Major League Soccer: Montreal Impact defeats Orlando City 2-0 on Sunday
MONTREAL. Montreal Impact conquers Orlando City with a 2-0 win with a goal from I. Kone (68') and a penalty scored by D. Mihailovic (90').
MONTREAL. Montreal Impact defeats Orlando City with a 2-0 win with a goal from I. Kone (68′) and a penalty scored by D. Mihailovic (90′). Montreal Impact took advantage of its superior ball possession (59%).
The match was played at the Stade Saputo stadium in Montreal on Sunday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Ismail Elfath who had the assistance of Corey Parker and Cameron Blanchard. The 4th official was Lukasz Szpala. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 9.8 degrees Celsius or 49.6 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 70%.
Match Statistics
Montreal Impact was in firm control of the ball 59% while Orlando City was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Montreal Impact was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 2 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Montreal Impact won the match.
Montreal Impact shot 10 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Orlando City shot 5 times, 0 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Montreal Impact received 2 yellow cards (K. Kamara and I. Kone). On the opposite side, Orlando City received 4 yellow cards (Carlos Antonio, I. Angulo, J. Moutinho and M. Pereyra).
After playing this contest, Montreal Impact will have 65 points to stay in the 2nd place. On the other side, Orlando City will stay with 48 points like Inter Miami to stay in the 7th place.
Match Events
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14'14'
Carlos Antonio
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31'31'
I. Angulo
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52'52'
K. Kamara
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61'61'
I. Kone
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68'68'
I. Kone
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77'77'
J. Moutinho
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77'77'
J. Mulraney
Urso Junior
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77'77'
B. Michel
I. Angulo
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80'80'
M. Choiniere
I. Kone
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87'87'
T. Akindele
C. Araujo
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88'88'
M. Halliday
Ruan
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90'90'
M. Toye
K. Kamara
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90'90'
M. Pereyra
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90'90'
D. Mihailovic (Penalty)
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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: James Pantemis , Joel Waterman , Rudy Camacho , Kamal Miller , Alistair Johnston , Samuel Piette , Victor Wanyama , Ismael Koné , Lassi Lappalainen , Djordje Mihailović and Kei Kamara .
Substitutes
Montreal Impact made 2 changes: I. Kone for M. Choiniere (80′) and K. Kamara for M. Toye (90′).
Top player: Ismael Koné
The player who no doubt impressed Montreal Impact the most was Ismael Koné.
His rating is with 1 goal, 53 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 5.
Orlando City: Formation and Lineups
Orlando City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Óscar Alexander Pareja Gómez played with: Pedro Gallese , Ruan , Antônio Carlos , Rodrigo Schlegel , João Moutinho , César Araújo , Mauricio Pereyra , Facundo Torres , Júnior Urso , Iván Angulo and Ercan Kara .
Substitutes
Orlando City made 4 changes: Urso Junior for J. Mulraney (77′), I. Angulo for B. Michel (77′), C. Araujo for T. Akindele (87′) and Ruan for M. Halliday (88′).
Top player: Mauricio Pereyra
Probably the most impressive player in Orlando City was Mauricio Pereyra.
His rating is with 49 passes (85% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8.
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