LUFC Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 Lineups: Montreal G.Sutton G.Gervais A.Hainault M.Vincello D.Fronimadis A.Cann D.DiPlacido M.Fukasawa A.Ribeiro D.Kolic C.Garcia Minnesota J.Warren C.Dombrowski N.Knox M.Wilson F.Juarez T.Dombrowski M.Schmidt K.Friedland G.Tenoff A.Paye J.Menyongar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUFC Posted September 4, 2005 Author Share Posted September 4, 2005 Goal for the Impact at the 89th minute of a penalty(Biello.) 4 minutes of injury time being played, 1-0 Impact. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUFC Posted September 4, 2005 Author Share Posted September 4, 2005 FT. Montreal 1 Minnesota 0 Exciting finish in the last home game of the year for the Impact. 11,952 in attendance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJT Posted September 4, 2005 Share Posted September 4, 2005 Not just close, but also very late. I consider that a concern heading into the playoffs. I sense that since their first loss they haven't quite been as good as they were in the first half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUFC Posted September 4, 2005 Author Share Posted September 4, 2005 Match report from the Impact's website: MINNESOTA 0 IMPACT 1 MONTREAL, September 4, 2005 – A goal by Mauro Biello at the 89th minute, on a penalty kick, allowed the Montreal Impact (17-2-7) to beat the Minnesota Thunder (11-5-9) 1-0, Sunday, in front of 11,952 spectators at Claude-Robillard Sports Complex. SUMMARY It was Biello’s ninth goal of the season and he currently leads the team in scoring with 21 points. The captain also improved on a team record by scoring his seventh winning goal this season. In the 6th minute, Impact defender Gabriel Gervais had a good scoring opportunity. Positioned right in front of the Thunder net, Gervais recuperated a corner kick from defender Mauricio Vincello and tried to score twice. Thunder goalkeeper Joseph Warren made the fist save and midfielder Kevin Friedland made the stop on the rebound. In the 21st minute, midfielder Antonio Ribeiro took advantage of a defensive error to intercept a ball and take a low shot on net. The goalkeeper made the save, diving to his right. In the 76th minute, Mauro Biello, who was substituted into the game at the second half, came close to opening the score. On a pass from Antonio Ribeiro, Biello raced in alone on the right flank but goalkeeper Joe Warren came out to close the angle and prevented the captain from taking a clear shot. Biello would ultimately clinch the win for his team on a decisive penalty kick, at the 89th minute, after midfielder Antonio Ribeiro was offended in the box. The Impact has now shut out the opponent for 387 consecutive minutes. The Impact also tied its record of four consecutive shutouts. Goalkeeper Greg Sutton earned his 14th shutout of the season. He became the first player to reach the 2,000-minute mark. The Impact also equalled a record for the least amount of losses at home, with only one, a record which was established in 1996. With two games left in the season, and only two losses so far, the Impact is also sure to improve the club record for the least amount of losses in a season. The previous record of six losses was set in 1996, 2003 and 2004. Defender André Hainault earned his first career start with the Impact, playing 90 minutes. The Impact will conclude the regular season with two games out West, Friday, September 9th against the Seattle Sounders (10 pm), and Sunday, September 11th, against the Vancouver Whitecaps (7 pm). Montreal will then get a bye straight to the USL D1 semi-finals which will be played September 23 and 25. IMPACT LINE-UP Greg Sutton, Gabriel Gervais (Nevio Pizzolitto 45), André Hainault, Mauricio Vincello, David Fronimadis, Adrian Cann (Patrick Leduc 58), David DiPlacido (Lars Lyssand 77), Masahiro Fukasawa, Antonio Ribeiro, Darko Kolic (Charles Gbeke 45), Carlos Garcia (Mauro Biello 45) MINNESOTA LINE-UP Joseph Warren, Chad Dombrowski, Nathan Knox, Mike Wilson, Freddy Juarez, Tighe Dombrowski, Matt Schmidt, Kevin Friedland (Kiki Lara 85), Godfrey Tenoff (Jeff Mateo 72), Aaron Paye, Johnny Menyongar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 So can we confirm once and for all it's André Hainault and not Andrew? There was a vague presentation on the VCup before the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarnCherry Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 Was the PK deserved or just given so 11,900 fans could go home happy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alberto7 Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 quote:Originally posted by Krammerhead Was the PK deserved or just given so 11,900 fans could go home happy? Deserved. Mike Wilson body checked Antonio Ribeiro in the box when Ribeiro was streaking in on goal and had a clear chance to score. The ref was standing right next to them. Too bad because Minnesota played ok and just were not finishing their chances. Montreal played very average and did not deserve the win. The Impact are going to have to kick it up a notch if they want to repeat as champions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 FSWC showed the highlights. That was a very hard foul in the box. Definately a penalty. How did Hainault look out there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian B. Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 quote:Originally posted by Krammerhead Was the PK deserved or just given so 11,900 fans could go home happy? Are you sarcastic with your question? I feel that yes you are and I don`t know why you should. Anyway Montreal is a team that gets very few penalties and yes it was very clear. It couldn`t be more deserved than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 Hainault looked decent. He'd always come up for set pieces, but his passing seemed to be a big too hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarnCherry Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 quote:Are you sarcastic with your question? I feel that yes you are and I don`t know why you should. Why ask the question if you are going to answer it yourself, incorrectly by the way? I didn't hear the second half of the game so had no idea if the penalty was deserved or not. With the quality of refs in this league being about par with your average volunteer parent at a kids game I thought I'd ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmac Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 I am not sure about Alberto7's observation that Ribeiro was "streaking on on goal" but agree with Ivan's assessment that it was a bad foul and deserved PK. The Minn.defender must have had a "brain cramp". Lowered his shoulder with no suggestion of playing the ball and thumped him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarnCherry Posted September 5, 2005 Share Posted September 5, 2005 quote:Originally posted by bmac I am not sure about Alberto7's observation that Ribeiro was "streaking on on goal" but agree with Ivan's assessment that it was a bad foul and deserved PK. The Minn.defender must have had a "brain cramp". Lowered his shoulder with no suggestion of playing the ball and thumped him. Thats not a brain cramp in Minnesotas case, thats how they play. Last time in Vancouver thats how they took out Mike Franks for the season and nearly decapitated Martin Nash, except the Minnesota player didn't lower his shoulder to thump him but raised his elbow to his face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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