MONTREAL — The North Star bell, 1,500 pounds of cast iron perched on one end of cozy Stade Saputo, is rung with great vigor after every goal scored by CF Montreal.
Following a 4-2 misadventure Wednesday night, D.C. United is going to have a hard time getting the ringing out of its head.
Attacking the target in the bell end in the first half, Montreal took advantage of United’s soft resistance and scored three times to surpass its total for any full home game this year.
Clang-clang, clang-clang …
United’s Christian Benteke snapped a three-game scoreless streak with two first-half goals, increasing his total to 13, but Matti Peltola’s red card just before intermission undermined the comeback.