Miracle in Montreal

Montreal Impact 1–6 Toronto FC, often referred to as the Miracle in Montreal, was a soccer match played on June 18, 2009 at Saputo Stadium in Montreal, Quebec between Montreal Impact of the USL First Division and Toronto FC of Major League Soccer.

Miracle in Montreal
Saputo Stadium hosted the match
Event2009 Canadian Championship
Montreal Impact Toronto FC
1 6
DateJune 18, 2009 (2009-06-18)
VenueSaputo Stadium, Montreal
RefereeCarol Anne Chenard (Canada)
Attendance11,561

Background

The match was the final fixture of the 2009 Canadian Championship. With Montreal already eliminated and the Vancouver Whitecaps leading the table, Toronto FC needed to win by 4 or more goals to capture its first Voyageurs Cup and a berth in the 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League.[1][2]

Match

Tony Donatelli gave Montreal a 1–0 lead early in the first half on a penalty kick which meant Toronto needed 5 or more goals to beat Vancouver on goal differential. Toronto went on to score 6 unanswered goals, including 3 straight from captain Dwayne De Rosario on route to capturing the 2009 Canadian Championship and a place in the CONCACAF Champions League.[1] The 6–1 defeat was the worst in Montreal's franchise history at the time.

Details
Montreal Impact1–6Toronto FC
Donatelli  24' (pen.) Report De Rosario  29', 39', 49'
Guevara  69', 90'
Barrett  82'
Attendance: 11,561
Referee: Carol Anne Chenard
Montreal Impact
Toronto FC
Montreal Impact
GK22 Srdjan Djekanović
DF23 Stephen deRoux
DF24 Simon Gatti
DF13 Elkana Mayard
DF2 Kevin Sakuda
MF18 Leonardo Di Lorenzo
MF14 Tony Donatelli 65'
MF17 Joey Gjertsen
MF7 David Testo 47' 50'
FW28 Peter Byers
FW30 Pierre-Rudolph Mayard 71'
Substitutes
DF 16 Stefano Pesoli  50'
MF 21 Félix Brillant  65'
MF 9 Rocco Placentino  71'  71'
Manager
Marc Dos Santos
Toronto FC
GK24 Stefan Frei
DF6 Nick Garcia 42'
DF3 Nana Attakora 80'
DF11 Jim Brennan
DF15 Adrian Serioux 64'
MF2 Sam Cronin
MF20 Amado Guevara
MF33 Carl Robinson 63'
FW14 Dwayne De Rosario
FW9 Danny Dichio
FW8 Pablo Vitti 45'
Substitutes
FW 19 Chad Barrett  45'
DF 4 Marco Vélez  64'
FW 7 Fuad Ibrahim  80'
Manager
Chris Cummins
Assistant referees
Cameron Blair
Philippe Brière
Fourth official
Dave Gantar

Aftermath

Toronto FC would go on to lose to Puerto Rico Islanders in the preliminary round of 2009–10 CONCACAF Champions League.[3]

The match was a significant moment in shaping the rivalry between Montreal Impact and Toronto FC.[4] In 2011, Montreal Impact officially joined Major League Soccer becoming the third Canadian team to do so after Toronto FC and Vancouver Whitecaps FC. This only furthered the rivalry which became known as the 401 derby and later the Canadian Classique.[5]

Montreal would get retribution against Toronto, beating them 6–0 in the same venue during the 2013 Canadian Championship.[6] This remains the largest margin of victory in Canadian Classique history.[lower-alpha 1]

See also

References
  1. "Toronto FC pull off miracle, win Canadian Championship". CBC Sports. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  2. "MasterCard Priceless Moments - The Miracle in Montreal". torontofc.ca. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  3. Nock, Fred. "Full Time: Toronto FC loses to the Puerto Rico Islanders 1-0". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  4. Infurna, Patrick. "The rise of the Canadian clásico, a new twist on a long-standing rivalry". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  5. "Pozuelo, Altidore lead Toronto FC past Impact in Canadian Classique". TSN. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  6. "Montreal Impact 6, Toronto FC 0". Major League Soccer. Retrieved 19 July 2019.

Notes
  1. As of July 19, 2019.
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