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FT Saturday, October 6, 2018
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Match Report

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Montreal Impact notches crucial win over Columbus Crew in playoff quest

Montreal Impact improved their playoff chances with a 3-0 defeat over the visiting Columbus Crew on Saturday.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
14
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
3
Corner Kicks
3
6
Saves
9
55.1
Possession
44.9
14
SHOTS
13
9
ON GOAL
9
0.6
On Target %
0.7
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
519
Accurate Passes
398
580
Passes
469
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
8
Accurate Crosses
3
24
Crosses
13
0.3
Cross %
0.2
24
Long Balls
65
14
Accurate Long Balls
35
0.6
Long Balls %
0.5
2
Blocked Shots
2
4
Effective Tackles
11
11
Tackles
15
0.4
Tackle %
0.7
8
Interceptions
11
8
Effective Clearances
20
8
Clearances
20

Head to Head

CLB leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

MTL · 4-3-3

  1. 1Evan BushG
  2. 22Jukka RaitalaCD-L
  3. 15Rod FanniCD-R
  4. 3Daniel LovitzLB
  5. 33Bacary SagnaRB
  6. 6Samuel PietteCM
  7. 8Saphir TaïderLM
  8. 32Micheal AziraRM
  9. 30Quincy AmarikwaF
  10. 10Ignacio PiattiLF
  11. 9Alejandro SilvaRF

Substitutes

  1. 23Clément DiopSUB
  2. 29Mathieu ChoinièreSUB
  3. 18Chris DuvallSUB
  4. 13Ken KrolickiSUB
  5. 16Jeisson VargasSUB
  6. 21Matteo MancosuSUB
  7. 4Rudy CamachoSUB

CLB · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Zack SteffenG
  2. 3Josh WilliamsCD-L
  3. 4Jonathan MensahCD-R
  4. 19Milton ValenzuelaLB
  5. 25Harrison AffulRB
  6. 10Federico HiguaínAM
  7. 6Wil TrappLM
  8. 8ArturRM
  9. 11Gyasi ZardesF
  10. 9Justin MeramAM-L
  11. 7Pedro SantosAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 22Gaston SauroSUB
  2. 2Ricardo ClarkSUB
  3. 13Mike GrellaSUB
  4. 32Patrick MullinsSUB
  5. 24Jon KempinSUB
  6. 28Niko HansenSUB
  7. 16Hector JimenezSUB

Timeline

  1. 32' Goal! Montreal Impact 1, Columbus Crew SC 0. Saphir Taïder (Montreal Impact) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
  2. 44' Goal! Montreal Impact 2, Columbus Crew SC 0. Alejandro Silva (Montreal Impact) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Saphir Taïder.
  3. 45'+2' Pedro Santos (Columbus Crew SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 59' Goal! Montreal Impact 3, Columbus Crew SC 0. Ignacio Piatti (Montreal Impact) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Saphir Taïder.
  5. 61' Micheal Azira (Montreal Impact) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 69' Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Mike Grella replaces Justin Meram.
  7. 70' Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Patrick Mullins replaces Pedro Santos.
  8. 76' Substitution, Montreal Impact. Mathieu Choinière replaces Ignacio Piatti.
  9. 84' Substitution, Montreal Impact. Chris Duvall replaces Alejandro Silva.
  10. 89' Substitution, Columbus Crew SC. Niko Hansen replaces Josh Williams.
  11. 90' Jonathan Mensah (Columbus Crew SC) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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