Former Harambee Stars captain Victor Wanyama was in action as his side Montreal impact got dumped out of the Major Soccer League (MLS) Cup contention by New York City FC following a 3-1 loss at Saputo Stadium.To get to the semi’s, Montreal saw off Orlando City 2-0 in the quarters while New York City put three past Inter Miami in the same stage earlier in the week.Maxi Moralez opened the scoring after six minutes, blasting the ball into an empty net after the custodian had left his line to go for the ball on the left side of the box, only for the ball to be cut back to the six-yard box, and Moralez broke the deadlock.🗣️ MAXI MORALEZHis second goal of the postseason opens the scoring in Montreal for #NYCFC#MTLvNYC // Audi #MLSCupPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/bUFY4d1vHB— Major League Soccer (@MLS) October 23, 2022 Kei Kamara almost grabbed an equalizer moments later but he was denied by the woodwork at a time when it seemed like Montreal were the most probable ones to get a goal owing to the intense pressure they put.In the third of the four stoppage minutes added in the first half, Santiago Rodriguez started off a counterattack, dashed forward and his immaculate pass to Heber caught the defenders napping, and the Brazilian slid the ball past James Pantemis to see the defending champions go into the break with a two-goal lead.What a ball from Santiago Rodriguez to Heber! #NYCFC takes a 2-0 lead.#MTLvNYC // Audi #MLSCupPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/bh7TgOvRJw— Major League Soccer (@MLS) October 23, 2022 New York City FC will have their custodian Sean Johnson to thank for the plethora of saves he pulled in the first half to deny Montreal from equalizer before the visitors grabbed a second.Things seemed to move from bad to worse for Montreal as they gave away a penalty that Talles Magno converted at the stroke of the hour mark just three minutes after coming on to make it 3-0 and put the game perhaps out of reach for the hosts.Djordje Mihailovic scores for the third-straight game and @cfmontreal pulls one back.#MTLvNYC // Audi #MLSCupPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/Qenp1YjlNn— Major League Soccer (@MLS) October 23, 2022 With five minutes left in regular time, Djordje Mihailovic rose highest to head home Zachary Brault Guillard’s cross, pulling one back for Wilfred Nancy’s charges but it was not enough to inspire a comeback as New York booked a spot in the final..
