Toronto FC forward Federico Bernardeschi scores as CF Montreal forward Ariel Lassiter and defender Joel Waterman defend during first half MLS soccer action in Toronto, May 18, 2024.Federico Bernardeschi scored a hat trick and fellow Italian Lorenzo Insigne had two assists as Toronto FC humbled an injury-ravaged CF Montreal 5-1 in Major League Soccer play Saturday.
It was all Toronto from the get-go with the home side leading 3-0 after just 19 minutes, clearly in a different gear than Montreal. Toronto launched 13 shots in the first half alone, with six on target .Toronto went into the weekend play seven points and seven places ahead of 13th-place Montreal in the Eastern Conference.
Saturday marked the first time Owusu, Bernardeschi and Insigne had started together since March 16 and Montreal had no answers for the trio. Montreal had a chance in first-half stoppage time but Ariel Lassiter’s shot, off a free kick from outside the penalty box, went just wide. Ibrahim put Montreal on the board in the 67th minute, taking a feed from George Campbell after Bernardeschi lost possession.
Montreal’s lengthy injury list included Matias Coccaro, Raheem Edwards, Ousman Jabang, Lassi Lappalainen, Josef Martinez, Mahala Opoku, Nathan Saliba and Mason Toye.
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