SUMMARY
Patrick Leduc (29th and 45th), Masahiro Fukasawa (42nd and 48th) and Darko Kolic (85th and 90th) scored twice. Mauro Biello (25th) and Sita-Taty Matondo (71st) completed the score for the Impact.
Impact goalkeepers Greg Sutton and Andrew Olivieri each played a half during the game.
Forward Eduardo Sebrango sprained his ankle at the 8th minute of play and his condition will be evaluated over the next few days.
The Impact will kick off its 2005 season and defend its First Division United Soccer Leagues championship title with a double-header in Puerto Rico, against the Islanders, April 29 and May 1.
COMMENTS
Impact head-coach Nick De Santis: “Once again, today we experimented with players in new positions. Our overall execution is getting better and better and it gives the team a lot more confidence. Our cohesion is also improving every game, so overall, it was very positive.”
IMPACT LINEUP
Greg Sutton (Andrew Olivieri 45), Mauricio Vincello (Aziz Ahmamad 60), Gabriel Gervais (Abraham François 45), Adam Braz, Lars Lyssand, Masahiro Fukasawa (Sita-Taty Matondo 54), Antonio Ribeiro (Alpha Bah 65), Sandro Grande, Patrick Leduc, Eduardo Sebrango (Matthew Palleschi 8, Darko Kolic 58), Mauro Biello.
NOTES
> The Impact has 22 players under contract on its roster, on a possibility of 26 players.
> Before its departure for Puerto Rico, on Monday morning, the team will play a fifth pre-season game, against the UQAM Citadins, on Sunday April 24, at 10:00 am, at Concordia’s Loyola Campus, in NDG.
> Impact midfielder ZĂ© Roberto is not at training camp since he is currently playing indoor with the Philadelphia Kixx. Forward Joel Bailey, who is currently in negotiation with the Impact, is with the Baltimore Blast.
> Defenders Jason Di Tullio and David Fronimadis were not part of the line-up since they are still recovering from knee injuries. Forward Frederick Commodore is nursing a foot injury and was not available for the game.
NEXT GAME
Sunday, April 24, 10:00 am, against the UQAM Citadins, at Concordia’s Loyola Campus.
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Source: Patrick Vallée
Info: 514-328-3668 (ext. 27)
