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CF Montreal vs FC Cincinnati – Lineups & Match Details

CF Montreal beat FC Cincinnati 3-1. Goals: D. Ríos (25'), T. Barlow (64'), P. Owusu (72' pen.), P. Owusu (75'). CF Montreal had 45% possession against FC Cincinnati's 55%. Shots on target: 5-4.

Major League Soccer · Regular Season - 27

Saturday, 26 September 2026

CF MontrealCF Montreal

3 - 1

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

FC CincinnatiFC Cincinnati

Referee: Ismail Elfath, USA

Lineups

CF MontrealCF Montreal3-4-1-2
S. Breza1S. BrezaG
B. Ceballos3B. CeballosD
B. Craig5B. CraigD
J. Neal2J. NealD
D. Bugaj27D. BugajM
M. Longstaff8M. LongstaffM
V. Loturi22V. LoturiM
L. Petrasso13L. PetrassoM
A. Sánchez10A. SánchezM
D. Ríos14D. RíosF
P. Owusu9P. OwusuF

Substitutes

25F. AmayaM
26I. LosenkoM
21F. HerbersF
31T. GillierG
33E. GazdovG
FC CincinnatiFC Cincinnati3-5-2
R. Celentano18R. CelentanoG
S. Gidi11S. GidiD
N. Hagglund4N. HagglundD
T. Hadebe15T. HadebeD
K. Mboma Dem17K. Mboma DemM
G. Valenzuela22G. ValenzuelaM
Evander10EvanderM
O. Nwobodo5O. NwobodoM
Bryan Josías Ramírez León29Bryan Josías Ramírez LeónM
T. Barlow16T. BarlowF
A. Jabbari99A. JabbariF

Substitutes

6J. MalatiniD
2A. PowellD
50Felix SamsonD
24K. SmithD
13E. LouroG
14K. FletcherF
23D. DouděraM
27B. AnungaM
19Stefan ChirilaM

Match Events

11'S

B. Ceballos

Substitution 1

25'G

D. Ríos

33'Y

M. Longstaff

47'Y

F. Herbers

58'S

A. Jabbari

Substitution 1

64'G

T. Barlow

Assist: G. Valenzuela

71'Y

R. Celentano

72'P

P. Owusu

75'G

P. Owusu

Assist: D. Ríos

77'S

Bryan Josías Ramírez León

Substitution 2

77'S

O. Nwobodo

Substitution 3

86'Y

T. Hadebe

86'S

N. Hagglund

Substitution 4

86'S

S. Gidi

Substitution 5

87'S

P. Owusu

Substitution 2

Statistics

CF Montreal
45%55%
FC Cincinnati
0Expected Goals (xG)0
15Total Shots18
5Shots on Target4
4Corners6
8Fouls7
2Offsides0
0Pass Accuracy (%)0
2Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

CF Montreal host FC Cincinnati on Saturday, 26 September 2026 at Stade Saputo. The kick-off time is 23:30 local. The fixture is part of the Major League Soccer schedule. CF Montreal go into the match 15th in the table; FC Cincinnati sit 10th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

CF Montreal have taken 0 wins, 0 draws and 5 losses from their last 5. Recent run: 5 losses in a row. FC Cincinnati have collected 0 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 2 draws in a row.

Head to head

The two clubs have met 3 times recently. Past results: 22 Mar 2026: CF Montreal 3-4 FC Cincinnati; 18 Oct 2025: CF Montreal 0-3 FC Cincinnati; 25 Jun 2025: CF Montreal 1-3 FC Cincinnati. The series gives both sides something to draw on before kick-off.

Match recap

CF Montreal beat FC Cincinnati 3-1. CF Montreal scored through D. Ríos 25', P. Owusu 72' (pen.), P. Owusu 75'. FC Cincinnati replied with T. Barlow 64'. The decisive goal arrived in minute 75 as the contest closed.

Stat highlights

CF Montreal held 45% of the ball against 55% for FC Cincinnati. Shots on target finished 5-4.

Verdict

The win nudges CF Montreal forward and leaves FC Cincinnati with work to do. CF Montreal sat 15th and FC Cincinnati 10th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.