Major League Soccer: Montreal Impact recovers a 0-1 deficit to top New York RB 2-1
HARRISON. Montreal Impact managed to turn the table against New York RB to win 2-1.
HARRISON. Montreal Impact found a way to turn the table against New York RB to win 2-1. It was New York RB to strike first with a goal of O. Fernandez at the 14′. Then it was a goal in the 71′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, R. Quioto gave the win to Montreal Impact in the 82′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Red Bull Arena, Harrison stadium in Harrison on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Guido Gonzalez who was helped by Andrew Bigelow and Tyler Wyrostek. The 4th official was Joshua Encarnación. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 22 degrees Celsius or 71.65 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 26%.
Match Statistics
The ball possession was identical with both team possessing the ball for 50% of the time.
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. New York RB was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Montreal Impact that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
New York RB was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Montreal Impact managed to find the solution to win this match.
New York RB shot 17 times, 5 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Montreal Impact shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
New York RB received 3 yellow cards (A. Long, T. Edwards and C. Casseres). On the other side, Montreal Impact received 4 yellow cards (V. Wanyama, I. Kone, J. Waterman and D. Mihailovic).
After this contest, New York RB will stay with 10 points like Atlanta United to move up in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Montreal Impact will have 4 points like New York City, New England and Vancouver Whitecaps to move down in the 25th place.
Match Events
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8'8'
V. Wanyama
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14'14'
O. Fernandez
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45'45'
I. Kone
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61'61'
R. Quioto
I. Sunusi
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62'62'
J. Waterman
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63'63'
A. Long
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68'68'
T. Edwards
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70'70'
M. Miljevic
I. Kone
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71'71'
R. Camacho
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73'73'
T. Barlow
P. Klimala
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73'73'
D. Nealis
Luquinhas
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82'82'
R. Quioto
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83'83'
D. Mihailovic
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83'83'
Z. Bassong
L. Lappalainen
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84'84'
A. Fletcher
T. Edwards
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87'87'
C. Casseres
Next match
In the upcoming Major League Soccer match, New York RB will host Dallas on the 16th of April with a 12-5 head to head in favor of New York RB (4 draws).
Montreal Impact will host Vancouver Whitecaps on the 16th of April with a 6-5 head to head statistic in favor of Vancouver Whitecaps (1 draw).
New York RB: Formation and Lineups
New York RB started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Gerhard Struber chose to play with the following team: Carlos Miguel , Tom Edwards , Sean Nealis , Aaron Long , John Tolkin , Cristian Cásseres Jr. , Dru Yearwood , Lewis Morgan , Omir Fernandez , Luquinhas and Patryk Klimala .
Substitutes
New York RB made 3 changes: P. Klimala for T. Barlow (73′), Luquinhas for D. Nealis (73′) and T. Edwards for A. Fletcher (84′).
Top player: Cristian Cásseres Jr.
Probably the most impressive player in New York RB was Cristian Cásseres Jr..
His rating is with 42 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 11 duels out of 16. He performed 1 cross.
Montreal Impact: Formation and Lineups
Montreal Impact started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
On the opposite side, Wilfried Nancy played with: Sebastian Breza , Joel Waterman , Rudy Camacho , Kamal Miller , Alistair Johnston , Ismael Koné , Victor Wanyama , Lassi Lappalainen , Ibrahim Sunusi , Kei Kamara and Djordje Mihailovic .
Substitutes
Montreal Impact made 3 changes: I. Sunusi for R. Quioto (61′), I. Kone for M. Miljevic (70′) and L. Lappalainen for Z. Bassong (83′).
Top player: Rudy Camacho
The player who no doubt impressed Montreal Impact the most was Rudy Camacho.
His rating is with 1 goal, 56 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
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