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MLS Club de Foot Montreal

CF Montréal Downed by Columbus Crew

October 21, 2023 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Club de Foot Montreal News Release


COLUMBUS, Ohio - CF Montréal fell 2-1 to the Columbus Crew on Saturday evening at Lower.com Field on MLS Decision Day.

Montreal concludes its 2023 MLS campaign in 10th place in the Eastern Conference with 41 points, and misses out on the playoffs following a stoppage-time penalty win by the New York Red Bulls in Nashville.

The Montrealers had taken an early lead thanks to Sunusi Ibrahim's goal (7'). Columbus, however, scored back-to-back goals, via Cucho Hernandez (17') and Darlington Nagbe (50').

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MATCH NOTES

-Ibrahim scored his third goal of the season (his seventh in MLS).

-CF Montréal managed seven blocked shots in the first half and nine in total for the match. Both are season highs.

-Nathan Saliba started for the 20th time this season.

Postgame comments from head coach Hernán Losada, Joel Waterman and George Campbell are available here.

HERNÁN LOSADA

"We had been in the thick of the playoff race for several weeks. We told ourselves before the match that we had come here to win because we did not want to depend on other results. But it was on the basis of 34 games that we failed to qualify. This group put in a lot of effort and we gave it our all. The group deserved to play the Wild Card match. We represented this club with honour in every situation. I'd like to thank all the staff, because we gave it our all until the very end."

JOEL WATERMAN

"We needed to improve our road record. We are going to keep growing tactically and physically. It was a fantastic year of experience for certain young players. It is something to build on. We had goals and we fell short. Emotional maturity is key, and we need to collect some road wins next year. Every time I step on the field for this club, I will try my best. But at the end of the day, we didn't get the job done."

GEORGE CAMPBELL

"It is a long season, and we are a young group with a lot of new faces. We all need to be on the same page and grow together. Everyone is disappointed with the final result. We have to keep our heads up and improve for next season. Now is a time for reflection. At the end of the day, we needed to win and we didn't."

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