“Wake up,” chanted the IMFC Collective as the whistle blew to signal the end of the first half. CF Montreal never emerged from its deep slumber, and lost 5-0 at home to the worst team in the East. Amid boos.
Like his season, the Bleu-blanc-noir’s performance was pitiful on Saturday night against the New England Revolution at Saputo Stadium. After two weeks of hibernation, he nevertheless had the opportunity to start this last stage of the campaign with aplomb.
He got eaten whole instead.
Montrealers were still yawning when the Revolution took the lead in the 7the minute, on a beautiful play concluded by Bobby Wood.
It was Wood again who doubled his team’s lead… on a laughable defensive blunder on the part of the home team. A battle for the ball in front of Jonathan Sirois that lasted several seconds ended with a small roll of the ball into the goal. After 37 minutes, it was 2-0.
PHOTO DOMINICK GRAVEL, THE PRESS
CF Montreal match at Saputo Stadium on August 24, 2024 against the New England Revolution.
Offensively, Montreal never managed to find Josef Martínez with regularity, the Venezuelan being isolated on his island up front. Caden Clark, starting for his first match with the CFM, was interesting during his hour of play, but nothing convincing enough to make him decisive.
During the second half, the chain came out. Nick Lima, the Revs’ new recruit in defense, made it 3-0 with a nice finish in the 71st minute.eAt that moment, a packed Saputo stadium began to empty massively.
Giacomo Vrioni confirmed the complete stampede at 79e. Another newcomer from the Revolution, striker Luca Langroni, completed the manita by marking the 5e visitors goal in the 83rd minutee.
At the same time, he confirmed the humiliation that this New England team inflicted on Montreal on its own turf.
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