Mar 23 Impact Pre-season Continues with 1-0 Loss to Rochester

The Montreal Impact lost 1-0 against the Rochester Rhinos Saturday afternoon, at Marina Auto Stadium in Rochester, New York in its 5th preseason match of training camp, its first game against a USSF Second Division club. 

The Rhinos scored the only goal of the match at the 9th minute. Following a free kick just outside the 18-yard box, midfielder Tyler Roselund, who is presently trying out with Rochester, took the rebound coming from goalkeeper Matt Jordan.

Thus far this pre-season, the Impact’s Journey has also taken them to Portugal in an effort to play high calibre teams already in mid-season form. Their opponents and pre-season record to date: 

February 19, 2010: Vs Select players form U de Quebec and Mcgill: 2-1 Win

February 24, 2010: Vs Sport Clube Freamunde, a second division Portuguese club: 5-1 Win

March 3, 2010: Vs second-division Spanish club RC Celta de Vigo: 2-1 Loss

March 4, 2010: Vs Portuguese third division club Boavista FC : 1-1 Draw

March 20, 2010; Vs USSF Second Division club Rochester Rhinos : 1-0 Loss  

The Impact  will be playing their next exhibition game, Wednesday, March 24th at 4 pm against the Charleston Battery (USL D2) in North Carolina.

IMPACT LINEUP
Matt Jordan, Adam Braz, Cédric Joqueviel (Hicham Aaboubou, 55th), Stefano Pesoli (Nevio Pizzolitto, 37th), Simon Gatti, Tyler Hemming (Patrick Leduc, 55th), Tony Donatelli (Philippe Billy, 45th), Leonardo Di Lorenzo, Filipe Soares, Eduardo Sebrango (Roberto Brown, 45th), Reda Agourram (Peter Byers, 65th)

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