Recap
CF Montréal dominated in possession at the start of the match and recorded three shots on target in the opening 10 minutes. [10] In the 21st minute, Montreal was awarded a penalty when striker Prince Owusu was taken down in the penalty area by Manjrekar James. [11] After an FVS challenge was upheld, Owusu took the penalty but was stopped by Forge keeper Dimitry Bertaud who dove to his left to make the save. [12] In the sixth minute of first half added time, Forge opened the scoring when Noah Jensen sent a corner kick to the near post which was headed in by Antoine Batisse.
Montréal responded quickly after halftime when Daniel Ríos beat Bertaud with a header from open play in the 49th minute. Just five minutes later, Montréal were reduced to 10 men when Brayan Vera was sent off after receiving a second yellow card for diving. [11] Forge controlled play for the rest of the half but were unable to take advantage leaving the score level after 90 minutes. [10] Both teams had chances to take the lead in extra time but no goals were scored leaving the match to be decided by a penalty shoot-out.
Tristan Borges took the first attempt in the shoot-out and beat Sebastian Breza to give Forge the early lead. Prince Owusu shot next but was once again denied by Bertaud. [10] Through the next three rounds, Breza and Bertaud each made one save giving Forge a 3–2 advantage going into the fifth round. Manjrekar James scored the decisive penalty, securing the Voyageurs Cup for Forge FC. [11]
