As thirty minute debuts go, it was a pretty good one.
There were no goals, not an assist either, but in the closing third of the game the introduction of Ahmed Hamdy certainly elevated the tempo for a Montreal side toiling in 31 degree temperatures.
It was also the period in the game when Wil Nancy’s men looked likeliest to conjure a goal.
The Egyptian was forceful, intent on making driving forward runs and showed no little skill on one occasion, wrong-footing Abdul-Salaam with a neat flick on the edge of the box before crossing for Quioto who headed over.