CF Montreal beat Houston Dynamo to stay alive in playoff race

A tight battle in the first half

In the first 20 minutes of the game, Montreal was pressing early looking for the game’s first goal against a team that was looking for their first road win of the season. The home side was struggling to get a shot on target as Ahmed Hamdi and Djordje Mihailovic led the offense.

The first shot on target of the game came in the 35th minute and it belonged to the visitors as Ariel Lassiter got a great shot on goal but Sebastien Breza who got the start in goal over James Pantemis made an incredible save. Ibrahim Sunisi got the first shot on target for Montreal four minutes later.

The first half finished 0-0 with both playing a tight defensive game and both teams still looking for that first goal.

Montreal finishes strong

The second half started with the Dynamo pressing and in the 50th minute, Lassiter got another great shot that Breza would tip out of bounds with his hand. Breza made another save two minutes later on Memo Rodriguez to keep the score 0-0.

Montreal finally opened the scoring in the 58th minute off a corner and Rudy Camacho managed to the get ball with a great kick into the back of the net for the 1-0 lead. Kamal Miller doubled Montreal’s lead in the 62nd minute again off another corner as he headed the ball into the back of the net.

That goal would be enough for Montreal to take a 2-0 win and with one more game on Sunday are that much closer to booking a spot in the playoffs.

Coaches reaction :

“I’m happy for the players. It was not an easy game emotionally. I liked the start of the game and the first half. Football is extraordinary because we scored when we were a little less dominant. Kudos to the players because they did the work to get us in a position to play a final against Orlando.”

Decision Day

Once again it will come to the last game of the regular season as Montreal will look to clinch a playoff spot against Orlando City at Saputo Stadium on Sunday afternoon.