Match Report


Montreal ImpactMontreal Impact     Colorado RapidsColorado Rapids
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Juan Carlos SalazarJ. Salazar59
G
captain1
G
58Vicente MelendezV. Melendez
Nondier DelgadoN. Delgado63
D
2
D
63Shane FerrariS. Ferrari
Luís VelazquezL. Velazquez57
D
3
D
62Francisco GuillenF. Guillen
Fabian VillalobosF. Villalobos56
D
4
D
59Dwayne GutierrezD. Gutierrez
Sebastián BianchiS. Bianchi56
D
5
D
56Hector HeinemannH. Heinemann
Nathan CallahanN. Callahan65
M
6captain
M
67James GomezJ. Gomez
Tino TaverneseT. Tavernese59
M
7
M
61Kelly BassoK. Basso
Wayne GarciaW. Garcia63
A
8
A
70Jesus GonzalezJ. Gonzalez
Johnathan MoralesJ. Morales61
A
9
A
67Rafael BonillaR. Bonilla
Daniel LassiterD. Lassiter60
A
10
A
65Howard MartinezH. Martinez
Daniel SantiagoD. Santiago54
A
11
A
58Francis TaylorF. Taylor
 
Gene AduG. Adu59
M
12
M
57Melvin MitchellM. Mitchell
Daniel AmadorD. Amador55
D
13
D
56De Jesus S. GarrinchaD. Garrincha
Adam RourkeA. Rourke55
M
14
G
53Ramon YatesR. Yates

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Match Report
Hail stones bounce on the pitch here at Saputo Stadium where Montreal Impact play host to Colorado Rapids. A crowd of 12,730 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Both Montreal Impact and Colorado Rapids are lined up in a 4-2-3-1 formation.
Today's match is refereed by Zachary Schilawski.


0.00
Colorado Rapids start the game by kicking off the first half!
2.35
Showing composure, Sebastián Bianchi plays the ball forward to Tino Tavernese. Tino Tavernese flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Santiago holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Daniel Santiago shoots from 25 yards but it flies well off target!
8.29
Nathan Callahan deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Daniel Lassiter. Daniel Lassiter knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Shane Ferrari.
9.40
Kelly Basso makes a probing pass to Rafael Bonilla. Rafael Bonilla makes a probing pass between the defence to Francis Taylor. Francis Taylor comes in from the left and smashes a shot from 12 yards out. Juan Carlos Salazar is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
12.47
Daniel Santiago barges into Dwayne Gutierrez. Daniel Santiago is shown the yellow card! Dwayne Gutierrez runs off the knock.
14.52
Kelly Basso threads a neat ball through to Rafael Bonilla. Rafael Bonilla makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jesus Gonzalez but he's offside!
15.11
Tino Tavernese barges into Kelly Basso. Tino Tavernese is given a warning by the referee! Kelly Basso stretches but gets up unharmed.
20.10
Tino Tavernese threads a neat ball through to Daniel Santiago. Daniel Santiago shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
24.20
Kelly Basso deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Francis Taylor. Francis Taylor knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
28.24
Kelly Basso controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jesus Gonzalez. Jesus Gonzalez knocks the ball forward to Rafael Bonilla but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
30.43
Tino Tavernese makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Daniel Santiago. Daniel Santiago whips in a cross ball towards Daniel Lassiter. Daniel Lassiter heads the ball goalwards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
32.15
Tino Tavernese kicks a strong pass forward to Johnathan Morales. Johnathan Morales finds some space and shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
33.54
Kelly Basso makes a simple pass to Francis Taylor. Francis Taylor knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Juan Carlos Salazar who gathers it comfortably.
34.40
Kelly Basso threads the ball through to Howard Martinez. Howard Martinez whips in a cross ball towards Jesus Gonzalez. Jesus Gonzalez whips the ball goalwards with his head but it's a woeful effort!
38.13
Francisco Guillen takes the throw-in. Shane Ferrari pushes mid-way up the pitch. Shane Ferrari sees Howard Martinez in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Howard Martinez flicks a high pass forward. Rafael Bonilla controls it well on his chest and turns goalwards. Rafael Bonilla cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but slams it into the crowd!
39.52
James Gomez kicks a strong pass forward to Francis Taylor. Francis Taylor makes a beautiful attacking pass to the feet of Howard Martinez. Howard Martinez looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
40.30
Nathan Callahan runs straight at the opposition's defence. Nathan Callahan knocks the ball forward to Daniel Santiago but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
44.53
Nathan Callahan sees Daniel Santiago in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Daniel Santiago lofts in a cross ball towards Johnathan Morales. Johnathan Morales connects with a diving header. Vicente Melendez easily punches it away to safety.
45.00
Francisco Guillen comes in with a late challenge on Johnathan Morales. The referee calls over Francisco Guillen and shows him a yellow card! Johnathan Morales hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Montreal Impact appear unchanged since the first half. Colorado Rapids also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Montreal Impact kick off!
48.36
Tino Tavernese flicks a high pass forward. Johnathan Morales holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Johnathan Morales makes a probing pass to Wayne Garcia but he's offside!
53.14
Fabian Villalobos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tino Tavernese. Tino Tavernese flicks a high pass forward. Daniel Santiago collects the pass. Daniel Santiago shoots from 25 yards. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
59.50
Kelly Basso threads a neat ball through to Francis Taylor. Francis Taylor knocks in a cross ball towards Rafael Bonilla. Rafael Bonilla is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
60.32
Colorado Rapids have made a substitution with Ramon Yates replacing Shane Ferrari .
61.33
Nondier Delgado flicks a high pass forward. Tino Tavernese controls it well on his chest. Tino Tavernese makes a simple pass to Daniel Lassiter. Daniel Lassiter controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
71.24
Nathan Callahan runs straight at the opposition's defence. Nathan Callahan shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
77.30
Montreal Impact have made a substitution with Daniel Amador replacing Daniel Lassiter .Colorado Rapids have made 2 substitutions with De Jesus S. Garrincha replacing James Gomez and Melvin Mitchell replacing Kelly Basso .
83.33
De Jesus S. Garrincha threads the ball through to Jesus Gonzalez. Jesus Gonzalez shoots from 25 yards. The keeper is more than a match for it. Great save!
85.14
Melvin Mitchell flicks the ball to his team mate, Francis Taylor. Francis Taylor plays a one-two with Howard Martinez and rushes in on goal... Some silky footwork from Francis Taylor provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal his aim is horrendously poor!
87.53
De Jesus S. Garrincha clumsily knocks into Nathan Callahan. The referee calls over De Jesus S. Garrincha and shows him a yellow card! Nathan Callahan stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Montreal Impact

Colorado Rapids
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
5
5
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
2
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
42.5%
57.5%
Play Area
26%
45.2%
28.8%

Scorers
Daniel Santiago 53
Francis Taylor 9

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Francis Taylor of Colorado Rapids

Match Ratings