MONTREAL IMPACT vs. FC DALLAS
STADE SAPUTO, Montreal
May 23, 2015 (Week 12, MLS Game #115)
8 pm ET (MLS LIVE)
Coming off their first league victory of the season, the Montréal Impact face a real test when they play host to Western Conference and MLS overall leaders FC Dallas when the clubs meet Saturday evening at Stade Saputo. The Impact won their first league game in an impressive 4-1 victory against Real Salt Lake at home last weekend. FC Dallas extended their current unbeaten run to five games last time out, reaching a scoreless draw with the New York Red Bulls at Toyota Stadium.
- The Impact claimed their first league win of the season, in their sixth start, in impressive fashion, rolling to a 4-1 win against Real Salt Lake on Saturday afternoon at Stade Saputo. Andrés Romero scored the first multiple-goal game of his MLS career.
- FC Dallas extended their undefeated run to five games following their goalless draw with the New York Red Bulls on Friday evening at Toyota Stadium.
- FC Dallas have never lost to the Impact. FCD has won both meetings all-time at Toyota Stadium, including a 3-2 victory last March 8 in the only meeting between the teams.
- The only meeting all-time at Stade Saputo ended in a scoreless draw, July 20, 2013.
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REFEREE: Chris Penso. AR1 (bench): Jeff Muschik; AR2 (opposite): Anthony Vasoli; 4th: Robert Sibiga
Penso MLS Career: 63 games; FC/gm: 23.2; Y/gm: 3.1; R: 17; pens: 21
SUSPENDED: none
WARNINGS:
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: none
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: DAL: Atiba Harris
DISABLED LIST: none
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: DAL: Kellyn Acosta (U.S. U-20 national team)
HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (3 meetings): Impact 0 wins, 3 goals … FC Dallas 2 wins, 5 goals … Ties 1
AT MONTRÉAL (1 meeting): Impact 0 wins, 0 goals … FC Dallas 0 wins, 0 goals … Ties 1
LAST YEAR (MLS)
3/8: DAL 3, MTL 2 (Castillo 16; Perez 24; Diaz 47 – Nyassi 10; Wenger 65)
- This is the only league meeting between the teams this season.
- FC Dallas have never lost to the Impact. FCD has won both meetings all-time at Toyota Stadium, including a 3- 2 victory last March 8 in the only meeting between the teams.
- The only meeting all-time at Stade Saputo ended in a scoreless draw, July 20, 2013.
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Coaches' record:
Oscar Pareja vs. MTL: P3 W3 L0 D0
Frank Klopas vs. DAL: P4 W2 L2 D0
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