Major League Soccer: Philadelphia Union recovers a 0-1 deficit to prevail over Montreal Impact 2-1
MONTRéAL. Philadelphia Union was capable to turn the table against Montreal Impact to win 2-1.
MONTRéAL. Philadelphia Union succeeded in turn the table against Montreal Impact to win 2-1. It was Montreal Impact to strike first with a goal of L. Lappalainen at the 32′. Then it was a goal in the 53′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, D. Gazdag gave the win to Philadelphia Union in the 56′ minute with a goal. Montreal Impact lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).
Philadelphia Union remained in 10 people after J. Carranza received a double yellow card in the 71′. Anyway, Philadelphia Union still succeeded in win this match playing only with 10 players.
The match was played at the Stade Olympique stadium in Montréal on Saturday and it started at 4:00 pm local time. The referee was Drew Fischer. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was freezing around -2 degrees Celsius or 28.44 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 62%.
Match Statistics
Montreal Impact was in firm control of the ball 57% while Philadelphia Union was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Montreal Impact was more aggressive with 59 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyhow, Philadelphia Union managed to find the solution to win this match.
Montreal Impact shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Philadelphia Union shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Montreal Impact received 3 yellow cards (I. Kone, V. Wanyama and R. Zouhir). On the other side, Philadelphia Union received 1 yellow card (J. Carranza).
Also, Philadelphia Union didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after J. Carranza (Philadelphia Union) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (71′).
After this match, Montreal Impact stays with 0 points to occupy the 23rd place in the table. while Philadelphia Union has 1 points (13th).
Match Events
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20'20'
I. Kone
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23'23'
V. Wanyama
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32'32'
L. Lappalainen
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50'50'
D. Mihailovic (Goal Disallowed)
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53'53'
A. Bedoya
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56'56'
D. Gazdag
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64'64'
J. Carranza
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65'65'
Z. Brault-Guillard
M. Choiniere
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65'65'
R. Zouhir
I. Kone
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67'67'
R. Zouhir
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68'68'
M. Uhre
S. Santos
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71'71'
J. Carranza
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76'76'
O. Mbaizo
D. Gazdag
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81'81'
Z. Bassong
K. Miller
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87'87'
Q. Sullivan
A. Bedoya
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90'90'
M. Miljevic
L. Lappalainen
Next match
In the upcoming Major League Soccer match, Montreal Impact will play away against New York City on the 12th of March with a 9-2 head to head statistic in favor of New York City (5 draws).
Philadelphia Union will host SJ Earthquakes on the 13th of March with a 4-4 head to head statistic.
Montreal Impact: Formation and Lineups
Montreal Impact started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Wilfried Nancy chose to play with the following team: Sebastian Breza , Alistair Johnston , Rudy Camacho , Kamal Miller , Mathieu Choinière , Ismael Koné , Victor Wanyama , Djordje Mihailovic , Lassi Lappalainen , Joaquín Torres and Kei Kamara .
Substitutes
Montreal Impact made 4 changes: M. Choiniere for Z. Brault-Guillard (65′), I. Kone for R. Zouhir (65′), K. Miller for Z. Bassong (81′) and L. Lappalainen for M. Miljevic (90′).
Top player: Lassi Lappalainen
The player who no doubt impressed Montreal Impact the most was Lassi Lappalainen.
His rating is with 1 goal, 37 passes (81% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 19. He performed 3 crosses.
Philadelphia Union: Formation and Lineups
Philadelphia Union started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
On the other side, Jim Curtin played with: Andre Blake , Nathan Harriel , Jakob Glesnes , Jack Elliott , Kai Wagner , Alejandro Bedoya , José Martínez , Leon Flach , Dániel Gazdag , Julián Carranza and Sergio Santos .
Substitutes
Philadelphia Union made 3 changes: S. Santos for M. Uhre (68′), D. Gazdag for O. Mbaizo (76′) and A. Bedoya for Q. Sullivan (87′).
Top player: Dániel Gazdag
Probably the most impressive player in Philadelphia Union was Dániel Gazdag.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (69% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.
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