Gustavo Bou scored in the 56th minute to give the New England Revolution a 1-0 victory over the Montreal Impact in the MLS is Back tournament Thursday night.
KISSIMMEE, Fla. — Montreal Impact coach Thierry Henry made a powerful statement at the start of the match. His team could not match that emotion as the game wore in.
New England had the better of the first half and a 56th-minute goal by Argentine forward Gustavo Bou was enough to give the Revolution a 1-0 win over a disjointed Impact side.“If you don’t fight, then you don’t win battles and you lose balls,” he said. “There is no need even to talk about tactics because it had nothing to do with tactics today. It was about desire, that we didn’t have. That can happen. I’m not questioning the desire of my players. But tonight it wasn’t there.
The Impact became the first Canadian pro team to resume play in the pandemic, with Toronto FC set to return to action Sunday against D.C. United and the Vancouver Whitecaps kicking off their tournament next Wednesday against San Jose. Thursday’s Group C game, played without spectators, came hours after Nashville SC became the second team forced to withdraw from the World Cup-style tournament due to COVID-19 positive tests.
Montreal’s veteran Finnish defender Jukka Raitala was back from a fractured right fibula sustained in CONCACAF Champions League play ahead prior to the season opener. Defender Rudy Camacho also returned from a knee injury.
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