Impact rebound to tie Thunder
Published on July 18, 2007 under USL First Division (USL-1)
Montreal Impact News Release
MINNESOTA - The Montreal Impact (7-4-7) tied the Minnesota Thunder (3-6-6) 1-1, Wednesday, at James Griffin Stadium, in Minnesota.
Thunder's defender Brian Farber had opened the score in the 12th minute of play but Impact midfielder Patrick Leduc, who was playing another game as defender, scored the tying goal in the 71st minute, on a penalty.
"Before making the penalty kick, the other players were looking at me because I was one of the players with the most experience on the field, so I decided to take it," said Leduc. "The goalkeeper was moving a bit but I decided to take it on the right side and it worked. Under the circumstances, it's a positive tie because we came back in the game despite a bad start. Once again, after their goal, we lost our calm for a long moment. Hopefully, we played well in the second half."
"We wanted to win tonight but we did not start the game with a lot of energy," said head coach Nick De Santis. "Nonetheless, the changes we made were positive and it changed the rhythm of the game. We played almost all the second half in their midfield. This tie is positive in a way because we rank in the top team standings. We will have two weeks to analyze the situation and take decisions regarding our line-up."
With the tie, the Impact is back in second place in the USL First Division standings with 28 points, tied with the Seattle Sounders, two points behind the Portland Timbers.
Goalkeeper Andrew Weber (2-2-3), who was playing his third straight game, faced seven shots.
The Impact had to play again with many regular players out of the line-up: Andres Arango (suspended), Gabriel Gervais (groin), Nevio Pizzolitto (knee), David Fronimadis (knee) and Matt Jordan (jaw).
The Impact will now be off two weeks before facing the Carolina RailHawks on Wednesday, August 1st, at Claude-Robillard Sports Complex, at 7 pm (CJAD 800, USLlive.com).
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