Impact U21 in full swing Positive results against University teams with CSL season one month away With the MLS season in full swing, the Montreal Impact U21 team is still in the midst of preparing its 2012 upcoming season in the Canadian Soccer League (CSL), set to begin the first week of May. And just like the first team, the Academy is looking to take advantage of a long preseason in order to ensure the players’ continued development and a true understanding of the system the coaching staff is looking to implement. “The CSL season is a tool to help develop these young players, but it’s not the only one,” said the Director of the Academy Philippe Eullaffroy. “The league lasts only seven months of the year, but we work 11.5 months with these young players. The quality of the opposition is important, but the quantity is primordial. Therefore, we can’t just leave the U21s for five months without training or matches. This is why we play many games before the CSL season starts against good opponents, like University teams, to further their development.” http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2012/04/impact-u21-full-swing
Speaking of development, what is the Impact's development system like? Residentcy? How does it compare to other MLS clubs? Is there a plan to reach out and recruit-develop across La Belle Province?
If they are going to work with these players 11.5 months of the year and play games before CSL season starts I expect they'll be traveling quite a bit with this team to the southern U.S., Mexico or Europe. All of which is a good thing.
Impact U21 draws 1-1 against the Rochester Rhinos Alessandro Riggi on scoresheet for the team ROCHESTER, N.Y. – In exhibition play, the Montreal Impact U21 team tied the Rochester Rhinos, a USL Pro club (North American third division) 1-1 on Wednesday, at Sahlen Stadium. Forward Alessandro Riggi, who entered the game as a substitute in the 65th minute, scored the tying goal for the Impact at the 75th minute. Attacking partner Stefan Vuckovic put the ball behind the Rhinos defence for a streaking Riggi, who then beat the goalkeeper with a low shot, far post IMPACT LINEUP : Bush, Meftouh (Ilcu 65'), Morton, Ouimette, Lapointe-Sénécal, Tissot, Lefevre, Morin, Luarca (Riggi 65'), Messoudi (King 55'), Jackson-Hamel (Vuckovic 65') http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2012/04/impact-u21-draws-1-1-against-rochester-rhinos
A record 16 teams will form the Canadian Soccer League first division for the upcoming 2012 season, with 13 of last season’s teams returning, to be joined by three new teams from last year’s Division Two. Capital City of Ottawa failed to renew its league membership for the upcoming campaign, which will get underway the weekend of May 5 and conclude at the end of October. Each team will play 22 games during the regular season. The traditional post-season playoffs or a season-long cup competition will be decided at a league meeting at Waterloo, Ontario Saturday, April 14. A pre-season press conference is planned for early May. The teams are: FIRST DIVISION Brampton City Utd Brantford Galaxy Kingston FC London City Mississauga Eagles FC Montreal Impact Academy Niagara United North York Astros SC Toronto SC Waterloo Region Serbian White Eagles St. Catharines Roma Wolves TFC Academy Toronto Croatia Windsor Stars York Region Shooters SECOND DIVISION Brampton City Utd B Brantford Galaxy B Kingston FC B Mississauga Eagles FC B Niagara United B North York Astros B SC Toronto B SC Waterloo Region B Serbian White Eagles B St. Catharines Roma Wolves B TFC Academy II Toronto Croatia B Windsor Stars B York Region Shooters B http://canadiansoccerleague.com/newsnet/templates/?a=512&z=5
The U21s set to meet Quebec Cup winners Coming off 1-0 win versus University of Vermont The Impact U21s are riding into tonight’s game against the Outremont Griffons in TMR, at 7pm, on a high note. The team is coming off some good performances in recent weeks, going undefeated in its last three pre-season games. The latest victory was a 1-0 triumph in Burlington, last Saturday, over the University of Vermont, a strong NCAA division-1 side. The team put in an all-around solid performance, aside from a 20-minute stretch to end the first half. http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2012/04/u21s-set-meet-quebec-cup-winners
The Impact U21 team shut out the Outremont Griffons 5-0 in Town Mount-Royal. Goals: Riggi, Meftouh, Lincourt-Joseph, Gagnon and own goal
CSL unveils 2012 calendar Impact U21 set to begin at home on May 13 MISSISSAUGA, Ontario - The Canadian Soccer League unveiled Tuesday its schedule for the 2012 season , with the Montreal Impact U21 squad set to open its season at home on May 13 against the York Region Shooters in its home opener at 2pm, at Centre sportif du Collège St-Jean-Vianney, in RDP. The 2012 CSL division 1 season consists of a 22 game schedule, 11 home and 11 away, and is made up of an expanded 16 teams, three more than in 2011: Niagara United, SC Waterloo and Kingston FC. The season goes six months, from May until October. DOWNLOAD FULL SCHEDULE: http://www.impactmontreal.com/sites/montreal/files/CSL Schedule.pdf The Impact U21 team will play all teams at least once, with an additional six return matchups. The U21 face off against rival Toronto FC Academy at home on June 6 at 2pm, with the return match set for September 14. The Impact will meet last season’s champions Toronto Croatia only once on the road on June 23. http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2012/05/csl-unveils-2012-calendar-0
Montreal Impact U21 team ties York 0-0 in season opener Goalkeeper Jason Beaulieu earns the shutout RDP, Quebec - The Montreal Impact U21 team opened its Canadian Soccer League season on Sunday with a 0-0 draw versus the York Region Shooters, at the Centre Sportif St Jean Vianney, in RDP. After a few spells of sluggish play over the first 60 minutes, the Impact U21 picked up their game and had most of the possession in in the final 30 minutes, but was unable to score as York’s goalkeeper made a number of key saves throughout the match. Next game The U21s will be back in action on Sunday, May 20, at the Centre Sportif St Jean De Vianney, at 2pm, versus the St. Catharines Roma Wolves. The game is open to the public and admission is free. LINE UP: GK- Jason Beaulieu; D – Karl W. Ouimette, Amine Meftouh (Francesco Augustin 65’), KaiMorton, Hugo Lapointe-Senecal; M – Wandrille Lefevre, Maxim Tissot, Dominique Morin, Victor Ndiaye; F– Eduardo Sebrango; Messoudi Zakaria (Stefan Vuckovic 58’) http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2012/05/montreal-impact-u21-team-ties-york-0-0-season-opener
Impact U21 hosts TFC Academy this Sunday at Claude-Robillard Sports Complex Free of charge to all supporters: Come and see them in action! MONTREAL, Quebec – The Montreal Impact U21 (1-0-3) will try to keep its unbeaten streak intact as the team will face Toronto FC Academy on Sunday, at 2pm ET, at the Claude-Robillard Sports Complex. The game is open to the general public and admittance is free of charge. Please keep in mind that in case of rain, there are covered seats at the stadium. This will be the first time the U21s play at Claude-Robillard but it will be the third home game of the 2012 Canadian Soccer League season and fifth match overall. http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/ne...cademy-sunday-claude-robillard-sports-complex
The Impact U21 shut out Toronto FC Academy 1-0 Stefan Vukovic scores winner against former club MONTREAL – The Montreal Impact U21 team (2-0-3) remains undefeated this season, earning a shutout victory over Toronto FC Academy by a score of 1-0, Sunday, at the sports complex of St-Jean-Vianney College. Impact forward Stefan Vukovic, who was playing against his former club, scored the lone goal in the 48th minute, beating the TFC goalkeeper with a low shot that went cross side from inside the 18-yard box, finishing off a nice play by Zakaria Messoudi. “I am satisfied with the win, but a little less so in the way we played,” said Impact U21 head coach Philippe Eullaffroy. “We played a good first half without taking advantage of it. The courage and determination were better than our technique on the field. Defensively, we gave nothing away. I would have liked to see a little more from us but it’s always nice to beat Toronto.” http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2012/06/impact-u21-shut-out-toronto-fc-academy-1-0
The Montreal Impact U21 beats SC Waterloo 3-1 Goals by Ait-Slimane, Vukovic and Lincourt-Joseph MONTREAL – The Montreal Impact U21 team pushed its unbeaten streak this season (3-0-3), coming back from 1-0 down at half-time to defeat SC Waterloo 3-1 on Saturday, at the St-Jean-Vianney College sports complex. Yacine Ait-Slimane (58th minute), Stefan Vukovic (75th) and Philippe Lincourt-Joseph (90+) scored the three goals for the Impact in its fourth home match of the season. http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2012/06/montreal-impact-u21-beats-sc-waterloo-3-1
IMFC U21 heading to France The Impact U21 will embark on a tour of France on Sunday to play games against the reserve sides of clubs from Ligue 1 and Ligue 2; returning on August 3. The tour will consist of matchups versus Auxerre, Reims and Troyes, with lodging set up in proximity to the Troyes training centre. All details of the trip will be available on www.impactmontreal.com http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2012/07/impact-u21-faces-brampton-saturday
Report: Impact U21 shuts out North York Astros 5-0 Goals by Ouimette, Joly, Tissot, Luarca and Ilcu The U21s record now stands at 7-3-5, and the team jumps to 6th place in the Canadian Soccer League standings. Next Game The Impact U21 team will play its next game against the Serbian White Eagles at the Sports Complex of College St-Jean-Vianney on Sunday, September 9 at 2pm (ET). Lineup GK – Jason Beaulieu D – Amine Meftouh (James Geffrard 80’), Karl W. Ouimette, Hugo Lapointe- Senecal, Kai Morton; M – Zakaria Messoudi, Wandrille Lefevre, Jeremy Gagnon-Lapare (Felix Cardin 80’), Maxim Tissot (Mircea Ilcu 76’); F –Kevin Luarca, Yacine Ait-Slimane (Charles Joly*, 58’) Unused subs: GK – Hicham Kettani; F – Alexander King, Victor Ndiaye *Impact U18 player http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2012/08/report-impact-u21-shuts-out-north-york-astros-5-0
The Academy and the Impact Soccer schools set to launch new website The Montreal Impact will launch a brand new site for its Academy and Soccer Schools (SoSc). Visiting the site will bring all the news about the Impact U21 team, all the information about the different players on each of the club’s youth teams, instructional offers and the summer camps held by the Impact’s SoSc, as well as programs for players, coaches and businesses, a multimedia section and much, much, more! More to come! http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/ne...-impact-soccer-schools-set-launch-new-website
The Impact U21 shuts out the Serbian White Eagles 1-0 Wandrille Lefevre scores game-winner MONTREAL, Quebec - Following a two week break in regular season action, the Impact U21 team (8-3-5) won its third game in a row, Sunday afternoon, shutting out the Serbian White Eagles (7-7-4) by a 1-0 score, at the Claude-Robillard Sports Complex, in Montreal. http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2012/09/impact-u21-shuts-out-serbian-white-eagles-1-0
The Impact U21 (9-3-5) continues its climb into the playoffs with its fourth consecutive victory in the Canadian Soccer League (CSL), Saturday night, defeating Niagara United 3-0 at the Kalar Sports Park, in Niagara Falls. Jérémy Gagnon-Laparé, Zakaria Messoudi and Mircea Ilcu scored for the Impact, while Jason Beaulieu earned the shutout. The win pushed the U21s into the 5th spot in the standings.
Impact U21 defeats Brantford Galaxy 6-1 Fifth consecutive win in CSL MONTREAL, Quebec – Braces by forwards Mircea Ilcu and Victor Ndiaye helped the Impact U21 (10-3-5) earn its fifth win in a row, Sunday afternoon, in a 6-1 triumph (1-0 at half ) over the Brantford Galaxy (8-11-1), at the Claude-Robillard Sports Complex, in Montreal. The win puts the Impact in fifth place in the Canadian Soccer League (CSL) standings, tied with TFC Academy (10-4-5). The Impact has one game in hand. “We were not good enough at the start of this game,” said U21 team assistant coach Nicolas Gagnon. “We played to their level, which was slow, but we corrected some of our mistakes and the final score tells the story of the game’s second half.” “The team is playing very well right now,” said forward Mircea Ilcu. “We didn’t start the game well, but with some adjustments at halftime and we performed much better. http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2012/09/academy-report-impact-u21-defeats-brantford-galaxy-6-1
Academy report: Seventh consecutive win for the Impact U21 Team qualifies for CSL playoffs Saturday, the U21s blanked the North York Astros 3-0. Forward Yacine Ait-Slimane, from the U18 team, scored a brace while midfielder Felix Cardin opened his account this season with a long blast in the 8th minute. Ait-Slimane scored his first goal five minutes later, off of a volley from a pass by forward Mircea Ilcu. Then on Sunday, head coach Philippe Eullaffroy’s side earned another shutout, this time over the York Region Shooters 1-0. Ilcu scored the game winner in the 38th minute. Note: goalkeeper Jason Beaulieu earned both shutouts, and defender Francesco Augustin suffered a serious knee injury in Saturday’s game.
Academy Report: Impact U21 defeats SC Toronto 1-0 MONTREAL Quebec – A goal by defender Kai Morton lifted the Impact U21 (13-3-5) to a 1-0 victory over SC Toronto (14-4-4) Sunday afternoon at the Outremont Recreation Centre. The win brings the team’s winning streak to eight games. Morton scored the game winner in the 29th minute, beating two defenders in the air to head the ball past the goalkeeper from a corner kick. Impact goalkeeper Jason Beaulieu earned the shutout. He made a key stop in the game’s final minutes, helping his side win its final home game of the season. http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2012/10/academy-report-impact-u21-defeats-sc-toronto-1-0
Impact U21 defeats TFC Academy 4-2 Ninth consecutive victory – 2nd place in the overall standings The Impact U21 team won its final game of the regular season Wednesday night, defeating TFC Academy by a 4-2 score at Downsview Park, in Toronto. This was the team’s ninth consecutive victory to close out the season, lifting the U21s to a second place finish. http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2012/10/impact-u21-defeats-tfc-academy-4-2
Academy report: Impact U21 defeats TFC Academy 2-0 in CSL quarter-final Ilcu brace sends team to semi-finals “It was a nice win, but made even nicer by defeating TFC,” said Philippe Eullaffroy. “We continued this good streak we’ve been on recently, and despite being only our first ever playoff win, it is a 10th consecutive victory for us and we hope to make it 12 in a row. The level of play was not extraordinary, but we played the way we are capable of playing.” http://www.impactmontreal.com/en/ne...u21-defeats-tfc-academy-2-0-csl-quarter-final
