2014/15 CONCACAF CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Game Notes WEEK ONE – GROUP 3
Impact de Montreal (Canada) v CD FAS (El Salvador) Stade Saputo – Montreal, Canada August 5, 2014 Though the Impact de Montreal and CD FAS may be strangers to each other – this is their first-ever CONCACAF Champions League (CCL) meeting – they are veterans of the Confederation’s annual championship for club teams. The Group 3 rivals are each making their third all-time appearance. REFEREE: Hugo Cruz (Costa Rica); AR1: Warner Castro (Costa Rica); AR2: Gerson Lopez (Guatemala); 4th: Walter Lopez (Guatemala) SUSPENDED: none ALL-TIME CCL SERIES RECORD: first-ever meeting
CCL COMPARISON Impact de Montreal
CD FAS
14
Games Played
12
7
Wins
2
3
Draws
3
4
Losses
7
18
Goals For
8
14
Goals Against
27
IMPACT DE MONTREAL
CD FAS
• Method of Qualification: 2014 Amway Canadian Championship champion
• Method of Qualification: Most points by a nonwinning finalist in Salvadoran 2013 Apertura/2014 Clausura
• Previous CCL appearances (2): 2008/09, 2013/14 • Previous CCL appearances (2): 2010/11, 2012/13 • Best CCL finish: Quarterfinals (2008/09) • Best CCL finish: Group Stage (2010/11, 2012/13) • All-Time CCL home record: GP - 7; W - 5; D - 2; L - 0; GF - 9; GA – 1
• Won 1 CONCACAF Champions Cup title (1979)
• All-Time CCL group stage record: GP - 10; W - 5; D - 2; L - 3; GF - 13; GA - 9
• All-Time CCL away record: GP - 6; W - 1; D - 0; L - 5; GF - 3; GA – 18
• First-ever CCL game v Salvadoran opposition
• All-Time CCL group stage record: GP - 10; W - 1; D - 2; L - 7; GF - 5; GA - 26
• 0 goals conceded in last 315 minutes at home in CCL • First-ever CCL game v Canadian opposition • 2-0-0 (2 GF, 0 GA) in CCL openers (both at home) • 0 goals scored in last 4 CCL away games • 7 of last 9 CCL goals scored in first half • 0-1-1 (1 GF, 4 GA) in CCL openers • Last 5 in CCL: W(h) L(a) L(a) W(h) L(a) • 1-2-7 in last 10 CCL games, scored 1 goal or fewer in 9
• All-Time CCL scorers: Roberto Brown (4 goals); Tony Donatelli, Eduardo Sebrango (3 goals each), Joey Gjertson (2 goals); Peter Byers, Hassoun Camara, Daniele Paponi, Stefano Pesoli, Rocco Placentino, Andrew Wenger (1 goal each)
• Last 5 in CCL: W(h) L(a) L(h) L(a) L(a) • All-Time CCL leading scorers: Alejandro Bentos (3 goals); Williams Reyes (2 goals)
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