George Campbell could not have picked a better time to open his CF Montreal account. The defender scored the only goal for the local favorites in a 1-0 win over the New England Revolution at the Stade Saputo on Saturday night.
The American is not recognized as an outsider at all; Evidence of this is that he’s only scored twice in 53 Major League Soccer (MLS) games. After CF Montreal kept knocking on the door in the last 10 minutes of the game, it was finally rewarded.
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Den Bleu-Blanc-Noir managed to lock the visitors in their own goal area thanks to several corner kicks and the ball finally landed at the foot of a well-positioned Lassi Lappalainen on the right. In the 86th minute, the Finn spotted Campbell in the middle of the box and he didn’t hesitate to send the ball into the net.
It was a great opportunity for CF Montreal to take revenge on the Revolution, who won their duel 4-0 in April. The Massachusetts club was also second in the AFC standings. East had not resigned prior to that clash but had been on the pitch for nearly three weeks.
This was also evident in the first half, as there was no shot on goal from either side. Jonathan Sirois didn’t have to take a break before the “Revs”.
Montreal still sits eighth in the east with 35 points. He is three points behind Nashville SC and seventh place equates to direct qualification for the playoff tournament.