Miami FC drops a 1-0 decision at the Montreal Impact Friday night in front of 11,873 fans



Miami, May 25, 2007 - Montreal had two scoring chances in the 10th and 12th minutes but Pat Hannigan made two great saves to deny the home side from getting on the scoreboard.



The Impact took the lead in the 36th minute. Montreal floated a free kick from the offensive third into the middle of a crowd of mixed white and blue jerseys in the middle of the box. Charles Gbeke was the first to the ball and his header snuck by the Miami FC defenders and into the back of the net.



Montreal came close in the 41st minute as well. Martin Fabro found himself alone in on the Miami FC goal but Hannigan’s charge toward him was enough to force a shank wide of the goal.



Miami FC dominated possession in the middle third for the majority of the first half but an inability to break through to the final third and create scoring chances sent Chiquinho de Assis’s side into the locker room searching for answers.



It looked like Miami FC might have found the answers they were looking early in the second half. In the 47th minute, Zinho whipped a free kick into the box which Montreal goalkeeper Matt Jordan unsuccessfully attempted to grab. The ball bounced across the face of the goal but an Impact defender beat Luchi Gonzalez to the ball and cleared it over the sideline.



Nico Mosquera had Miami FC’s best chance of the second half. His right-footed blast from inside the Montreal 18-yard box in the 83rd minute dipped and skipped towards goal. Jordan knelt to make the save and the ball ricocheted off of this chest out of the box and to an Impact player.



Chiquinho made numerous offensive substitutions throughout the second half but was unable to find the right combination for his side. The game ended 1-0 in favor of the Montreal Impact. Miami FC looks to rebound quickly as they prepare for Sunday’s clash with the Rochester Raging Rhinos.