US EditionCF Montreal Blows Two-Goal Lead, Settles for 2-2 MLS Draw with LAFC
- CF Montreal played Los Angeles FC at Stade Saputo on Saturday night, losing a 2-0 first-half lead to settle for a 2-2 MLS draw.
- Montreal entered the match struggling with a 1-9-5 record, winless in four games and coming off recent heavy losses, while LAFC had an eight-game unbeaten streak.
- Montreal scored early through Giacomo Vrioni and Prince Owusu, achieving their first two-goal lead this season before LAFC's Mark Delgado and Olivier Giroud leveled the score in the second half.
- Interim coach Marco Donadel attributed the team's failure to maintain their lead to fatigue after playing five matches in just 15 days, while expressing pride in their performance against a strong opponent, describing the experience as tremendously encouraging.
- The draw keeps Montreal at the bottom of the Eastern Conference with eight points from 15 matches, but Donadel remains hopeful that their strong first-half performance against LAFC can serve as a foundation for improvement in the rest of their season.
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CF Montreal blows two-goal lead, settles for 2-2 MLS draw with LAFC
MONTREAL - Los Angeles FC overcame a two-goal deficit in the first half and salvaged a 2-2 Major League Soccer draw against CF Montreal on Saturday night at Stade Saputo.
Rare Olivier Giroud goal denies CF Montréal first home win in 2-2 draw with LAFC
Olivier Giroud is 38 years old and still going strong. Unfortunately for CF Montréal. France’s all-time leading international goalscorer hasn’t found the net much since joining LAFC last July, but he struck from the bench to earn the Black and Gold a point in an entertaining 2-2 draw at Stade Saputo on Saturday night. The […] The post Rare Olivier Giroud goal denies CF Montréal first home win in 2-2 draw with LAFC appeared first on Canadian Socc…
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CF Montreal blows two-goal lead, settles for draw with LAFC
MONTREAL — CF Montreal saw a 2-0 first-half lead evaporate as the squad was forced to settle for a 2-2 Major League Soccer draw against Los Angeles FC Saturday night at Stade Saputo. Montreal (1-9-5) is winless in its last four matches and has yet to win a game in front of its home fans in seven attempts this season. LAFC (6-4-5), meanwhile, ran its unbeaten streak to eight games, with the team’s last loss coming on April 9 against Inter Miami. …
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