VANCOUVER – Samuel Piette says his Montreal Impact teammates showed “a lot of character” in a fierce war against the Vancouver Whitecaps on Sunday.
In a match that had everything, a penalty, a pair of red cards and an almost bray, the visiting Impact persisted in the 4–2 victory.
The victory kept Montreal’s hopes of everyone against everyone in the Canadian championship.
“I’m proud of the boys tonight,” said Piette, who scored his first major league soccer goal on the way out. “It just proves we’re not done yet. We have to go all the way. “
Saphir Taider had a purpose and two assists for the Impact (5-4-1), while Orji Okwonkwo and Piette added a purpose and an assist. Romell Quioto ended the scoring for Montreal.
The Impact has played well on offense this season, piette said, being behind the baseline of his opponents, but the team has not been able to finish.
“Sometimes it’s just a matter of a bad day and not having the ultimate touch to put the ball at the bottom of the net. And I think they gave it to us tonight,” he said.
“If we continue to create opportunities, it is clear that we will cause disruption to others and score more goals. “
Theo Bair scored for the Whitecaps (3-7-0), who had a purpose contrary to that of Rudy Camacho of Montreal.
The young Striker from Vancouver topped off in the 8th minute, recovering a good ball from David Milinkovic and starting the line, beating Camacho and Luis Binks on the way. Bair overcavised Montreal goalkeeper Clement Diop with a distant shot from outside the door. box that discovered the left back corner of the net.
Diop visibly frustrated with the goal, starting the ball on the billboards.
Despite a complicated start, the Impact has controlled the tide, coach Thierry Henry said.
“We started playing. We began to accept as true with the form, our structure. And then we score goals. It adjusts the game when you put the ball at the bottom of the net, more than not,” he said.
The Whitecaps were strong but had problems after Okwonkwo tied the game in the 15th minute, Vancouver coach Marc Dos Santos said.
“We have become unstable, we fought and then that penalty shot that just before the break damaged the team. Unfortunately we had a hard time coming back,” he said.
The tense atmosphere of the attack erupted in the 57th minute after Lucas Cavallini of Vancouver entered the Montreal network, appearing to kick Diop along the way, who won a yellow card for the game, his moment of attack.
A scrum temporarily exploded near Impact’s network, with several players pushing and pushing. Cavallini and Diop gave the impression that they were about to exchange blows before being separated by teammates.
Cavallini walked into the locker room.
Montreal lost his merit as a boy in the 70th minute when midfielder Emguyuel Maciel took Out Vancouver Cristian Dajome with a bad shot in midfield, showed the yellow card, but after reviewing the video won a red and ejected from the match.
Henry said he would communicate with his organization for the past 20 “strange” minutes, but that he did not need to delay after a close victory.
“We won a game away from home 4-2. We like to think it’s a smart win,” he said. “Was the game perfect? The game is never perfect. But we are satisfied with the victory. “
The victory not only gives Montreal 3 very important issues in the MLS rankings, but also counts for the Canadian championship, where the Impact seeks to move Toronto FC to the top position and secure a position in the final.
The tournament’s last all-against-all game will take place wednesday when Caps and Impact meet in Vancouver. Montreal wants a victory to seal the top position.
The winner of the robin will face the winner of the Canadian Premier League Island Games.
NOTE: Air in the stadium is marred by smoke from wildfires south of the border. Referee Pierre-Luc Lauziere asked for breaks to hydrate on Sunday in the 30th and 76th minutes of the attack due to poor air quality. . . . David Milinkovic and Michael Baldisimo scored assists for VancouverArray. . . Zachary Brault-Guillard hit a pass to Montreal.
This Canadian Press report was first published on September 12, 2020.
Note to readers: This is a corrected story. An earlier edition contained data on montreal Impact’s position in the Canadian Championship.