CF Montréal Takes 2-0 Win at Miami
May 13, 2021 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Club de Foot Montreal News Release
FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida - Following a two-hour delay due to a weather delay, CF Montréal won 2-0 against Inter Miami CF on Wednesday night at DRV PNK (Drive Pink) Stadium, in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Forward Bjørn Johnsen scored two first half goals (14' and 25').
Game notes
-Ahmed Hamdi's first MLS start with CF Montréal
-James Pantemis and Lassi Lappalainen's first start this season
-Djordje Mihailovic's 50th MLS start
-Bjørn Johnsen's first MLS goal with CF Montréal
-Djordje Mihailovic's first CF Montréal assist
-Sunusi Ibrahim's first MLS game with CF Montréal
-James Pantemis' first MLS clean sheet with CF Montréal
GOALS
MTL - Bjørn Johnsen (Djordje Mihailovic, Samuel Piette) 14'
MTL - Bjørn Johnsen (Romell Quioto, Lassi Lappalainen) 25'
CAUTIONS
MIA - Leandro Gonzalez Pirez 7'
MTL - Kamal Miller 33'
MIA - Gonzalo Higuain 60'
MTL - Kiki Struna 82'
MIA - Federico Higuain 88'
LINEUPS
MTL - Gk-James Pantemis, D-Kamal Miller, Rudy Camacho, Kiki Struna; M-Lassi Lappalainen (Zorhan Bassong 56'), Samuel Piette, Ahmed Hamdi (Emanuel Maciel 74'), Djordje Mihailovic (Amar Sejdic 37'), Clément Bayiha; A-Romell Quioto (Sunusi Ibrahim 74'), Bjørn Johnsen (Erik Hurtado 74')
Subs not used: Clément Diop, Joel Waterman, Joaquín Torres, Mathieu Choinière
MIA - Gk- John McCarthy; D-Leandro Gonzalez Pirez, Ryan Shawcross, Brek Shea (Joevin Jones 63'); M-Lewis Morgan, Blaise Matuidi, Victor Ulloa (Edison Azcona 85'), Jay Chapman (Federico Higuain 46'), Gregore Silva; A-Gonzalo Higuain, Rodolfo Pizarro (Kelvin Leerdam 74')
Subs not used: Dylan Castanheira, Christian Makoun, Sami Guediri, Joshua Penn, Julián Carranza
WILFRIED NANCY
"It's my team's performance that I'm the proudest of. We suffered after we came back from the weather delay, but I loved the attitude of the guys. They were really strong mentally. I told them to be ready mentally when they came back. It was interesting to see the players resist the pressure and control the ball. The team spirit was really good. We try to instill a culture with the players. During the long break, they listened to music to think about something else. They danced and they sang. I was happy. That's how we are every day."
BJØRN JOHNSEN
"I hadn't played for about three months before the last games. So, it's about rhythm. Obviously great passes by Djordje and Romell and it gave me the opportunity to score. On the first goal I was tracked by Shawcross. When I took the ball away, I looked where the goalkeeper was and he left the whole first post free. This team has a lot of potential. People started doubting us. But it's always good to be an underdog. All the hard work we put in the preseason is now paying off."
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