CF Montreal and D.C. United Battle to Thrilling 4-4 Draw

Prince Owusu scored a hat trick and assisted on the tying goal in stoppage time as CF Montreal rallied late to salvage a 4-4 draw with D.C. United on Saturday in Washington.

Montreal was down 4-2 entering stoppage time, but Owusu delivered a penalty kick goal in the fourth extra minute and then passed across the box to Hennadii Synchuk for the tying goal six minutes into stoppage time.

Thomas Gillier had six saves for Montreal (4-8-2, 14 points), which has gone 3-2-2 since Phillipe Eullaffroy took over as interim coach last month.

Louis Munteanu, Jared Stroud, and Lucas Bartlett scored off set pieces, and Tai Baribo added a penalty kick for D.C. United (4-5-6, 18 points), who have lost just once in their last eight matches.

D.C. United struck first in the ninth minute. On a free kick, Stroud delivered a sideways pass to Brandon Servania, who struck a right-footed shot from 30 yards out.

Gillier batted the attempt, but Munteanu headed the rebound from the middle of the box for his fifth goal in the last six matches for D.C.

In the 28th minute, Stroud made it 2-0 when a failed clear off a corner kick came to his feet on the right side of the box. Stroud slipped a left-footed shot inside the far post for his first goal in an MLS match since 2024.

In the first minute of stoppage time in the first half, Owusu earned a breakaway attempt when he stole the ball from D.C. defender Bartlett. Owusu’s shot from the middle of the box went into the lower left corner.

Early in the second half, Bartlett got his comeuppance, drawing a penalty in the box against Owusu, who fouled him from behind.

Baribo followed with his eighth goal of the season on a penalty kick in the 51st minute, firing into the top right corner.

Owusu’s second goal came in the 61st minute when Wikelman Carmona passed over the top of the D.C. defense. Owusu tracked down the pass and shot from the left side of the box inside the far post.

Bartlett made it 4-2 in the 87th minute with a header off a corner kick by Keisuke Kurokawa.

But in stoppage time, Kurokawa was called for a penalty in the box and Owusu added his third goal on a penalty kick.

It was Owusu’s ninth goal this season and 22nd in two years with Montreal.