Montreal Impact and New England Revolution shared the spoils in a 2:2 draw at the regular season stage of Major League Soccer on 1 August. The visitors, sitting third in the table, found themselves chasing the game for large stretches before securing a point away from home. Montréal, meanwhile, remain rooted to 15th place with 21 points from 24 matches.
Goals and key moments
Carles Gil opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 30th minute for the visitors. Montréal responded quickly, with Daniel Turgeman and Brian Vera finding the net in quick succession before Princy Owusu added a fourth goal in the 59th minute to complete the turnaround. Sébastien Breza picked up a yellow card in the 36th minute, just after Turgeman's equaliser.
The away side made several changes during the second half, bringing on Matthew Longstaff at the break and later introducing Philip Miller and Victor Loturi as the game progressed. Montréal also reshuffled their bench, with David Rios and Matthew Polster both coming on in the closing stages.
By the numbers
New England dominated possession at 54 per cent and created four big chances compared to Montréal's single opportunity. Their expected goals figure of 4.13 stood in stark contrast to the hosts' 0.77, yet they managed only five shots on target from 15 attempts. Montréal were more clinical with eight shots on target from 11 attempts, registering 53 per cent accuracy.
The visitors launched 92 attacks against 77 for the hosts, while Montréal's defensive work included 17 clearances and seven interceptions. New England won 14 aerial duels to Montréal's eight, though both sides completed similar numbers of tackles—11 versus eight.
What it means
The draw keeps Montréal adrift in 15th place, eight points from safety, while New England maintain their grip on third with 40 points. The hosts arrive here following a run of defeats against Inter Miami and Nashville, though this result at least halted their slide. The visitors, who beat Atlanta United 4:1 last time out, showed they can grind out results even when not at their best.