With the tie, the Impact is now in fourth place in USL D1 standings, with 19 points, still two points behind the Rochester Raging Rhinos, now alone in first place with 21 points.
The Impact is undefeated in its last seven games (4-0-3) and leads its opponents 10-1 in goals during that stretch.
Goalkeeper Andrew Weber, who earned his third shutout, started his fourth consecutive game for the Impact.
Defender Gabriel Gervais became the 7th Impact player to reach the 10,000 career minutes played mark with the Impact. Defender Mauricio Vincello reached the 5,000 career minutes played mark with the Impact.
This was Impact midfielder Kirk Wilson’s first game against his former team. Wilson played started a second consecutive game with Montreal.
Midfielder Zé Roberto played his 100th career game with the Impact. He is the 10th Impact player to reach this mark.
Both teams will square off again this Wednesday, at Claude-Robillard Sports Complex, in Montreal (7:30 pm, RDS, CJAD 800, Sport Plus XM-172).
THE HIGHLIGHTS
16th minute – On a Rochester’s corner kick sequence, Rhinos forward Charles Gbeke deflected the ball with the head just to the right of the Montreal Impact net.
36th minute – At the penalty point, Impact forward Mauro Biello accepted a centering pass from defender Mauricio Vincello from the left wing. Biello’s high shot went wide, to the left of Rhinos goalkeeper Scott Vallow.
45th minute – Impact midfielder Zé Roberto headed a centering pass from Adam Braz but Rhinos goalkeeper Scott Vallow made the save.
84th minute – Montreal Impact forward Mauro Biello took a good shot from the top of the box but Rhinos goalkeeper Scott Vallow made a diving save to his right. Impact midfielder Zé Roberto jumped on the rebound, but his shot sailed over the net.
87th minute – After receiving a pass from midfielder Lars Lyssand, Impact forward Joel Bailey, who was subbed into the game at the 79th minute, went in alone on Vallow and beat him, swerving around him on his right, but his weak shot was stopped on the goal line by Rhinos defender Scott Palguta.
POST GAME COMMENTS
MIDFIELDER KIRK WILSON
“We played a good game tonight. We had a lot of chances but you have to put one of those in the net to win the game. They have a good team so it’s satisfying to get a point on their field.”
DEFENDER ADAM BRAZ
“We played a very good game. We were the better team on the field by far. We had good possession of the ball in the first half. Then, in the second half they picked up their game but we were solid defensively. In general, it’s an excellent performance and we hope to build on that game to win against them at home on Wednesday.”
MIDFIELDER PATRICK LEDUC
“We dominated the team that's in first place in the standings but it’s unfortunate to come back home without the three points. It was our first game on their field so it’s fine, especially considering we had the best scoring chances. We moved the ball around well but we felt the fatigue in the second half. ”
MISSING FROM THE LINE-UP
Team – Player – Position - Reason
MTL – Antonio Ribeiro (M) – hamstring – two weeks
MTL - Leonardo Di Lorenzo (M) – foot – expected end of June
MTL – Greg Sutton (G) – finger - return date TBD
MTL - Gerry Argento (G) – concussion - return date TBD
MTL – David Fronimadis (D) – knee - return date TBD
NEXT GAMES
Date – Teams – Stadium – Time
Wed. June 28 – Rochester @ Impact - Claude-Robillard Sports Complex – 7:30 pm
Fri. July 7 - Vancouver Whitecaps @ Impact - Claude-Robillard Sports Complex - 8:00 pm
Tue. July 11 - Toronto Lynx @ Impact - Claude-Robillard Sports Complex - 7:30 pm
GAME SUMMARY
Impact line-up
Andrew Weber, Gabriel Gervais, Nevio Pizzolitto, Adam Braz, Mauricio Vincello, Lars Lyssand (Daniel Antoniuk 90), Patrick Leduc, Zé Roberto, Kirk Wilson (Masahiro Fukasawa 71), Mauro Biello (Darko Kolic 85), Mauricio Salles (Joel Bailey 79)
Rochester line-up
Scott Vallow, Frankie Sanfilippo, Kenney Bertz, Scott Palguta, Nate Craft (Ricky Lewis 86), John Ball (Aaran Lines 60), Teniwa Bonseu (Mike Ambersley 65), Greg Howes, Johnny Menyongar (Rey Martinez 76), Matthew Delicate, Charles Gbeke (Connally Edozien 65)
Cautions
ROC: John Ball 57
ROC: Mike Ambersley 88
Officials
William Delois, Dino Sorbara, Daniel Roark, Tom Mingle
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Source : Patrick Vallée, Montreal Impact
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