Whitecaps put end to CF Montreal’s misery and season in 2-0 win to cap regular season

MONTREAL — CF Montreal capped off their worst season in club history with a 2-0 loss to the playoff-bound Vancouver Whitecaps in front of an uncharacteristically tepid Stade Saputo crowd on Saturday afternoon.

Cheikh Sabaly and Mihail Gherasimencov scored for Vancouver (19-8-8).

The visitors secured second place in Major League Soccer’s Supporters’ Shield standings.

Montreal (6-20-9) was shut out for the 14th time this season.

Both of Montreal’s main supporters’ groups; Collectif IMFC and 1642MTL announced they would not be present at the club’s two final home games in any capacity.

The first half saw minimal activity in the offensive third as both teams traded long stints of harmless possession before heading into the break with a scoreless draw.

The second half was the polar opposite. Both teams came out of the locker room with guns blazing and came within inches of opening the scoring inside the first two minutes of the half.

Sabaly and Noah Streit both had point-blank shots that hit the crossbar followed by a powerful strike from Rayan Elloumi that forced a quick save from Montreal goalkeeper Samsy Keita.

The Whitecaps could not be contained much longer, however, as Sabaly made up for his miss in the 50th minute.

With Vancouver on the break, Sabaly got the ball in the penalty area. With Keita saving his initial shot, Sabaly was first to the rebound and finished into the empty net.

Montreal had several positive moments following the goal, as the hosts looked to level the score but every shot did very little to trouble Whitecaps goalkeeper Yohei Takaoka.

Gherasimencov added an insurance goal in the 83rd minute from a difficult angle that secured the result.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 7, 2026.

Elias Grigoriadis, The Canadian Press