90th-minute penalty costs Impact precious points in Puerto Rico 8 Sep 2011Tonight’s adversaries played the final 60 minutes a man short but, despite this assistance, the best the Impact could manage was a 1-1 tie against the Puerto Rico Islanders.
Tampa Bay’s resident Canadian does Montreal Impact a favour 7 Sep 2011Mozzi Gyorio, the pride of Stratford, P.E.I., scored on a perfectly placed free kick to give FC Tampa Bay a 2-1 win over the NSC Minnesota Stars in NASL action Tuesday night. The win clinches a playoff spot for third-place FC Tampa Bay but, more importantly for the Impact, still leaves Montreal just four points behind Minnesota for the final playoff spot in the NASL.
Should Evan Bush get the call to join the Impact in MLS? 6 Sep 2011Goalkeeper Evan Bush was named the NASL’s defensive player of the week Tuesday, after his stellar performance allowed the Impact to, ahem, only lose to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers by a 1-0 scoreline Saturday.
Many NASL playoff spots can be clinched over the next two days 6 Sep 2011A combination of an FC Edmonton win and a Montreal tie or loss clinches a playoff spot for the Eddies.The Eddies have not lost to Atlanta so far this season.
Second-half rally gives FC Edmonton massive win over Minnesota 4 Sep 2011A rousing second-half comeback and an astonishing miss from NSC Minnesota forward Amani Walker has propelled FC Edmonton within touching distance of the NASL playoffs.
Loss to Fort Lauderdale deals major blow to Impact’s playoff hopes 4 Sep 2011As it turned out, things went a lot better for the Strikers than they did for the Impact. The teams avoided a third sister-kissing result with the home side coming away with their desired result in a 1-0 contest.
FC Edmonton has to cope with loss of Hamilton for key Minnesota match 1 Sep 2011Central defender Paul Hamilton misses Saturday night’s home date with the NSC Minnesota Stars because of yellow-card accumulation. Hamilton picked up a yellow late in Tuesday’s 1-1 draw at Puerto Rico.
Impact admits Diouf was detained over shoplifting allegations 1 Sep 2011The club confirmed Wednesday that Senegalese forward Mignane Diouf was detained at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Sunday, accused of stealing a pair of headphones worth US$600.
Shorthanded Islanders get draw with FC Edmonton 31 Aug 2011Jonathan Fana capitalized on a defensive error from FCE centre back John Jonke, allowing the Islanders to come out of the match with a 1-1 draw.
Puerto Rico’s World Cup callups will have major effects on FC Edmonton, Impact 28 Aug 2011The Impact goes to Bayamon on Sept. 7, one day after the Puerto Rican national team plays Canada in a World Cup qualifier. Seven members of the Islanders will be on national-team duty. As well, the team’s top scorer, Jonathan Fana, will be on World Cup qualifying duty for his Dominican Republic national side.
