The Galaxy opened the scoring at the 10th minute of play, on a penalty by forward Dalibor Mitrovic against Impact goalkeeper Dominic Provost, who was beaten on a low shot to his right.
The U21s then took control of the game, scoring six consecutive goals. Midfielder Kevin Luarca scored the first two goals at the 31st and 49th minute of play. On both occasions, Luarca came alone against Galaxy goalkeeper Vladimir Markotic, and each time, beat him with a low shot to his right.
Montreal took a two-goal lead less than two minutes later, when midfielder Bastien Bourgault received a long ball from the right side of the field and went on breakaway against Markotic. His shot to the far post beat the keeper to the left corner of the net.
Midfielder Alessandro Riggi also scored two goals (54th and 73rd minute), before Gregory Turfan, who came on the pitch after replacing Bourgault at the 66th minute, registered the last Impact goal at the 88th minute.
The Brantford Galaxy played the last third of the game with 10 players, following the ejection of defender Zvonko Balkula at the 61st minute, after he tripped Impact defender Amine Meftouh.
“This is a good win to conclude our regular season,” said Impact U21 head coach Philippe Eullaffroy. “We played well offensively, and we are happy that Anthony Jackson-Hamel played his first minutes today, after missing four months due to a severe injury. Defensively, the team played much better in the second half of the game. I am happy because we finished the game well despite the score. It is a good sign for the start of the playoffs.”
The U21s will play their first CSL playoff quarterfinal game next Saturday. Details will be known this week.
LINEUPS
IMPACT U21
GK-Dominic Provost, D-Karl Ouimette (Dominique Morin, 60’), D-Amine Meftouh, D-Kai Morton, D-Hugo Lapointe-Sénécal (Marco Lapenna 50’), M-Wandrille Lefevre, M-Bastien Bourgault (Gregory Turfan, 66’), M-Alessandro Riggi, M-Kevin Luarca (Philippe Lincourt, 59’), M-Chris-Michel Rumuri (Anthony Jackson-Hamel, 58’), F-Victor Ndiaye
BRANTFORD
GK-Vladimir Markotic, D-Stanko Karacic, D-Zachary Tait, D-Zvonko Bakula, M-Kyle Grooteboer, M-Sasa Vidovic, M-Nenad Begovic (Stefan Dancetovic, 56’), M-Nick Charles, M-Christian Gomez-Chandia, F-Dalibor Mitrovic (Erwin Uzunovic, 53’), F-Ranko Golijanin
GOALS
BRANTFORD – Dalibor Mitrovic – 10th minute
IMPACT U21 – Kevin Luarca – 31st minute
IMPACT U21 – Kevin Luarca – 49th minute
IMPACT U21 – Bastien Bourgault – 51st minute
IMPACT U21 – Alessandro Riggi – 54th minute
IMPACT U21 – Alessandro Riggi – 73rd minute
IMPACT U21 – Gregory Turfan – 88th minute
CAUTIONS
BRANTFORD – Sasa Vidovic – 80th minute
BRANTFORD – Erwin Uzunovic – 88th minute
EJECTION
BRANTFORD – Zvonko Bakula – 61st minute
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