Montreal Impact edge out Dallas in MLS clash

May 24, 2015 at 1am UK

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Goals from Ignacio Piatti and Jack McInerney guide the Montreal Impact to a 2-1 victory over Dallas in their MLS clash at the Stade Saputo.

Published: May 24 2015 | 03:26

Last updated: May 24 2015 | 18:49

Montreal Impact have defeated FC Dallas 2-1 in their MLS clash at the Stade Saputo.

The home side threatened first when Ignacio Piatti raided forward and weaved his way past Walker Zimmerman, but he could not beat Dan Kennedy in the Dallas goal.

The visitors had an opportunity of their own when Fabian Castillo managed to carve out space for a strike on the edge of the box, but his effort was well saved by Evan Bush.

Montreal were handed the chance to take the lead when Moises Hernandez brought down Piatti in the box and a penalty was awarded. Piatti took the spot kick himself and fired Impact into the lead.

Blas Perez almost hit back when a loose ball fell into his path inside the box, but his goal-bound strike was well blocked by Laurent Ciman.

In the second half, Impact doubled their advantage when Piatti raced down the flank and picked out Jack McInerney, who provided a smart finish from the edge of the box.

Dallas tried to respond as Castillo lifted a cross into the box from the right, but Perez could only guide his header from close range over the bar.

However, the visitors did get a goal back when Matt Hedges pounced on a rebound from a save from Bush and dispatched the ball into the back of the net.

Dallas pushed for a leveller as they exerted heavy pressure on the Montreal goal, but the home side held out for the three points.

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Eastern Conference

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
1	Inter Miami Inter Miami	34	22	8	4	79	49	30	74
2	Columbus Crew	34	19	9	6	72	40	32	66
3	FC Cincinnati Cincinnati	34	18	5	11	58	48	10	59
4	Orlando City	34	15	7	12	59	50	9	52
5	Charlotte FC Charlotte FC	34	14	9	11	46	37	9	51
6	New York City FC NY City	34	14	8	12	54	49	5	50
7	New York Red Bulls NY Red Bulls	34	11	14	9	55	50	5	47
8	CF Montreal Montreal	34	11	10	13	48	64	-16	43
9	Atlanta United Atlanta	34	10	10	14	46	49	-3	40
10	DC United	34	10	10	14	52	70	-18	40
11	Philadelphia Union Philadelphia	34	9	10	15	62	55	7	37
12	Toronto	34	11	4	19	40	61	-21	37
13	Nashville SC Nashville	34	9	9	16	38	54	-16	36
14	New England Revolution New England	34	9	4	21	37	74	-37	31
15	Chicago Fire	34	7	9	18	40	62	-22	30

Western Conference

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
1	Los Angeles FC Los Angeles	34	19	7	8	63	43	20	64
2	Los Angeles Galaxy LA Galaxy	34	19	7	8	69	50	19	64
3	Real Salt Lake Salt Lake	34	16	11	7	65	48	17	59
4	Seattle Sounders Seattle	34	16	9	9	51	35	16	57
5	Houston Dynamo Houston	34	15	9	10	47	39	8	54
6	Minnesota United Minnesota Utd	34	15	7	12	58	49	9	52
7	Colorado Rapids Colorado	34	15	5	14	61	60	1	50
8	Portland Timbers Portland	34	12	11	11	65	56	9	47
9	Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver	34	13	8	13	52	49	3	47
10	Austin FC Austin	34	11	9	14	39	48	-9	42
11	Dallas	34	11	8	15	54	56	-2	41
12	St Louis City	34	8	13	13	50	63	-13	37
13	Sporting Kansas City Kansas	34	8	7	19	51	66	-15	31
14	San Jose Earthquakes Earthquakes	34	6	3	25	41	78	-37	21