Story byAssociated PressSun, February 22, 2026 at 5:43 AM UTC·1 min readSAN DIEGO (AP) — Amahl Pellegrino had a goal and two assists on Saturday night to help San Diego FC beat CF Montreal 5-0 on Saturday night in the season opener for both teams. Eighteen-year-old Duran Ferree made his MLS debut and finished with two saves for San Diego. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementTomas Aviles was shown a straight red card in the 50th minute and Montreal played a man down the rest of the way. Christopher McVey, Onni Valakari, Marcus Ingvartsen and 18-year-old Bryan each added a goal for San Diego. Valakari, Ingvartsen and Zamblé made their MLS debuts. McVey opened the scoring in the 14th minute, bouncing a header inside the back post, and Pelligrino scored in the second minute of stoppage time to give San Diego a 2-0 lead at halftime. Thomas Gillier stopped three shots for Montreal. San Diego had 64% possession and outshot Montreal 12-6, 6-0 in the second half.___AP soccer: https://apnews. com/hub/soccer.