The first 45 minutes between the Montreal Impact and the New York Red Bulls at the Big O didn't produce many chances. But all that changed in the second half.
The Impact hit the Red Bulls on the counter twice in the second half with Dominic Oduro and Ignacio Piatti providing two of the goals for Mauro Biello's side. Montreal move to 2-0-0, without the services of Didier Drogba, while the Supporters' Shield-holding Red Bulls have now lost the first two games of the season without scoring any goals.
Anthony Jackson-Hamel added a third for the Impact in the dying moments, after a beautiful chipped through ball from Harry Shipp.
Box score
- 58' - MTL - Dominic Oduro (Johan Venegas, Ignacio Piatti)
- 71' - MTL - Ignacio Piatti (Donny Toia)
- 94 - MTL - Anthony Jackson-Hamel (Harry Shipp, Eric Alexander)
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Three Things
BAAH MISTAKES:
The Red Bulls brought in Gideon Baah as the replacement for Matt Miazga, after the Homegrown player left for Chelsea. Baah showed well, despite the loss, against Toronto FC last week and he had a solid first half against Montreal on Saturday. But after that, his game seemed to fall apart. He easily gave a ball away, which directly led to Montreal's first goal and then he was made to look silly by Piatti on the second.
They Said It
"It couldn’t get much better honestly from a team perspective. It was loud in the second half, it was good. The more we could get them [the home crowd] involved by being exciting and being entertaining, scoring goals."
Harry Shipp, Impact midfielder
Next up
- MTL: Saturday, 3/19 at FC Dallas (9 pm ET, MLS LIVE)
- NY: Saturday, 3/19 vs. Houston (7 pm ET, MLS LIVE)