The Impact Did It Again! Defeat CD Olimpia In Honduras 2-1
The Montreal Impact keep rolling along and it doesn't matter whether it is the USL or the CONCACAF playoffs, this team always finds a way to win! Roberto Brown had the 2 Montreal goals including a penalty kick goal late in the game that would put Montreal up for good. Although Olimpia got into foul trouble late in the game, receiving 2 red cards putting them down to 11 V 9, it was they that had a golden opportunity in the dying seconds of extra time to tie it up. Olimpia had a similar set-up earlier in the game with a free kick that resulted in the tying goal, and this time, ball placement was just yards to Matt Jordan's left post, however this time, the ball was kicked way wide and the Impact left Honduras soundly in first place in group C of the CONCACAF group phase.
Please read on for the Impact's full press release.
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras - Two goals from forward Roberto Brown led the Montreal Impact
(2-0-1; 7 points) to a 2-1 win against the Honduran team CD Olimpia, (1-1-1; 3
points) Wednesday in the third game of the CONCACAF Champions League group stage in
front of 7,224 noisy spectators at Tiburcio Carias Andino Stadium (Estadio National)
in Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
After being fouled in the box, Roberto Brown took the penalty kick and scored the
game-winning goal in the 72nd minute. On the play, goalkeeper Noel Valladares dived
to the left side, touched the ball with his right hand but it was not enough to stop
Brown's shot.
The Impact had opened the score in the 2nd minute. Brown deflected with his head a
corner kick from midfielder Joey Gjertsen. Brown jumped and beat in the air CD
Olimpia goalkeeper Noel Valladares.
CD Olimpia scored their only goal of the game in the 33rd minute. Midfielder Elvis
Danilo Turcios shot with precision a free kick just outside the 18-yard box, beating
Impact goalkeeper Matt Jordan in the top left hand corner. It was the first goal
conceded by the Impact in five games in the CONCACAF Champions League.
"Tonight's result is amazing after having played so many games in the last few
weeks," said Impact head coach John Limniatis. "We were expecting a tough game, but
when you work hard and you believe, you can achieve great things. We were efficient
tonight both defensively and offensively."
"This is huge," said veteran defender Nevio Pizzolitto. "We did what we had to do
tonight, which was getting the three points. Nobody thought we could do this. It's
unbelievable! We stayed concentrated for 90 minutes. They had a few scoring chances
but nothing that Matt (Jordan) could not handle."
The Impact ended the game with a player advantage after CD Olimpia midfielder Elvis
Danilo Turcios was ejected for tackling Leonardo Di Lorenzo at the 87th minute.
After three games in the CONCACAF Champions League group stage, the Impact is still
in first place in Group C, sitting ahead of Atlante FC, which was facing tonight Joe
Public FC.
Midfielder Sandro Grande and forward Peter Byers missed Wednesday's game due to a
one-game suspension for accumulating two yellow cards. Midfielder Félix Brillant
also stayed in Montreal to recover from a virus.
The Impact will play its next game in the CONCACAF Champions League this Wednesday
October 8 against Joe Public at Marvin Lee Stadium, in Trinidad and Tobago.
Meanwhile, the Impact will play its USL First Division semi-final series against the
Vancouver Whitecaps. The first game will take place this Friday at Saputo Stadium (8
pm, CKAC Sports, THE TEAM 990, USLlive.com), then the return game will be played
Sunday at Swangard Stadium, in Vancouver (6:30 pm, FSW, CKAC Sports, THE TEAM 990).
OTHER HIGHLIGHTS
8th minute - CD Olimpia midfielder Elvis Danilo Turcios took a hard low shot from 30
meters out that went just wide to the left of the Impact net.
30th minute - CD Olimpia forward Ramiro Bruschi took advantage of a lone ball and
took a hard 20-meter shot just to the right of Matt Jordan.
85th minute - Forward Neal Velasquez deflected with a header a pass that came from
the left side but Jordan dove to his right to make the save.
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