Inside MLS: CF Montreal

Inside MLS: CF Montreal — page 1
CHAPTER 1 MAKING AN IMPACT The situation looked bleak for the Montreal Impact It was March 3 2015 The Major League Soccer MLS club was facing Mexican team Pachuca It was the second leg of their Concacaf Champions League quarterfinal A week earlier the teams had tied 2 2 in Mexico That alone was quite an accomplishment for the Impact who are now called Club de Foot CF Montreal Canadian and US clubs have not fared well in the tournament against their more established competition from across the region Only two MLS teams had ever won a Champions League game in Mexico Only four others had managed a draw in 26 tries And only one MLS team had ever beaten a Mexican team in a knockout series in the Champions League Montreal's Ignacio Piatti right and Pachuca's Jorge Hernandez race to the ball 4