BURNABY, BC — The Montreal Impact settled with a 1-1 draw against the Vancouver Whitecaps in Montreal’s second Nutrilite Canadian Championship match, Wednesday, at Swangard Stadium, in Burnaby. For a second consecutive game in the tournament, the Montreal team had to play short of one player, yet tallied its first point of the competition.
Forward Peter Byers opened the score at the 32nd minute, but the Whitecaps and forward Marcus Haber, equalized at the 80th minute.
BURNABY, BC — In their opening match of this year’s Nutrilite Canadian Championship, Vancouver Whitecaps FC (0W-0L-1D) earned a late 1-1 home draw with USSF D-2 Pro League rivals Montreal Impact (0W-1L-1D) on Wednesday evening.
Marcus Haber’s late penalty earned the Blue and White a valuable point in the three-club competition after Peter Byers had given the Impact a first-half lead. The Quebec-based outfit also finished the match with nine men after defender Adam Braz and substitute striker Reda Agourram were both sent off late in the game at Swangard Stadium. The result extends Vancouver’s all-time unbeaten record in the Canadian Championship to four matches, while Montreal have now gone a total of seven games without a win in the Voyageurs Cup.
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