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- 1. United Soccer Leagues (USL) http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/matchreports/305258.html Impact remain unbeaten in Italy Montreal Impact News Release - www.montrealimpact.com Monday, February 9, 2009 FIESOLE, ITALY -- The Montreal Impact and Italian fourth division club VF Colligiana (Serie C2) tied 1-1, Saturday, at Stadio Gino Manni, in Colle di Val dElsa. The Impact remains unbeaten in three exhibition games on Italian soil. Forward Joey Gjertsen opened the score for the Impact in the first half, in the 29th minute. On the sequence, Mauro Biello made a deep pass on the right flank to Eduardo Sebrango, who centered the ball on the ground for Gjertsen, at the entrance of the 18-yard box. He then dribbled the defender, before beating goalkeeper Lapo Giusti with a high shot. Andrea Corsi tied the score in the 62nd minute, while left alone on the right flank, giving no chance to Impact goalkeeper Matt Jordan. It was the first goal conceded by Montreal in six preseason games since the beginning of training camp. We played with inconsistency today with very good and bad moments, said Impact head coach John Limniatis. We did good things in the first half but the second half was tougher. A few technical and defensive errors during 15 minutes gave them the opportunity to score the tying goal. Jordan, who played the entire game, made a few key saves in the second half. In the 59th minute, he stopped a point blank shot from Fabio Casini, diving to his left. Then in the 80th minute, Jordan dove to his right to block a low 15-yard shot from Mattia Donati. All players on the starting lineup were substituted, except for Jordan and central defenders Nevio Pizzolitto and C辿dric Joqueviel. Overall, it was a good game and we got good opponents, especially in the second half, noted Joqueviel. We ran more in the second half because they put on the field 11 fresh players. Its positive because we continue correcting minor imperfections in our game to be ready for the February 25 matchup. IMPACT LINEUP GK-Matt Jordan, D-Alex Surprenant (Stephen deRoux, 45th), D-C辿dric Joqueviel, D-Nevio Pizzolitto, D-Adam Braz (Mike Vitulano, 68th), M-Rocco Placentino (Pierre-Rudolph Mayard, 66th), M-Sandro Grande (Tony Donatelli, 63rd), M-David Testo (Leonardo Di Lorenzo, 60th), M-Mauro Biello (F辿lix Brillant, 45th), A-Joey Gjertsen (Laurent Merlin, 45th), A-Eduardo Sebrango (L辿o Bessong Libiih, 63rd) VF COLLIGIANA LINEUP 1st half: Lapo Giusti, Lorenzo Laverone, Ruggero Radice, Mattia Donati, Luca Bonini, Andrea Pobega, Daniele Chiocchetti, Patrizio Billio, Pietro Tranchitella, Davide Collini, Gianluca Savoldi 2nd half: Carlo Camilli, Adriano Russo, Nicola Ficano, Domenico Marino, Antonio DAmbrosio, Rodrigo De Lazzeri, Fabio Casini, Andrea Corsi, Massimiliano Bongiorni, Davide Carfora, Alessandro Osso THE IMPACT FACES USD FIESOLE CALDINE TUESDAY The Montreal Impact will play its fourth preseason training camp game in Italy, Tuesday, against USD Fiesole Caldine, at 7 pm (1 pm, Eastern Time). 1 of 2 2/15/2009 11:48 AM
- 2. United Soccer Leagues (USL) http://usl1.uslsoccer.com/matchreports/305258.html Now that we are entering the last stage of our preparation for the February 25 game, we are going to use two different teams for our two final preseason games in Italy, explained Impact assistant coach Marc Dos Santos. Were going to stretch the playing time of our players to a minimum of 75 minutes, in order to get as close as possible to our maximum of 90 minutes. Fieseole Caldine (Division Eccellenza) is based at the OSA Soccer Academy, which is the organization that prepared the Impacts Italian tour this year. Thanks to OSA, the Montreal club had the opportunity to play these high level preseason games, while benefiting of high-end facilities for its training sessions. The OSA Soccer Academy, a training center for international student players, has expanded to various cities, including Florence, Lisbon and Barcelona. Giuseppe Pezzano, general manager of the United States head office, and Andrea Magherini, the manager in Florence, touched base with Impact executives last September in Montreal. We wanted to bridge Italian and North American soccer, said Andrea Magherini. Its an honour to greet the Montreal Impact here. This is a great club that has received international attention with to its quarterfinal qualification in the CONCACAF Champions League. Thanks to its contacts in Italian soccer, OSA Academy gave Impact players the chance to watch a Serie A game, Sunday, between Fiorentina and Lazio. On Monday, the Impact will be greeted by local officials, including the Mayor of Fiesole, Fabio Incatasciato, at the Soccer Museum, located in Coverciano, where the Italian National team train. "Since our arrival in Florence, we only have good things to say about the OSA academy, said Impact technical director Nick De Santis. We have been warmly greeted and our hosts have worked hard to organize the preseason games, including the one against Pisa. We hope to continue working with them in the future, perhaps by sending young players representing the Impact abroad to take part in their clinics. About USL | Contact USL | Partners | Jobs | Franchise Info | Site Terms & Conditions 息 Copyright 2009 United Soccer Leagues. All rights reserved. 息 Copyright 2009 Demosphere International, Inc. All rights reserved. 2 of 2 2/15/2009 11:48 AM