CF Montreal defeats New York Red Bulls for 2nd win of season

CF Montreal, playing with 10 men after the 65-minute mark, put on an impressive second half defensive display to secure a 2-0 win against the visiting New York Red Bulls on Saturday night at Stade Saputo.

New York (1-3-5) took control of the match early after applying pressure in the midfield. It turned into the first chance of the game just six minutes in as Wikelman Carmona was played through, forcing Jonathan Sirois to come off his line and make an early save.

That seemed to be Montreal's wakeup call as they began moving the ball wide and creating space on the flanks. It paid dividends almost immediately as low crosses caused havoc in the Red Bull penalty area.

In the 25th minute, a perfect ball from Aaron Herrera was deflected by defender Reyes, giving Montreal the lead.

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