September 28, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS)
Club de Foot Montreal News Release
MONTREAL – CF Montréal defeated the San Jose Earthquakes 3-0 Saturday night, in front of a 16th consecutive sellout crowd this season at Stade Saputo.
With three games remaining in the MLS Regular Season, the Bleu-blanc-noir is now 10th in the Eastern Conference with 37 points. Montreal is tied on points with rivals Toronto FC in 8th place and the Philadelphia Union in the 9th and final playoff spot. Toronto has played one more game than Montreal and the Union.
After a scoreless first half, Josef Martínez scored twice within four minutes of each other.
The Venezuelan first opened the scoring in the 51st minute with a header from a corner kick, then completed the brace in the 55th minute with a shot from the top of the box. With his eight goals this season, Martínez has become the Club’s leading scorer.
Caden Clark added the Montrealers’ third in the 72nd minute, his third goal in as many games at Stade Saputo.
Goalkeeper Jonathan Sirois registered a second shutout in a row and his seventh of the season.
CF Montréal will return to action this Wednesday when the Club visits Atlanta United at Mercedes-Benz Stadium at 7:30pm EDT (MLS Season Pass, BPM Sports, TSN 690).
MATCH NOTES:
– The total crowd at Stade Saputo this season is now at 313,904, a new Club record (excluding matches at Olympic Stadium).
– Samuel Piette played his 205th game with CF Montréal and moved up to 8th in the Club’s history (1993-2024).
– Nathan Saliba played his 50th MLS match. He became the 4th Academy player to achieve the feat with CF Montréal, after Mathieu Choinière (119), Anthony Jackson-Hamel (79) and Jonathan Sirois (63).
– Jonathan Sirois played his 63rd MLS regular season game with CF Montréal, tying Troy Perkins for 2nd-most in Club history. Sirois also played his 30th MLS game this season, a 2nd consecutive season of 30 games or more.
-Defender Dawid Bugaj got his first assist with CF Montréal in MLS.
Post-match comments from head coach Laurent Courtois, Caden Clark and Bryce Duke are available HERE.
LAURENT COURTOIS
“We take it one half at a time and one game at a time. We don’t do things at random. We plan our behavior and reactions to the vagaries of the season, the fatigue and freshness of our players. It was consistent tonight with what we are trying to do. We manage to conclude these scenarios and to be less febrile on certain occasions. When we’re all on the same page, we can see what we’re…
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