MONTREAL – In front of a third sold-out crowd in its last four games, CF Montréal shut out the New England Revolution 4-0 on Saturday night at Stade Saputo.
A header by forward Kei Kamara (26'), followed by a brace from Romell Quioto (39', 55') and a penalty by Matko Miljevic (90'+1) gave the Montrealers their 14th win of the season. The result helps the hosts preserve their second place in the standings with 46 points.
The win also snaps a six-game losing streak to New England and extends CF Montréal's unbeaten streak to seven games (5-0-2).
CF Montréal will play its next game on Saturday, August 27 against the Chicago Fire at 8pm at Soldier Field (TVA Sports, 91.9 Sports, TSN 690).
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GAME NOTES
- Kei Kamara now has sole possession of third place on the all-time MLS scoring list with his 135th career goal.
-Quioto's first goal was the Club's 500th in MLS. It was also his 13th and 14th goals of the season.
-Quioto earned the 50th regular season start of his career with the Club.
-Kamara's game-winner was his 11th career goal against the Revolution.
-Midfielder Samuel Piette earned his third assist of the season.
-CF Montréal is just one victory away from its MLS record of 15 wins set in 2015.
WILFRIED NANCY
“The big picture is to play well and go as far as we can. The objective is to be able to recognize the opportunities. In my pregame speech, I congratulated the players. Last year at the same time, everyone was saying we would lose to New England. Today is a different story. This is 'process.' The fact they were able to work since last year and up to this moment is proof. That is why ‘process’ is a very meaningful word to me. When you believe in a project, you’re able to do good things. Today they succeeded.”
KAMAL MILLER
“We’ve been working hard to finally get a clean sheet. We were very motivated tonight after what New England did to us last season. We wanted to make a statement and show that this year we’re the team on top. We’re trying to keep pace with Philadelphia. Now that we’re having a good run, we have to keep it going and keep the pressure on them.”
SAMUEL PIETTE
“It was a big performance at home tonight. We wanted to come out strong and have a good game. If you want to be a dangerous team and host a playoff game, you have to send a message to other teams and say 'If you come here, it's not going to be easy' and I think we did very well in that regard. It feels good. We needed this type of game for confidence.”
