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Philadelphia Union Rally 2-1 at CF Montréal to End Six-Game Slide

The defending Supporters' Shield winners had opened with six straight losses, a first for a reigning points leader in MLS.

Overview

  • Philadelphia won 2-1 in Montreal on Saturday to stop a season-opening run of six defeats and finally play from in front this year.
  • Ivan Jaime put CF Montréal ahead in the 23rd minute before Japhet Sery Larsen equalized with a 55th-minute header from a Milan Iloski free kick and Jesús Bueno hit the winner in the 70th.
  • An early Montréal penalty was overturned after video review showed goalkeeper Andre Blake got a touch on the ball.
  • Blake finished with four saves to help protect the comeback on the road.
  • The result left both teams at 1-6-0, with Philadelphia hosting D.C. United next and Montréal set to face the New York Red Bulls.