COLUMBUS, Ohio - CF Montréal played a 0-0 draw against the Columbus Crew on Saturday evening at Lower.comField.
Laurent Courtois' squad is now unbeaten in its last three games. The Club also picked up an eighth point on the road this season, matching its total from last year.
Goalkeeper Jonathan Sirois made four saves to earn his second shutout of the season and 13th of his career in a Montréal uniform.
Courtois was making his first return to Ohio since leading Columbus Crew 2 to back-to-back MLS Next Pro finals, winning the MLS Next Pro Cup in 2022.
CF Montréal will play its next match on the road, in Nashville on May 4, before taking on Miami at Stade Saputo on May 11.
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MATCH NOTES:
-Samuel Piette became the first CF Montréal field player to earn his 150th MLS start. He also eclipsed Eduardo Sebrango, Adam Braz and Hassoun Camara for ninth place in Club history for games played in all competitions (187).
-For the second time in its MLS history during a road game, CF Montréal did not allow a shot in the first half.
-Ariel Lassiter made his 60th MLS start.
-Mason Toye received his 30th start with CF Montréal.
-Raheem Edwards played his 20th game with the Bleu-blanc-noir.
LAURENT COURTOIS
“It could have gone either way. Any team would have won, it would have been deserved. I'm glad we came away with something, the guys worked so hard that it would have been cruel. Both teams had really good chances. Credit to the guys. We work, we try to be on the same page and use positive criticism, we make adjustments and we always do our homework during the week to be closer to what we want to do (on Saturdays).”
RAHEEM EDWARDS
“I think we were really solid defensively, they didn't have too many clear cut chances. This is a team where you're not going to have possession of the ball, you're going to have to be sound defensively and I thought we were throughout the whole game. All in all, it’s a good point on the road. I thought we had the most clear cut chances. We could have possibly walked out of here with three points but it’s something that we build off of. To get the point here is massive, especially to the reigning champions to get a point is perfect.”
JOEL WATERMAN
“It was everybody working for the cause. It was obviously a very very good side, they like to keep the ball and with the guys they brought in at the end there it was very difficult. But it was just collective defending. Everyone was doing their job and making sure that we got the ball out of our net and gave ourselves the best chance to win.”
