Kenyan international Victor Wanyama and his CF Montreal outfit punched a ticket to the Major Soccer League (MLS) Playoff semi finals while Linton Maina bagged an assist in Koln’s 3-2 win over Augsburg.Victor WanyamaThe former Tottenham Hotspur midfielder clocked 90 minutes as CF Montreal sailed to the semi finals of the MLS Playoffs following a 2-0 win over Orlando City.Sichenje red carded three minutes into cameo as AIK beat DjurgårdenThe win extends Montreal’s impressive form, having just lost one game in their last 16 MLS games and also won their last four regular-season games.After long spells without any goalmouth action, Ismael Kone broke the deadlock for Montreal in the 68th minute, slotting the ball past the on rushing keeper after a pass from Djordje Mihailovic.ON AVANCE!On to the next one ➡️@BMOfr #MLSCupPlayoffs #CFMTL pic.twitter.com/atP1apugaL— x – CF Montréal (@cfmontreal) October 17, 2022 Montreal finally put the game to bed at the depth when Djordje Mihailovic stepped up to take a penalty in the ninth minute of added time to ensure progression into the semi finals.Linton MainaThe Kenyan midfielder was trusted with a start as FC Koln claimed a nervy 3-2 win over Augsburg in the German Bundesliga to return back to winning ways after their loss in the UEFA Europa Conference League.##NAJAVA_MECA_6724918##Augsburg had a perfect start to the game and needed only 14 minutes to open the scoring through Florian Niederlechner who netted his first goal of the campaign.Koln returned into the second half, guns blazing as they took just two minutes to restore parity after Maina put the ball on a plate for Steffen Tigges to fire home.Denis Huseinbasic put Koln in the lead for the first time in the game as Augsburg failed to clear their lines allowing the 21-year-old to turn and fire the ball into the net a minute after the hour mark.Exciting midfielder Tobias Otieno on course for a second USL League One titleAugsburg pulled level again seven minutes later through former Wolfsburg midfielder Daniel Caligiuri who volleyed the ball home inside the box.With nine minutes left on the clock Steffen Tigges stepped up to snatch all the three points for Koln as he completed his brace in the game.
