Montreal vs. Pachucha in Mexico 24 Feb 2015

[hamiltonfan]

Second leg kicking off shortly. Really looking forward to this match.

[shermanator]

No Canadians in the starting 11....again. Le sigh...

[BrennanFan]

No Canadians in the starting 11....again. Le sigh...

 

so frustrating.  

[hamiltonfan]

Odouro is terrible!

[BuzzAndSting]

Well, the Impact need a miracle. Here's hoping.

OH MY GOD! Mallace and Porter deliver the miracle! What a moment for Porter, unbelievable. Is this his first pro game?

[hamiltonfan]

UNREAL!!!!!! Goal MTL in 4+ of injury time. 1-1 Final.

 

Montreal moves on the Semi. Great day for the club, 38K in the stands.

[Dub Narcotic]

No, he played in Mexico. A goal from the Lord Bob playbook: a 4 year NCAA player to a 4 year NCAA player. What a composed finish by Porter. What a a great night for the Impact!

[BuzzAndSting]

UNREAL!!!!!! Goal MTL in 4+ of injury time. 1-1 Final.

 

Montreal moves on the Semi. Great day for the club, 38K in the stands.

For all the time wasting bull shit we deal with this was sweet, sweet justice.

[baulderdash77]

What a finish.  Congrats IMFC for making it to the Semi's.  Huge win

[IceCreamMan]

That was an amazing finish what a goal!

[BuzzAndSting]

No, he played in Mexico. A goal from the Lord Bob playbook: a 4 year NCAA player to a 4 year NCAA player. What a composed finish by Porter. What a a great night for the Impact!

We were all disappointed when there was no Canadians in the starting lineup and when Mallace came on Barker called it, Klopas favoured him over Bernier. And then Mallace made an unbelievable pass.

[BuzzAndSting]

What a finish.  Congrats IMFC for making it to the Semi's.  Huge win

Huge tie(s)!

[Dub Narcotic]

Where is that in Canadian club soccer moments? Huge! Montreal has two huge horseshoes up its ass though, that Reo-Coker/Donadel double pivot is a mess.

[Acid-Tone]

To score a goal like that about 15 minutes total into your professional career is just mind-boggling!

 

Way to go Impact!

[tmcmurph]

Congrats on the victory. Those 2 away goals were huge. Just had to let them tie it up down south and leave the equalizer to the last minute to make it dramatic. Too funny for words. I hope this helps get your team ready for the MLS season (CBA willing). Playing real games that matter instead of warm up games could be a very positive thing. 

 

Oh and kudos for getting 38k out on a week night. 

[Ivan]

Well done Impact! Congrats.

[adrenaline11]

Congrats to the Canadian with a vision who put Montreal on this journey:

 

 

Drew Fischer, I salute you!

[Blackdude]

I think it's bigger than TFC beating LA. I may be biased, but let's be honest, beating another MLS team at their ground in front of 7.5K people vs eliminatng a Liga MX team are two different things.

[Trillium]

Odouro is terrible!

He sure was tonite.

[Trillium]

Odouro is terrible!

He sure was tonite.

[shamrock]

Great win, but a lucky one as well. Boy did they miss some glaring chances in the first half, and then there was that Bush safe. How did that one not get in? I guess Pachuca are on a bad streak. 

 

But still it shows some mental strength by the team and especially that Porter. I think if he went down it would have been a penalty. Boy did he stay calm in that situation.

[Obinna]

So sad I missed this game. Does anyone have a recording?

 

So pumped that they did it!!!

[Obinna]

I think it's bigger than TFC beating LA. I may be biased, but let's be honest, beating another MLS team at their ground in front of 7.5K people vs eliminatng a Liga MX team are two different things.

Definitely bigger

[Keegan]

Congrats to Montreal, that was one of the most exciting results I've ever watched. 

 

Notes:

- Reo Coker was an absolute monster, is he suspended vs. Alajuense?  I noticed that on artificial turf he is unbelievable, because of the battles due to bouncing balls and his already heavy touch at times and runaway train/big body style he absolutely kills it out there. 

- Montreal was extremely lucky let's be honest the gap between MLS and FMF is pretty significant and obvious.  Watching the match as an MLS fan is frustrating because you can tell the speed is far too slow and that they need to be quicker mentally to control the match.  Montreal started to do this, they were anitcipating instead of reacting and getting results for a solid 20 minutes.  Ultimately the tying goal was a stroke of brilliance/luck and an incredible moment.

- It's funny how North American players tend to be most influential in these matches.

[Grizzly]