MONTREAL (Interstat) — Forge defeated CF Montreal 2-1 Wednesday, getting a first-half stoppage-time goal from Antoine Batisse and another key contribution from Ben Paton to hold off the home side. Daniel Rios scored in the 49th minute for CF Montreal, with Fabian Herbers providing an assist, and Noah Jensen also had an assist for Forge. Daniel Rios, Ben Paton, Matthew Longstaff, Antoine Batisse, Daniel Nimick, Tristan Borges and Manjrekar James were among the key performers. Manjrekar James received a yellow card for Forge, and CF Montreal’s B. Vera was booked twice. Craig B., Cavallini L., Jevremovic M. and Synchuk G. also were booked. Substitutions included Cavallini, Sadek, Herbers, Jensen, Aromatario, Rios, Carmona, Bourgeois, Jevremovic and Craig. Forge moved to 1-0 in the competition and 3-0 across all competitions, while CF Montreal fell to 0-1 in the competition and 0-3-1 overall. The result continued Forge’s unbeaten start and extended CF Montreal’s difficult run.