{"id":554057,"date":"2026-03-22T22:18:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T22:18:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/554057\/"},"modified":"2026-03-22T22:18:07","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T22:18:07","slug":"recap-fc-cincinnati-4-cf-montreal-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/554057\/","title":{"rendered":"RECAP | FC Cincinnati 4, CF Montr\u00e9al 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FC\u00a0Cincinnati picked up a dramatic 4-3 comeback win over CF Montr\u00e9al on Sunday afternoon in front of a sold-out crowd at TQL Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The come-from-behind win was capped by Tom Barlow equalizer in the 80th minute and K\u00e9vin Denkey\u2019s 90\u2019+4 game-winning goal to snap a three-game league losing streak for FC Cincinnati (2-3-0, 6 points). The win marked FCC\u2019s first win in club history when trailing and going down to 10 men.<\/p>\n<p>Montr\u00e9al (1-4-0, 3 points) took the lead on three separate occasions. FC Cincinnati equalized all three goals from the visitors and won the match.<\/p>\n<p>Following the March FIFA International Window, FC Cincinnati return to action Saturday, April 4 at Red Bull New York. Kickoff from Sports Illustrated Stadium in Harrison, New Jersey is set for 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>The Orange and Blue are back at TQL Stadium on Saturday, April 18 to host Chicago Fire FC. Kickoff is slated for 7:30 p.m. ET and tickets are available at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fccincinnati.com\/tickets\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FCCincinnati.com\/Tickets<\/a> or by calling 513-977-KICK.<\/p>\n<p>GAME NOTES<br \/>&#8211; FC Cincinnati improve to 8-4-2 all-time against Montr\u00e9al, including 4-1-1 at TQL Stadium.<br \/>&#8211; Today&#8217;s comeback victory over CF Montr\u00e9al marked the second time in FC Cincinnati&#8217;s MLS history the club scored the game-tying and game-winning goals in the 80th minute or later.<br \/>&#8211; Today\u2019s 4-3 win for FC Cincinnati over CF Montr\u00e9al marked FC Cincinnati\u2019s first come-from-behind win when playing down a man. In FCC\u2019s three prior MLS wins when finishing the match with 10 men, the Orange and Blue were leading at the time of the red card (9\/14\/19 at MTL; 3\/11\/23 vs SEA; 5\/4\/24 at ORL).<br \/>&#8211; Sunday marked FC Cincinnati\u2019s fourth MLS win in club history when trailing at the 75th minute, the first since June 15, 2024 at San Jose Earthquakes.\u00a0<br \/>&#8211; The win marked FC Cincinnati\u2019s 10th MLS win when conceding the match\u2019s first goal (first since March 29, 2025 at Nashville SC) and the club\u2019s fourth MLS win when trailing at halftime (March 25, 2024 at Toronto FC).\u00a0<br \/>&#8211; Alvas Powell made his 150th appearance, becoming the fifth player in club history to reach the milestone (Kubo, Hagglund, Acosta, Celentano).\u00a0<br \/>&#8211; Entering today, FC Cincinnati had never had a regular season match where they tied the game at least three times and went on to win the match.<br \/>&#8211; FCC have now scored 34 goals and holds an 11-goal differential all-time versus Montr\u00e9al, its best marks against a single MLS opponent.<br \/>&#8211; K\u00e9vin Denkey has scored four goals in his last four matches played and secured his 14th game-winning goal for FC Cincinnati, extending his club record.\u00a0<br \/>&#8211; Denkey\u2019s goal was tied for the third-latest game-winning goal in club history.<br \/>&#8211; Ender Echenique recorded his first game of multiple goal contributions (1 G, 1 A) for FC Cincinnati.<br \/>&#8211; Ayoub Jabbari scored his first career MLS goal in the 52nd minute.\u00a0<br \/>&#8211; Ayoub Jabbari and Tom Barlow became the 55th and 56th unique goal scorers for the club across MLS competitions.\u00a0<br \/>-Sunday marked the 52st all-time sellout of TQL Stadium for an FC Cincinnati match.<\/p>\n<p>AS IT HAPPENED<br \/>MTL: Wikelman Carmona, GOAL \u2013 6\u2019 (0-1) \u2013 The midfielder dribbled into a left-footed shot a few steps outside the penalty area to convert the first shot on target of the match for the away side.<\/p>\n<p>CIN: Ender Echenique, GOAL \u2013 40\u2019 (1-1) \u2013 With pressure crashing in from behind in the middle third, Echenique turned around and darted up field to distance himself from his marker and start an attacking chance. The Venezuelan took a hesitation dribble toward the right sideline before firing the equalizer across the penalty box low and toward the far post.<\/p>\n<p>MTL: Prince Owusu, GOAL \u2013 45\u2019 (1-2) \u2013 A defensive breakdown allowed Owusu to slip into the penalty area and regain the lead for Montr\u00e9al just before halftime.<\/p>\n<p>CIN: Ayoub Jabbari, GOAL \u2013 52\u2019 (2-2) \u2013 Echenique weaved into the attacking third and drew the attention of Jabbari\u2019s defender, leaving the forward all alone on the left side. With just the Montr\u00e9al goalkeeper to beat, Jabbari took one touch and ripped Cincy\u2019s second goal of the day for the near post.<\/p>\n<p>MTL: Prince Owusu, PENALTY KICK GOAL \u2013 64\u2019 (2-3) \u2013 Miles Robinson was booked for a red card on a foul inside the box that sent Owusu to the penalty spot, where he notched his second goal of the match.<\/p>\n<p>CIN: Tom Barlow, GOAL \u2013 80\u2019 (3-3) \u2013 What looked like a favorable deflection for the visitors quickly turned into a golden chance for FCC. A defender deflected a dangerous pass away from K\u00e9vin Denkey but into harm&#8217;s way just inside the penalty area, where Tom Barlow pounced on it with the keeper closing in to even things up at three goals apiece.<\/p>\n<p>CIN: K\u00e9vin Denkey GOAL \u2013 90\u2019+4 (4-3) \u2013 A long throw-in from Nick Hagglund found the head of a jumping defender on the edge of the goal area to perfectly ricochet the ball toward Denkey in front of the Montr\u00e9al goal. Denkey slipped off his marker to poke the game-winner underneath the arms of a diving Thomas Gillier.<\/p>\n<p>FC CINCINNATI GAME REPORT<br \/>FC Cincinnati vs CF Montr\u00e9al<br \/>Date: March 22, 2026<br \/>Competition: MLS Regular Season<br \/>Venue: TQL Stadium | Cincinnati, Ohio<br \/>Attendance: 25,513 (sellout)<br \/>Kickoff: 1:10 p.m. ET<br \/>Weather: 82 degrees, clear<\/p>\n<p>SCORING SUMMARY: 1-2-FT\u00a0<br \/>CIN: 1-3-4<br \/>MTL: 2-1-3<\/p>\n<p>CIN \u2013 Ender Echenique (Powell, Miazga) 40\u2019, Ayoub Jabbari (Echenique, Bucha) 52\u2019, Tom Barlow 80\u2019, K\u00e9vin Denkey 90\u2019+4<\/p>\n<p>MTL \u2013 Wikelman Carmona (Owusu, Hidalgo) 6\u2019, Prince Owusu (Jaime, Carmona) 45\u2019, Prince Owusu \u2013 PK\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>LINEUPS\u00a0<br \/>CIN: Evan Louro, Bryan Ramirez, Miles Robinson (C), Matt Miazga (Teenage Hadebe 65\u2019), Alvas Powell (Samuel Gidi 77\u2019), Ender Echenique, Pavel Bucha (Tom Barlow 77\u2019), Obinna Nwobodo (Stiven Jimenez 88\u2019), Evander, Ayoub Jabbari (Nick Hagglund 65\u2019), K\u00e9vin Denkey<\/p>\n<p>Substitutes not used: Fabian Mrozek, Gilberto Flores, Kyle Smith<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Head Coach: Pat Noonan<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>MTL: Thomas Gillier, Luca Petrasso, Brayan Vera, Efrain Morales, Bode Hidalgo, Matty Longstaff (Olger Escobar 84\u2019), Wikelman Carmona (Samuel Piette 74\u2019), Victor Loturi, Iv\u00e1n Jaime (Dagur Th\u00f3rhallsson 58\u2019), Hennadii Synchuk (Kwadwo Opoku 57\u2019), Prince Owusu (C) (Daniel R\u00edos 74\u2019)<\/p>\n<p>Substitutes not used: Sebastian Breza, Brandan Craig, Tom\u00e1s Avil\u00e9s, Aleksandr Guboglo<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Head Coach: Guido Pizarro<\/p>\n<p>STATS SUMMARY: CIN\/MTL<br \/>Shots: 15 \/ 21<br \/>Shots on Goal: 8 \/ 7<br \/>Saves: 4 \/ 4<br \/>Corner Kicks: 2 \/ 2<br \/>Fouls: 20 \/ 11<br \/>Offside: 1 \/ 2<br \/>Possession: 52.5 \/ 47.5<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>MISCONDUCT SUMMARY<br \/>MTL \u2013 Hennadii Synchuk (Yellow Card) 47\u2019<br \/>CIN \u2013 Miles Robinson (Red Card) 60\u2019<br \/>CIN \u2013 Matt Miazga (Yellow Card) 62\u2019<br \/>CIN \u2013 Obinna Nwobodo (Yellow Card) 67\u2019<br \/>CIN \u2013 Teenage Hadebe (Yellow Card) 83\u2019<br \/>CIN \u2013 K\u00e9vin Denkey (Yellow Card) 90\u2019+5<\/p>\n<p>OFFICIALS\u202f<br \/>Referee: Filip Dujic<br \/>Ast. 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