Played
July 8, 2012 7:39 PM EDT
Stade Saputo — Montreal, Quebec
Referee: M. Foerster
Attendance: 15118
July 8, 2012 7:39 PM EDT
Stade Saputo — Montreal, Quebec
Referee: M. Foerster
Attendance: 15118
MLS Preview: Montreal Impact - Columbus Crew
This game may come too soon for new Impact addition Alessandro Nesta but fellow Italian Marco Di Vaio should feature.
By Zac Lee Rigg
| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
| Montreal Impact (4-4-2): Ricketts; Valentin, Camara, Thomas, Brovsky; Neagle, Warner, Bernier, Mapp; Nyassi, Di Vaio. |
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OUT: DF Matteo Ferrari (R quad strain); DF Nelson Rivas (abdomen); FW Bernardo Corradi (L knee ACL tear); FW Andrew Wenger (L hamstring strain); FW Evan James (L ankle sprain)
| Columbus Crew (4-4-2): Gruenebaum; Miranda, Williams, James, Vukovic; Tchani, George, Birchall, Gaven; Renteria, Schoenfeld. |
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OUT: FW Tommy Heinemann (L knee surgery); GK William Hesmer (R hip surgery); MF Kirk Urso (R adductor tendonitis); DF Rich Balchan (sports hernia rehab)
QUESTIONABLE: MF Dilly Duka (L hamstring strain); DF Carlos Mendes (R ankle sprain); DF Chad Marshall (concussion)
PROBABLE: MF Danny O'Rourke (L ankle sprain); MF Milovan Mirosevic (L adductor strain)
| DID YOU KNOW? |
- Montreal signed World Cup-winning defender Alessandro Nesta this week.
- Columbus won the only other time these teams have met, claiming a 2-0 victory thanks to goals from Milovan Mirosevic and Olman Vargas.
- Chris Birchall has assisted in each of his first two starts with the Crew.
- Andy Gruenebaum is second in MLS with 59 saves this year. His save percentage of 79 is the highest of any goalkeeper who started double-digit games, and he has a nice round goals-against average of 1.0.
- Davy Arnaud and Felipe Martins are suspended for this match.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Montreal Impact 2-1 Columbus Crew
- 19.18 %
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Montreal Impact 2-0 Columbus Crew
- 9.59 %
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Montreal Impact 1-0 Columbus Crew
- 9.59 %
| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Jun 15, 2013 | Columbus Crew 2 - Montreal Impact 0 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Apr 14, 2013 | Montreal Impact 1 - Columbus Crew 1 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Sep 1, 2012 | Columbus Crew 2 - Montreal Impact 1 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Jul 8, 2012 | Montreal Impact 2 - Columbus Crew 1 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Mar 24, 2012 | Columbus Crew 2 - Montreal Impact 0 |
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Montreal Impact
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| Jun 15, 2013 | Columbus Crew 2 - Montreal Impact 0 | MLS |
| Jun 1, 2013 | Sporting Kansas City 1 - Montreal Impact 2 | MLS |
| May 29, 2013 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 - Montreal Impact 2 | NCC |
| May 25, 2013 | Montreal Impact 5 - Philadelphia Union 3 | MLS |
| May 15, 2013 | Montreal Impact 0 - Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0 | NCC |
Columbus Crew
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| Jun 15, 2013 | Columbus Crew 2 - Montreal Impact 0 | MLS |
| Jun 5, 2013 | Philadelphia Union 3 - Columbus Crew 0 | MLS |
| Jun 1, 2013 | Columbus Crew 1 - Houston Dynamo 1 | MLS |
| May 26, 2013 | New York Red Bulls 2 - Columbus Crew 2 | MLS |
| May 18, 2013 | Toronto FC 0 - Columbus Crew 1 | MLS |
| - | Donovan Ricketts | Goalkeeper |
| - | Shavar Thomas | Defender |
| 6 | Hassoun Camara | Defender |
| 15 | Jeb Brovsky | Midfielder |
| - | Zarek Valentin | Defender |
| 8 | Patrice Bernier | Midfielder |
| 11 | Sanna Nyassi | Midfielder |
| 21 | Justin Mapp | Midfielder |
| 27 | Lamar Neagle | Midfielder |
| 18 | Collen Warner | Midfielder |
| 9 | Marco Di Vaio | Striker |
| 30 | Evan Bush | Goalkeeper |
| - | Tyson Wahl | Defender |
| 34 | Karl William Ouimette | Defender |
| 28 | Sinisa Ubiparipovic | Striker |
| 31 | Josh Gardner | Midfielder |
| 17 | Justin Braun | Striker |
| - | E. Sebrango | Striker |
| 30 | Andy Gruenebaum | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Josh Williams | Defender |
| 14 | Chad Marshall | Defender |
| - | Sebastián Miranda | Defender |
| - | Nemanja Vukovic | Defender |
| 23 | Tony Tchani | Midfielder |
| 33 | Chris Birchall | Midfielder |
| 10 | Milovan Mirosevic | Midfielder |
| 12 | Eddie Gaven | Midfielder |
| - | Kevan George | Midfielder |
| 20 | E. Rentería | Striker |
| - | Matt Lampson | Goalkeeper |
| - | Eric Gehrig | Midfielder |
| 7 | Bernardo Anor | Midfielder |
| 8 | Dilly Duka | Midfielder |
| - | Nicholas Grossman | |
| 9 | Justin Meram | Midfielder |
| 34 | Aaron Schoenfeld | Striker |
Results
Times In EST
Live
Final
scheduled
Suspended
Cancelled
Postponed
Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Jack McInerney Striker Philadelphia Union |
10 | 0 |
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Marco Di Vaio Striker Montreal Impact |
9 | 0 |
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Mike Magee Midfielder LA Galaxy |
8 | 1 |
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Claudio Bieler Striker Sporting KC |
7 | 2 |
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Dominic Oduro Striker Columbus Crew |
7 | 0 |
