Cincinnati left the Stade Saputo stadium after losing by just one goal against Montréal, in the match valid for week 8 of the United States – MLS 2024 tournament. In a match that any of the teams could have won, Josef Martínez put the 1 -0 at 48 minutes of the first half, after a great play. FC Cincinnati’s reaction came in the 13th minute of the second stage after a play by Yuya Kubo. CF Montréal was more effective and was able to balance the balance in its favor to make it 2-1 through a play by Ariel Lassiter when 16 minutes into the same half.

Josef Martínez made the stadium vibrate with his definition, in the 48th minute of the first stage. A cross from Raheem Edwards left the forward to define from the large area and put the ball into the goal defended by Alec Kann.

Ruan took a tremendous shot 9 minutes into the first half and the ball hit the post. It could not be.

Josef Martínez distinguished himself as the most outstanding player of the match. The CF Montréal forward showed his best level by scoring 1 goal and shooting 4 times into the opponent’s goal.

Ariel Lassiter was also important. The CF Montréal striker scored 1 goal and shot into the opponent’s goal 3 times.

With a dirty game, the match played between both teams stood out. There were a large number of reprimands: Luca Orellano, DeAndre Yedlin, Joel Waterman, Samuel Piette, Raheem Edwards and Ian Murphy.

Montréal’s technical director, Laurent Courtois, proposed a 3-5-2 strategy with Jonathan Sirois in goal; George Campbell, Joel Waterman and Joaquín Sosa on the defensive line; Ruan, Mathieu Choiniere, Samuel Piette, Raheem Edwards and Bryce Duke in the middle; and Matías Cóccaro and Ariel Lassiter in the attack.

For their part, those led by Pat Noonan stood with a 3-5-2 formation with Alec Kann between the three sticks; Miles Robinson, Matt Miazga and Ian Murphy in defense; DeAndre Yedlin, Obinna Nwobodo, Pavel Bucha, Luca Orellano and Luciano Acosta in the midfield; and Yuya Kubo and Aaron Boupendza up front.

The judge selected for the match at the Stade Saputo stadium was Lukasz Szpala.

Montréal will host Orlando City SC on the next matchday. On the Cincinnati side, they will play as a visitor against Atlanta United.