CF Montreal has five-game unbeaten run snapped in 2-0 loss to St. Louis City

By Canadian Press on September 13, 2025.

MONTREAL — Conrad Wallem and Marcel Hartel scored as St. Louis City snapped CF Montreal’s five-game unbeaten run on Saturday night with a 2-0 win at Stade Saputo.

St. Louis (6-17-7) is now on a two-game unbeaten run of its own (1-0-1).

Meanwhile, Montreal (5-16-9) — the worst home team in MLS with just 11 points in 15 games — is back in the Eastern Conference’s basement, one point behind D.C. United.

Montreal opened the game as the dominant side, controlling the tempo and looking to strike first, but could not provide the final touch.

St. Louis opened the scoring against the run of play in the 11th minute. Joao Klauss’ shot was deflected, the ball fell to Wallem who took advantage of an inattentive defence to slot home a shot from close range.

After the goal, Montreal struggled to find their footing, unable to break down the compact midfield block.

However, Montreal was able to break down the block just a minute before halftime, leading to their best scoring chance so far. Prince Owusu had a golden opportunity to equalize when he was in alone but was stopped by Roman Burki from just a few feet out.

The second half began in a similar fashion, with Montreal in search of an equalizer, and conceding 10 minutes after the break.

Another error in defensive coverage during a counter attack culminated in a point blank shot for Hartel, who slotted the ball past a helpless Jonathan Sirois.

Montreal almost found an immediate reply through their newly acquired designated player Ivan Jaime. After dribbling past his man, Jaime was able to beat Burki, but not the crossbar as the ball went crashing off the woodwork.

That was as close as Montreal would get, spending the final half-hour unsuccessfully probing St. Louis’ low block, apart from a Hennadiy Synchuk goal that was called back for offside.

UP NEXT

Montreal: Will host the New York Red Bulls on Sept. 20.

St. Louis: Will head to San Jose to face the Earthquakes on Sept. 20.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 13, 2025.

Elias Grigoriadis, The Canadian Press