The Montreal Impact’s reserve team played its first game of the 2011 season on May 6. However, the players have been training all winter with one objective in mind: continue their development in order to become a professional one day.

Working with each of them daily, U21 Academy head coach Philippe Eullaffroy noticed, in just one year, that many young players have realized that their dream could become reality.

After existing for a few years as

the Trois-Rivières Attak
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trois-Rivi%C3%A8res_Attak),
the team was repatriated to Montreal for the start of the 2010 season. This decision turned out to be a judicious one as the proximity to the big club helped the players realize how close they were to their dream. “The young players become more conscious of the fact that they would be given an opportunity to play with the big club,” said Philippe Eullaffroy. “This idea was reinforced because some of them practiced with the Impact at the start of the season, and some were even added to the game sheet for the team’s first game.” Proof in the pudding: while in Tampa Bay for the team’s season-opener on April 9, Mircea Ilcu made an appearance in the game, while Kevin Luarca, Amine Meftouh and Karl Ouimette were on the bench. Reserve team players regularly practice with the first team with head coach Marc Dos Santos at the helm.

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IMFC Reserve Team (U-21)

Three players are from the 2010 Montreal Impact lineup––forward Reda Agourram, midfielder Pierre-Rudolph Mayard and goalkeeper Andrei Badescu––played for the Academy before joining the first team.
In 2010, goalkeeper Dominique Provost, defender Bonheur Aubey and midfielders Kevin Cossette and Bastien Bourgault were called up for matches with the first team, while several other U-21’s took part in training sessions with the first team.

This is the last rung of the Academy ladder, the final step before signing with the Pros. The U21’s play in the Canadian Soccer League (http://canadiansoccerleague.ca), which is Canada’s only professional league sanctioned by the Canada Soccer Association. In 2010, the league featured 13 clubs, in most part based in the Greater Toronto Area. The top eight teams in the standings advance to the playoffs. The U-21 team plays its home games at Saputo Stadium.

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U21 ACADEMY PLAYS ITS HOME OPENER ON SATURDAY


MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact U21 Academy (2-2-0) will play its second ever home opener on Saturday, May 21, at 5pm.
The team will face Toronto Croatia (0-1-0) at the Marie-Victorin Sports Complex. Tickets for the game are only $2.

The U21 Academy, with one third of the squad made up of new, younger players, is actually in first place in the Canadian Soccer League with 6 points, but with more games played than the other teams.

The team opened the season on May 6 against the Toronto FC Academy, falling by a score of 3-1. Serge Dinkota scored the lone goal for the Academy. Then, on the following day, the team won its first game of the season 2-0 against the Windsor Stars. Forwards Michelot Hyacinthe and Felix Cardin scored the Academy’s two goals, while Dominic Provost earned the shutout.

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TORONTO CROATIA 1
IMFC U21 ACADEMY 1


MONTREAL – The Montreal Impact U21 Academy (2-2-1) and Toronto Croatia (0-1-1) tied 1-1, Saturday afternoon, at Marie-Victorin Sports Complex, in the home opener of the Impact reserve team.

“The result reflects the match,” said U21 Academy head coach Philipppe Eullaffroy. “We played against a strong team, the best we have met so far this season. We played well collectively but we lacked fluidity in our passing game. The players responded well to the physical challenge and I think it’s the greatest satisfaction today.”

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WINDSOR 0
IMPACT U21 5


MONTREAL – The Montreal Impact U21 team (4-2-1) shut out the Windsor Stars (1-6-0) 5-0, Saturday afternoon, at Saputo Stadium.

The Impact U21 will play its next match versus the Capital City FC on Sunday, June 19 at 1pm at the Marie-Victorin Sports Complex.

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CAPITAL CITY 1 IMPACT U21 1

MONTREAL – The Montreal Impact U21 team (4-2-2) and the Capital City FC (4-1-1) tied 1-1, Sunday afternoon, at Complexe sportif Marie-Victorin, in Montreal.

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YORK 1 IMPACT U21 3


MONTREAL – The Montreal Impact U21 team (5-2-2) beat the York region Shooters (5-2-3) 3-1, Saturday afternoon, at Complexe sportif Marie-Victorin, in Montreal.

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TFC ACADEMY 1 IMPACT ACADEMY 3


MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact U21 (6-2-2) won a second consecutive game in as many days this weekend, beating the Toronto FC Academy (2-7-0) 3-1, Sunday afternoon, at Saputo Stadium, in Montreal

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NORTH YORK 2
IMPACT U21 7



MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact U21 (7-2-2) beat the North York Astros (0-6-3) 7-2, Saturday afternoon, at Saputo Stadium, in Montreal. Win this win, the Impact U21 remains first in the overall standings of the Canadian Soccer League (CSL).

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LONDON CITY 0
IMPACT U21 2



MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact U21 (8-2-2) shut out London City (1-5-1) 2-0, Saturday afternoon, at Saputo Stadium, in Montreal.

Win this win, the Impact U21 remains first in the overall standings of the Canadian Soccer League (CSL).

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SERBIAN WHITE EAGLES 0
IMPACT U21 3

PRESS RELEASE: July 23, 2011

MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact U21 (9-3-3) shut out the Serbian White Eagles (5-2-4) 3-0, Saturday afternoon, at Saputo Stadium, in Montreal. The Impact U21 remains in first place in the overall standings of the Canadian Soccer League (CSL).

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SC TORONTO 4
IMPACT U21 0

MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact U21 (9-4-3) lost 4-0 against SC Toronto (9-1-1), Saturday afternoon, at Marie-Victorin Sports Complex.

SC Toronto midfielder Carlos Nogueira opened the scoring at the 5th minute. Nogueira beat Impact goalkeeper Dominic Provost with a low shot to his left.

Forward Alexandros Halis (61st minute) and midfielder Jarek Whiteman (78th & 88th minute) also scored for SC Toronto during the second half.

Impact U21 head coach Philippe Eullaffroy was serving a one-game suspension, after being ejected during the last game on July 23.

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MONTREAL - The Impact Under-21 team will play two games in Montreal this weekend, on Saturday at 1pm, against the York Region Shooters at Marie-Victorin Sports Complex, then on Sunday at 4pm at Saputo Stadium against Toronto FC Academy

"The next two games will be important for us because we want to confirm our goal to reach the playoffs," said Impact U21 head coach Philippe Eullaffroy. "We will have the chance to measure up against one of the best teams in the league Saturday before having the chance to evaluate our level versus an MLS reserve team Sunday. We want to show that we are up for the task."

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2011 Canadian Soccer League Playoffs

SC Toronto (1) vs.(8) York Region Shooters
Toronto Croatia (2) vs. (7) Mississauga Eagles FC
Capital City F.C. (3) vs. (6) Montreal Impact Academy
Brampton United (4) vs. (5) Serbian White Eagles

The top 8 teams will qualify for the 2-legged Quarter-finals with the winners advancing to the one game semi-finals to be hosted by the highest remaining seeds

CAPITAL CITY 1
IMPACT U21 1


MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact U21 and Capital City FC played to a 1-1 draw, Saturday afternoon, at Marie-Victorin Sports Complex, in the first match of a home-and-away aggregate goal series in the quarterfinal round of the Canadian soccer league (CSL) playoffs

MONTREAL - The Montreal Impact U21 and Capital City FC played to a 1-1 draw, Saturday afternoon, at Marie-Victorin Sports Complex, in the first match of a home-and-away aggregate goal series in the quarterfinal round of the Canadian soccer league (CSL) playoffs.

Capital City took the lead at the 35th minute of play, when midfielder William Beauge received a long pass down the right wing, controlled the ball toward the center of the field and took a low shot from 25 meters out, beating Impact goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau to his left.

The Impact U21 tied the game at the 62nd minute, when midfielder Wandrille Lefevre scored on a penalty, beating Capital City goalkeeper Clinton Irwin with a low shot to his right.

"We fully deserved the tie," said Impact U21 head coach Philippe Eullaffroy. "We were lacking toughness on 1-on-1 situations during the first half, but we played a really good second half. By increasing our intensity and physical play, we gained mobility, we were more creative and we increased our game speed, which created problems for the opponent. We are going to play the away game with the same attitude."

The U21s will play the away game of the series on October 16 at 3pm in Ottawa.

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THE IMPACT TO HOLD A TWO-DAY TRYOUT FOR U21 TEAM


MONTREAL – The Montreal Impact announced Friday that the club will hold a two-day tryout for its Under-21 team, on November 5 and 6, at Marie-Victorin Sports Complex, in Montreal.

Players born between 1992 and 1995, playing at the AAA level and interested in joining the Montreal Impact will get the chance to show off their skills for the club’s technical staff.

Tryouts for the Impact sport-études program, for players born between 1996 and 2000, will be held from January 3 to 7, 2012, also at Marie-Victorin Sports Complex.

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ASSESSING THE IMFC RESERVES SEASON


With a sixth place finish synonymous with a place in the quarter-finals in the Canadian Soccer League (CSL), the Montreal Impact reserve team improved upon its standing from 2010, and despite being eliminated by Capital City FC, the U21s walked away from the 2011 season with many positives, including a spot in the playoffs, something the team failed to do the year prior.

“That was our objective and we were able to attain it,” said the head coach of the reserve team, Philippe Eullafroy. “This is proof that we’ve progressed. Playing in elimination games was an important experience for our young players. Even though we are a developmental team, we have to cultivate a winning attitude. The reserve team must understand the importance of winning at this level.”

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