Scoring Summary:
- NY - Sacha Kljestan (7) (Penalty Kick) 16'
- NY - Lloyd Sam (10), 39'
- MTL - Didier Drogba (Penalty Kick) 68'
Misconduct Summary:
- MTL - Ambroise Oyongo (ejection, denying a goal scoring opportunity) 16'
- MTL - Marco Donadel (caution, dissent) 27'
- MTL - Donny Toia (caution, foul) 30'
- NY - Ronald Zubar (caution, dissent) 66'
- MTL - Lauren Ciman (caution, dissent) 71'
- NY - Connor Lade (caution, foul) 76'
- NY - Sal Zizzo (caution, foul) 89'
New York Red Bulls: Luis Robles; Connor Lade, Damien Perrinelle, Ronald Zubar, Sal Zizzo, Dax McCarty ©, Felipe (Sean Davis, 46'), Mike Grella (Shaun Wright-Phillips, 62'), Sacha Kljestan, Lloyd Sam (Gonzalo Veron, 84'), Bradley Wright-Phillips
TOTAL SHOTS: 20; SHOTS ON GOAL: 8; FOULS: 10; OFFSIDE: 6; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 2.
Montreal Impact: Evan Bush; Ambroise Oyongo, Victor Cabrera (Patrice Bernier, 65'), Laurent Ciman ©, Donny Toia, Marco Donadel, Nigel Reo-Coker (Hassoun Camara, 46'), Eric Alexander (Calum Mallace, 55'), Dilly Duka, Dominic Oduro, Didier Drogba
TOTAL SHOTS: 7; SHOTS ON GOAL: 3; FOULS: 10; OFFSIDE: 3; CORNER KICKS: 2; SAVES: 5.
- Referee: Ted Unkel
- Referee's Assistants: Adam Wienckowski, Jeff Muschik
- 4th Official: Jose Carlos Rivero
- Attendance: 14,961
Box Score
Notes:
- New York remained on the top of the Supporters' Shield race with a 2-1 victory over Montreal Wednesday evening at Red Bull Arena. New York leads MLS and the Eastern Conference with 54 points.
- New York will win the Eastern Conference with a win or tie next Wednesday at Toronto FC.
- The Red Bulls lead in the Eastern Conference is six points over second place D.C. United. The Red Bulls also have a game in hand over D.C. United as New York leads the East with 54 points.
- New York tied a team record with its 11th home victory of the season Wednesday night vs. Montreal. The 2012 and 2013 teams also won 11 home games.
- New York currently leads MLS with 1.74 points per game and a +16 goal differential.
- New York is 6-2-2 all-time versus Montreal, including a 5-0-0 mark at Red Bull Arena. New York has outscored the Impact 17-6 all-time at Red Bull Arena. New York is 1-0-1 against Montreal in 2015.
- New York is 13-4-0 when scoring the first goal while Montreal is now 0-12-2 when allowing the game's first goal.
- New York goalkeeper Luis Robles tied the club record for career wins with his 48th Wednesday night. He equaled Tony Meola's club record for wins. Meola had 48 victories in 125 career games while Robles earned his 48th win in his 103rd career game with New York.
- New York captain Dax McCarty made his 134th career start with the Red Bulls to move into sole possession of second place in team history. He was tied with Dane Richards for second in team history before tonight's start.
- New York is 19-15-10 all-time in the month of October. The Red Bulls have scored 68 goals all-time in the month of October and have conceded 58 goals all-time in October.
- The Red Bulls are 12-2-0 when leading at halftime, including a perfect 10-0-0 mark at Red Bull Arena.
- Sacha Kljestan has five goals and 12 assists in his last 16 games. He scored the game's first goal on a penalty kick - his seventh goal of the season.
- Lloyd Sam scored his 10th goal of the season and his third in three games for the Red Bulls. Sam is second on the club in goals and the 10 goals are a MLS season-high for Sam. He has scored two goals in two games this season vs. Montreal.
- Beginning with his first MLS start in late 2012, Luis Robles has played 90 minutes in 103 consecutive regular season games, the second longest streak in league history (all GKs).
- New York returns to action Wednesday, October 14 at Toronto FC. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. on MSG.
