MONTREAL - CF Montréal shut out Toronto FC 1-0, Sunday afternoon at Stade Saputo, in the Canadian Championship final, becoming the 2021 national champion for a fiftth time in Club history. Forward Romell Quioto scored the game-winning goal (72’) to help Montreal defend its title. As a result, CF Montréal will advance to the Concacaf Champions League in 2022 with the draw scheduled for December 15. The round of 16 will be played between February 15 to 17 (first leg) and February 22 to 24 (second leg).
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Game notes:
-Forward Romell Quioto scored his first goal in the Canadian Championship. It was his ninth goal across all competitions in 2021.
-Goalkeeper Sebastian Breza completed the tournament with a 3-0-0 record, including two shutouts and a 0.33 Goals Against Average. Breza did not concede a goal in his last 243 minutes of play in the Canadian Championship.
WILFRIED NANCY
“We should have scored earlier but didn’t. But I remained confident. We had to stay positive because if we continued playing the way we did, we knew we would have more chances. My takeaways today are only positive. The boys did well. It took some time to find the goal, but I never felt my team was threatened. I felt my players were in control. The players deserved the win today based on their performance. It is a good result for the staff, my players and the Club.”
SEBASTIAN BREZA
"Romell's goal did us some good. We dominated that game. It was a big relief when the goal came. After that, we knew we had to preserve the result for the remainder of the match. It always feels good to break the deadlock like that. Getting scoring chances but not finding the back of the net was nerve-racking. As goalkeepers in those situations, you can sometimes think that if you concede next, its your fault. But as you get more experienced, you understand you must be ready for any circumstances. It doesn’t change your approach to the match. You can’t look at the scoreboard. You have to have a bad memory and focus on the next play.”
