Nous a Gagne, are the
exact words expressed in the City of Mary, after its Gars of the Montreal
Impact did the feat and advanced to the always fought and coveted Eastern
Conference final for their first time since their inception.
As the Montreal
Impact and their cross, the 401 foes the chaps of the Toronto FC, put on a show
this weekend of postseason play in the Eastern Conference with a notable win
over the other New York squad.
As Major League
Soccer is making history in every campaign as this occasion we have the surprise
of witnessing in its Eastern Conference final a couple of its Canadian squad
looking forward to advance to its final.
Dubbed as the North of
the Border clash or better known as the 401 Derby due to these cities
closeness, this time the East will vibrate and see the ultimate of clashes
between two arch-rivals in an epic battle for netting the top in Canadian
football supremacy.
Still I cannot believe how the Impact made a
one of a kind game one win by a minimum lead, as everything was on the line for
Le Gars as they braced to a one of a kind and contested match to play at Red
Bull Arena back in Harrison, New Jersey.
For Mauro Biello
Montreal Boss, playing an away match meant to play with not only the Red Bulls
initial eleven and its raucous fan base known for their high decibels and these
being a not so comfortable fan base to play around.
Very well, with a 1-0
win at Saputo Stadium, he was aware of the feeble lead they had of one goal in
their favor, the odds of the Red Bulls of making a strong comeback had many possibilities
of making this contest even and pulling away the upset and momentum for the
Montreal squad.
That was not the case
for a local squad looking to even the score and at times missing key shoots
that could wrap it up for Jesse Marsch squad, as they had the chance of going
ahead in the scoreboard via a penal that Evan Bush stopped successfully.
Very well how the
Impact defensive core played a key role of stopping a brilliant and dangerous
Red Bulls striker in Bradley Wright Phillips who saw its luck failed after many
attempts and just scoring one goal in both matches.
As Jesse Marsch sent a
4-3-2-1 and with a lone striker in Bradley Wright Phillips, for Mauro Biello he
counter with a front three attack in Dominick Oduro, Matteo Mancuso and their
front men Ignacio Piatti.
Despite not seeing
Didier Drogba in the initial eleven, this time he was available in the Montreal
bench, ready to contribute and play when the time became the opportune one in
what many see in him a striking presence.
At the end this match
belonged to the visitors and its leader and operates in Ignacio Piatti, since
his arrival at the City of Mary squad his presence has being a valuable one and
now is contributions once again put his squad on the verge of another final.
As the Argentine once
again made a living hell of his host’s defensive backfield with a double and
sealing the deal for his squad as well guiding them to another important final
in this club history, but this one is a league one.
Once again, the
vision and ambition of club Owner Joey Saputo made it possible of reinforcing
his club with the right players to contend in this edition of Major League
Soccer as they did in its early stages being atop the Eastern Conference for
quite some time.
Still this is history
for the Montreal squad playing tier first every conference final and all Canadian
one against the Toronto FC squads, as two games separate the Impact or TFC from
the final, as the Impact persistence paid off as last year their elimination came
from the Columbus Crew.
The best is yet to come,
Biello’s Montréal Impact will continue making history and bringing satisfactions
to its core of followers, and they are looking for delivering the big shield to
its halls at Saputo Stadium and be the first of Canada to do it, maybe?
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