Drogba replacement Mancosu scores, Impact beat Dynamo 1-0
Posted August 06, 2016 7:00 am
MONTREAL (AP) - Matteo Mancosu scored in his first Major League Soccer start to help the Montreal Impact beat the Houston Dynamo 1-0 on Saturday night.
Starting at striker in place of suspended scoring star Didier Drogba, Mancosu took down a long pass over the top from Italian compatriot Marco Donadel and slid a low shot inside the left post in the 77th minute.
Drogba missed the game after receiving a red card last week in a 1-1 tie at D.C. United.
Mancuso has two goals and an assist in first games since signing with the Impact on July. Montreal (8-5-9) is 4-1-5 in its last 10 games.
Houston (4-10-8) is winless in five games and has scored only one goal in that span.
Montreal Impact's Ignacio Piatti (10) is challenged by Houston Dynamo's Ricardo Clark during first-half MLS soccer game action in Montreal, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Montreal Impact's Ignacio Piatti (10) is challenged by Houston Dynamo's Andrew Wenger during first-half MLS soccer game action in Montreal, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Montreal Impact's Matteo Mancosu, right, shoots at Houston Dynamo's goalkeeper Joe Willis as Dynamo's Jalil Anibaba (2) defends during first-half MLS soccer game action in Montreal, Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)
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