Niagara Falls’ Opare puts Impact’s playoff hopes in troubled waters 17 Oct 2013 Reluctant to rotate his personnel for the bulk of the season, Impact head coach Marco Schallibaum, prompted by injuries and suspensions to his regulars, fielded a squad that read like a reserve side, starting Evan Bush in goal, putting three youthful academy products on the back line and adding another couple to his bench.
Impact gets bittersweet, hollow victory over Heredia as CCL campaign comes to a halt 25 Sep 2013 “We took it seriously this evening,” said Impact gaffer Marco Schallibaum. “They played aggressively with a lot of will. With a little luck we could have scored five or six. We fought through to the end.”
Impact’s CCL hopes now hang by a thread after humbling loss to San Jose 18 Sep 2013 The fat lady hasn't sung yet but the Montreal Impact might be hearing someone practising scales backstage after dropping a 3-0 decision to the San Jose Earthquakes in CONCACAF Group 5 play in front of a sparse crowd at Buck Shaw Stadium.
Impact’s 10 men fall 1-0 in Guatemala 22 Aug 2013 “Piscu” spent less time in the game than Schallibaum had expected he would. Turfed in the 45th minute for a late, studs-up, tackle from behind on Cordoba, his absence forced Montreal to send in Hassoun Camara and pull Felipe from the midfield as it became a 10-man side for the balance of the match.
Schallibaum’s decision to play Impact regulars in CCL surprises San Jose 8 Aug 2013 “We had to do what was best for our club. We’ve played three games in eight days,” Watson said before mentioning that the lineup Schallibaum sent out came as a bit of a surprise. "We didn’t expect them to field their A-team.”
Whitecaps’ defence-first strategy pays off in Montreal; Brovsky breaks nose and “maybe” his cheekbone 16 May 2013 “I feel like on the road we’ve been a little bit too open. At times we’ve played quite well but our results haven’t been as good as I would have liked on the road so I felt we should become more difficult to play against,” Rennie opined. “I think the players did their jobs tonight. They made the game more compact and we weren’t as open and easy to play against.”
Montreal coach Schallibaum: TFC could not deal with “injured tiger” 2 May 2013 “I felt all day that we were going to have a good result,” said head coach Marco Schallibaum. “I also felt it yesterday in training and during my pregame speech tonight. The guys were pumped.
TFC continues Cup dominance of the Impact 25 Apr 2013 The Impact is going to need its own version of the "Miracle In Montreal" if it's going to finally defeat Toronto FC in an Amway Canadian Championship series.
Di Vaio’s blast gives Impact the win over Fiorentina 15 Nov 2012 The Montreal Impact concluded its Italian tour of friendlies with a 1-0 win Thursday over Fiorentina.
Youthful Impact side beats Fiorentina’s reserves 13 Nov 2012 The Montreal Impact continued its postseason tour of Italy with a 4-1 win over Fiorentina’s reserve side.