Starting a new season with almost the exact same lineup from a very successful previous season is a strong advantage and in many cases a luxury. You’d expect to see a good flow, some continuation, but more importantly a well oiled machine pushing in the same direction. Well that wasn’t the Montreal Impact on Saturday night.
The team seemed unfamiliar with each others movement and stuck in preseason mode showing no sense of urgency. No one showed the hunger and fire on display by Godoy and Wondolowski. The Impact also failed to test Earthquakes Goalkeeper, registering 4 shots, but none on net.