Played
September 22, 2012 1:05 PM EDT
Stade Saputo — Montreal, Quebec
Referee: J. Gonzalez
Attendance: 20521
September 22, 2012 1:05 PM EDT
Stade Saputo — Montreal, Quebec
Referee: J. Gonzalez
Attendance: 20521
MLS Preview: Montreal Impact - Sporting Kansas City
Montreal will need home field advantage as it looks to resurrect its faint playoff hopes against top-of-the-East Sporting Kansas City.
By Keith Hickey
| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
| Montreal Impact (4-2-3-1): Perkins; Valentin, Nesta, Rivas, Ferrari; Warner, Bernier; Arnaud, Martins, Nyassi; Di Vaio. |
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OUT: FW Bernardo Corradi (L knee ACL tear);
PROBABLE: MF Josh Gardner (L groin strain)
| Sporting Kansas City (4-3-3): Nielsen; Myers, Besler, Collin, Sinovic; Espinoza, Cesar, Nagamura; Zusi, Sapong, Kamara. |
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OUT: FW Teal Bunbury (L knee ACL tear); DF Cyprian Hedrick (L fibula fracture);
DOUBTFUL: FW Bobby Convey (R hamstring strain);
PROBABLE: FW Jacob Peterson (R shoulder sprain)
| DID YOU KNOW? |
- Montreal's Marco Di Vaio has scored in four straight games, the longest active streak in MLS.
- Sporting Kansas City’s Graham Zusi has taken 125 corner kicks this year. No one on Montreal has taken more than 60.
- After a five-game winning streak, the Impact have lost back-to-back games, their first consecutive losses since June 27- July 4.
- Following a 2-0 win over New York on Wednesday, the Red Bulls' first home loss of the season, Sporting is just three points behind Supporters' Shield leader San Jose and riding a seven-game unbeaten run.
- KC’s Graham Zusi collected his 14th assist of the season in that match. He tops the MLS assist charts for 2012.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Montreal Impact 2-0 Sporting Kansas City
- 18.75 %
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Montreal Impact 1-0 Sporting Kansas City
- 18.75 %
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Montreal Impact 0-2 Sporting Kansas City
- 12.5 %
| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Mar 30, 2013 | Sporting Kansas City 2 - Montreal Impact 0 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Sep 22, 2012 | Montreal Impact 0 - Sporting Kansas City 0 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Jul 4, 2012 | Montreal Impact 1 - Sporting Kansas City 3 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | May 5, 2012 | Sporting Kansas City 0 - Montreal Impact 2 |
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Montreal Impact
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| May 15, 2013 | Montreal Impact 0 - Vancouver Whitecaps FC 0 | NCC |
| May 11, 2013 | Montreal Impact 3 - Real Salt Lake 2 | MLS |
| May 8, 2013 | New York Red Bulls 2 - Montreal Impact 1 | MLS |
| May 4, 2013 | San Jose Earthquakes 2 - Montreal Impact 2 | MLS |
| May 1, 2013 | Montreal Impact 6 - Toronto FC 0 | NCC |
Sporting Kansas City
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| May 12, 2013 | Houston Dynamo 0 - Sporting Kansas City 1 | MLS |
| May 8, 2013 | Sporting Kansas City 0 - Seattle Sounders FC 1 | MLS |
| May 5, 2013 | Sporting Kansas City 4 - Chivas USA 0 | MLS |
| Apr 27, 2013 | Sporting Kansas City 2 - Portland Timbers 3 | MLS |
| Apr 20, 2013 | Los Angeles Galaxy 2 - Sporting Kansas City 0 | MLS |
| 1 | Troy Perkins | Goalkeeper |
| 6 | Hassoun Camara | Defender |
| 27 | Matteo Ferrari | Goalkeeper |
| 14 | Alessandro Nesta | Defender |
| 15 | Jeb Brovsky | Midfielder |
| 7 | Felipe Martins | Midfielder |
| 8 | Patrice Bernier | Midfielder |
| 18 | Collen Warner | Midfielder |
| 21 | Justin Mapp | Midfielder |
| 22 | Davy Arnaud | Midfielder |
| 9 | Marco Di Vaio | Striker |
| - | Greg Sutton | Goalkeeper |
| - | Shavar Thomas | Defender |
| 17 | Dennis Iapichino | Defender |
| 11 | Sanna Nyassi | Midfielder |
| 27 | Lamar Neagle | Midfielder |
| 28 | Sinisa Ubiparipovic | Striker |
| 33 | A. Wenger | Midfielder |
| 1 | Jimmy Nielsen | Goalkeeper |
| - | Michael Harrington | Defender |
| 5 | Matt Besler | Defender |
| 13 | Lawrence Olum | Midfielder |
| 15 | Seth Sinovic | Defender |
| 8 | Graham Zusi | Striker |
| 20 | Oriol Rosell | Striker |
| - | Julio César | Defender |
| 17 | C. J. Sapong | Striker |
| 23 | Kei Kamara | Striker |
| 37 | Jacob Peterson | Midfielder |
| 18 | Eric Kronberg | Goalkeeper |
| 7 | Chance Myers | Defender |
| - | Neven Markovic | Defender |
| 6 | Paulo Nagamura | Midfielder |
| 19 | Peterson Joseph | Midfielder |
| 88 | Michael Thomas | Midfielder |
| - | Dominic Dwyer | Striker |
Results
Times In EST
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Final
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Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Jack McInerney Striker Philadelphia Union |
7 | 0 |
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Mike Magee Midfielder LA Galaxy |
6 | 1 |
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Claudio Bieler Striker Sporting KC |
6 | 1 |
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Marco Di Vaio Striker Montreal Impact |
6 | 0 |
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Robert Earnshaw Striker Toronto FC |
5 | 2 |
