MONTREAL – CF Montréal was eliminated from the Concacaf Champions League following a 1-1 draw against Cruz Azul (1-2 on aggregate), Wednesday night at the Olympic Stadium, in the return leg of the quarterfinals. Uriel Antuna (44'), the only scorer of the first leg, found the back of the net again just before halftime while Rudy Camacho (79') scored Montreal’s equalizer.
Montreal will continue its regular season schedule this Saturday against Atlanta United FC at 4pm at Mercedes-Benz Stadium (TVA Sports, 91.9 Sports, TSN690.ca).
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MATCH NOTES :
-Defender Robert Thorkelsson earned his first career start with CF Montréal across all competitions.
-Sebastian Breza, Lassi Lappalainen, Djordje Mihailovic and Victor Wanyama have started all four Concacaf Champions League matches in 2022.
-Defender Rudy Camacho scored his first Concacaf Champions League goal.
WILFRIED NANCY
“In the first half the guys did something good. Cruz Azul’s goal hurt us because we were building towards something interesting. In the second half all that was missing were some goals. If we look at recent performances, we don't deserve only one win. But I am not worried. If the guys continue to perform like today, the results will come.”
SEBASTIAN BREZA
“I think we can be very proud of the team's performance. The defense was strong too. It was a shame to concede that goal. It would have been nice to keep the score at zero because the performance was so solid. We knew we could score with the pressure we put on the opponent. It just took one goal to regain our belief.”