Our two MLS NEXT squads were on the road on March 19 facing our rival team Toronto FC.
The U17s took a deserved draw, coming from behind twice with both goals coming from the bench. A performance dedicated to Antoine N’Diaye, our Canadian international midfielder, out for the rest of the season with a long-term knee injury. The U15s left Ontario with a defeat.
Toronto FC U17 - CF Montréal U17
Final score: 2-2
U17 Starting XI: Mastias Hammache – Sergei Kozlovskiy – Étienne Godin – Luca De Montigny – Gaël De Montigny – Alessandro Biello (cap.) – Emrick Fotsing – Aleksandr Guboglo – Jesse Saputo – Sébastien Udell Joseph – Marc-Alexandre Happi Emaga
Substitutes: Ewan Derrien-Lairet, Tim Arnaud, David Mavakala, Joaquim Coulanges, Luca Domanico, Diego Chaverra-Gilbert, Antony Alexis
Goals:
TFC – Matteo Landicho-Correia (33rd)
CFM - Joaquim Coulanges (55th)
TFC – Joses Chukwu (73rd)
CFM – David Mavakala (80th)
Toronto FC U15 - CF Montréal U15
Final score: 3-0
U15 Starting XI: Jean-Christophe Belzile - Malek Coriélus - Daniel Panait - Josh Nteziryayo - Ashraf Savadogo - Armand Kadiamba - Michael Ampofo - Thomas Monnin (cap.) - Eliott Germain-Aubrey - Vitaliy Movchan - Owen Graham-Roache
Substitutes: Louka Pohu, Hevra Jounang, Daniel Dimbu-Vasile, Joel Kontchou, Dany Saoud, Pierrot Mbiaga, Caed Casimir
Goals:
TFC – Kemari Record-Wright (4th)
TFC – Hunter Wright (35th)
TFC - Jahziye Crooks-Foster (80th)
Maxime Leconte, U17 head coach: “It was a very interesting game, with good content. We got off on the right foot, but we conceded a goal due to mistakes on small details. The team reacted well at the beginning of the second half. The players followed the instructions well and we managed to put Toronto in a difficult position, showing their grinta and equalizing twice. We lacked maturity and experience at some point but it’s part of the learning curve at the higher levels. “
Esteban Landazabal, U15 head coach: “It was a very frustrating game even if the overall performance isn’t bad. We were good on the ball and created some nice chances. But again, we weren’t clinical enough in front of goal. Then, our opponent punished us on our mistakes, and we couldn’t do the same. The final score doesn’t reflect the way we played. We need to keep working and building on the positive aspects.“
