CF Montreal attacked the New York Red Bulls’ net relentlessly on Saturday at Stade Saputo, and they were finally able to snatch a 2-1 win with a penalty kick on three occasions.
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In stoppage time in the second half, with a score of 1 to 1, Norwegian forward Bjorn Johnsen saw his attempted pass being touched by an opposing defender. Johnsen tried his luck on the penalty spot, but he missed it. After video resumption, the referee ruled that the Red Bulls goalkeeper had left his goal line before the shot was fired and gave the Montreal team a chance.
Mason Toye then tried himself, but an identical scenario occurred. Victor Wanyama took over from the other two and saw his shot partially blocked before finishing his run in the back of the net to lift the Montreal fans.
“To see the penalty, there was no cool because we were trying to know who was going to shoot when it was clear, said Nancy in the post-match conference. When we started to miss it, it was a textbook case because we were no longer focused and we did not have the right emotional control. ”
CF Montreal ended a five-game winless streak.
Wilfried Nancy’s men directed an impressive 17 shots into the net, seven of which were from the frame, but it was only in the 71st minute that they were able to celebrate for the first time. Sunusi Ibrahim shook the ropes after redirecting a throw from Djordje Mihailovic with a header. It was the 18-year-old Nigerian’s first goal in the Bleu-Blanc-Noir uniform, in his 13th game.
CF Montreal also saw their opponents open the scoring, on a penalty, following a clumsy error by Kiki Struna in the penalty area during stoppages in the first half.
With this gain, the Montreal team regained seventh place in the Eastern Conference, the last giving access to the playoffs, with 26 points in 19 games.
She will play her next game against FC Cincinnati on August 18.
Rather bizarre scenario at the end of the match while Mason Toye remained lying on the ground after the final whistle, visibly in pain. The team’s medical team even came to his side and he was seen retreating to the locker room with a splint on his arm.
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