San Jose Earthquakes - Montreal Impact
Tuesday, September 17, 10pm ET
Buck Shaw Stadium, San Jose
TV: TVA Sports, Sportsnet
Online: illico web, MLS Live
Mobile: illico mobile
Lineups
MTL - Bush; Brovsky, Ferrari, Nesta, Camara; Romero, Bernier, Arnaud ©, Mapp, Paponi, Wenger
Subs : Perkins, Tissot, Lefèvre, Nyassi, Felipe, Pisanu, Di Vaio
SJ - Bingham, Morrow, Goodson, Hernandez, Gargan, Alas, Chavez, Cronin, Baca, Wondo, Lenhart.
Subs: Salinas, Cato, Martinez, Busch, Stewart, Gordon, Beitashour
Team news
In addition, the Impact has never lost to the Earthquakes in three matches played since joining MLS, including a 3-1 victory at Stade Saputo last season, on August 18, as well as a 2-2 draw in San Jose on May 4 and the 1-0 CCL victory at home last month.
Midfielder Collen Warner, who has started both CCL matches so far, is suspended for Tuesday's matchup due to yellow card accumulation (2).
The Impact took the first matchup between these two sides at Stade Saputo back on August 7, thanks to 1-0 shutout victory. Defender Hassoun Camara scored a header off of a free-kick. Then a week later, on August 21, the Impact travelled to Guatemala to take on CD Heredia, falling 1-0 after forward Charles Cordova found an 88th minute marker. The Impact was forced to play the entire second half with a man down after Adrian Lopez was issued a red card.
The Impact is second in the group standings with three points. CD Heredia tops the group with two victories, both at home, while the Quakes have lost their first two games.
The matchup will be do-or-die for the Quakes, as anything less than three points will eliminate the MLS side from CCL competition.
The Impact is undefeated in its last two road games, tying the Philadelphia Union 0-0 on August 31 before topping the New England Revolution 4-2 on September 8.
Following Tuesday's game, the Impact will face CD Heredia, next Tuesday at Stade Saputo for the final game of the group phase.
What they said
Bernier: "We need to get a good result on Tuesday"
Felipe: "I have to help out a little more offensively"
Schällibaum: "It's very important to get points against San Jose"
Quakes news
Following a 2012 season that saw the Earthquakes take home the supporters Shield as top team in MLS and forward Chris Wondolowski winning the scoring race with 27, tying the league's all-time single season record, both he and club have struggle in 2013. The team sits in a tie for 7th place with 38 points, five out of a playoff spot, while Wondolowski has managed to find the back of the net just nine times in 2013.
In a game that both teams desperately needed to win, the San Jose Earthquakes and Vancouver Whitecaps played to a 0-0 draw at Buck Shaw Stadium on Saturday night.
Despite the home draw, San Jose remains unbeaten in their last 14 home matches, having won six straight prior to its matchup with the Whitecaps.
One part of the team's struggles is due to lapses on the defensive side of the ball. The team has allowed 40 goals this season, third worst in the entire league.
