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#1 by sakura698 , Tue Dec 31, 2019 8:43 am

MONTREAL -- Crowds have thinned as the Montreal Impact dropped to the bottom of Major League Soccers standings, but the 15,995 who turned out Saturday night got a show from recently acquired designed player Ignacio Piatti. Air Max 97 UL17 HAL . The midfielder known as Nacho scored his first MLS goal in the 40th minute and added another in injury time as the lmpact cooled off the Columbus Crew with a 2-0 victory. The 29-year-old Piatti, who arrived three weeks ago from the San Lorenzo club in Argentina, helped the last place Impact (5-15-5) to a second MLS win in three games, while also playing in a CONCACAF Champions League victory two weeks ago in El Salvador. "Hes the type of player weve been looking for," defender Matteo Ferrari said of Piatti, who brings speed, vision and skill to a club that was in need of a midfield general. Piatti, the clubs second designated player after striker Marco Di Vaio, took a feed from Felipe Martins inside the Columbus area, put a deke on Michael Parkhurst and drilled in his first MLS goal in the 40th minute. He added another at the end in extra time with a sliding shot on a loose ball after Di Vaio lost the ball. Columbus (8-9-9) had won their previous two matches. They were shut out after scoring nine times in three games, largely due to a rare collective defensive effort from Montreal. Holding midfielders Patrice Bernier and Felipe were especially busy limiting the chances of the Crews Argentine star Federico Higuain. "The team played well," Piatti said through a translator. "We did what we have to do to win. "I see it is a physical league, but its not a problem. I will adapt. Its already getting better." With nine regular season games remaining, the playoffs are an all-but impossible dream for Montreal, but coach Frank Klopas hopes a strong finish will give them momentum going into the 2015 campaign. The club is also hoping to go far in the Champions League. Adding Piatti gives them a big weapon, positioned at midfield just behind the striker where he can feed Di Vaio or go for a goal himself. "Weve made some positive moves," said Klopas. "With Ignacio coming in, it gives more confidence to the group. "We didnt deserve to lose a lot of those games, but we made changes and created depth on the team. Were not there yet. I think we still need to add a couple of pieces to get the team where we want it to be." They are also in position to play the spoiler down the stretch. The loss was a setback for the Crew, who remained tied for third place in the Eastern Conference on 35 points with Toronto FC, who lost 3-0 to New England. The Impacts next game is at Houston on Sept. 6, where theyll shoot for a first road win of the season. "We can be the team thats the party pooper," said Bernier. The Saputo Stadium crowd could feel a goal coming for Piatti after he forced goalkeeper Steve Clark to make a sharp hand save in the 30th minute. Two minutes later, they booed as Piattis pass for Di Vaio into the area hit referee Juan Guzman, who a moment later showed Piatti the yellow card for a rough tackle. Guzman made it up in the 34th by taking out the yellow for Tony Tchani for tripping Piatti. Then Di Vaio drew a free kick just outside the Columbus area and opted for a pass that Piatti headed into Clarks hands. And less than a minute later, Piatti scored. "He is at ease on the ball," Bernier said of Piatti. "He scored two, but we have a lot of firepower now up front. "It was nice to see him score and be part the momentum weve had for the last few games. Were doing a much better job collectively." Higuain was given a free kick from 25 yards after a sliding tackle from Hassoun Camara but the Argentines shot went into keeper Evan Bushs arms. Substitute Aaron Schoenfelds header from close range off a corner kick in the 78th gave Bush trouble, but he managed to put a hand onto the ball. The scoresheet had Columbus outshooting Montreal 13-10, but Bush had few difficult saves. Notes: It was only Montreals second win in eight meetings with Columbus (2-5-1) in three MLS seasons. . . Piatti, Camara and Bush (for time wasting) all drew yellow cards for Montreal. Tchani and Wil Trapp were booked for Columbus and both central midfielders will miss the teams game next week against Chivas USA due to yellow card accumulation. . . Newly signed defender Gege Soriola did not dress for the Impact. Air Max 97 Italia . For the Miami Heat, that was outstanding news. LeBron James scored the last of his 32 points on a layup that put Miami up for good with 11. Air Max 97 2020 Outlet . At least 90 players who had college eligibility remaining are expected to enter the draft, shattering last years record number of 73. "Its a humongous number, so the first reaction is it makes you step back a little bit," said NFL Network draft analyst Daniel Jeremiah, a former scout with the Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns and Philadelphia Eagles. http://www.airmax97outlet.it/scontate-air-max-97-cocoa-snake.html . Now the Minnesota Vikings have set their sights on soccer.Ronald Koeman was disappointed with Evertons first-half display as they required an 89th-minute header from Seamus Coleman to draw 1-1 with Swansea. Everton fell behind just before the break when Gylfi Sigurdsson scored from the spot after Phil Jagielka brought him down.Coleman popped up late on to level, although Everton had failed to create any telling chances in the second half despite upping the pace. The result left Koeman questioning why Everton failed to get out the blocks in the opening 45 minutes. Everton 1-1 Swansea Its wasnt the result youd expect before the game, but there was a big difference between the first and second half, Koeman told Sky Sports.It was really flat and there was less aggression. We had to start the game how we did in the second half, because that was a different team. We made it more difficult for our opponents. Soton vs Everton November 27, 2016, 4:15pm Live on Get Sky Sports Get a Sky Sports pass We spoke about it before the match but maybe it was a question of confidence after the 5-0 defeat against Chelsea. Air Max 97 Dallas. I dont know, because we spoke about starting aggressively, not like that.Evertons defeat to Chelsea came a fortnight ago, and Koeman also refused to blame the resulting international break on their slow start. Reaction from Swansea manager Bob Bradley after the 1-1 draw at Everton What I dont like is to find excuses because you need to be aggressive when you start the game. That was my question to the players, Koeman added.We made it very comfortable for them, we were not winning one-on-one duels. But we know they can play good football and they made it very difficult.If you learn from lessons then its not a problem. I hope they will learn how we need to play, and that was in the second half. Also See: Everton 1-1 Swansea As it happened Premier League video Fixtures ' ' '

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