http://montreal.theoffside.com News from Montreal Impact football team Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:16:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Friends, Mauro Biello has officially called it quits. After 19 seasons of professional footy in Montreal, the Montreal Impact captain has decided to retire and take up a position as head coach Marc Dos Santos' assistant. 429 Games played, 90 goals, 73 assists, good for 253 points...and only one ejection. Other ... http://montreal.theoffside.com/team-news/mauro-biello-1993-2009.html So I'm a few days late. I was celebrating with my club. There's nothing better than winning a championship at home! Before the match started, the Ultras pulled out an impressive tifo with the word Victoire (Victory) spelled across it. The game was set: Victory or nothing! The first half started out ... http://montreal.theoffside.com/team-news/champions-montreal-3-vancouver-1.html Coming home with a one-goal lead...it isn't much, but it's better that than being in the opposite position. In the 45th minute, Stephen DeRoux's center for Roberto Brown went off a Whitecaps defender and into the back of the net. In the 51st minute, Whitecaps Captain Martin Nash retaliated after a ... http://montreal.theoffside.com/team-news/vancouver-2-3-impact-almost-there.html This is it folks, we're going to the Finals: The Montreal Impact defeated the Puerto Rico Islanders 2-1 (4-2) on aggregate inBayamon, Puerto Rico to reach the USL Championship Finals for the third time in their history. Again, still playing right from the first kick-off, we came out strong, scored early ... http://montreal.theoffside.com/team-news/pr-1-2-impact-2-4-finals-here-we-come.html It was a cold night in Montreal, a chilly 7C (45F) at Stade Saputo, and while there were only 10000 or so sold tickets, it seemed like less. But, the ones who were there were certainly into it. Tony Donatelli once again showed why he's a clutch player in important ... http://montreal.theoffside.com/team-news/impact-2-islanders-1-will-it-be-enough.html After making it through the Charleston Battery 4-1 on aggregate, we're facing a tougher opponent in the Puerto Rico Islanders tonight. Just like Charleston, we haven't beaten them this season. In fact, our record is even worse against the Islanders: 3 losses (3-2 in Bayamon, 1-0, at Stade Saputo, and ... http://montreal.theoffside.com/team-news/usl-semi-finals-preview-impact-vs-puerto-rico-islanders.html We're halfway to the semi-finals. David Testo got the party started with a hefty kick from a good 30 yards out that sailed into the net in the 10th minute. While Montreal had the lion's share of possession this game, the momentum shifted at the start of the second half, and ... http://montreal.theoffside.com/team-news/impact-2-charleston-0.html Tomorrow night we start our quest for the USL title, starting a home-and-away series at home against the Charleston Battery. I figured I'd go through some of the good, the bad and the ugly about our current situation: The Good: We're playing our best footie of the year right now, with ... http://montreal.theoffside.com/team-news/pre-game-usl-qf-impact-vs-charleston-battery.html A well-deserved 3 points for the Impact, who sit alone in 5th spot with 42, one point ahead of Rochester with the same amount of games played, and 6 points ahead of Vancouver, again on the same number of matchs. The Whitecaps didn't seem to muster much on the offensive ... http://montreal.theoffside.com/team-news/impact-1-vancouver-0.html Meeting #5 for these two clubs. Montreal: 5th, 39 PTS 27 GP 11-10-6 30GF 28GA. Vancouver: 36PTS 7th 9-9-9 38GF 33GA. They beat us twice in the Canadian Championship. We beat them twice in the USL. We,re 4-0-1 in our last 5, while Vancouver is 2-0-5 in their last 7. I'm ... http://montreal.theoffside.com/team-news/pre-game-vancouver-whitecaps-at-montreal-impact.html