IMPACT TIES 1-1 WITH HONDURAS NATIONAL TEAM

[Montreal_FC_fan]

FORT LAUDERDALE - The Montreal Impact tied the Honduran national team (ranked 52nd in the world) 1-1, Sunday, in a pre-season match which took place in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

The game was a last-minute addition to the pre-season training schedule, seeing that the Honduran national squad was also in Florida.

Impact forward Fabian Dawkins scored the tying goal with less than 10 minutes to play on a breakaway, with Charles Gbeke preparing the goal. Honduras previously opened the score early in the 4th minute.

“I’m happy with this first result because we played very well technically,” said Impact head coach Nick De Santis. “We created many scoring chances throughout the game. Despite the fact that we have only been training together for 10 days, we stood our ground.”

De Santis fielded two different starting line-ups for each of the two halves. Impact goalkeeper Andrew Weber started the first half and Matt Jordan played the second.

The Impact will play its next pre-season game this Thursday, March 29, against the Rochester Raging Rhinos. Montreal will then face the Miami FC on March 30 and April 3.

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Source: Patrick Vallée, Montreal Impact
Info: 514-328-3668 (ext. 27)


I wonder if Canada would of done any better. [8)]

[Grizzly]

Is this the first mention of Gbeke with the Impact this year? Last year he played for Rochester. Could the Impact actually be signing not only a Canadian but a Montrealais?

[Raven]

Nice result!!!
Maybe it's the new kits :)

[Calgary Boomer]

Charles Gbeke...the most hopeless, over-rated yellow card foul magnet in the history of Canadian Soccer.

[sloth8]

I agree that it is a good result for the Impact, but I am shocked that the MNT did not get in on this? Oh well.

[sloth8]

I agree that it is a good result for the Impact, but I am shocked that the MNT did not get in on this? Oh well.

[Daniel]

This was a ghetto friendly between two Honduran internationals.

[Mr.Impact]

Here is the Roster from yesterdays game, from www.montrealimpact.com

looks Gbeke is unattached

NAME FIRST NAME DOB POS HT WT CIT RESIDENCE CLUB IN 2006 CONTRACTS
AABOUBOU Hicham 19/5/1978 D 6'0 165 MAR Laval, Qc, (CAN) Impact de Montréal (USL D1) sans contrat
ASEMBIA Evans 22/5/1976 A/F 5'11 140 GHA Edmonton, BC (CAN) AS Roma (Edmonton) sans contrat
ARANGO Andres 23/7/1983 D 6'0 175 CAN Toronto, On (CAN) Lynx de Toronto (USL D1) 1ere/2
BIELLO Mauro 08/08/1972 A/F 5'9 150 CAN Montréal, Qc (CAN) Impact de Montréal (USL D1) 2e/2
CAMARA Ablaye 12/12/1981 A/F 5'9 160 GUI Conakry (GUI) Detroit Arsenal (NPSL) sans contrat
DAWKINS Fabian 02/07/1981 A/F 5'8 155 JAM Trelawny (JAM) Silverbacks d'Atlanta (USL D1) 2e/3
DI BUONO Joe 22/4/1980 M 5'9 175 CAN Vaudreuil, Qc (CAN) Polonia Warszawa (Pologne D1) sans contrat
DI IOIA Massimo 18/6/1987 A/F 5'8 160 CAN St-Léonard, Qc (CAN) Impact de Montréal (USL D1) 1ère/3
DI LORENZO Leonardo 20/5/1981 M 5'8 161 ARG Buenos Aires (ARG) Impact de Montréal (USL D1) 2e/2
FABRO Martin 19/4/1985 M 5'7 150 ARG Marmol (ARG) Independiente (Argentina D1) 1ère/1
FRONIMADIS David 13/10/1982 D 5'10 170 CAN Montréal, Qc (CAN) Impact de Montréal (USL D1) 2e/2
GATTI Simon 16/2/1981 M 5'10 155 CAN Welland, On (CAN) Impact de Montréal (USL D1) 2e/2
GBEKE Charles 15/3/1978 A/F 6'2 198 CAN Longueuil, Qc (CAN) Raging Rhinos de Rochester (USL D1) sans contrat
GERVAIS Gabriel 18/9/1976 D 6'1 180 CAN Montréal, Qc (CAN) Impact de Montréal (USL D1) 2e/3
JANKOVIC Mark 27/10/1981 D 6'7 195 CAN Toronto, On (CAN) Serbian White Eagles (CSL) sans contrat
JORDAN Matt 13/10/1975 G 6'2 185 USA Denver, Colorado (USA) Colorado Rapids (MLS) 1ère/2
LEDUC Patrick 26/12/1977 M 6'0 175 CAN Saint-Hubert, Qc (CAN) Impact de Montréal (USL D1) 2e/3
McLAUGHLIN Jason 14/7/1981 A/F 6'0 180 USA Wetumpka, ALA (USA) Silverbacks d'Atlanta (USL D1) 2e/2
MOOJEN Frederico 25/2/1983 A/F 6'0 174 BRA Balneario (BRA) Augusta Fireball (USL PDL) 1ère/2
MORAN Paul 26/5/1983 D 5'11 175 USA Redwood, CA (USA Fresno Fuego (PDL) sans contrat
PALLESCHI Matt 01/11/1983 A/F 5'11 180 CAN Toronto, On (CAN) Toronto Lynx (USL D1) sans contrat
RIBEIRO Antonio 10/08/1980 M 5'9 175 CAN Montréal, Qc (CAN) Impact de Montréal (USL D1) 2e/3
ROBERTO Zé 24/9/1978 M 5'7 145 BRA San Diego, CA (USA) Impact de Montréal (USL D1) 2e/3
TREMBLY Seth 21/3/1982 D 5'6 180 USA Colorado (USA) Real Salt Lake (MLS) sans contrat
VINCELLO Mauricio 19/8/1977 D 6'0 175 ARG Salto (ARG) Impact de Montréal (USL D1) 1ère/2
WEBER Andrew 08/09/1983 G 6'2 200 USA Phoenix, AZ (USA) Impact de Montréal (USL D1) 1ère/2

Entraîneur / Coach Nick De Santis
Entr. adjoints / Ass. Coaches Peter Pinizzotto, Youssef Dahha
Gérant d'équipe / Team manager Gabriel Quieti
Dir. développement des jeunes / Youth Development Dir. Lloyd Barker






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[masster]

Anybody know what the deal with Di Ioia is? He was at the beginning of the U-20 camp and participated in the warmup game against Trinity Western University but then wasn't around for either of the Scotland games. Now I see that he was back with the Impact. Did the Impact not give him permission to stay for the whole trip? Did Mitchell send him away from the camp? Is there any info on this?

[Daniel]

I'm guessing the Impact wanted him in camp.