Re: MONTREAL IMPACT (Impact de Montréal FC) Preseason Game with Portland Starting XI: Ricketts; Gardner, Wahl, Thomas, Valentin; Mapp, Felipe, Bernier, Nyassi; Arnaud, Sebrango Starting XI: Bendik; Purdy, Danso, Mosquera, Chabala; Davids, Alhassan, Marcelin, Wallace; Dike, Perlaza FIRST HALF 4' Nyassi's shot directly on the crossbar! 8' Foul on Nyassi, free-kick taken quckly by Bernier 10' Sebrango put through by Nyassi but his shot misses net 18' Impact enjoying the bulk of the possession right now 21' Yellow card to Josh Gardner for a late tackle on Lance Davids 27' Counter from TimbersFC, well defended by Thomas, then Valentin for a corner ... and a 2nd corner! 34' Yellow card to Bernier, after late tackle. Physical game. 39' Felipe takes a shot which goes to the right of the net 41' Low shot by Nyassi from the edge of the box, stopped by Joe Bendik. 44' Volley from Nyassi which goes just above the bar Half-time : Impact 0:0 Timbers FC Marsch talking to his players at halftime SECOND HALF 2nd half XI Sutton, Brovsky, Valentin, Thomas, Wahl; James, Arguez, Felipe, Warner; Nyassi, Arnaud 56' Gerson Mayer IN for Collen Warner; Ubiparipovic has gone in for for Felipe; Pizzolitto, Gatti & Garcia for Valentin, Wahl & Thomas; Wenger and Montano for Nyassi andt Arnaud. 58' Portland has empty net but hits the post. 67' Nice save by Sutton, but Portland forward was called offside 71' Impact free-kick, 30 meters out; Blocked by wall. Portland player down 74' Impact corner...defended by the Timbers 77' Low cross by James on the right, saved by Portland keeper 78' Free-kick on the right of the box for IMFC; Redirected by James, over the net Full Time : Impact 0:0 Portland https://twitter.com/#!/impactmontreal
Re: MONTREAL IMPACT (Impact de Montréal FC) Impact now playing 45 minutes against LA Blues XI vs LA Blues : Bush, Pizzolitto, Garcia, Gatti, Mallace; Mayen, Ubiparipovic, Montano, Ilcu; Schoenfeld, Wenger 15' Galvan and Mellor IN for Wenger and Gatti. 26' 0-0 between the Impact and the LA Blues 27' Ubiparipovic's shot is stopped on the line by defender 32' Galvan's chip hits the crossbar! Goalkick Full Time : Impact 0-0 LA Blues https://twitter.com/#!/impactmontreal
Re: MONTREAL IMPACT (Impact de Montréal FC) CONTEST Create the captain's armband Your design could be worn by the Impact captain this season MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact invites its supporters to design the armband that will be worn by the team captain during the Impact’s inaugural season in MLS. The design must represent the Impact, the city of Montreal and the province of Quebec. The winning design will be worn by the team captain during the 2012 season, and its creator will be given an official Impact jersey autographed by the captain himself. In addition, 10 scarves will be drawn from among all participants. We invite you to send us your creation before Monday, February 20, to info@impactmontreal.com. Supporters will decide the winner by voting for the armband you like the most on the club’s facebook page: facebook.com/impactmontreal. Specification: Width: 8.5 "- Height: 3.25" - No limit of colours http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2012/02/contest-create-captains-armband
Re: MONTREAL IMPACT (Impact de Montréal FC) Montaño looks to seize opportunity with the Impact Colombian forward is out to impress Miguel Montaño realizes that he has a unique opportunity with the Montreal Impact, and he is looking to seize it. With the support of what he says are great fans, the Colombian believes that the newest MLS franchise has a wealth of talent and will surprise many teams, hopefully ending the playoff drought for Canadian teams in MLS. "We have a good squad. I think the new players and the new gear will get us started on the right foot, and with a good preseason and strong friendlies, we should have a good start," said Montaño. http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2012/02/montaño-looks-seize-opportunity-impact
Re: MONTREAL IMPACT (Impact de Montréal FC) Mauro Biello satisfied with team's progress A lot of improvement between Houston and Portland games Impact assistant-coach Mauro Biello likes what he is seeing in Los Angeles. The ex-forward is satisfied with the progress made by the players during the two games played against Houston and Portland last week. “The intensity has increased every day,” said Biello. “The players have gotten to know each other on the field and we’ve seen a lot of a positives out there.” http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2012/02/mauro-biello-satisfied-teams-progress http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdfsfioKZxw&feature=player_embedded
Re: MONTREAL IMPACT (Impact de Montréal FC) Montreal Impact to face LA Galaxy & Chivas USA on Tuesday Team will play a total of 135 minutes against both LA clubs CARSON, California – The Montreal Impact will play its third preseason game in California, on Tuesday, facing off against the LA Galaxy and star midfielder David Beckham at the Home Depot Center in Carson, at 1:30pm (ET). Immediately following the game, the team will play an additional 45 minutes against Chivas USA of MLS. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uk_zpzSvBAk&feature=player_embedded http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=FbjynWdUVbw Follow LIVE on twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/impactmontreal
Re: MONTREAL IMPACT (Impact de Montréal FC) Full name Matteo Ferrari Date of birth 5 December 1979 (age 32) Place of birth Aflou, Algeria Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) Playing position Centre back http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matteo_Ferrari
Re: MONTREAL IMPACT (Impact de Montréal FC) Team will play a total of 135 minutes against both LA clubs Starting XI vs @LAGalaxy: Ricketts; Valentin-Thomas-Wahl-Gardner;Nyassi-Felipe-Bernier-Arnaud;Sebrango-Montano 6' Nyassi cross defended by LA 11' Great shot by Montano stopped by LA keeper, out for a corner; Corner cleared by LA 13' Montreal get on the counter, but it's cleared out by LA 14' Shot by Sebrango, over the net 15' Arnaud low shot on target, saved by Saunders 16' Another chance by the Impact. Montano shoots but misses the target 18' Gardner prevents Beckham from crossing, Goal Kick for IMFC 20' Free-kick for IMFC, 50 meters out; Well defended by Wahl 25' Sebrango scores... but it's called back for offside! 27' Felipe's shot is blocked by LA defense 28' Valentin redirects Beckham's cross, out for a corner; Corner cleared by Bernier and Wahl 31' Impact corner, taken by Gardner; Arnaud crosses to Felipe, but saved by the keeper 32' Sebrango gets another scoring chance, but not on target! 37' GOAL! Nyassi's shot is deflected in by the LA defender 40' Free-kick for the Galaxy, from the edge of the box; 41' Beckham's free-kick hits the crossbar! Halftime - Impact leading 1-0 on a Nyassi goal 46' Beckham cross, punched away by Ricketts 46' Ricketts saves a Pat Noonan shot 47' Sebrango shoots, tipped for a corner by Saunders 48' Montano controls and shoots, but not on target. Goal kick for LAGalaxy 51' GOAL! Zarek Valentin cracks one in from 25 meters! 2-0 for IMFC 54' Sebrango's shot saved by Saunders 56' CAUTION - Nyassi for a late tackle on LA keeper 61' Brovsky gets in for Gardner 62' What a save by Ricketts. LA Corner And another save by Ricketts! Corner for LA, this time out for a goal-kick. LA Galaxy substitutions In: Cristman, Keat, Gaul, Murray, McBean, Walker. Out: Buddle, Beckham, Stephens, Dunivant, Meyer, Sarvas 67' Galaxy go on the counter, but Bernier does well to come back in defense little break while Ricketts changes his cleats 72' Ricketts gets out of his box to clear the ball. Nice control! 73' What a save by Ricketts on Jack McBean IMFC substitutions In: James, Schoenfeld, Warner, Pizzolitto Out: Arnaud, Bernier, Sebrango, Thomas 78' Mix-up in the Montreal area, but Pizzolitto and Valentin clear danger 79' After a bit of treatment, Rickets gets back up and is good to go. 81' LA crosses, but Warner clears it. 85' Galaxy attack, but Montreal defense holding up well 86' WARNING - Felipe 87' Free-kick for IMFC on right wing 90+ GOAL! Evan James scores on a Montano cross! 3-0 Full Time - Impact 3:0 LA Galaxy (Nyassi, Valentin & James) https://twitter.com/#!/impactmontreal
Re: MONTREAL IMPACT (Impact de Montréal FC) Highlights vs Galaxy Goals and post-game comments from the 3-0 win against Galaxy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tz8Ap-0kpI&feature=youtu.be
Re: MONTREAL IMPACT (Impact de Montréal FC) MLS Commissioner Don Garber excited for Montreal He addressed the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal MONTREAL – The president of the Montreal Impact Joey Saputo and the Commissioner of Major League Soccer Don Garber addressed some 350 members of the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal on Wednesday, at the downtown Le Centre Sheraton. With less than a month until the Montreal Impact’s inaugural game, Garber discussed the positive effects of the arrival of MLS in the province and the importance of Montreal joining MLS. “We are very excited to be in Montreal,” said Commissioner Garber. “The large crowd in attendance today goes to show how dedicated you all are in developing something for your community that bring them together and celebrate something very special.” Garber, in his address, discussed the growth of the league as attendance is at an all-time high, with some 18,000 fans taking in MLS games on average last year, and discussed what he thought the future might be. “Our goal is not to compete with the NHL, the NFL or MLB as we are very different from them,” he added. “Our goal is that when people think of La Liga (Spain), the English Premier League or Italy’s Serie A, they think of MLS as well.” http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2012/02/mls-commissioner-don-garber-excited-montreal
Re: MONTREAL IMPACT (Impact de Montréal FC) Childhood pals Valentin, Wenger reunited in Montreal CARSON, Calif. – From the first moment many children kick a ball around at the playground with their friends, they dream of playing under the bright lights of the professional ranks together. Not many get the chance to do that, but for Zarek Valentin and Andrew Wenger, that dream will become a reality this season in MLS. Childhood pals from Pennsylvania, both will suit up for the Montreal Impact in 2012 and, potentially, the US Under-23 Olympic squad. When Valentin, a second-year defender, learned that one of his buddies, MLS SuperDraft No. 1 overall pick Wenger, would be joining him at Montreal, he was beyond ecstatic. “If you ask anyone who was on the [US U-23] trip with us, they thought there was an emergency in my room,” Valentin told MLSsoccer.com last week. “I ran up and down the hallways screaming, 'Woo!' for 15 minutes because I didn’t know that he was getting drafted. I even asked the [Impact] staff before the draft, ‘Is there anything that you want to tell me?’ as a joke, and they said that they couldn’t tell me.” http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/02/16/childhood-pals-valentin-wenger-reunited-montreal
Re: MONTREAL IMPACT (Impact de Montréal FC) The Impact faces UCLA and Ventura County Fusion on Friday Final two preseason games in California tour CARSON, California – The Montreal Impact concludes its preseason tour in California on Friday with two games at the Home Depot Center, starting with the NCAA’s UCLA Bruins, at 1pm ET, before facing the Ventura County Fusion, of the USL Premier Development League. Both games are slated for 90 minutes. The Impact has a record of 3-2-3 in preseason action since the start of camp, which continues in Orlando, Florida, with the Walt Disney Pro Classic tournament, beginning February 21. http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2012/02/impact-faces-ucla-and-ventura-county-fusion-friday
Re: MONTREAL IMPACT (Impact de Montréal FC) On The Move Montreal take EJ, but a trade is on the way The Montreal Impact pulled the trigger and used their top spot in the allocation order to pick up one-time USMNT star Eddie Johnson. But don't bet on EJ taking up French lessons just yet as it seems Jesse Marsch is using him as trade bait. http://www.mlssoccer.com/blog/mls-insider/2012/02/17/montreal-take-johnson-not-long
Re: MONTREAL IMPACT (Impact de Montréal FC) Full Time : Impact Montréal 0:0 UCLA Bruins #IMFC Full Time : Impact Montréal 3:1 VC Fusion #IMFC
Re: MONTREAL IMPACT (Impact de Montréal FC) Montreal send Johnson to Seattle for Neagle, Fucito Moments after the Montreal Impact announced they had acquired former US international Eddie Johnson via the allocation process, the trade rumblings began. Roughly an hour later, Johnson was on his way to the Pacific Northwest, as the Seattle Sounders sent Lamar Neagle and Mike Fucito to Montreal in exchange for the 27-year-old striker, who spent the past four years bouncing from club to club after Fulham brought him across the Atlantic in January 2008. http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/02/17/montreal-send-johnson-seattle-neagle-fucito
Re: MONTREAL IMPACT (Impact de Montréal FC) Roster moves ahead of Orlando trip Pizzolitto and Gatti not returning with team MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact announced on Monday that defenders Nevio Pizzolitto and Simon Gatti will not return with the team in 2012. Simon Gatti is considering a new role with the Impact Academy. Quebec native defender Karl Ouimette, who plays with the U21 team of the club, will travel to Florida. http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2012/02/roster-moves-ahead-orlando-trip
Re: MONTREAL IMPACT (Impact de Montréal FC) MLS announces 2012 Reserve League schedule Ten games for the Impact Reserve team NEW YORK (Monday, February 20, 2012) – Major League Soccer today announced the schedule for the 2012 MLS Reserve League season. Each of the 19 MLS clubs will participate in 10 matches for a total of 95 Reserve League games. The Montreal Impact Reserve team will be in the Eastern Conference, with Columbus, D.C., New England, New York, Philadelphia and Toronto. Schdeule: http://www.mlssoccer.com/reserve/2012/schedule
Re: MONTREAL IMPACT (Impact de Montréal FC) Eduardo Sebrango signs with the Impact 38 year-old excited, happy and proud to be part of the team MONTREAL – The Montreal Impact announced on Tuesday the signing of striker Eduardo Sebrango for the club’s inaugural season in Major League Soccer. As per MLS and club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Sebrango, a 38-year old Canadian originally from Cuba, was on trial with the club since the beginning of training camp. http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2012/02/striker-eduardo-sebrango-signs-montreal-impact
Re: MONTREAL IMPACT (Impact de Montréal FC) Simon Gatti announces retirement and joins the Academy Accepted a position with the Academy as coach of the U14 team “The decision was not an easy one for me because I would have loved to continue playing, but I felt this was the best thing for my future,” said Gatti. “I am excited to begin working with the club’s young players. I am proud to be a part of the very experienced technical staff with the Academy. I believe I have the tools to teach the kids what it takes to become a professional player.” "We are very pleased to have Simon join our staff," said Academy director Philippe Eullaffroy. "His professional playing experience, his knowledge and love for the club, in combination with his motivation and open-mindedness will be great contributions to the development of the club's young players. He is definitely an added and valued asset to the Academy." http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2012/02/simon-gatti-announces-retirement-and-joins-academy
Re: MONTREAL IMPACT (Impact de Montréal FC) The Montreal announces its 2012 broadcast schedule For the first time in club history, all games will be broadcast live on television MONTREAL – The Montreal Impact released its complete 2012 broadcast schedule Thursday, including 22 games on TVA Sports, the club’s official broadcaster, along with 12 games on RDS/TSN, the league’s official broadcaster. For the first time in club history, all games will be broadcast live on television. THE 2012 SCHEDULE: http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/schedule Schedule Changes The Impact also announced that start times for three games have been changed. On April 7, the game versus Toronto FC at Olympic Stadium will kickoff at noon ET instead of 1pm. On July 4, the match in Kansas City will move from 7:30pm to 7pm. Finally, on October 20 in Toronto, the game is scheduled at 1:30pm instead of 2pm. http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2012/02/montreal-impact-announces-its-2012-broadcast-schedule
