Major League Soccer: Montreal Impact defeats Charlotte 2-1
MONTREAL. Montreal Impact bested Charlotte to win 2-1.
MONTREAL. Montreal Impact bested Charlotte to win 2-1. It was Montreal Impact to strike first with an early goal of R. Quioto at the 6′. Then it was a goal in the 9′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, M. Choiniere gave the win to Montreal Impact in the 47′ minute with a goal.
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 Nima Saghafi who had the assistance of Katie Nesbitt and Jeffrey Swartzel. The 4th official was Marcos de Oliveira. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 24.8 degrees Celsius or 76.66 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 62%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Montreal Impact was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Charlotte that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Montreal Impact was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Montreal Impact won the match.
Montreal Impact shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Charlotte shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Montreal Impact received 3 yellow cards (J. Torres, R. Camacho and J. Waterman). On the other side, Charlotte received 2 yellow cards (G. Corujo and C. Hegardt).
After this match, Montreal Impact will have 23 points like New England, Seattle Sounders and Cincinnati to move down in the 9th place. On the other side, Charlotte will stay with 20 points like Vancouver Whitecaps to move down in the 15th place.
Match Events
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6'6'
R. Quioto
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9'9'
G. Corujo
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46'46'
I. Kone
A. Hamdi
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46'46'
M. Choiniere
L. Lappalainen
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47'47'
M. Choiniere
R. Quioto
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55'55'
J. Torres
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57'57'
C. Fuchs
K. Santos
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68'68'
Q. McNeill
D. Jones
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71'71'
R. Camacho
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78'78'
M. Toye
J. Torres
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79'79'
J. Waterman
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81'81'
H. Afful
J. Lindsey
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81'81'
C. Hegardt
J. Alcivar
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83'83'
K. Kamara
R. Quioto
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85'85'
G. Corujo
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88'88'
C. Hegardt
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90'90'
R. Thorkelsson
S. Piette
Next match
In the upcoming Major League Soccer match, Montreal Impact will play away with Seattle Sounders on the 30th of June with a 5-2 head to head in favor of Montreal Impact (1 draw).
Charlotte will host Austin on the 30th of June with a 0-0 head to head statistic.
Montreal Impact: Formation and Lineups
Montreal Impact started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Wilfried Nancy chose to play with the following team: Sebastian Breza , Alistair Johnston , Rudy Camacho , Joel Waterman , Zachary Brault Guillard , Victor Wanyama , Samuel Piette , Lassi Lappalainen , Joaquín Torres , Ahmed Hamdi and Romell Quioto .
Substitutes
Montreal Impact made 5 changes: A. Hamdi for I. Kone (46′), L. Lappalainen for M. Choiniere (46′), J. Torres for M. Toye (78′), R. Quioto for K. Kamara (83′) and S. Piette for R. Thorkelsson (90′).
Top player: Romell Quioto
Probably the most impressive player in Montreal Impact was Romell Quioto.
His rating is with 1 goal, 16 passes (81% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.
Charlotte: Formation and Lineups
Charlotte started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
On the other side, Miguel Ángel Ramírez played with: George Marks , Jaylin Lindsey , Guzmán Corujo , Anton Walkes , Joseph Mora , Koa Santos , Derrick Jones , Brandt Bronico , Karol Świderski , Jordy Alcivar and Daniel Rios .
Substitutes
Charlotte made 4 changes: K. Santos for C. Fuchs (57′), D. Jones for Q. McNeill (68′), J. Lindsey for H. Afful (81′) and J. Alcivar for C. Hegardt (81′).
Top player: Guzmán Corujo
Probably the most impressive player in Charlotte was Guzmán Corujo.
His rating is with 1 goal, 50 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6.
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