Three consecutive wins early in the season is excellent news for a club that has struggled to maintain a winning momentum in 2012.
Lineups
MTL - GK-Troy Perkins; D-Jeb Brovsky, Matteo Ferrari, Alessandro Nesta (Dennis Iapichino 12'), Hassoun Camara; M- Patrice Bernier, Andrés Romero (Sanna Nyassi 85'), Felipe, Davy Arnaud, Andrea Pisanu (Collen Warner 72'); F-Marco Di Vaio
Unused subs: GK-Evan Bush; M- Calum Mallace; F-Andrew Wenger
TOR - GK-Joseph Bendik; D- Richard Eckersley, Danny Califf (Jonathan Osorio 84'), Darren O'Dea, Astone Morgan (Darel Russell 65'); M-John Bostock, Terry Dunfield, Jeremy Hall (Kyle Bekker 60'), Reggie Lambe; F-Robert Earnshaw, Hogan Ephraim
Unused subs: G-Stefan Frei; D-Gale Agbossoumonde; F-Justin Braun, Andrew Wiedeman
Scoring Summary
MTL - Bernier (PK) 34'
MTL - Di Vaio (Arnaud, Bernier) 46'
TOR - Earnshaw (PK) 68'
Disciplinary Summary
TOR - Hall 21'
MTL - Bernier 64'
MTL - Iapichino 67'
TOR - Eckersley 92'
Game Statistics
(provided by MLSSoccer.com)
| Montreal Impact | Toronto FC | |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Attempts on Goal | 12 |
| 7 | Shots on Target | 3 |
| 2 | Shots off Target | 7 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 13 | Fouls | 18 |
| 9 | Open Play Crosses | 20 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | First Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Second Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 45 | Duels Won | 43 |
| 51% | Duels Won % | 48% |
| 413 | Total Pass | 397 |
| 81% | Passing Accuracy % | 76% |
| 50.2% | Possession | 49.8% |
Post-Game Quotes
Montreal Impact
Marco Schällibaum, Head Coach
We had a good first half, but suffered a little in the second half. We knew Toronto was a good team and it was not going to be an easy game. We had to make some adjustments in the first half after Alessandro Nesta got hurt and put us off balance for a little while. Then we scored two important goals and we played well. The second half, we suffered, but we fought to the end.
Patrice Bernier, Midfielder
The first half went well. If we kept the same tempo, we could have probably scored another goal but we let them back in the game with a few mistakes.They put a lot of effort in the second half and they got a penalty that brought them back in. But we are happy that we got the three points.
Troy Perkins, Goalkeeper
At the end of the day, I don't care how we win. It's three points and it's against Toronto. It's been good. I've really tried to focus on having a good performance and not worry too much about the results. I think we have to keep moving forward in that manner. We have to focus on the performance, and not worry about the results.
Toronto FC
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Ryan Nelsen, Head Coach
Richard Eckersley, Defender
Darren O'Dea, Defender
Robert Earnshaw, Forward