Red Bulls score twice in first half to charge past CF Montreal 2-0

By Canadian Press on September 20, 2025.

MONTREAL — CF Montreal’s issues at home continued on Saturday with another 2-0 loss at Stade Saputo, this time against the New York Red Bulls.

Tim Parker and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting scored first-half goals for New York (12-12-7), as Montreal (5-17-9) continues their trajectory toward an all-time worst Major League Soccer season.

Both teams opened the game with similar ideas, pressing high up pitch and looking to dominate the ball.

After trading long stints of possession with nothing to show for it, New York produced the opening goal after 20 minutes. Eric Forsberg’s corner was flicked on by Kyle Duncan into the path of a waiting Parker who headed the ball into the open net.

Not looking to sit on a one-goal lead, the Red Bulls found a second goal just eight minutes later. Finding himself back to goal, Choupo-Moting managed to slip past his defender and slide the ball in-between the legs of Montreal goalkeeper Thomas Gillier.

Montreal almost responded with a goal of its own from a set piece with a glancing header from Jalen Neal hitting the post just three minutes later. The home side continued to pile on pressure and scoring opportunities for the remaining 45 minutes but could not solve Red Bulls ‘keeper Carlos Coronel.

The second half saw more of the same as New York dropped into a low block for the entire 45-minute frame, absorbing pressure and closing down the game. However, the hosts could not convert overwhelming possession into any kind of breakthrough, with crosses being blocked and Coronel standing tall over every shot.

UP NEXT

New York: Host New York City on Saturday, Sept. 27.

Montreal: Visit Charlotte FC on Saturday, Sept. 27.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 20, 2025.

Elias Grigoriadis, The Canadian Press