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04/11 16:17 CDT Japhet Sery Larsen, Jess Bueno help Union beat Montreal 2-1 to
end 6-match losing streak
Japhet Sery Larsen, Jess Bueno help Union beat Montreal 2-1 to end 6-match
losing streak
MONTREAL (AP) --- Japhet Sery Larsen and Jess Bueno scored second-half goals
to help Philadelphia spoil CF Montreal's long-awaited home opener with a 2-1
victory on Saturday, ending the Union's club-record six-match losing streak to
begin the season.
Ivn Jaime took a pass from defender Efran Morales and scored in the 23rd
minute to give Montreal a 1-0 lead. It was his first goal in his 12th career
appearance. Morales collected his first assist last season and has two in 22
matches.
Milan Iloski's first assist this season set up first-year defender Larsen's
first goal --- a header for the equalizer in the 55th minute.
Bueno gave the Union a 2-1 lead in the 70th with his first goal of the season
and his fifth in 71 career appearances. Ezekiel Alladoh, a 20-year-old rookie
forward, subbed into the match in the 66th minute before collecting his first
assist. Defender Nathan Harriel picked up his second assist this season and his
seventh in 116 appearances --- all with Philadelphia.
Andre Blake saved four shots in his 273rd career start --- all with the Union
(1-6-0) since 2014.
Thomas Gillier finished with five saves in his 15th career start and seventh
this season for Montreal (1-6-0), which posted a 3-0 victory over the New York
Red Bulls for their only points in six straight road matches to begin its first
full season under Marco Donadel.
Coach Bradley Carnell's Union club had not had a lead this season until Bueno's
goal.
Philadelphia tied the 2001 New England Revolution for the second worst start to
begin a season. Toronto lost nine in a row in 2012 to set the record.
The Union were the first team in league history to open with six straight
losses after winning the Supporters' Shield the previous season.
Up next Philadelphia: Hosts D.C. United on Saturday. Montreal: Hosts the New York Red Bulls on Saturday. ___ AP soccer: https://apnews.com/soccer
Up next Philadelphia: Hosts D.C. United on Saturday. Montreal: Hosts the New York Red Bulls on Saturday. ___ AP soccer: https://apnews.com/soccer
