Former Harambee Stars captain Victor Wanyama scored an influential goal for CF Montreal to help his Canadian outfit book their first trip to the post-season since 2016 after a dramatic 2-2 comeback draw against the Columbus Crew on Saturday morning saw them clinch a spot in the 2022 Audi MLS Cup.ALLEZ MONTRÉAL 👊#MLSCupPlayoffs : See you soon.#CFMTL pic.twitter.com/SW5KY8B940— x – CF Montréal (@cfmontreal) September 10, 2022 Trailing 0-2 at home in the 88th minute courtesy of goals from Jonathan Mensah and Lucas Zelarayan, Wanyama gave Montreal a comeback lifeline when he pulled one goal back in the 89th minute with a strike that would prove to be the impetus the team needed to fight back late on.89′ Victor qui dévie le tir de Matko et compte!@VictorWanyama 👊#MTLvCLB | 1-2 | #CFMTL pic.twitter.com/hJV4a8VP07— x – CF Montréal (@cfmontreal) September 10, 2022 In the fourth minute of added time, with only three minutes of stoppage time remaining, Zachary Brault-Guillard scored from outside of the box, surprising the Columbus goalkeeper to tie the score and send Stade Saputo into a frenzy as they salvaged a point in the dramatic match.“We have done comebacks like this before throughout the season, but it was just different because it was at home. We have been in this situation and the team knew what to do, so executing it was all that was left to do,” said head coach Wilfried Nancy.##NAJAVA_MECA_6633075##Following the result, CF Montréal became the second Eastern Conference team in the Audi 2022 MLS Cup Playoffs, continuing their remarkable rise under second-year head coach Nancy, joining Los Angeles FC and the Philadelphia Union as three of 14 teams that’ll play postseason soccer come mid-October.Nancy’s side sits second in the East, on track for their best finish since the 2015 campaign and top regular-season performance since joining MLS in 2012.Olunga bags first hat trick of season in Al Duhail emphatic winA year ago, Montréal finished two points outside the East’s playoff places in 10th place. They last made the postseason in 2020 (five total qualifications).MLS Cup 2022 is set for November 5, while the playoffs will get underway October 15 with Round One games (the top seed in each conference gets a bye).
