MLS Club de Foot Montreal

Impact Takes Two-Game Win Streak to New York Saturday

Published on August 22, 2014 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Club de Foot Montreal News Release


NEW YORK - The Montreal Impact (4-14-5) will play its third game in eight days this Saturday at 7pm (RDS, TSN2, TSN Radio 690) against the New York Red Bulls (6-7-10), but the group is heading to Red Bull Arena with some confidence.

"We know it's going to be a tough game, but we still have some chances to earn points," said Marco Di Vaio, following his two-goal performance Wednesday night in El Salvador. "We have been defending well as a group and recently we've been creating a lot of chances."

The Impact has won three of its last four games across all competitions, including two shutouts. The Impact's Italian striker was a catalyst, scoring four goals over that span, while Desigmated Player Ignacio Piatti played his first two games for the bleu-blanc-noir.

"I feel good," added Di Vaio. "The beginning of the season was tough for me with a suspension and then the injury, but the last couple of months I feel better."

"We've been building a lot of confidence over the last couple of weeks," said goalkeeper Evan Bush. "We've put together some good performances and showed a lot of character."

The Red Bulls are coming off a bye week with the league's golden boot leader in Bradley Wright-Phillips and his 18 goals scored in 22 MLS games in full form.

New York has also brought in some added firepower to join Wright-Phillips and Thierry Henry's five goals and 10 assists in Frenchmen Saer Sene, acquiring the striker from the New England Revolution a few weeks back.

"They are in a position in which they are fighting for a playoff spot," added Bush. "We want points against New York, despite all the games we have this week. We've been taking it one game at a time and it's been working for us."

The Impact will play its next game at Stade Saputo on Saturday August 30 against the Columbus Crew at 7:30pm. Excellent tickets are still available through ticketmaster.ca.

GAME NOTES

I n the first matchup of the season between these clubs, they played to a 2-2 draw at Olympic Stadium on April 5. Striker Marco Di Vaio has recorded three career goals and one assist in MLS against New York. Midfielder Calum Mallace will be available this Saturday, after serving an automatic one-game suspension last Saturday against Chicago, after violating the MLS policy regarding entering field of play/leaving bench and technical area, the previous week in Philadelphia . In its last game, the Red Bulls lost 1-0 against Chicago, on August 10.

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