Events2021 Canadian Championship Halifax Wanderers FC vs CF Montréal
September 22, 2021 | Kickoff: N/A
2021 Canadian Championship
Halifax Wanderers FC

Halifax Wanderers FC

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CF Montréal

CF Montréal

Halifax, Nova Scotia | Wanderers Grounds

Attendance: 6413

Referee: Yusri Rudolf | Assistant Referee: Gabrielle Lemieux |
Assistant Referee: Travis Lefebvre | Fourth Official: Ben Hoskins
  • 90+3'

    Rida Zouhir
    Sunusi Ibrahim

  • 90+2'

    Ballou Tabla

  • Stefan Karajovanovic
    Eriks Santos

    90'
  • 89'

    Ballou Tabla

  • 84'

    Bjorn Maars Johnsen
    Clément Bayiha*

  • JAKE RUBY
    Alejandro Portal

    78'

  • Pierre Lamothe
    Cory Bent

    78'
  • 67'

    Z* B-Guillard*
    Mustafa Kizza

  • Akeem Garcia
    Samuel Salter

    56'
  • 46'

    Ballou Tabla
    Matko Miljevic

  • 46'

    Lassi Lappalainen
    Ahmed Hamdi

  • 35'

    Matko Miljevic

  • 31'

    Matko Miljevic

  • Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé

    31'

  • Cory Bent

    27'

Timeline

Halifax Wanderers FC
  • KO

    KO

  • 27 ' | Cory Bent

  • 31 ' | Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé

  • 31 ' | Matko Miljevic

  • 35 ' | Matko Miljevic

  • HT

    HT

  • 46 ' | Lassi Lappalainen - Ahmed Hamdi

  • 46 ' | Ballou Tabla - Matko Miljevic

  • 56 ' | Akeem Garcia - Samuel Salter

  • 67 ' | Z* B-Guillard* - Mustafa Kizza

  • 78 ' | Pierre Lamothe - Cory Bent

  • 78 ' | JAKE RUBY - Alejandro Portal

  • 84 ' | Bjorn Maars Johnsen - Clément Bayiha*

  • 89 ' | Ballou Tabla

  • 90 ' | Stefan Karajovanovic - Eriks Santos

  • 90+2 ' | Ballou Tabla

  • 90+3 ' | Rida Zouhir - Sunusi Ibrahim

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CF Montréal

Match Report

CF Montréal secured their spot in the 2021 Canadian Championship Semi-Final Round with a 3:1 victory over HFX Wanderers.

Cory Bent opened the scoring for HFX in the 27th minute with an individual effort that started with a forced turnover and ended with a beautiful strike from outside of the box finding the back of the net.

Matko Miljevic would even the scoring in the 35th minute as he got his left foot onto a ball cut back into the box from Zorhan Bassong. Just moments later Miljevic hit the woodwork which kept the match even going into half.

Both teams threatened a winner, but it was the second-half substitute Ballou Tabla in the 90th minute who would score for CF Montréal as he smashed his shot into the top corner of the HFX net.

Tabla would score another just moments later to cement CF Montréal’s spot in the 2021 Canadian Championship Semi-Finals.

Both teams featured 5 Canadian players each in their XI.

The starting XI for HFX Wanderers featured Canadian Goalkeeper Kieran Baskett behind a back line of Peter Schaale, Jems Geffrard, Jake Ruby and Ericks Santos. Captain Andre Rampersad, Marcello Polisi, Joao Morelli, and Jéréme Gagnon-Laparé made up the midfield. Cory Bent and Samuel Salter rounded out the attack.

HFX Head Coach Stephen Hart made a substitution in the 56th minute that saw Akeem Garcia replace Samuel Salter. A double substitution in the 78th minute saw Pierre Lamothe replace goalscorer Cory Bent and Alejandro Oliva come in for Jake Ruby. A 90th minute substitution saw Ericks Santos replaced with Canadian forward Stefan Karajovanovic.

CF Montréal featured Canadian keeper Sebastian Breza with Rudy Camacho, Mustafa Kizza, Joel Waterman, and Zorhan Bassong providing the defensive support. Samuel Piette wore the armband and alongside Ahmed Hamdi, Emanuel Maciel, and Clement Bayiha made up the Montréal midfield with Sunusi Ibrahim up top.

Head coach Wilfried Nancy made a double substitution to start the second half, bringing on the eventual game winning goalscorer Ballou Tabla and Lassi Lappalainen for first half goalscorer Matko Milkevic and Ahmed Hafez. Zachary Brault-Guillard would come on to replace Mustafa Kizza in the 67th minute. In the 84th minute Clement Bayiha made way for Bjorn Johnsen. Rida Zouhir would come on for Sunusi Ibrahim in the final minutes of added time.
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Line Up

Halifax Wanderers FC

Halifax Wanderers FC

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CF Montréal

CF Montréal

Halifax Wanderers FC Starting 11

CF Montréal Starting 11

Peter Schaale
Peter Schaale
Defender
JEMS GEFFRARD
JEMS GEFFRARD
Defender
Samuel Salter
Samuel Salter
Forward
Kieran Baskett
Kieran Baskett
Goalkeeper
Andre Rampersad
Andre Rampersad
Midfielder
JAKE RUBY
JAKE RUBY
Defender
Marcello Polisi
Marcello Polisi
Midfielder
JOÃO MORELLI
JOÃO MORELLI
Midfielder
Cory Bent
Cory Bent
Forward
Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé
Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé
Midfielder
Eriks Santos
Eriks Santos
Defender
Sebastian Breza*
Sebastian Breza*
Goalkeeper
Rudy Camacho
Rudy Camacho
Defender
Samuel Piette
Samuel Piette
Midfielder
Ahmed Hamdi
Ahmed Hamdi
Midfielder
Matko Miljevic
Matko Miljevic
Midfielder
Mustafa Kizza
Mustafa Kizza
Defender
Joel Waterman*
Joel Waterman*
Defender
Zorhan Bassong
Zorhan Bassong
Defender
Sunusi Ibrahim
Sunusi Ibrahim
Forward
Emanuel Fernando Maciel
Emanuel Fernando Maciel
Midfielder
Clément Bayiha*
Clément Bayiha*
Midfielder

Halifax Wanderers FC Subs

CF Montréal Subs

Pierre Lamothe
Pierre Lamothe
Midfielder
Akeem Garcia
Akeem Garcia
Midfielder
Alejandro Portal
Alejandro Portal
Midfielder
Stefan Karajovanovic
Stefan Karajovanovic
Forward
Bjorn Maars Johnsen
Bjorn Maars Johnsen
Forward
Z* B-Guillard*
Z* B-Guillard*
Defender
Ballou Tabla
Ballou Tabla
Midfielder
Lassi Lappalainen
Lassi Lappalainen
Midfielder
Rida Zouhir
Rida Zouhir
Midfielder

Halifax Wanderers FC Did Not Feature

CF Montréal Did Not Feature

Alex Andre Marshall
Alex Andre Marshall
Forward
Alessandro Riggi
Alessandro Riggi
Forward
Christian Oxner
Christian Oxner
Goalkeeper
K* Miller*
K* Miller*
Defender
James Pantemis
James Pantemis
Goalkeeper

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