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Orlando City Hosts CF Montreal in Eastern Conference Action
QUEBEC, CANADA, JUL 9 – Forge FC secured a 3-2 aggregate win over CF Montreal, continuing their unbeaten streak since April and advancing to the Canadian Championship semifinals for the second consecutive year.
- Last Wednesday, Forge FC defeated CF Montreal 3-2 on aggregate in the Canadian Championship quarterfinal second leg, with goals from Borges and Bekker.
- Following Montreal's 1-0 first-leg defeat at Hamilton Stadium on May 20, the team struggles at the bottom of MLS Eastern Conference with a 3-13-5 record.
- During the second leg at Stade Saputo, a power outage paused play for about 30 minutes while Owusu scored twice, intensifying the match's drama.
- Forge advances to the Canadian Championship semifinals, guaranteeing CPL representation again, after a dramatic second-leg win at Stade Saputo last Wednesday.
- Beyond the quarterfinals, Montreal travels to Orlando City FC on Saturday, with no CPL team ever winning the Canadian Championship, highlighting the tournament's historic competitiveness.
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Orlando City is back at home this weekend after a 2-2 draw against Charlotte FC last time out. The Lions (9-5-7, 34 points) welcome CF Montreal (3-13-5, 14 points) to Inter&Co Stadium for an Eastern Conference matchup. “I think the boys did a great job in Charlotte,” Orlando coach Oscar Pareja said. “Our team is playing well, and we’re in a good spot now.” The Lions will need to find a way to cope with the absence of goalkeeper Pedro Gallese an…
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Orlando City hosts CF Montreal in Eastern Conference action
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Forge FC eliminate CF Montreal from Canadian Championship for second consecutive year
MONTREAL — Tristan Borges and Kyle Bekker scored three minutes apart to lift Hamilton's Forge past CF Montreal on Wednesday with an aggregate score of 3-2 in the quarterfinal of the Canadian Championship.
For the second year in a row, the four-time champion of the First Canadian League won in the quarterfinals of the Canadian Championship against Montreal.
The announced disaster was confirmed Wednesday night at Saputo Stadium. Hamilton's Forge, a team from a lower league, eliminated the CF Montréal from the Canadian Championship with a 3-2 overall goal win in quarter-finals.
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