The squeaky clean tackle late on in the game on Daryl Dike as Orlando broke forward probably underlined it; Luis Binks was Montreal’s best performer on a night which won’t quickly be forgotten, for all the wrong reasons.
The 18-year-old stood out like a beacon as team-mates all around floundered against the purple tide.
Here was one Impact player who provided a winning performance in a badly beaten team.
The English youngster, a graduate of Tottenham Hotspur, spoke the day before the game how much he preferred playing in a back four rather than a back three.