CF Montreal were completely outplayed on Saturday night against the Philadelphia Union, who won 3-0 at Subaru Park.
Montreal had to juggle the absence of several regulars, including Romell Quioto, Mathieu Choinière, Rudy Camacho and Victor Wanyama.
James Pantemis was in goal for the Montreal team.
Union quickly set the pace as Julian Carranza thwarted Pantemis with a superb strike in the 12th minute.
Carranza also scored another goal during the game in the 61st minute.
Mikael Uhre also gave preference to the hosts in this duel
The Montreal XI sits 10th in the Eastern Conference with a 6-1-9 record after that loss.
Trouble on the road continued for Hernán Losada’s men, who have won just one in ten games on opposing pitches this season.
Montreal travels to Vancouver on Wednesday to face the Whitecaps in the Canadian Championship finals.
They then meet Minnesota United FC in a regular MLS game at Saputo Stadium on Saturday.
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