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CF Montreal’s scoring drought was so long, spectators sitting behind the net brought giant arrows to point toward the goal.
Victor Wanyama started on the bench as FC Montreal snapped a four-game winless run following a 2-0 victory over Charlotte in an MLS clash on Sunday morning.
The former Harambee Stars captain was a 72nd-minute substitute for Hernan Losada’s men who had also not scored in all the four matches that they had failed to win.
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11:16 - 13.07.2023
STARS ABROAD Victor Wanyama suffers third straight loss as Chicago Fire scorch CF Montreal
The former Harambee Stars captain played all 90 minutes but he could not prevent his side from another MLS defeat.
CF Montreal’s scoring drought was so long, spectators sitting behind the net brought giant arrows to point toward the goal. The squad on the field got the message loud and clear.
Striker Kwadwo Opoku scored his first goal for his new club to break the deadlock. Opoku’s goal in the 27th minute was Montreal’s first in 451 minutes, bringing a relieved Stade Saputo crowd to its feet after having little to cheer for recently during the Major League Soccer club’s goalscoring woes.
Chinonso Offor added to the lead two minutes later and the home side never looked back.
“I’m not going to lie, at some point I saw the signs with the arrows pointing at the goal. I mean, they’re not wrong, that’s brutally honest,” said Montreal captain of the day Samuel Piette. “To score two goals back-to-back in the full stadium, it was special.”
“It was massive, especially after two losses at home, we wanted to bounce back after the (3-0 loss) in Chicago, we wanted to respond. Charlotte is a direct rival,” added Piette, who also surpassed former Montreal winger Ignacio Piatti for the most MLS starts by a field player in club history with 131.
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15:04 - 09.07.2023
STARS ABROAD Wanyama blames poor finishing as CF Montreal suffer first successive home losses in three years
The former Harambee Stars captain rued his side’s lack of cutting edge following their defeat to Atlanta United.
“I’m not too focused on the table, I’m more focused on taking one game at a time, but I know if we would have lost this today we could have been at the very bottom almost of the table.”
Wanyama had one of the best ratings despite featuring for just 18 minutes, getting a WhoScored rating of 6.1 in the win which was a morale booster for Montreal who had lost three straight games to New York City, Atlanta United, and Chicago Fire since their goalless draw against Charlotte on June 25.
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Victory still left Montreal in 10th place on the 15-team Eastern Conference standings with 29 points from 23 matches and they will need to put together a consistent run to be in contention for the playoffs.
Montreal will face Mexican club Pumas in the Leagues Cup on Saturday, with their next MLS game scheduled for August 20 on the road against Canadian rivals Toronto FC.
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