Montreal sports news — CF Montréal finally gave its supporters something to sing about on Saturday night, stunning FC Cincinnati 3-1 at Stade Saputo behind a Prince Owusu brace to snap a five-game losing streak and claim a first league win in seven.
By Maplestime News Desk | Quebec City, Quebec | September 27, 2026
Sources: TSN, FC Cincinnati | Last updated: September 27, 2026
Key Takeaways
- CF Montréal beat FC Cincinnati 3-1 on Saturday, September 26, at Stade Saputo in MLS regular-season play.
- Prince Owusu scored twice — a 72nd-minute penalty and a 75th-minute strike — to reach a career-high 15 goals.
- Owusu joins Di Vaio, Piatti, and Quioto as the only players in club history with 15-plus goals in a season.
- Daniel Ríos opened the scoring with a 25th-minute volley; Tom Barlow equalized for Cincinnati in the 64th.
- Montréal snapped a five-match losing streak despite missing nine players to international duty; Cincinnati is winless in six.
Owusu Takes Over as CF Montréal Buries Its Skid
For an hour, it looked like more of the same at Stade Saputo. Daniel Ríos had given Montréal an early lead with a lovely 25th-minute volley, Tom Barlow had answered for Cincinnati in the 64th, and the 7:40 p.m. ET kickoff felt destined for another frustrating draw — or worse. Then Prince Owusu decided the night belonged to him.
In the 72nd minute, Owusu buried a penalty to restore the lead. Three minutes later, with Ríos turning provider, he struck again to put the game away. It was his third multi-goal game of the season, and it lifted the German striker to 15 goals — a career high and a place in club history alongside Marco Di Vaio, Ignacio Piatti, and Romell Quioto.
A Win Built on Grit
What made this CF Montréal win remarkable was what was missing. Nine players were away on international duty. Defender Brayan Ceballos went down injured before the 10th minute. Goalkeeper Sébastian Breza had to make four saves to hold off Cincinnati, who could manage only one save from Roman Celentano in reply. This was a patchwork squad digging deep — and it worked.
Cincinnati (8-9-9) left Montreal winless in six, their own season drifting sideways. Montréal (6-15-6), meanwhile, has something it hasn’t had in weeks: momentum, or at least the start of some.
What It Means
A 3-1 home win doesn’t erase a season of struggle, but it does matter. Owusu’s historic scoring campaign now has a signature night attached to it, and a young, shorthanded Montreal side showed it can compete when the effort is there. The question is whether Saturday was a turning point or just a one-night celebration at the Big O’s little brother.
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