Ignacio Piatti scores twice, Impact beat Orlando City 3-0
Posted June 13, 2018 7:00 am
MONTREAL (AP) - Ignacio Piatti scored twice to end a five-game drought and the Montreal Impact beat Orlando City 3-0 in the rain Wednesday night.
Montreal (5-11-0) also benefited from an own goal while handing Orlando City (6-8-1) its sixth straight defeat. The Impact picked up only their second victory in their last seven games.
Piatti, back after sitting out a game with a minor injury, scored from the spot 5 minutes in after Sahir Taider was tripped by Cristian Higuita in the penalty area.
Piatti fed Daniel Lovitz on the left side for a cross that went in off sliding defender Amro Tarek for the own goal in the 55th. Piatti dribbled through the area and scored his seventh of the season in added time.
Montreal Impact midfielder Ignacio Piatti celebrates his goal on a penalty kick against Orlando City during the first half of an MLS soccer match Wednesday, June 13, 2018, in Montreal. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Montreal Impact midfielder Saphir Taider, left, and Orlando City midfielder Cristian Higuita vie for the ball during the first half of an MLS soccer match Wednesday, June 13, 2018, in Montreal. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Orlando City midfielder Tony Rocha, right, edges the ball away from Montreal Impact midfielder Samuel Piette during the first half of an MLS soccer match Wednesday, June 13, 2018, in Montreal. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP)
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