Montreal Impact crowned Canadian champions

Montreal made their return to BMO Field a month after a 2-1 defeat in league play. This time they were looking for blood. And silverware. 

Vanney’s men on the other hand had the tall order of reversing a 1-0 aggregate that matured a week prior in Montreal’s Saputo Stadium.

The game got off to a slow start, with Toronto trying to break down Montreal’s tight lines. The Impact - thanks to some painstaking work by their newly minted coach Wilmer Cabrera - held the line well, conceding little in terms of chances to the home side.

Onlookers got the sense that Altidore - most often the Reds’ best sniper - was not on his night after two significant misses in the first half: the first at the 15’ after settling a cross by Endoh (the best among the Reds), and the second right before halftime as his shot passed just shy of (Montreal goalkeeper) Diop.