Sam Surridge’s 80th-minute header forced CF Montreal to settle for a 1-1 draw against Nashville SC in their final home game of the season on Saturday.

Dante Sealy — who has now scored seven goals in his last nine Major League Soccer games — opened the scoring for Montreal (6-17-10), while Surridge’s equalizer stopped Nashville (16-11-6) from potentially falling into the play-in bracket.

From kickoff, both teams opened up the other with expansive and vertical play. This resulted in excellent chances for both sides as Hany Mukhtar and Ivan Jaime were played in alone, but neither could give their team the opening goal.

Montreal struck first just after the 10-minute mark. After Olger Escobar drew a free kick nearly 25 metres out, Sealy stepped up and — in similar fashion to his free kick go

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