The Montreal Impact are a tried and tested team in cup competition. The New York Red Bulls somehow still haven’t found the formula. And that was evident Sunday afternoon in Harrison, NJ, where the underdog Impact put together a third consecutive (almost) perfect playoff performance in a 2–1 victory that eliminated top-seed New York from the MLS Cup playoffs. The Impact won the two-game Eastern Conference semifinal series, 3–1, on aggregate and will advance to the league’s final four for the first time.
Argentine forward Ignacio Piatti did the damage on the offensive end and scored both Montreal goals.