MONTREAL — On a night when CF Montreal celebrated retro night and their old Impact name, the party was spoiled when the visiting D.C. United scored late to salvage a 1-1 Major League Soccer draw.

Prince Owusu opened the scoring for Montreal (4-10-6) on a 50th minute penalty, while Tai Baribo netted the equalizer in the 67th minute for a D.C. (5-5-10) side currently holding on to the final Eastern Conference playoff spot.

United started the game on the front foot and controlled much of the opening phase. Montreal was eventually able to enjoy some possession and create several important half-chances.

The first major opportunity of the game came right after the 15-minute mark. After sustained pressure, Owusu got on the end of a Luca Petrasso cross, but the contested close-range effort was directed right at United goalkeeper Sean Johnson.

Buoyed by the increased possession further up the pitch, Montreal completely controlled the tempo of the game for the remainder of the first half. While they enjoyed 65 per cent of possession and seven shots, the hosts went into the break scoreless.

Halftime had its fair share of entertainment as the club’s newest designated player, Alexis Sanchez, was introduced to the home fans.

Montreal continued its domination in the second half, winning a penalty just two minutes in after a Video Assistant Referee review. Owusu stepped up and dispatched the spot kick into the top right corner.

United slowly began to claw its way back into the game after going down, and while the visitors were unable to create many chances, they scored the equalizer in the 67th minute. Baribo was able to get his head on a desperate cross from a broken play and sent a powerful header past Thomas Gillier at the near post.

Montreal immediately got back on the offensive, finding two golden opportunities to retake the lead in the ensuing 15 minutes, but Daniel Rios and Hennadii Synchuk both could not break the deadlock.

Substitute Olger Escobar had additional opportunities to play the hero in stoppage time but hit the post and then fanned on a point-blank shot with the final kick of the game two minutes later.

UP NEXT

D.C. United: Host the New England Revolution on Wednesday.

Montreal: Visit the Columbus Crew on Wednesday.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 15, 2026.