Carlos Coronel-fueled shutout vs. Montreal helps NY Red Bulls stay in playoff hunt

Carlos Coronel made six saves for his 10th clean sheet of the season as the visiting New York Red Bulls kept their MLS Cup playoff hopes alive with a 2-0 victory at CF Montreal on Saturday night.

Tim Parker and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting each scored goals for New York (12-12-7, 43 points), which remained within two points of ninth and the final Eastern Conference playoff spot with the win.

It was just the second road victory in 16 tries (2-10-4) for the Red Bulls, who completed a regular-season series sweep of Montreal for the first time in team history. Coronel also had a five-save shutout in a 1-0 win over Montreal on April 26 in Harrison. N.J.

Thomas Gillier finished with four saves for Montreal (5-17-9, 24 points), which remained one point behind 14th-place D.C. United in the Eastern Conference basement.

New York took a 1-0 lead in the 23rd minute on a goal by defender Parker, who headed in a flick-on by Kyle Duncan on a corner kick inside the far right post for his first goal of the season.

The Red Bulls, who had scored just four goals in their previous five games, made it 2-0 just six minutes later on Choupo-Moting's 16th goal. The Cameroon international spun away from a pair of defenders on the left edge of the six-yard box and then booted a sharp-angled left-footed shot through the legs of Gillier and inside the far right post.

Montreal's best scoring chance in the first half occurred in the 39th minute when Efrain Morales headed a free kick off the left post.

Coronel came up with his best save of the match early in the second half when he dove to deflect Samuel Piette's right-footed blast from the right side of the box that was headed for the bottom right corner.

--Field Level Media