The Montreal Impact beat the Lac St-Louis Lakers senior team 5-0, Saturday, in its fourth and last pre-season game of training camp.
Forward Mauricio Salles, one of the Impact’s new acquisitions, scored two goals in the first half, in the 16th and 37th minute of play. Defender Gabriel Gervais (27th), midfielder Antonio Ribeiro (39th) and Daniel Antoniuk (71st) also scored for the Impact. It was Antoniuk's fourth goal in as many games, making him the team's leading goal-scorer in pre-season play.
Impact goalkeepers Greg Sutton and Andrew Weber shared the shutout, the fourth in as many games since the beginning of training camp.
“We played an excellent first half,” said Impact head coach Nick De Santis. “We scored early in the game, which allowed us to have more space on the field. We played well again defensively but it was way better on offense than it was against the UQAM. Our midfielders were more involved and it led to some good scoring opportunities.
“Overall, I’m satisfied with what we've done in pre-season games”, added De Santis. “Victories are not very important for me during camp. I’m looking more in terms of team progression and yes, we have improved over the last two weeks. We still have one week of training camp in Florida to be sharp and ready for the first game of the season.”
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