals the ball from the opposing defender before escaping. Near the box, he is caught by an opponent and is forced to shoot. Goalkeeper Eloy Room is not bothered and makes the save.
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67e minute – Another change from Nancy is acting up. Near the goal line to the left of keeper Room, Johnston backs Koné, who in turn slides to Kei Kamara, who is between the penalty spot and the edge of the box. This one strikes in first intention but just misses the net.
70e minute – Double change for Colombus, while Wilfried Nancy knocks down his last card and brings in Mason Toye for Djordje Mihailovic.
72e minute – Romell Quioto has his back to goal, but in the penalty area. He explodes and arrives near the goal line, then lets go a low cross, which finds Kei Kamara at the far post, alone, in front of a gaping net, but misses…
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73e minute – Coach Caleb Porter feels the hot soup and replaces his striker Lucas Zelarayán for a more defensive option.
74e minute – The match is put on hold due to storms raging around the stadium. At that time, it was 9:18 p.m.
At 10:30 p.m., the players returned to the field for another warm-up, and the kick-off took place at 10:41 p.m.
80e minute – A Colombus Crew counter attack pushes Rudy Camacho to deal with the quick Cucho Hernandez, who manages to get a shot on target, but Breza deflects his shot.
83e minute – Gabriele Corbo lobbed a ball into the penalty area for his No.23 team-mate, but the ball was just too high for the striker to redirect well with a header.
88e minute – Kei Kamara becomes the third top scorer in MLS history. He redirects a corner kick from Alistair Johnston with a header into the side netting. Kamara achieves this feat against a club where he is a legend.
93e minute – The Johnston-Kamara duo do it again, but this time it’s the Cerberus who has the upper hand by stretching out full length.
94e minute – wow! Lassi Lappalainen, in midfield, sends a long pass to Joel Waterman in the area, who wins his duel, then scores in return like an attacker, who will thwart Elon Room on his left to finish his way in the small net.