Charlotte vs CF Montreal 4-0

Charlotte beat CF Montreal 4-0 at Bank of America Stadium after taking the lead in the 7th minute and pulling clear in the second half. Idan Toklomati Jorno got the opener from Allan Saint-Maximin, and Liel Abada took over after the break with a hat-trick.

Charlotte made the breakthrough in the 7th minute when Toklomati Jorno scored from Saint-Maximin to make it 1-0. CF Montreal went to the interval 1-0 down after making two changes on 45 minutes, with Victor Loturi replaced by Fabian Herbers and Noah Streit by Dante Sealy.

Abada, who came on in the 65th minute, doubled the lead two minutes later when he finished Djibril Diani’s pass to make it 2-0. He then scored again in the 79th minute, assisted by Toklomati Jorno, and completed his hat-trick in the 83rd minute from Pep Biel to make it 4-0. Charlotte also made two changes on 76 minutes, with Allan Saint-Maximin and Ashley Westwood going off, before another pair of substitutions on 84 minutes, when Pep Biel and Toklomati Jorno were replaced. CF Montreal used three more changes after the interval, but they never found a way back into the match.

The numbers backed Charlotte’s control in front of goal despite CF Montreal having 53% possession and more passes, 496 to 449. Charlotte had 13 shots to CF Montreal’s 10, put 7 on target to 1, finished with 2.11 expected goals to 0.45, and won 8 corners to 6. CF Montreal had 15 fouls to Charlotte’s 8, while the home side also stayed level on offsides at 0 against 2 and made 1 save to CF Montreal’s 3.

CF Montreal picked up all three bookings. Efrain Morales was booked in the 64th minute, Daniel Pereira in the 86th minute, and Fabian Herbers in second-half stoppage time.