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| New York City FC 2-3 Montreal Impact – as it happened | New York City FC 2-3 Montreal Impact – as it happened |
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| 9.03pm BST | 9.03pm BST |
| 21:03 | 21:03 |
| So Frank Lampard made his debut, finally, but NYC FC couldn’t find a victory today. Montreal produced an excellent counter-attacking performance, and Ignacio Piatti and Dominic Oduro were super in attack. They deserved to win, and arguably could have scored more goals. | So Frank Lampard made his debut, finally, but NYC FC couldn’t find a victory today. Montreal produced an excellent counter-attacking performance, and Ignacio Piatti and Dominic Oduro were super in attack. They deserved to win, and arguably could have scored more goals. |
| Lampard did OK in his 20 minutes, but didn’t really have any chances. Pirlo looked half-fit, and David Villa was a cut above. More work defensive needed from NYC FC. | Lampard did OK in his 20 minutes, but didn’t really have any chances. Pirlo looked half-fit, and David Villa was a cut above. More work defensive needed from NYC FC. |
| Thanks for reading. Goodbye. | Thanks for reading. Goodbye. |
| 9.01pm BST | 9.01pm BST |
| 21:01 | 21:01 |
| Full-time: NYC FC 2-3 Montreal Impact | Full-time: NYC FC 2-3 Montreal Impact |
| That’s it! | That’s it! |
| 9.00pm BST | 9.00pm BST |
| 21:00 | 21:00 |
| 90 min + 4: Some slightly wacky defending from Montreal, including a headed clearance from Bush when he could have used his hands, but they do enough to clear. Seconds left. | 90 min + 4: Some slightly wacky defending from Montreal, including a headed clearance from Bush when he could have used his hands, but they do enough to clear. Seconds left. |
| 8.59pm BST | 8.59pm BST |
| 20:59 | 20:59 |
| 90 min + 3: David Villa again! On the turn, hits a shot from 18 yards, but again it’s straight at Bush. Ninety seconds to go. | 90 min + 3: David Villa again! On the turn, hits a shot from 18 yards, but again it’s straight at Bush. Ninety seconds to go. |
| 8.58pm BST | 8.58pm BST |
| 20:58 | 20:58 |
| 90 min + 2: Pirlo’s deep free kick. Mix Diskerud wins the header, but no one can reach the knockdown. Montreal breathe. | 90 min + 2: Pirlo’s deep free kick. Mix Diskerud wins the header, but no one can reach the knockdown. Montreal breathe. |
| 8.57pm BST | 8.57pm BST |
| 20:57 | 20:57 |
| 90 min: NYC are trying to push Montreal back. David Villa shoots from outside the box, but Evan Bush saves, albeit nervily. Four minutes of stoppage time. | 90 min: NYC are trying to push Montreal back. David Villa shoots from outside the box, but Evan Bush saves, albeit nervily. Four minutes of stoppage time. |
| 8.55pm BST | 8.55pm BST |
| 20:55 | 20:55 |
| 89 min: Final change for Montreal: Romero out, Maxime Tissot in. | 89 min: Final change for Montreal: Romero out, Maxime Tissot in. |
| 8.54pm BST | 8.54pm BST |
| 20:54 | 20:54 |
| 88 min: Pirlo looks absolutely spent. Piatti wins it in midfield, feeds Oduro, and he runs beyond Mena, and he’s in … but his shot is reckless, and it’s wide. Another really decent chance. Montreal have been pretty poor in front of goal, despite scoring three. | 88 min: Pirlo looks absolutely spent. Piatti wins it in midfield, feeds Oduro, and he runs beyond Mena, and he’s in … but his shot is reckless, and it’s wide. Another really decent chance. Montreal have been pretty poor in front of goal, despite scoring three. |
| 8.52pm BST | 8.52pm BST |
| 20:52 | 20:52 |
| 86 min: That was a very good goal from McNamara: he linked up nicely with Angelino, accepted the return pass, and hit it low past Bush. Game on! | 86 min: That was a very good goal from McNamara: he linked up nicely with Angelino, accepted the return pass, and hit it low past Bush. Game on! |
| 8.51pm BST | 8.51pm BST |
| 20:51 | 20:51 |
| GOAL! NYC FC 2-3 Montreal Impact (McNamara 85) | GOAL! NYC FC 2-3 Montreal Impact (McNamara 85) |
| It’s all happening! | It’s all happening! |
| 8.51pm BST | 8.51pm BST |
| 20:51 | 20:51 |
| GOAL! NYC FC 1-3 Montreal Impact (Piatti pen 84) | GOAL! NYC FC 1-3 Montreal Impact (Piatti pen 84) |
| Lovely counter-attack from Montreal, and Oduro fed Piatti. Iraola came in, and then Saunders, but it looked as though both players won it cleanly. No matter: Piatti rolls it in easily. | Lovely counter-attack from Montreal, and Oduro fed Piatti. Iraola came in, and then Saunders, but it looked as though both players won it cleanly. No matter: Piatti rolls it in easily. |
| 8.49pm BST | 8.49pm BST |
| 20:49 | 20:49 |
| 83 min: Penalty to Montreal! Another soft one! | 83 min: Penalty to Montreal! Another soft one! |
| 8.48pm BST | 8.48pm BST |
| 20:48 | 20:48 |
| 82 min: Laurent Ciman, who’s been excellent, wins it cleanly, and Montreal come away with it. Lampard hasn’t been greatly involved, but he’s stalking. Don’t take your eye off him! | 82 min: Laurent Ciman, who’s been excellent, wins it cleanly, and Montreal come away with it. Lampard hasn’t been greatly involved, but he’s stalking. Don’t take your eye off him! |
| 8.46pm BST | 8.46pm BST |
| 20:46 | 20:46 |
| 80 min: Another sub for Montreal: Eric Alexander comes in. Iraola hammers it from distance: it’s over the bar, but it took a deflection. Pirlo’s ball in is wicked, header from Kwadwo Poku is too high. | 80 min: Another sub for Montreal: Eric Alexander comes in. Iraola hammers it from distance: it’s over the bar, but it took a deflection. Pirlo’s ball in is wicked, header from Kwadwo Poku is too high. |
| 8.44pm BST | 8.44pm BST |
| 20:44 | 20:44 |
| 77 min: Nigel Reo-Coker is in for Callum Mallace. Romero cuts in from the flank, but his ball for Oduro is rotten to the core. NYC clear. | 77 min: Nigel Reo-Coker is in for Callum Mallace. Romero cuts in from the flank, but his ball for Oduro is rotten to the core. NYC clear. |
| 8.42pm BST | 8.42pm BST |
| 20:42 | 20:42 |
| 76 min: Pirlo’s ball into a dangerous area, but Evan Bush collects bravely. | 76 min: Pirlo’s ball into a dangerous area, but Evan Bush collects bravely. |
| 8.41pm BST | 8.41pm BST |
| 20:41 | 20:41 |
| 75 min: Romero is booked for kicking the ball away after he blocked David Villa. Decent free kick area for the hosts. | 75 min: Romero is booked for kicking the ball away after he blocked David Villa. Decent free kick area for the hosts. |
| 8.40pm BST | 8.40pm BST |
| 20:40 | 20:40 |
| 73 min: Lampard is on for Jacobson, so he’s nominally playing as the second in a 4-2-3-1 alongside Pirlo. Good in theory, but NYC were so open just then as Montreal broke. | 73 min: Lampard is on for Jacobson, so he’s nominally playing as the second in a 4-2-3-1 alongside Pirlo. Good in theory, but NYC were so open just then as Montreal broke. |
| 8.38pm BST | 8.38pm BST |
| 20:38 | 20:38 |
| 71 min: Perverse header from Donadel, and he concedes a cheap corner. It’s another waste, though, and Montreal break: NYC are all over the place, and Oduro finds Piatti, in front of goal, clean through … and he puts it wide! Huge letoff for NYC. Piatti hangs his head, as well he might. | 71 min: Perverse header from Donadel, and he concedes a cheap corner. It’s another waste, though, and Montreal break: NYC are all over the place, and Oduro finds Piatti, in front of goal, clean through … and he puts it wide! Huge letoff for NYC. Piatti hangs his head, as well he might. |
| 8.36pm BST | 8.36pm BST |
| 20:36 | 20:36 |
| 70 min: I can’t believe this is a one-goal game. Montreal have been markedly superior, and that PK decision came after Piatti had a really really good chance for 3-0. I think he should have passed. | 70 min: I can’t believe this is a one-goal game. Montreal have been markedly superior, and that PK decision came after Piatti had a really really good chance for 3-0. I think he should have passed. |
| 8.35pm BST | 8.35pm BST |
| 20:35 | 20:35 |
| Frank Lampard enters! | Frank Lampard enters! |
| 69 min: And if that wasn’t enough to rouse the crowd, here’s their new hero. Lampard is in! | 69 min: And if that wasn’t enough to rouse the crowd, here’s their new hero. Lampard is in! |
| 8.35pm BST | 8.35pm BST |
| 20:35 | 20:35 |
| GOAL! NYC FC 1-2 Montreal Impact (David Villa 68 pen) | GOAL! NYC FC 1-2 Montreal Impact (David Villa 68 pen) |
| Low and hard. No trouble. Montreal were upset about that decision, and you can see why: there wasn’t much in it. Oyongo committed himself, but did he really impede McNamara? | Low and hard. No trouble. Montreal were upset about that decision, and you can see why: there wasn’t much in it. Oyongo committed himself, but did he really impede McNamara? |
| 8.34pm BST | 8.34pm BST |
| 20:34 | 20:34 |
| 67 min: Penalty to NYC FC! Oyongo on McNamara. It looked soft! | 67 min: Penalty to NYC FC! Oyongo on McNamara. It looked soft! |
| 8.33pm BST | 8.33pm BST |
| 20:33 | 20:33 |
| 66 min: Ooh, another good chance for Montreal. Toia just belted it forward, and suddenly Montreal were 2 v 2 on the break: Piatti picked it up, took on the defender, but his shot dribbled wide. He had options: should he have passed? | 66 min: Ooh, another good chance for Montreal. Toia just belted it forward, and suddenly Montreal were 2 v 2 on the break: Piatti picked it up, took on the defender, but his shot dribbled wide. He had options: should he have passed? |
| 8.30pm BST | 8.30pm BST |
| 20:30 | 20:30 |
| 64 min: Pirlo with a rocket from distance! From 30 yards out, he took a fabulous first touch, and just hit through it: it dipped and swerved, but just wide. Like a less successful version of this: | 64 min: Pirlo with a rocket from distance! From 30 yards out, he took a fabulous first touch, and just hit through it: it dipped and swerved, but just wide. Like a less successful version of this: |
| 8.28pm BST | 8.28pm BST |
| 20:28 | 20:28 |
| 62 min: Diskerud runs out of space. Here’s Ben Thompson: | 62 min: Diskerud runs out of space. Here’s Ben Thompson: |
| After living in NY for many years before moving to London, and now enjoying “summer” on the Scottish Borders, not sure how any reasonable athletic endeavors can really take place in the Northeast U.S. in August. Have I just gotten weak?? | After living in NY for many years before moving to London, and now enjoying “summer” on the Scottish Borders, not sure how any reasonable athletic endeavors can really take place in the Northeast U.S. in August. Have I just gotten weak?? |
| Yeah, it’s too hot. We should all be inside in a air-conditioned Burger King. | Yeah, it’s too hot. We should all be inside in a air-conditioned Burger King. |
| 8.26pm BST | 8.26pm BST |
| 20:26 | 20:26 |
| 61 min: Pirlo’s corner is begging for someone to attack it, but Montreal clear. Pirlo watch: he’s shown some nice touches, but hasn’t really influenced things in the way you might expect. | 61 min: Pirlo’s corner is begging for someone to attack it, but Montreal clear. Pirlo watch: he’s shown some nice touches, but hasn’t really influenced things in the way you might expect. |
| 8.26pm BST | 8.26pm BST |
| 20:26 | 20:26 |
| 60 min: Double substitution for NYC FC – but neither of them is Frank Lampard! Poku and Diskerud in, Grabavoy and Calle out. | 60 min: Double substitution for NYC FC – but neither of them is Frank Lampard! Poku and Diskerud in, Grabavoy and Calle out. |
| 8.25pm BST | 8.25pm BST |
| 20:25 | 20:25 |
| 59 min: Piatti gets away from Hernandez, and finds Duka, but his shot is tame. Montreal look dangerous on the break. | 59 min: Piatti gets away from Hernandez, and finds Duka, but his shot is tame. Montreal look dangerous on the break. |
| 8.23pm BST | 8.23pm BST |
| 20:23 | 20:23 |
| 58 min: Good ball from Pirlo to McNamara on the left, and McNamara cuts inside Oyongo, but his shot lacks power. Easy save for Bush. | 58 min: Good ball from Pirlo to McNamara on the left, and McNamara cuts inside Oyongo, but his shot lacks power. Easy save for Bush. |
| 8.23pm BST | 8.23pm BST |
| 20:23 | 20:23 |
| 56 min: What a chance for Dilly Duka! Piatti chipped it forward, Oduro flicked it on, and everybody stopped, assuming Duka was offside. But there was no flag, and he was all alone in front in goal. Saunders did well to come out and smother, but Duka should have made it three. | 56 min: What a chance for Dilly Duka! Piatti chipped it forward, Oduro flicked it on, and everybody stopped, assuming Duka was offside. But there was no flag, and he was all alone in front in goal. Saunders did well to come out and smother, but Duka should have made it three. |
| 8.20pm BST | 8.20pm BST |
| 20:20 | 20:20 |
| 54 min: NYC have been better in possession in this second half, but Montreal break quickly, and Hernandez is yellow-carded for a block on Oduro, who had beaten him for pace. | 54 min: NYC have been better in possession in this second half, but Montreal break quickly, and Hernandez is yellow-carded for a block on Oduro, who had beaten him for pace. |
| 8.19pm BST | 8.19pm BST |
| 20:19 | 20:19 |
| 51 min: Montreal happy to keep possession. Anyone got any thoughts? On anything? | 51 min: Montreal happy to keep possession. Anyone got any thoughts? On anything? |
| 8.15pm BST | 8.15pm BST |
| 20:15 | 20:15 |
| 49 min: Just over the top from Villa! He did superbly down the left, and got away from Victor Cabrera, but his shot was deflected over. Corner to NYC, but the whistle goes for a push. | 49 min: Just over the top from Villa! He did superbly down the left, and got away from Victor Cabrera, but his shot was deflected over. Corner to NYC, but the whistle goes for a push. |
| 8.13pm BST | 8.13pm BST |
| 20:13 | 20:13 |
| 47 min: That’s the first two-on-one situation that NYC have created: Angelino and Calle did well down the left, but Montreal cut out the cross. Better from the hosts. | 47 min: That’s the first two-on-one situation that NYC have created: Angelino and Calle did well down the left, but Montreal cut out the cross. Better from the hosts. |
| 8.12pm BST | 8.12pm BST |
| 20:12 | 20:12 |
| Second half begins | Second half begins |
| 46 min: Montreal kick off. No sign of Lampard – yet. | 46 min: Montreal kick off. No sign of Lampard – yet. |
| 7.56pm BST | 7.56pm BST |
| 19:56 | 19:56 |
| Half-time: NYC FC 0-2 Montreal Impact | Half-time: NYC FC 0-2 Montreal Impact |
| That’s the whistle. Montreal well on top. | That’s the whistle. Montreal well on top. |
| 7.55pm BST | 7.55pm BST |
| 19:55 | 19:55 |
| 45 min: Donadel can’t believe he’s been yellow carded for that challenge on Grabavoy, but his arm caught the face … maybe a bit unlucky. | 45 min: Donadel can’t believe he’s been yellow carded for that challenge on Grabavoy, but his arm caught the face … maybe a bit unlucky. |
| 7.53pm BST | 7.53pm BST |
| 19:53 | 19:53 |
| 44 min: Goal for NYC FC! No – offside! David Villa ran beyond the backline from Grabavoy’s clever pass, but the captain had just gone too early. A shame, but the linesman got it right. | 44 min: Goal for NYC FC! No – offside! David Villa ran beyond the backline from Grabavoy’s clever pass, but the captain had just gone too early. A shame, but the linesman got it right. |
| 7.53pm BST | 7.53pm BST |
| 19:53 | 19:53 |
| 43 min: That is a card this time for Mena: again, he came right through the back of Oduro. That’s a bad challenge: he led with his forearm, and hit him right in the back of the head. Ugly, but only yellow. | 43 min: That is a card this time for Mena: again, he came right through the back of Oduro. That’s a bad challenge: he led with his forearm, and hit him right in the back of the head. Ugly, but only yellow. |