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    "title": "Henry scores as Toronto FC and Montreal Impact play to 1:1 draw",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-05 13:31:29",
    "published_at": "2014-05-29 03:39:00",
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    "subtitle": "There will be plenty to play for next week in Montreal after first leg of the Amway Canadian Championship final between Toronto FC and the Montreal Impact ended in a 1:1 draw, the goals coming courtesy of Doneil Henry and Justin Mapp in each half, respectively.",
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    "body": "<p>Henry&rsquo;s gorgeous header off a corner kick gave the Reds the lead at half time, but the Montreal Impact managed to find an equalizer in the second half, as well as a crucial away goal, thanks to Mapps&rsquo;s stunning 73rd-minute strike</p><p>Both teams came out battling for a spot in the 2014-15 CONCACAF Champions League with near-full strength lineups, but the first half had barely started when Montreal had to make a change. Nelson Rivas came off in the second minute and went straight for the locker room, with Wandrille Lefevre coming in in his place.</p><p>It took 20 minutes for Toronto FC to open their account after a strong opening to the game but Henry got up above a crowd of playesr to get a head on a Daniel Lovitz corner kick and put it away with power, to put his team in the lead.</p><p>And though the first half produced just the one goal, it was by no means a dull 45 minutes. Toronto FC created plenty of chances and took four shots, while the Montreal Impact defended well, holding off Gilberto and Dwayne De Rosario in their defensive end.</p><p>The excitement wasn&rsquo;t limited to the teams&rsquo; attacking play, either, as the rivalry between the two sides was plenty evident when Alvaro Rey picked up a yellow card in the 35th minute. After furiously reacting to what he felt should have been a penalty call, he shoved Montreal&rsquo;s Hassoun Camara to the ground after the French defender pestered the referee to show a yellow card for diving, in the process earning the booking Camara wanted.</p><p>It was just one of 15 fouls in the first half between the two rival sides.</p><p>At the half, Jack McInerney came into the game for Felipe as Montreal tried for an equalizing goal in the second half. Try as Montreal might though, they couldn&rsquo;t find a good chance on net.</p><p>De Rosario did, though, in the 58th minute, nearly beating Impact &lsquo;keeper Evan Bush with a shot outside the box that hit the crossbar, then the keeper&rsquo;s back, before going out for a corner.</p><p>Montreal nearly found its chance in the 68th minute when TFC captain Steven Caldwell looked to have handled the ball in the box, but the referee didn&rsquo;t award a penalty.</p><p>The Impact wouldn&rsquo;t miss the next opportunity though, as Mapp picked up the ball in midfield, pushed forward and beat Joe Bendik with a well placed, curling shot in the 73rd minute of play to bring the score level.</p><p>Toronto and Montreal would continue to trade chances in the closing stages of the game, with De Rosario firing high from a free kick after Gilberto was brought down trying to break through on goal minutes before Di Vaio floated a header past Bendik&rsquo;s far post. De Rosario then nearly did the same in the last minute of the game.</p><p>Montreal walked away the happier of the two teams, grabbing a crucial away goal before the teams head back home in Montreal, QC next Wednesday to conclude their battle for the Voyageurs Cup and a berth in a CONCACAF Champions League group containing the New York Red Bulls and El Salvador&rsquo;s CD FAS.</p><p><a href=\"https://canadasoccer.com/files/CanadaSoccer_AmwayCanadianChampionship_TORvMTL_20140528.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Match Report: Toronto FC 1:1 Montr&eacute;al Impact</strong></a></p>",
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