Montreal Impact Soccer News

Canadian international goalkeeper Greg Sutton is leaving the Montreal Impact for Major League Soccer. Chances are the 29-year-old goalkeeper's next move will be to Toronto FC as the league looks to stock the expansion franchise with Canadian talent. Sutton had been under contract with Montreal until 2008. ``It's always hard to see a player like Greg go but on the other hand, it's part of the reality of soccer,'' Montreal ...

Scoring chances were scarce Friday night as the Montreal Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps were goalless in the opener of an all-Canadian United Soccer League First Division semifinal. However, Eddy Sebrango almost gave Vancouver a 1-0 edge heading into the second of the two-game, total goal playoff Sunday in Montreal. Sebrango, acquired this year by Vancouver after four seasons in Montreal, was robbed in the 36th minute on a remarkable reaction ...

Two-time defender of the year Gabriel Gervais of the Montreal Impact was named a finalist for the United Soccer Leagues' First Division award for a fourth straight season on Wednesday. Gervais, who won the award in 2003 and 2004, will be up against Geordie Lyall of the Vancouver Whitecaps and Mauricio Segovia of the Puerto Rico Islanders. Vancouver's Joey Gjertsen was named a finalist for the MVP award, along with ...

The Montreal Impact ended their USL regular season with a 0-0 draw Friday night against the rival Toronto Lynx, but could still lose in the standings. With the tie, Montreal (14-5-9) sits in first place in the USL first division standings, but has not clinched the regular season title. The Impact have 51 points, five points more than the Rochester Raging Rhinos, but the Rhinos have two games in hand and can leapfrog Montreal into first with wins ...

Leonardo Di Lorenzo's 88th minute goal helped the Montreal Impact steal a 1-0 road win over the Portland Timbers Thursday night and strengthen the club's lead atop the USL first division standings. Goalkeeper Greg Sutton, who faced five shots, registered his eighth shutout of the season. ``It was a hard fought match and there weren't too many scoring chances'', said Impact head coach Nick De Santis in a statement. ``We ...

SHERBROOKE, Que. (CP) _ A pair of goals by Mauricio Salles gave the Montreal Impact a 2-0 win over the Virginia Beach Mariners on Sunday and ended the club's four-game winless streak. With the win, the first place Impact improves to 13-5-8 for 47 points, seven points up on the Rochester Raging Rhinos in the USL first division standings. The win also avenges a 1-0 loss to the Mariners on ...

MONTREAL (CP) _ The Montreal Impact's struggles continued as it fell 1-0 to the Virginia Beach Mariners Friday evening to keep the race tight atop the United Soccer Leagues Division 1 standings. Felix Brillant scored the game-winning goal for the Mariners in the 70th minute to hand Montreal its fifth loss of the season. Brillant stole the ball from defender Nevio Pizzolitto and went in alone on Impact goalkeeper Greg Sutton, beating him with a low ...

MONTREAL u The Montreal Impact played to a scoreless draw against the Portland Timbers Sunday before a crowd of 9,273 at Centre Claude-Robillard. Montreal dominated the game outshooting Portland 14-2, but could not capitalize on its sustained pressure. Portland, which tied 2-2 against the Rochester Raging Rhinos Saturday, played a solid game defensively, staving off numerous Impact attacks. "We started the game well with good scoring chances in the first ...

MONTREAL (CP) _ The Montreal Impact climbed into second place in the United Soccer League Division 1 standings with a 4-1 win over the Atlanta Silverbacks on Wednesday. Gabriel Gervais, Daniel Antoniuk, Antonio Ribeiro and Mauricio Salles scored for the Impact (5-1-2). Atlanta midfielder Scott Buete replied for the Silverbacks (2-4-2), breaking the Impact's shutout streak at 412 minutes. The crowd of 12,215 fans at the Claude-Robillard Sports Complex was ...