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There is simply no way under any circumstances they will not be super motivated vs us. Last game of season, possibly needing points, derby.
I know it's not MLS specifically (and the blue jays game is on at the same time), but the USL Pro Final is this evening with Rochester hosting LA2.
Honestly, it's probably better for TFC if Montreal beats New England. As much as I would love to see it the odds of them dropping out of the playoffs now are pretty slim.
Draw better but a Montreal win coupled with a win by us would mean we would finish no lower then 3rd.
2nd goal for Larin in 70' minute
2-1 OC
OC wins, and breathing down the neck of Montreal.
Will Drogba play on the turf at NE tomorrow?
Unlikely he will start but could sub in.
MTL is in a bind - really needs Drogba in this game but such a risk.
LA2 with a 1-0 lead over Rochester, 81' minute
Wow, Rochester ties it up on a corner in 90' extra time. This is a pretty entertaining match
Go Rochester!
LA2 keeper kneed in the head, subbed out for backup keeper. 2nd half of OT coming up
And Rochester takes it...pitch invasion by the supporters, smoke bombs and all.
Well done Rhinos!
Good result.
MLS2 teams taking over USL is pretty lame.
Only 2 games this weekend really matter for us
40K showing up tonight for the home closer for NER against Montreal - become a bit of a tradition for NER to do that.
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DCU hosting Chicago
Next weeks games for your consideration:
DCU at Columbus
NER at NYCFC
Orlando at Philly
TFC at Montreal
Red Bulls at Chicago
A Montreal loss and they are only able to get 5th (which would take DCU losing twice) or 6th but will be mightily motivated next week vs us.
That 3 points for NER would put them in second for now, 2 points ahead of us, and only that game at Yankee Stadium between them and a bye.
A Montreal win and we remain 2 ahead of NER and 1 ahead of Montreal.
A tie and we are ahead of NER by 1 point and Montreal by 3 (and they can't catch us due to us having more wins).
Frankly, after today, I'd prefer a tie.
Drogba starts on turf
Hope the impact help us out today.
Despite what they might say, Montreal is in panic mode. I had a feeling Drogba would start. Away to NE is difficult, Orlando is on a hot streak, and we've had their number this season. I had no doubt they'd throw everything at this game to try and secure their spot in the playoffs.
Montreal defence looking in panic mode for sure. But, no score still.
Piatti puts Montreal up 1-0. My bet is that Piatti, Higuain, and Giovinco are in contention for GOTW.
Montreal wins. On the plus side, keeps New England below us. On the negative side, we can't eliminate Montreal from playoff contention on the last day.
What a game the Reds will have on their hands next weekend in Montreal. With the Impacts 1-0 win tonight over New England, they are one point behind the Reds, you heard that right, a single point.
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Montreal winning better for us because getting a home playoff date is now all in our hands because if New England would have won and then won their last game next week and DC wins this week and next week and Columbus wins next week even if we would beat Montreal next week we would still finish below 4th, and thus not get a home playoff date.
Correction I may be wrong because Columbus and D.C. play each other in that final game so what I posted earlier may be not exactly correct. Moreover, grammar was not my forte regarding my long sentence, lol.