First victory in MLS | The best and worst of CF Montreal

Djordje Mihailovic has taken off. Kei Kamara opened his counter. The news is good for CF Montreal, who finally claimed their first MLS victory on Saturday.

Jean-Francois Teotonio
The Press

Wilfried Nancy’s men won 4-3 in a crazy game against FC Cincinnati, Ohio.

The premises offered open play, and the visitors took advantage of it. Maybe they wanted to make sure they fixed their still too many defensive mistakes.

We will come back to it. Because we have to talk about Djordje.

The World Cup is next November. National selections have time to evolve, and to invite new faces. We say to ourselves that it must be the bet of the American midfielder of CF Montreal.

At the 18^and minute on Saturday, Mihailovic equalized the score at 1-1 on a superb individual manoeuvre.

At the 41^and, he still brought his team to a 2-2 tie. The American concluded a very good action started by Victor Wanyama, who had brilliantly brilliantly stolen the ball from Yuya Kubo in midfield.

In the absence of many attackers, the rise of Djordje Mihailovic this season must be welcome for Wilfried Nancy.

But beyond the prowess of his young midfielder at the front, there are still these famous worries to be settled at the back.

Cincy’s second goal was a case in point. Rudy Camacho was lost in limbo on the left, Brandon Vazquez seized the ball in a completely vacant right corner… and defender Alistair Johnston completed the sequence by scoring against his own side with a header, lying on the goal line.

But since a game against FC Cincinnati always contains as many adventures as a good Emerald Knights book – let’s remember the 5-4 madness at Saputo Stadium in July 2021 – we were not at the last twist.

Kei Kamara scored his first goal for the Bleu-blanc-noir at the very end of the first period. 3-2 CF Montreal.

The locals tied the game at 3-3 on a penalty awarded by Camacho in the 59th^and minute.

Then Joaquín Torres received a nice pass from Kamara to hit the mark, and take the lead for good, in the 67th.^and.

Wilfried Nancy’s men suffered until the final whistle, but their first three-point victory held firm.

More details will follow.