Prince Owusu has goal and assist to help Montreal fend off Austin 3-2

MONTREAL (AP) — Prince Owusu had an assist in the first half before scoring on a penalty kick in the second to help CF Montreal beat Austin FC 3-2 on Saturday night.

Two teenage midfielders teamed up to give Montreal (5-15-8) a 1-0 lead in the 9th minute. Hennadii Synchuk, 19, scored his first goal on 18-year-old Olger Escobar's first assist. It was the seventh start and 10th appearance for Synchuk and the first start and seventh appearance for Escobar.

Austin (9-9-8) pulled even in the 40th minute on a goal Myrto Uzuni — his fourth in his first season in the league. Defender Mikkler Desler and Diego Rubio both collected their third assist of the campaign.

Montreal took a 2-1 lead into halftime when Dante Sealy scored in the third minute of stoppage time with assists from defender Dawid Bugaj and Owusu. Sealy has five goals in his first season with Montreal after scoring twice in 38 appearances over four seasons with FC Dallas. It was the second assist for Bugaj and the fifth for Owusu.

Owusu scored his club-high 12th goal and gave Montreal a 3-1 lead on a penalty kick in the 67th minute. The PK was awarded after a foul on Desler.

Austin cut it to 3-2 in the 77th minute on Owen Wolff's career-high fourth goal of the season — all in the last five matches. Uzuni snagged his second assist.

Thomas Gillier finished with four saves for Montreal in his third career start. The 21-year-old was also tagged with a yellow card in the 78th minute.

Brad Stuver saved four shots for Austin.

Montreal improves to 2-7-5 with their first victory at home since beating New York City FC in June.

Austin had 1-0 victories in the previous two matchups in the series.

Austin will host the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday. Montreal travels to play Toronto FC on Saturday.

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CF Montreal's Prince Owusu celebrates after scoring against Austin FC during second-half MLS soccer match action in Montreal, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)

Austin FC's Nico Dubersarsky, left, challenges CF Montreal's Olger Escobar (29) during the second half of an MLS soccer game in Montreal, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)

Austin FC's Nico Dubersarsky, right, slides in on CF Montreal's Olger Escobar (29) during the second half of an MLS soccer game in Montreal, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)

Austin FC's Osman Bukari, left, tackles CF Montreal's Dante Sealy (25) during the second half of an MLS soccer game in Montreal, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)

Austin FC's Myrto Uzuni, left, celebrates after his goal against CF Montreal with teammate Ilie Sanchez (6) during first-half MLS soccer match action in Montreal, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)

Austin FC's Myrto Uzuni (10) leaps over CF Montreal's Efrain Morales (24) during first-half MLS soccer match action in Montreal, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)

Austin FC's Myrto Uzuni, second from right, scores against CF Montreal goalkeeper Thomas Gillier (31) as Montreal's Efrain Morales (24) defends during first-half MLS soccer match action in Montreal, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)

CF Montreal's Prince Owusu, right, scores from the penalty spot during second-half MLS soccer match action against Austin FC in Montreal, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)

CF Montreal's Prince Owusu celebrates after scoring against Austin FC during second-half MLS soccer match action in Montreal, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)

CF Montreal's Prince Owusu celebrates after scoring against Austin FC during second-half MLS soccer match action in Montreal, Saturday, Aug. 23, 2025. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)

NAKHON RATCHASIMA, Thailand (AP) — A construction crane collapsed onto an elevated road near Bangkok, killing two people on Thursday, a day after another crane fell on a moving passenger train in northeastern Thailand and killed 32 people.

The work on an extension of the Rama 2 Road expressway — a major artery leading from Bangkok — has become notorious for construction accidents, some of them fatal.

The crane collapsed at part of the road project in Samut Sakhon province, trapping two vehicles in the wreckage, according to the government’s Public Relations Department.

Transport Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn said on Thai TV Channel 7 that two people had died. It was unclear if anyone else had been trapped in the wreckage.

There was uncertainty about the number of victims because the site is still considered too dangerous for search teams to enter, said Suchart Tongteng, a rescue worker with the Ruamkatanyu Foundation.

“At this moment, we still can’t say whether another collapse could happen,” he said, citing dangling steel plates. “That’s why there are no rescue personnel inside the scene, only teams conducting on-site safety assessments.”

At the site of Wednesday's train derailment, the search for survivors ended, Nakhon Ratchasima Gov. Anuphong Suksomnit said. Three passengers listed as missing were presumed to have gotten off the train earlier, but that was still being investigated.

Officials believed 171 people had been aboard the train’s three carriages, which were being removed from the scene Thursday.

The crane that fell, crushing part of the train, was a launching gantry crane, a mobile piece of equipment often used in building elevated roadways.

Police were still collecting evidence and interviewing witnesses and have not pressed charges, provincial Police Chief Narongsak Promta told reporters.

South Korea's Foreign Ministry reported a South Korean man in his late 30s, was among the dead.

The high-speed rail project where the accident occurred is associated with the plan to connect China with Southeast Asia under Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative.

In August 2024, a railway tunnel on the planned route, also in Nakhon Ratchasima, collapsed, killing three workers.

Anan Phonimdaeng, acting governor of the State Railway of Thailand, said the project’s contractor is Italian-Thai Development, with a Chinese company responsible for design and construction supervision.

A statement posted on the website of the company, also known as Italthai, expressed condolences to the victims and said the company would pay compensation to the families of the dead and hospitalization expenses for the injured.

Transport Minister Phiphat said Italthai was also the lead contractor on the highway project where Thursday's accident took place, though several other companies are also involved.

The rail accident had already sparked outrage because Italthai was also the co-lead contractor for the State Audit Building in Bangkok that collapsed during construction last March during a major earthquake centered in Myanmar. The building's collapse was the worst quake damage in Thailand and about 100 people were killed.

Twenty-three individuals and companies have been indicted, including Italthai's president and the local director for the company China Railway No. 10, the project’s joint venture partner. The charges in the case include professional negligence and document forgery, and Thailand's Department of Special Investigation has recommended more indictments.

The involvement of Chinese companies in both projects has also drawn attention, as has Italthai and Chinese companies’ involvement in the construction of several expressway extensions in and around Bangkok where several accidents, some fatal, have occurred.

In Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said Wednesday the government was aware of the rail accident and had expressed condolences.

Associated Press writers Wasamon Audjarint in Bangkok and Hyung-jin Kim in Seoul, South Korea, contributed to this report.

Relatives of victims and others wait at a hospital, a day after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Relatives wait at a hospital to receive bodies of victims, a day after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Thursday, Jan.15, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Forensic workers inspect the site of a train accident, a day after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

A cuddly toy lies on the ground at the site of a train accident, a day after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

A construction crane that collapsed on the Rama 2 Road elevated expressway in Samut Sakhon province, Thailand on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Arnun Chonmahatrakool)

A construction crane that collapsed on the Rama 2 Road elevated expressway in Samut Sakhon province, Thailand on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Arnun Chonmahatrakool)

A construction crane that collapsed on the Rama 2 Road elevated expressway in Samut Sakhon province, Thailand on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Arnun Chonmahatrakool)