Charlotte routs CF Montréal 4-0 behind Abada's late hat trick

Charlotte beat CF Montréal 4-0 at Bank of America Stadium. Liel Abada scored three times in the final 23 minutes to turn a one-goal game into a rout. Charlotte moves to 14-8-10. Montréal falls to 6-7-19.

Idan Toklomati set the tone early and was the player of the game with a Chirp Rating of 8.4, one goal and one assist. He headed in Allan Saint-Maximin's cross from the centre of the box in the 7th minute for a 1-0 lead. That score held until the 67th, when Abada finished from the right side of the box off a Djibril Diani pass to make it 2-0.

Abada struck again in the 79th. He shot left footed from the centre of the box on Toklomati's assist and made it 3-0. In the 83rd he added a right footed finish into the top left corner, set up by Pep Biel, for 4-0. Abada led all players with four shots.

Chirp's Sim had Charlotte at 48% before the game.