With both clubs entering Saturday night’s match in the top six of the Eastern Conference, the tensions were high New York City FC traveled to face a tricky Montreal Impact. This encounter held significance in the playoff battle. In the end, however, neither club was able to find a way to win as it finished 1-1.
New York City came out looking for the opener and would find the back of the net in the 17th minute when Rudy Camacho turned a cross into his own goal.
Montreal would get the equalizer not long after, a deflection from the NYCFC defender sent Sean Johnson the wrong way on Michael Azira’s initial shot.