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Impact U21 in full swing

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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.”

www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2012/04/impact-u21-full-swing

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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')



www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2012/04/impact-u21-draws-1-1-against-rochester-rhinos

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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.

www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2012/04/u21s-set-meet-quebec-cup-winners

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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:
www.impactmontreal.com/sites/montreal/files/CSL%20Schedule.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.

www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2012/05/csl-unveils-2012-calendar-0

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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’)

www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2012/05/montreal-impact-u21-team-ties-york-0-0-season-opener

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Impact U21 wins 8-1 against St. Catharines Roma Wolves

Head coach Eullaffroy pleased with result and performance

Next game
The U21s will play its next two games on the road, against SC Toronto on May 25 at 8pm, at Lamport Stadium, and the following day against the Mississauga Eagles FC at 7pm.

The team plays its next game at home on Sunday, June 3, at the Centre Sportif St-Jean-Vianney, at 2pm against the TFC Academy. The game is open to the public and admittance is free.

www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2012/05/impact-u21-wins-8-1-against-st-catharines-roma-wolves

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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.”

www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2012/06/impact-u21-shut-out-toronto-fc-academy-1-0

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Academy update:
U21s unbeaten this winter

New opportunities for younger players

The Montreal Impact Academy is well-represented this year at the preseason camp for the club’s pro team in Major League Soccer, but that means the U21 side has been forced to make changes.

Not only has former U21 head coach Philippe Eullaffroy and Academy goalkeeper coach Youssef Dahha joined the first team’s coaching staff, but some of the U21s’ core group of players from last year are knocking on the door, including defender Karl W. Ouimette, who earned a contract midseason in 2012, along with midfielder Wandrille Lefevre, left-back Maxim Tissot and forward Mircea Ilcu. All three are showing well in Florida, while goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau, midfielder Zakaria Messoudi and forward Anthony Jackson-Hamel are with the Canadian U20 national team looking to qualify for the FIFA U20 World Cup.

www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2013/02/academy-update-u21s-unbeaten-winter

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Academy report:
First road trip for Impact U21

Team faced Rhode Island University and UMass

The Montreal Impact U21 team opened its 2013 season on the road with a draw and a loss this weekend, trying Rhode Island University 2-2 on Friday evening before falling 1-0 to the University of Massachusetts on Sunday afternoon.

The game against Rhode Island saw the Impact create a number of scoring opportunities, resulting in two nicely executed goals by forwards Frédéric Lajoie (5’) and Anthony Jackson-Hamel (43') in the draw.

The Impact then played a little too laidback in its matchup against UMass, especially in the first half, losing by a 1-0 score.

“I enjoyed watching our team on Friday,” said Impact U21 head coach Wilfried Nancy. “Collectively, we were very consistent and coherent in our movement. However, against UMass we didn’t do enough against an opponent that was there for the taking. Our casual attitude was not the right one to have.”

The Impact U21 will play its next game on the road against the University of Vermont on April 21

www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2013/04/academy-report-first-road-trip-impact-u21

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U21 in France
Players have learned a lot after a week in France

Photos: U21 in France (https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151770719580979.1073741861.116861190978&type=3&uploaded=1)


www.impactmontreal.com/en/news/2013/08/impact-u21-france-wilfried-nancy-players-understood-what-our-objectives-were-performanc

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Building the pyramid:
Montreal Impact U-21s to compete in PDL next season


player-development partnership between MLS and USL keeps growing.

The Montreal Impact announced on Tuesday that the club’s Under-21 team will join the USL's Premier Development League in 2014 as a U-23 team. The team will play 14 games in the PDL regular season, which runs from May through July.

“The PDL will be a good level of competition for us this year,” Montreal Impact Academy director Philippe Eullaffroy said in a statement. “We will be able to manage our roster between PDL games, the U18 competing in the USSDA [U.S. Soccer Development Academy] and the MLS Reserve League.”

www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/12/03/building-pyramid-montreal-impact-u-21s-compete-pdl-next-season