MONTREAL. Montreal Impact snatched a late win New England 1-0 after G. Campbell scored just 1 goal (86′).
The match was played at the Stade Saputo stadium in Montreal on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Ted Unkel with the support of Cory Richardson and Ryan Graves. The 4th official was Fabrizio Stasolla. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was pleasant at 21.17 degrees Celsius or 70.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 12 Total 2
- 3 On Target 0
- 5 Off Target 2
- 4 Shots blocked 0
- 133 Attack 84
- 63 Dangerous attack 17
- 55 Ball safe 53
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 1
Fouls
- 7 Total 6
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Montreal Impact was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. New England that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Montreal Impact was more aggressive with 63 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Montreal Impact won the match.
Montreal Impact shot 12 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, New England shot 2 times, 0 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Montreal Impact didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, New England received 1 yellow card (Matt Polster).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, Montreal Impact will have 35 points to hold in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, New England will stay with 43 points like Philadelphia Union and Orlando City to hold in the 3rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, Montreal Impact will play away against Columbus Crew on the 21st of October with a 12-10 head to head record in favor of Columbus Crew (5 draws).
New England will host Philadelphia Union on the 21st of October with a 20-8 head to head in favor of Philadelphia Union (9 draws).
Montreal Impact – Formation
CF Montréal
86'
67'
Montreal Impact started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Hernán Pablo Losada decided to play with the following team: Jonathan Sirois , George Campbell , Joel Waterman , Gabriele Corbo , Zachary Brault Guillard , Samuel Piette , Nathan Saliba , Mathieu Choinière , Bryce Duke , Kwadwo Opoku and Jules-Anthony Vilsaint .
The home team had on the bench: Victor Wanyama, Fernando Antonio Álvarez Amador, Ahmed Hamdi, Matko Miljevic, Nnamdi Chinonso Offor, Ibrahim Sunusi , Lassi Lappalainen , Ousman Jabang and James Pantemis.
Substitutions
Montreal Impact made 3 changes: Jules-Anthony Vilsaint for Ibrahim Sunusi (67′), Bryce Duke for Lassi Lappalainen (67′) and Kwadwo Opoku for Nnamdi Chinonso Offor (88′).
Best player: Kwadwo Opoku
The most impressive player for Montreal Impact was Kwadwo Opoku even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 20 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 14. He performed 2 crosses.
New England – Formation
New England
25'
New England started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Bruce Arena played with: Earl Edwards Jr. , Matt Polster , Omar González , Dave Romney , Ryan Spaulding , Mark-Anthony Kaye , Ian Harkes , Noel Buck , Carles Gil , Damián Rivera and Giacomo Vrioni .
They had on the bench: Tomás Chancalay , Christian Makoun, Bobby Wood , Emmanuel Boateng , Nacho Gil, Tommy McNamara, Ben Sweat, Esmir Bajraktarevic and Jacob Jackson.
Substitutions
New England made 4 changes: Damián Rivera for Emmanuel Boateng (61′), Ian Harkes for Nacho Gil (88′), Giacomo Vrioni for Bobby Wood (72′) and Noel Buck for Tomás Chancalay (62′).
Best player: Omar González
The player that probably impressed the most for New England was Omar González.
His rating is with 66 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 5.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Orlando City – St. Louis City – 2-1
- New York RB – Inter Miami – 0-2
- Montreal Impact – New England – 1-0
- DC United – Philadelphia Union – 1-3
- Columbus Crew – Toronto – 2-0
- Cincinnati – New York City – 3-0
- Charlotte – Los Angeles FC – 2-1
- Atlanta United – Nashville SC – 4-0
