With the CONCACAF Champions League berth for the Canadian Championship almost impossible to attain, the Montreal Impact look to build momentum through the end of Phase One of Major League Soccer's revamped schedule as they open a home-and-home series with the Vancouver Whitecaps on the road Sunday.
MLS essentially made the Impact (4-4-1), along with the Whitecaps (3-6-0) and Toronto FC, their own mini-league, with a six-match round-robin that would replace the Voyageur's Cup that normally determines Canada's entrant into the Concacaf Champions League.
The Impact controlled their destiny for that berth earlier this week, but a 2-1 loss to the Reds Wednesday night created a near-insurmountable deficit in the three-team standings.