HOUSTON, Texas – CF Montréal won their match against Houston Dynamo FC on Saturday evening at Shell Energy Stadium.
It was interim head coach Marco Donadel's second MLS win at the helm of the Bleu-blanc-noir - and CF Montréal's second ever victory at Shell Energy Stadium.
Striker Prince Owusu opened the scoring in the 30th minute with a left foot shot from the center of the penalty area. Two minutes later, Owusu doubled the lead with a header from Aleksandr Guboglo's cross. It was a first career point in MLS for the Homegrown player.
At the start of the second half, Jalen Neal put the finishing touch to Montreal's domination by scoring the third goal of the match with a header in the 54th minute. It was the defender's first goal in a Bleu-blanc-noir uniform and his second in his MLS career.
Czech Ondřej Lingr scored the only goal of the match for Houston Dynamo FC in the 64th minute.
Bleu-blanc-noir return to action on Wednesday, June 25 at Stade Saputo against FC Cincinnati at 7:30pm EDT (MLS Season Pass, RDS, TSN, BPM Sports, TSN 690).
GAME SUMMARY **HERE**
GAME NOTES
- Owusu, Clark, Petrasso & Loturi took part in every game of the team's MLS season
- 1st goal in the Montreal uniform for Jalen Neal, 2nd career MLS goal
- Prince Owusu totals 6 goals this season
- Aleksandr Guboglo picked up his first career MLS point on Owusu's 2nd goal
- Tom Pearce's two assists against Houston give him four this season
Les commentaires d'après-match de l’entraîneur-chef par intérim Marco Donadel, Jalen Neal et Aleksandr Guboglo sont disponibles **ICI**.
MARCO DONADEL
« It was the mindset. Everybody was willing to help each other and to suffer a bit more. I think they deserved this win. This is an incredible demonstration of character and personality because it is not easy to come here with 8 points and play in this environment and put on such a performance. »
JALEN NEAL
« I am very proud of the work we put in. It is a harsh environment to play in, we are all tired from the game, the humidity played a big part, but we showed a lot of maturity in how we managed our energy and the match. I just wanted to contribute to the team as best as I can, and I was able to score this third goal and make it a lot harder for them. »
ALEKSANDER GUBOGLO
« I think there was a lot of motivation. We've worked hard over the last few weeks, and we gave it our all tonight, it was a good game. Although we were very solid defensively and offensively, it was the mentality that made the difference and helped us a lot. I'm ready to play in whatever position the coach wants me to play and help the team. »
