Kenyan international, Victor Wanyama, scored an 89th-minute goal to motivate CF Montreal to kickstart a comeback against Columbus Crew and book a spot in the MLS playoffs.
The match that was played on Saturday morning, September 10, saw CF Montreal overturn a 2-0 lead to draw 2-2.
CF Montreal was trailing 0-2 in the 88 minutes but goals from their Captain Victor Wanyama in the 89th minute and Zachary Brault-Guillard in the 94th minute helped the Canadian outfit to get back into the game.
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Wilfred Nancy, CF Montreal's head coach appreciated the positive energy from his team and lauded the team for believing in themselves.
“Tonight, we drew, but the emotion was like a victory. I like to say that you have to live the moments. The supporters had the opportunity to experience one tonight. A match is not played in 60 minutes.
"My players have not stopped. We continued to believe that it was possible to come back from behind. There is positive energy in this group. My players don't play with their teammates; they play for their teammates,” Nancy stated.
CF Montreal shot stopper James Pantimis noted that the draw with Columbus Crew demonstrated their resilience as a team
Zachary Brault- Guillard who scored the equalizer added the club was enjoying one of their best seasons where everyone was involved in the success.
“We are having a huge season. The number of times substitutes have helped and changed the course of games this year is impressive.
"The group lives well. It's only a pleasure to see all the smiles we have every time there is one that scores,” Zachary Brault- Guillard stated.
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