SAN DIEGO (AP) — Amar Pellegrino had one goal and two assists Saturday night to help San Diego FC beat CF Montreal 5-0 in the season opener for both teams.
18-year-old Duran Ferry made his MLS debut and made two saves in San Diego.
Tomas Avilés was shown a straight red card in the 50th minute, and Montreal played the rest of the game alone.
Christopher McVay, Onni Valakari, Marcus Ingvardsen and 18-year-old Bryan each added a goal for San Diego. Varacari, Ingvartsen and Zambre made their MLS debuts.
McVay took the lead in the 14th minute with a header deflected inside the back post, and Pellegrino scored in the second minute of stoppage time to give San Diego a 2-0 lead at halftime.
Thomas Guillier stopped three shots for Montreal.
San Diego had 64 percent possession and outscored Montreal 12-6, 6-0 in the second half.
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