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FRISCO, Texas -- Even without its offensive centrepiece, the Montreal Impacts offence seemed quite healthy in its MLS season opener. The defence, however, was another matter. Though they generating scoring chances in bunches -- even with 2013 leading scorer Marco Di Vaio watching from a box -- the Impact couldnt overcome its shaky defence in a 3-2 loss to FC Dallas on Saturday night at Toyota Stadium. "We gave up three goals. Its hard to win when you give up three goals," coach Frank Klopas said. "There were situations we could have avoided and handled better. "We had the shots on goal, we pushed the game, we created chances a but weve got to limit the goals or its going to be difficult. We scored two goals on the road and had more chances, so you figure youve got to walk away at least with points." Instead, Montreal has none, as Dallas speedy attackers consistently drove the ball deep and put the Impacts defenders in difficult positions. On two occasions those turned into fouls that led to FCD goals. Dallas Mauro Diaz blew past midfielder Sanna Nyassi on the right wing and cut inside toward the goal in the 23rd minute of a 1-1 game. Defender Jeb Brovsky caught him from behind, but Diaz went down on minimal contact in the box, giving Dallas a penalty kick that Blas Perez converted. "I felt like I could have sneezed harder and the guy would have fallen over," Brovsky said. "But thats part of the game. a The play should have stopped before that, and I had something to do with that. Im not happy about that, but you move on." Diaz scored on a curling 20-yard free kick in the opening minutes of the second half to give Dallas a 3-1 lead after Montreals Hernan Bernardello was called for a handball as FCD again threatened. The Impact made Dallas sweat despite the chilly conditions -- 5C with 24-kilometre per hour winds at kickoff -- by continuing to press the attack. It paid off in the 65th minute when Andrew Wenger, taking the lead forward role usually manned by Di Vaio, headed a pretty cross from Felipe past Dallas goalkeeper Chris Seitz to close the gap to a goal. But Seitz came up big in the final minutes to close the door for FCD. Di Vaios absence -- the result of a three-game suspension earned in an ugly shoving match during last seasons playoff loss to Houston -- didnt keep the Impact from putting together a dangerous attack. Montreal got off 15 shots, nine on goal and many at point-blank range, and put two of them in the net, both on textbook plays. "We probably could have had another two goals if we had just been sharper," Wenger said. "Marcos a fantastic player and a large part of our offence, but a lot of guys stepped up tonight and helped create opportunities. If we continue that the entire season, well be lethal." Montreal had a huge early chance when rookie Eric Miller, in his MLS debut fired toward a seemingly open net off a third-minute corner kick. FC Dallas defender Jair Benitez slipped into the goal and blocked the ball off the line, then helped Seitz stop Hassoun Camaras follow shot on the rebound. But seven minutes later, the Impact broke through for as 1-0 lead, as midfielder Justin Mapp weaved through three defender before threading a perfect cross to the foot of Nyassi, who tapped it into the corner of the net. It took Dallas only two minutes to tie it, with Fabian Castillo collecting a deflected ball in close and drilling it past keeper Troy Perkins. "It was a little bit of frustration, but you have to grow from that," Camara said. "When you allow three goals, youre never happy. We have to be more intelligent. "But at the same time, its very easy to correct that. We can do much better." Ryan Hewitt Bengals Jersey . 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Giambi belted a two-run, pinch-hit homer with two outs in the ninth inning to give Cleveland a shocking 5-4 win over the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night, keeping the Indians up with the lead pack in the AL wild-card race. Jeremy Hill Bengals Jersey . Both players have lower body injuries that will keep them out of the lineup until at least January 31, which is the first game they can be activated from IR.The game might be tactically conservative, but the players wont hold anything else back when the Canadian womens hockey team meets the United States on Saturday. The Canadian and American women square off in Burlington, Vt., in the first of up to eight meetings before the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, in February. A second exhibition game is scheduled for Oct. 17 in Boisbriand, Que. Canada and the U.S. have met in the final of all 15 womens world championships with the Canadians holding a 10-5 record, but the U.S. winning four of the last five world titles. Canada is the three-time defending Olympic champion. Both teams are training full-time -- Canada in Calgary and the U.S. in Bedford, Mass. -- so Saturdays game at the University of Vermont is the first chance for each country to see what the other has been up to. "I dont think either team will expose every part of their game and wont be at 100 per cent in every part of their game, but every time you get to play them its a great opportunity to learn about your own team and what you need to do to get better," Canadian head coach Dan Church said. "I think any times these two teams get to play each other, I think emotion takes over and the passion for your national pride comes to the forefront and it becomes a battle. Theres a good amount of animosity between the players and ultra-competitiveness." The four other exhibition games between the two countries are scheduled for Dec. 12 in Calgary, Dec. 20 in Grand Forks, N.D., Dec. 28 in St. Paul, Minn., and Dec. 30 in Toronto. Canada and the U.S. will also meet in the round robin and possibly again in the final at the annual Four Nations Cup in Lake Placid, N.Y., in November. The two countries dont often play each other more than four times in a non-Olympic season. Canadian forward Caroline Ouellette doesnt expect multiple meetings this winter will dull the rivalry. "When we face each other, we go really hard at one another," the Montreal native said. "Its going to be played very physical with a lot of passion. I really look forward to see where we are at this point in our preparation compared to them." Forward Marie-Philip Poulin, who scored both of Canadas goals in a 2-0 win over the U.S. in the 2010 Olympic final, is out for another two to four weeks with a sprained ankle she suffered in September. Forward Megan Agosta-Marciano will sit out Saturdays game with what Church calls a lower-body injury, but he thought she may be ready to play in Boisbriand. Multiple games against the Americans means all three Canadian goalies will get their chances to face them. Since countries are allowed to take three goalies to the Winter Games, Edmontons Shannon Szabados, Charline Labonte of Boisbriand and Genevieve Lacasse of Kingston, Ont., already know theyre on the Canadian team. Only two goalies can dress for the games in Sochi so theyre vying for coveted starts at the Olympics. The format of the Olympic womens hockey tournament has been altered. Canada and the U.S. will face each other in the preliminary round before a possible rematch for gold Feb. 20. The Gutterson Fieldhouse at the University of Vermont is the site of some of Canadas highest highs and lowest lows. Afteer a demoralizing, worst-ever 9-2 loss to the Americans to open the 2012 world championship there, Ouellette scored the overtime winner for Canada in a 5-4 victory in the final.dddddddddddd "That rink became special of how we were able to turn that tournament around and win that final game," she said. "A lot of players would say thats one of the most exciting games theyve been part of and I think it taught us a lot about ourselves, about our character, losing so badly in the first game and being up in the final, the U.S. coming back and taking the lead and for us not giving up." The Americans defeated Canada 3-2 in Ottawa this year to reclaim the world title. Canada is currently carrying 27 players and the U.S. 25. Both countries will choose a dozen forwards, six defenceman and three goalies for their respective Olympic teams. Church is expected to announce the womens squad in late December. USA Hockey has scheduled the announcement of their mens and womens Olympic teams for Jan. 1. In the meantime, the Canadian women have embarked on a full schedule of games against male opponents in the Alberta Midget Hockey League. The midget triple-A players are between 15 and 18 years of age and games against the Canadian women dont include body-checking. Those games were crucial to Canadas preparation at the 2002, 2006 and 2010 Winter Games because they provided a level of competition similar to facing the U.S. women. "The great thing about playing the midget boys teams is were seeing a lot of different situations -- being down a goal with a minute or two left in the game or being down two goals going into the third period and having to battle from behind -- just all the different things you get to see throughout a season and its a huge benefit for us to play those teams," Church said. The American women have also scheduled games against boys prep school teams. "Not only the U.S. and Canada are doing that, I think some of the European countries are starting to do that too," Ouellette said. "It makes absolute sense. "We are the best women in our sport in our country. We have to match up against the boys to get better and to find those really great games where its going to be a battle each night and you cant take a shift off." Canadas record against AMHL teams is 7-3. Rebecca Johnston of Sudbury, Ont., leads Canada in scoring with five goals and eight assists. "Rebecca has always had the skill set to be a game-breaker, game-changer," Church said. "Shes really maturing in her game right now. "Regardless of what line we put her with or who her linemates are, on any given night, shes bringing a great intensity offensively and defensively. Shes seeing the game really well right now." The Canadian women train out of the Markin MacPhail Centre at Calgarys Canada Olympic Park, but they wont be there a lot for the next month. After their two road games against the U.S. women, their AMHL schedule takes Canada through Leduc, Edmonton, Fort Saskatchewan, Grande Prairie, Lloydminster and St. Albert. "It allows us to get closer as a team and form those bonds and friendships that are making us a better team," Ouellette said. Cheap China Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China China NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys Cheap Jerseys China ' ' '
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