Events2021 Canadian Championship Forge FC Hamilton vs CF Montréal
October 27, 2021 | Kickoff: 07:30PM ET
2021 Canadian Championship
Forge FC Hamilton

Forge FC Hamilton

0 - 0
( 7 - 8 )

CF Montréal

CF Montréal

Hamilton, Ontario | Tim Hortons Field

Attendance: 5388

Referee: Yusri Rudolf | Assistant Referee: Peter Pendli |
Assistant Referee: Stefan Tanaka-Freundt | Fourth Official: Filip Dujic
  • 80'

    Ballou Tabla

  • 74'

    Rudy Camacho
    Mustafa Kizza

  • Joshua Navarro Sandi
    Emery Welshman

    74'

  • David Choinière
    Tristan Borges*

    74'
  • 64'

    Lassi Lappalainen
    Ahmed Hamdi

  • 59'

    Ballou Tabla
    Matko Miljevic

  • 59'

    Clément Bayiha*
    Z* B-Guillard*

  • Tristan Borges*

    58'
  • 57'

    Joel Waterman*

  • 52'

    Samuel Piette

  • 46'

    Bjorn Maars Johnsen
    Sunusi Ibrahim

  • 38'

    Matko Miljevic

Timeline

Forge FC Hamilton
  • KO

    KO

  • 38 ' | Matko Miljevic

  • HT

    HT

  • 46 ' | Bjorn Maars Johnsen - Sunusi Ibrahim

  • 52 ' | Samuel Piette

  • 57 ' | Joel Waterman*

  • 58 ' | Tristan Borges*

  • 59 ' | Clément Bayiha* - Z* B-Guillard*

  • 59 ' | Ballou Tabla - Matko Miljevic

  • 64 ' | Lassi Lappalainen - Ahmed Hamdi

  • 74 ' | David Choinière - Tristan Borges*

  • 74 ' | Joshua Navarro Sandi - Emery Welshman

  • 74 ' | Rudy Camacho - Mustafa Kizza

  • 80 ' | Ballou Tabla

  • FT

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CF Montréal
PENALTIES (PENALTY SHOOT-OUT)
Forge FC Hamilton
CF Montréal

  • Molham Babouli

    Lassi Lappalainen

  • Daniël Krutzen

    Bjorn Maars Johnsen

  • Kwame Awuah

    Ballou Tabla

  • Elimane Cissé

    Rudy Camacho

  • Kyle Bekker*

    Rida Zouhir

  • Omar Ezequiel Browne Zuñiga

    Samuel Piette

  • David Choinière

    Aljaž Struna

  • Joshua Navarro Sandi

    Zorhan Bassong

  • Dominic Samuel

    Clément Bayiha*

  • Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson

    Joel Waterman*

  • Triston Henry

    Sebastian Breza*

Match Report

It took 11 rounds of penalties before CF Montreal booked their spot in the 2021 Canadian Championship Final with a 0:0 (7:8 on penalties) victory over Forge FC.

The match was Forge’s first-ever against a Major League Soccer (MLS) club.

The first chance of the match came to the Canadian Premier League side after a giveaway by CF Montreal in the middle of the pitch to Emery Welshman who ran at pace at the defenders before making a square pass to Molham Babouli, but the show was easily handled by the Montreal keeper, Sebastian Breza (4’).

Montreal’s first opportunity came in the 10’ on a strike from distance by Sunusi Ibrahim that was saved by Forge FC goalkeeper Triston Henry.

Just a minute later, Montreal again looked threatening. Ahmed Hamdi made a darting run, carrying the ball past the Forge defenders and got a shot away, but he was stopped by Henry. The rebound fell to the feet of Ibrahim, but he fired his shot over the open net (11’).

In the 37’, Babouli found space to get a shot away that was saved by Breza, and the attempt off the rebound by Omar Browne was also stopped and then cleared away by Montreal.

In the 39’, Browne’s shot from a free kick went just over the crossbar.

The deadlock continued in the second half, with the majority of the chances coming to the CanPL side. In the 49’, Babouli found himself some space after cutting past a Montreal defender and then put in a perfectly placed low cross, but Browne wasn’t able to get enough contact on it to get Forge on the scoreboard, and the chance went wide.

In the 54’, Forge had another opportunity from a quick free kick that caught the visitors off guard, but they were ultimately not able to convert the chance.

Breza made a solid save to maintain the clean sheet on a shot from a tight angle by Welshman (56’).

CF Montreal had a chance to score a late winner in the 83’. A through pass by Zorhan Bassong found Lassi Lappalainen and gave him the opportunity to cut into the box towards the near post, but Henry did well to stick with the play and make the save.

With no goals between the two sides in 90 minutes, the match headed straight to penalties. After 10 rounds, the penalty shootout came down to the two goalkeepers, Triston Henry of Forge FC and Sebastian Breza of CF Montreal. Breza saved the penalty from Henry, and then turned around and scored his own penalty to win the match for Montreal.


Forge FC’s starting XI featured Canadian Triston Henry in the net, with Canadians Dominic Samuel and Kwame Awuah joined by Daniel Krutzen on defence. Alexander Achinioti-Jonsson and Elimane Cisse were paired with Canadians Molham Babouli and Kyle Bekker, who captained the side, in midfield. Emery Welshman, Omar Browne, and Canadian Tristan Borges started up front.

Canadian Sebastian Breza started in goal for CF Montreal. Mustafa Kizza, Aljaz Struna, and Canadians Zachary Brault-Guillard, Joel Waterman, and Zorhan Bassong formed the defensive line. Ahmed Hamdi and Matko Miljevic started in the midfield alongside Canadians Rida Zouhir and Samuel Piette, who captained the visitors. Sunusi Ibrahim rounded out the side up front.
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Line Up

Forge FC Hamilton

Forge FC Hamilton

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CF Montréal

CF Montréal

Forge FC Hamilton Starting 11

CF Montréal Starting 11

Triston Henry
Triston Henry
Goalkeeper
Dominic Samuel
Dominic Samuel
Defender
Daniël Krutzen
Daniël Krutzen
Defender
Kwame Awuah
Kwame Awuah
Defender
Elimane Cissé
Elimane Cissé
Midfielder
Kyle Bekker*
Kyle Bekker*
Midfielder
Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson
Alexander Achinioti-Jönsson
Midfielder
Emery Welshman
Emery Welshman
Forward
Molham Babouli
Molham Babouli
Midfielder
Tristan Borges*
Tristan Borges*
Forward
Omar Ezequiel Browne Zuñiga
Omar Ezequiel Browne Zuñiga
Forward
Sebastian Breza*
Sebastian Breza*
Goalkeeper
Samuel Piette
Samuel Piette
Midfielder
Ahmed Hamdi
Ahmed Hamdi
Midfielder
Matko Miljevic
Matko Miljevic
Midfielder
Mustafa Kizza
Mustafa Kizza
Defender
Z* B-Guillard*
Z* B-Guillard*
Defender
Joel Waterman*
Joel Waterman*
Defender
Zorhan Bassong
Zorhan Bassong
Defender
Sunusi Ibrahim
Sunusi Ibrahim
Forward
Aljaž Struna
Aljaž Struna
Defender
Rida Zouhir
Rida Zouhir
Midfielder

Forge FC Hamilton Subs

CF Montréal Subs

David Choinière
David Choinière
Midfielder
Joshua Navarro Sandi
Joshua Navarro Sandi
Midfielder
Rudy Camacho
Rudy Camacho
Defender
Bjorn Maars Johnsen
Bjorn Maars Johnsen
Forward
Ballou Tabla
Ballou Tabla
Midfielder
Lassi Lappalainen
Lassi Lappalainen
Midfielder
Clément Bayiha*
Clément Bayiha*
Midfielder

Forge FC Hamilton Did Not Feature

CF Montréal Did Not Feature

Klaidi Cela
Klaidi Cela
Defender
Woobens Pacius
Woobens Pacius
Forward
Garven-Michée Metusala
Garven-Michée Metusala
Defender
Paolo Sabak
Paolo Sabak
Midfielder
Baj Maan
Baj Maan
Goalkeeper
Emanuel Fernando Maciel
Emanuel Fernando Maciel
Midfielder
James Pantemis
James Pantemis
Goalkeeper

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Oct 27, 2021 | KO

Match started between Forge FC and CF Montreal

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Oct 27, 2021 | 38'

CF Montreal yellow card for Matko Mijael Miljevic

Matko Mijael Miljevic

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Oct 27, 2021 | HT

Halftime

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CF Montreal Substitution of Sunusi Ibrahim by Bjorn Maars Johnsen

Sunusi Ibrahim

Bjorn Maars Johnsen

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CF Montreal yellow card for Samuel Piette

Samuel Piette

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Oct 27, 2021 | 57'

CF Montreal yellow card for Joel Robert Waterman

Joel Robert Waterman

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Oct 27, 2021 | 58'

Forge FC yellow card for Tristan Borges

Tristan Borges

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Oct 27, 2021 | 59'

CF Montreal Substitution of Zachary Bichotte Paul Brault-Guillard by Clement Yvan Landry Bayiha

Zachary Bichotte Paul Brault-Guillard

Clement Yvan Landry Bayiha

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CF Montreal Substitution of Matko Mijael Miljevic by Ballou Jean-Yves Tabla

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Ballou Jean-Yves Tabla

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CF Montreal Substitution of Ahmed Hamdi Hussein Ahmed Hafez by Lassi Roni Kasperi Lappalainen

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Lassi Roni Kasperi Lappalainen

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Oct 27, 2021 | 74'

Forge FC Substitution of Tristan Borges by David Choinière

Tristan Borges

David Choinière

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Forge FC Substitution of Emery Welshman by Joshua Navarro Sandi

Emery Welshman

Joshua Navarro Sandi

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CF Montreal Substitution of Mustafa Kizza by Rudy Adrien Camacho

Mustafa Kizza

Rudy Adrien Camacho

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Oct 27, 2021 | 80'

CF Montreal yellow card for Ballou Jean-Yves Tabla

Ballou Jean-Yves Tabla

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Oct 27, 2021 | FT

Match ended, final score: 0 - 0 (7 - 8)

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