MLS Club de Foot Montreal

Marco Di Vaio's Hat Trick Lifts Impac

Published on May 25, 2013 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Club de Foot Montreal News Release


MONTREAL - A hat trick by Impact Designated Player Marco Di Vaio led the Montreal Impact to a 5-3 win versus the Philadelphia Union Saturday night at Stade Saputo, helping the team remain undefeated at home this season. Fellow striker Andrew Wenger and midfielder Blake Smith also scored in the win.

The Impact opened the score early in the game when Justin Mapp played a ball deep toward the right touchline in the second minute. Forward Andrew Wenger then played a cross back towards the top of the box where Di Vaio - posted about 16 yards out from the short post - volleyed the low cross with his left towards the far corner. Di Vaio's 7th of the season was the fastest goal ever scored by the Impact in MLS.

The Union replied in the 5th minute when a missed clearance attempt from inside the box fell to the feet of midfielder Michael Farfan, who played a short pass to forward Jack McInerney near the left post. The MLS leader scored his ninth, placing the ball back towards the opposite post from seven yards out.

The Impact took the lead back in the 29th minute when Di Vaio scored his second of the game. Mapp, earning his second assist of the match, played the ball over the Union defence from near the right touchline as the Italian striker timed his run perfectly before firing a right-footer to the top corner, same side.

Three minutes later, Di Vaio scored his third of the game when Andres Romero, dribbling into the box, chipped a short cross from near the goal line toward the left side of goalkeeper Zac MacMath. The Impact's DP was waiting to one-time the ball short side. Di Vaio's hat trick goal puts him into a tie for the league lead with Philadelphia's McInerney.

Philadelphia cut the lead to one in the 69th minute when second half sub Antoine Hoppenot took a shot from far out, down the right touch line, that beat Impact keeper Troy Perkins, sailing over his head to the far post.

The Impact restored its two goal lead in the 75th minute when Andrew Wenger scored his first of the season. From a Felipe corner kick, Wenger jumped in the air to beat his defender near the corner of the six yard box, short side, redirecting the ball past MacMath.

The Union cut into the score line again in the 85th minute when Sebastien Le Toux found a loose ball in the box and fired it home past a diving Perkins.

In stoppage time, midfielder Patrice Bernier played second half substitute Blake Smith into space down the left flank. After dribbling towards the box, the Impact's first round selection of the last MLS SuperDraft beat MacMath with a low shot to score his first career marker in MLS.

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