Matteo Mancosu brace as Montreal Impact see off D.C. United
The Montreal Impact ran D.C. United off the field to advance to the
MLS Cup Eastern Conference semifinals, beating Ben Olsen's team 4-2 at
RFK Stadium in Washington, D.C.
Laurent Ciman put the visitors in
front in the fourth minute from a corner kick, side-footing a volley
past D.C. goalkeeper Bill Hamid for his first-ever MLS playoff goal.
Montreal
continued on the front foot and had two decent chances, with Matteo
Mancosu firing just wide of the left post, before his well-hit shot went
right at Hamid minutes later.
And the Impact would find a second
goal just before half-time as Ignacio Piatti played a lovely ball in
from the left-wing, splitting four United defenders to allow Mancosu to
redirect home from close range.
With D.C. pushing to cut into the
Montreal lead, Mancosu delivered a death blow for the hosts when he
headed home at the near post from a great ball in by Ambroise Oyongo.
United
almost found its opener on the counter minutes later, Rob Vincent
latching onto a Lamar Neagle through ball on the counter and beating
Evan Bush only to fire into the side netting.
And Piatti would
seal the deal as full-time approached, working a two-versus-one break
with Mancosu and firing home for a 4-0 lead.
Neagle's 90th-minute
headed goal for D.C. and an incredible long-range strike from Taylor
Kemp were all-but meaningless except to improve the final scoreline.
Montreal advances to face the first-place New York Red Bulls in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
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