Impact earn first Win of Season 1-0 Over Islanders
Filipe Soares was the hero with the lone goal of the match, which allowed the Montreal Impact to shut out the Puerto Rico Islanders 1-0, Saturday afternoon, in front of 11,554 spectators at Saputo Stadium. The shutout was the Impact’s first win this season and also served as the Islanders’ first loss this season.
Soares scored the game-winning goal on a play that saw Rocco Placentino fire a low shot towards Islanders ‘keeper Bill Gaudette who stopped the initial shot by coming out of his goal, but Soares took advantage of the rebound and scored his first career goal with the Impact with a high shot near the right post.
“We were disappointed with our loss in Toronto, so there’s no doubt that this win is good for us,” noted Filipe Soares. “The opponent closed up a lot. They were ready for counterattacking but we played better and I’m really happy for the team.”
The Impact came close to doubling the lead at the 80th minute. Peter Byers thought he had gotten one past Gaudette, but defender Logan Emory dove on the goal line and just barely stopped the ball from entering the net.
“The entire team showed a lot of character today and that’s a good thing because this was a very important match,” declared Placentino. “I’m very confident about my teammates and I’m sure that we will go far this year.”
Goalkeeper Srdjan Djekanovic, defender Simon Gatti and midfielder Patrick Leduc each obtained their first start of the season.
Djekanovic registered his 5th shutout with the Impact, 9th of his professional career, after making six saves on 14 shots.
The Impact will play their next game Wednesday against the Vancouver Whitecaps, at Swangard Stadium, in the Nutrilite Canadian Championship (10 pm, Sportsnet). The Montreal squad will play their next regular season game at Saputo Stadium, Saturday, May 8, versus the NSC Minnesota Stars (2:30 pm, Radio-Canada, CKAC Sports, THE TEAM 990, radio-canada.ca/sports).
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