USL Semi-Finals Preview: Impact vs Puerto Rico Islanders
By: Franck | October 1st, 2009
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 1-0 again in Bayamon). The last two games were especially close.
Tonight we face a mostly rested Islanders team who decided to take it easy in the CONCACAF Champions League on Tuesday night against Cruz Azul, who were already qualified for the next round, while the Islanders were close to elimination (and who are now eliminated after a 2-0 loss at Estadio Azul) La Tropa Naranja are better with ball possession than Charleston, and are especially dangerous on set plays and on the counterattack. Le Onze Montréalais need to get under the skin of Bill “The Wall” Gaudette, big time. That’s our key to success.
Even though Impact head coach Marc Dos Santos is absent after being given a red during the return leg of the Charleston series, he’s provided us with his starting XI:
Matt Jordan
Adam Braz РC̩dric Joqueviel РNevio Pizzolitto РStephen deRoux
Patrick Leduc – David Testo – Leonardo DiLorenzo
Tony Donatelli
Roberto Brown – Peter Byers
The first leg is tonight at 7:30 and is available at these locations:
In English: USLlive.com
In French: radio-canada.ca/sports
The return leg will be held on Sunday.
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