CF Montreal's reserve team suffered their second defeat of the season at defending champions and partner club FC Laval on Sunday, May 28th. The Montrealers now have a 2-2-0 record (6 points) and the sixth place in the League standings.
FC Laval - CF Montréal
Final score: 3-0
Starting XI: Matisse Hébert – Loïc Cloutier – Nikola Markovic – Thomas Bouffard – Medgy Alexandre – Abdel-Malick Daouda (cap.) – Emilio Rossi-Levin – David Mavakala – Vasilios Tiniakos – Rayane Tchemmoun – Guesly Alexandre
Substitutes: Alexis Martin, Jaylen Vilsaint, Benjamin Haynes, Costa Iliadis, Abdallah Habush, Loïc Sany Kong, Noah Nseke
Goals:
FCL – Adama Sissoko (8th)
FCL – Riad Bey (31st)
FCL - Ryan Kamsu (90th)
Head coach Patrick Viollat said: "Matches like these confirm that Ligue1 Québec is an educative championship for our players in terms of experience and maturity. In the first half, we were too passive and made some unusual errors on the ball. Laval scored quickly from a corner, and despite our defensive adjustments, we conceded a second goal on a transitional phase. We changed our state of mind at half-time and came back stronger at the restart with good passing and intensity. We had our chances, including a shot that hit the post, but we didn't capitalize. We were pushing hard, but we were exposed and our opponents took advantage with a third goal on a counter-attack."
Our reserve team will host the league leader CS Saint-Laurent on Sunday, June 3rd at 2:30 p.m. at Centre Nutrilait, as part of the fifth week of Ligue1 Québec.