Youngsters shine in Whitecaps’ win over CF Montreal
Simon Becher scored twice and notched an help in his first Major League Soccer begin because the Vancouver Whitecaps walloped CF Montreal 5-0 on Saturday.
Ali Ahmed netted a objective and a helper for the Whitecaps (1-2-3), whereas Brian White and Julian Gressel additionally scored and Javain Brown picked up a pair of assists.
Goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka didn’t face a single on-target shot as he earned his first clear sheet for Vancouver.
Jonathan Sirois registered 4 saves for Montreal (1-4-0).
The guests bumped into bother early within the first half, shedding captain Samuel Piette to an obvious leg harm, then taking place a person within the twenty third minute when Rudy Camacho was despatched off with a purple card.
The decisive victory marked Vancouver’s first win in league play this season.
The Whitecaps sealed the rating at 5-0 within the 59th minute after Brown ran down the sideline and chipped a ball into the field. Becher bought a contact on it, sending a shot into the Montreal web for his second objective of the match.
Ahmed — who additionally made his first MLS begin on Saturday — gave Vancouver a four-goal cushion within the forty eighth minute.
White was stripped on the high of the penalty space and the 22-year-old Canadian midfielder rapidly picked up the ball, then hammered it in for his first MLS objective.
Sirois stopped White’s shot within the forty fifth minute however the rebound popped out to Gressel, who tapped it into the yawning web earlier than the ‘keeper may get again in place.
The objective — Gressel’s first of the MLS marketing campaign — put Vancouver up 3-0.
The midfielder and his teammates celebrated by leaping over the advert boards to hug and high-five supporters within the stands.
Two minutes earlier, Ahmed dished a brief go to Becher on the high of the six-yard field and the 23-year-old American striker despatched a sliding shot into the again of the subsequent for his second objective of the season.
With the strike, Becher turned the primary Whitecap within the MLS period to attain in his first 4 appearances throughout all competitions.
Vancouver opened the scoring within the thirty eighth minute when Becher sliced a fast go to White throughout the penalty space and the veteran ahead popped a shot in previous Sirois for his first MLS objective of the yr.
An ugly foul proved pricey for Montreal within the twenty third minute when Camacho pulled Becher down on the high of the penalty space.
Pushing and shoving ensued and Camacho was despatched off after receiving his second yellow of the sport. The defender’s first of the night time got here within the eleventh minute when he took Becher out within the midfield.
Camacho was the second member of Montreal’s again line to depart the sport.
Piette went down onerous within the midfield within the sixth minute. He lay on the turf for a number of moments and was checked out by a coach earlier than getting up and strolling off whereas grabbing the highest of his leg.
The Whitecaps will likely be again on the sector Wednesday once they host reigning MLS Cup champions Los Angeles FC within the CONCACAF quarterfinals. Vancouver will return to league play on April 8 when the Portland Timbers go to B.C. Place. CF Montreal will tackle the Revolution in New England the identical day.
NOTES: Ahmed is observing Ramadan and broke his quick on the sidelines throughout an harm stoppage early within the recreation after the solar went down. … Saturday marked the primary time since June 9, 2019 that the Whitecaps scored 5 targets in an MLS recreation. That match ended with a 5-2 win over Orlando City SC. … A crowd of 16,046 took within the recreation at B.C. Place.
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