The initial interaction between CF Montreal and Forge FC has been as strained as possible. The Montrealers made sure that wasn’t the case for the latter.
A hat-trick from Sunusi Ibrahim allowed CF Montreal to win 3-0 against their Canadian Premier League opponents on Wednesday at Saputo Stadium and advance to the semi-finals of the Canadian Championship where Toronto awaits FC , in Queen City, on Sunday. of June 20. The draw also ensures that the winner of another semi-final will host the final match of the competition.
If last year’s semi-final between the Montreal and Hamilton teams was so close that goalkeeper Sebastian Breza scored the win in the penalty shoot-out, the MLS club would, in this case, have clearly insisted the superiority it should enjoy, in theory, in its vis-à-vis the Canadian Premier League, which has nevertheless entered three finals in the history of this circuit, with two key championships.
Despite some changes made to the squad, which lost 2-1 at home to Real Salt Lake on Sunday, the Montrealers played from kickoff with impressive unity.
From the second minute, Ibrahim was launched by Mathieu Choinière – who finally faced his brother David, No. 7 of Forge FC and former Impact-in a one-on-one against goalkeeper Triston Henry, who won this attempt. The scenario will soon be repeated, with another outcome.
After recovering some of the ball in the offensive third by hitting the opponent, the Montrealers chose to reward themselves with patience at the quarter-hour mark.
Central back Joel Waterman, deployed in the middle of a three-man defense, showed disarming patience with the ball at his feet before eliminating five opponents in a single pass towards the v. The Argentinian immediately spun the ball behind the defense for Ibrahim, who opened the scoring in another one-on-one.
Seven minutes later, Miljevic prepared his second goal. A nice exchange on the edge of the penalty area with Kei Kamara, and the Sierra Leonean launched in front of Henry. Kamara had a chance to shoot, but out of the corner of his eyes he saw Ibrahim, alone on the far pole, and simply crossed towards him to double Montreal’s lead in an empty net.
The guests, if they hope to score quickly on returning from the break to live again, instead give up again. Ibrahim, again, was the target with a free kick from Miljevic. Although CF Montreal generously placed its striker’s head approximately 1.6 m from the ground in its statistical data, with his skull Ibrahim redirected the ball behind the net.
The departure of Ibrahim and Choinière on the time mark gave Wilfried Nancy the opportunity to give the expectant children more time to play.
To Robert Thorkelsson, Gabriele Corbo and other Miljevic added Rida Zouhir and Jojea Kwizera, whose enthusiasm was only diminished by sprinklers that mysteriously activated the opposing half shortly before the final quarter of an hour of play-and by intense strike from David. Choinière that goalkeeper James Pantemis deviated with a corner kick.
After its detour on the road to the 11th Coupe des Voyageurs, CF Montreal will return to MLS this Saturday with a visit to FC Cincinnati, a match that could result in fireworks as 16 goals have been scored in the last 3 meetings between two teams-and one finished 0-0.
Forge FC, meanwhile, travel to Edmonton on Tuesday, May 31 for their seventh game of the season in the Canadian Premier League.
Source: Radio-Canada
