Ismael Tajourdi-Shradi, in the 29th minute of play, scored the only goal of the game against James Pantemis, who made four saves.
Bleached for the fifth time this season, CF Montreal only got one shot on target on Luis Barraza.
The New York side, who played at home but not on their home turf – Red Bull Arena instead of Yankee Stadium – avenged the 2-1 defeat suffered on July 7, controlling the ball well.
This was particularly the case in the second half, during which New York City FC directed 12 balls towards the Montreal net, although only three were on target.
CF Montreal will play its next game on Sunday. He will visit the New England Revolution.
Another delay
With the exception of a crossbar from Bjorn Johnsen in the 9th minute of play and a nice save by Pantemis in the 16th, it took about 30 minutes to wait before seeing significant action on both sides. .
In the 28th, Sunusi Ibrahim fired a good shot that narrowly missed Barraza’s net, creating a punt.
The kick led to the only goal of the match, when Tajourdi-Shradi won a duel against Zorhan Bassong near the penalty area before lobbing the ball with the backhand of his left foot over the head of Pandemis, who came out from a few yards. of his net.
Suddenly, the Montreal team allowed the first goal of the game in the first half for a third game in a row, which it had not done in its first 11 games this season.
Wilfried Nancy’s men finished the first half fairly well, to the point of dominating in possession of the ball after 45 minutes of play. However, they could not do better than a shot on target, from Joaquin Torres .
However, they were unable to keep up the pace, allowing the locals to attempt four shots towards the Montreal net during the first quarter of an hour of play of the second period. One of those shots hit the horizontal bar and another was stopped by Pantemis.
This supremacy was maintained and even amplified despite the arrivals of Djordje Mihailovic, in the 60th minute, Mason Toye and Lassi Lappalainen, in the 71st, and Mathieu Choinière, in the 80th.
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