Toronto FC was defeated 4-3 by CF Montréal on Sunday night at BMO Field.
The Toronto Fc couldn’t have gotten off to a better start against their bitter rivals. The Montreal captain Samuel Piette was called for a clumsy ichallenge on Ayo Akinola inside the area. Federico Bernardeschi would step up to score from the spot, netting his third penalty in as many attempts for TFC.
Less than two minutes later,Lorenzo Insigne. Il Magnifico tucked in a lovely volley after Bernardeschi’s deflected cross fell to him.
Montreal saw Toronto Fc score twice in less than two minutes and would do the exact same. Shortly after Miller’s goal, Djordje Mihailovic was left with too much space, blasting a shot from distance into the back of the net. Alex Bono would get a hand on the ball but couldn’t stop it. A night to forget for the Toronto FC goalkeeper.
Montreal almost got their (3) third in the 29th minute after a free kick from Mihailovic got to Victor Wanyama. With the net left wide open.
Montreal eventually got their third goal of the match, right before the halftime whistle. Kei Kamara in the (43 ‘) raced onto what seemed like a straightforward long ball from Joel Waterman. Chris Mavinga had an opportunity to clear, but failed to deal with the danger, allowing Kamara to get past him and nutmeg Bono. The Sierra Leone international has now scored 11 goals against Toronto.
On the Second half – We hoped Bob Bradley’s Team will come ready to play, but the effort was flat. The players seemed drained after giving up their lead. In a match they just about had to win to have any hope of reaching the playoffs, TFC looked defeated even though there was still another half to play.
TFC fans, were able to see Mark Anthony Kaye was introduced to the match after the break, making his return from injury.
Montreal remained the better team following the interval, grabbing their fourth goal early in the half to put the game out of reach. In what was another instance of sloppy defending, Alistair Johnston was allowed to get on the end of a headed pass from Kamara, nodding it past Bono.
From that point on, Toronto Fc were out of the game. Bernardeschi had some efforts fly over the bar but Toronto Fc would have to wait until stoppage time to get their third goal. An exquisite play from Insigne would be just a consolation. The Italian skipped through the Montreal defence before chipping it past James Pantemis. Insigne would go down after scoring and hobbled back to his side’s half of the pitch.
We hope the Toronto Fc keeps fighting to reach the Post Season.
