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CF Montréal no match for high-scoring, league-leading Revolution - Montreal Gazette

New England erupted for three goals in the opening 30 minutes and cruised to a 4-1 victory Wednesday night at Saputo Stadium.

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If New England is the measuring stick against which performance is evaluated, CF Montréal isn’t close to being one of Major League Soccer’s elite teams.

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The Revolution erupted for three goals in the opening 30 minutes and cruised to a 4-1 victory Wednesday night at Saputo Stadium in a thorough and dominating performance.

DeJuan Jones opened the scoring in the 10th minute before Adam Buksa made it 2-0 in the 17th. Rudy Camacho’s own-goal in the 30th made it a virtually insurmountable three-goal cushion. Joaquin Torres scored for CF Montréal in the 32nd before Gustavo Bou responded in the 86th for New England.

The Revolution, running away atop the Eastern Conference, improved to 20-4-5 while defeating CFM for the sixth straight time.

The Canadian side, now 10-10-7, slipped below the playoff line into eighth with its second consecutive defeat.

CFM had the game’s first serious scoring threat, in the seventh minute, on a cross from Mathieu Choinière to Romell Quioto, whose shot from the penalty spot went just wide.

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In retrospect, how might this match have turned out differently had Quioto set the pace with the opening goal? Despite CF Montréal’s early aggressive approach, it was the visitors who opened the scoring and continued its effective onslaught.

The first goal seemingly materialized out of nothing. Brandon Bye’s cross into the box eventually went to Carles Gil. His shot was stopped by goalkeeper James Pantemis, but Jones scored on the rebound.

Only seven minutes later, Bye’s drop pass went to Bou. His cross into the box was headed past Pantemis by Buksa, who scored his 13th goal.

The Revolution nearly took a three-goal lead in the 28th minute, but Tommy McNamara’s shot from distance was parried out by Pantemis. But the inevitable occurred only two minutes later. A cross from Bou deflected off CFM defender Camacho for an own-goal.

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The match was only 30 minutes old and CF Montréal was trailing by three goals. Little wonder some boos came raining down from several dispirited spectators.

But the braying turned to cheers two minutes later when Torres, from just inside the box, beat Matt Turner with a low, right-footed shot.

Both teams continued making liberal offensive forays for the remainder of the opening half.

Pantemis made a sliding save on Buksa in the 35th from point-blank range. In the 37th, Quioto’s low, left-footed shot beat Turner but just missed the far post. In the 39th, Buksa struck the post from the left side. Seconds later, Turner made a save on Victor Wanyama from distance.

CFM was the better side after intermission. The club continued its aggressive approach, realizing it needed quick scores.

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In the 65th, second-half substitute Zachary Brault-Guillard sent a low cross through the six-yard box that neither Quioto nor Djordje Mihailovic could get their feet on for what would probably have been a second goal.

CFM manager Wilfried Nancy tried to put offensive players on the pitch. Bjørn Johnsen replaced Samuel Piette in the 67th minute, while Ballou Tabla came on for Choinière in the 75th.

Any possibility of a comeback was dashed when Bou scored his 13th of the season on a low shot to the far side. Although Bou appeared to be offside on the play, the goal counted after a video review.

CFM hosts Atlanta United Saturday night in a critical match.

hzurkowsky@postmedia.com

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