CF Montréal vs. Red Bulls: Match Recap & Hopeful Outlook

Marco Donadel had his hands on the face, back to the game, the elbows placed on the railing delimiting the terrain with the stands. The security officer posted there gave him a little tape on his shoulder, as if to say to him: “It will be fine”.

It was 73^e Minute, after a shot from Dante Sealy spent above the setting, as most of the CF Montreal occasions on Saturday evening. Donadel’s irritation, the many supporters present at the Saputo stadium lived it far too often this season.

The CF Montreal lost 2-0 against the New York Red Bulls on Saturday evening. A 9^e Defeat at home, he who won only 2 on 16 home games.

And yet, Donadel appeared at a press conference with a completely different speech.

“We made a very good match, in terms of performance,” he said from the outset.

Yes, some might find that such words sound false, after this result, a second defeat of 2-0 consecutive to the Saputo stadium. But Donadel was not wrong: Montreal would probably have deserved better.

Prince Owusu lacked opportunism. Iván Jaime quietly puts himself in tune with his teammates. Sealy and Hennadii Synchuk had their share of bad luck. Even Samuel Piette ended up in positions good enough to try shots.

“Today, it is obvious that we gave our 100 %,” said Donadel. It is obvious that we can build something with that, because everything is there, on the ground. »»

He listed the great performances of Synchuk, Olger Escobar, Jaime, Sealy, Victor Loturi, Thomas Gillier. Even defender Jalen Neal, who obtained his first departure in three months, was praised.

“Of course, we are not here to ask the supporters to come and encourage us as we try to grow. We are very, very disappointed to lose another match. But I promise: we are on the right path to be ready to win as many games as possible next season. »»

It is not the words of a man who sees his time as a chief coach of the CF Montreal shooting at its end, that, isn’t it?

“I do not know,” he replied when a colleague asked him the question, again, if he saw himself in post for 2026.

“As I have already said, I’m here to work every day, give all my energy for this club. I think we are a good point. […] I hope to be here in the future. »»

Growth pain

Offensively, therefore, the CFM will be disappointed with the missed opportunities, but not from the work done to create them.

It is on the other side that it was lacking, at two times. Two occasions poorly negotiated by Montreal ramparts, witnesses of chaos rather than actors of its organization.

At the 23^eon corner, Tim Parker took over a ball to mark the 1-0, without cover of the CFM. Like a knife in butter. Although Donadel and Samuel Piette will tell you that during the action, a blatant fault on moral efrain was not whistled by the official.

“The second goal is an individual error,” said the Italian. The first is an individual error, but of the referee. »»

At the 29th^eon a game that seemed to take place at the idle, it was Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting who took advantage of a thwarted morals to take a precise shot in the surface, leading to 2-0.

For Donadel, this error is to be classified in the file of growth pain for its young team. Morals, he says, has a “mentality” which will make it “never happen again”.

“I can bet anything on this,” added the coach, who had only good words for the 21-year-old defender acquired from Atlanta during the last transfer window.

“It is unfortunate because these mistakes, I think they are paid cash more often than elsewhere,” said Piette. […] Then we don’t turn on our side. »»

As such, the superb Synchuk free kick shot which struck the post before bouncing directly in the caretaker’s hands could be part of this famous unluckiness which never seems to leave the Montreal sky.

“It’s flat to say, but I think that in the rest of the content, it was super interesting,” added the captain. […] It is encouraging, because it looks a lot like what we want to do. »»

Upward

Hennadii synchuk

Synchuk accumulates the beautiful gestures that demonstrate the extent of his talent these days. He even won 15 of his 21 duels. More and more, whenever he has the ball, something special happens. If he starts to find the last pass in addition, it will be a good omen.

Declining

Luca Petrasso

Petrasso was one of the observers on the goal of Choupo-Moting. A little imprecise in his passes also, with 77 % success. Only three duels won over new. And 13 ball possessions. It’s not catastrophic, but he didn’t shine either.