The game in 100 words (or less): Dropped points from a winning position are the ones that frustrate and come back to haunt managers more than anything. Twice on Saturday, the Montreal Impact conceded goals from a winning position and were forced to settle for a 2-2 draw with the suddenly rampant Colorado Rapids at Stade Saputo. Didieo Drogba scored another magnificent free kick (video below), but a bit of calamitous set-piece defending on the Rapids’ second goal ultimately meant two points dropped by Mauro Biello’s side, though their hold on the Eastern Conference’s top spot remains intact for one more day (third-place Toronto FC will go top of the East with a win on Sunday). The Rapids, meanwhile, are four games without a defeat and top of the Western Conference for the time being (fourth- and fifth-place LA Galaxy and Real Salt Lake could claim the spot as their own with wins on Sunday and Saturday, respectively).
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Three Four moments that mattered
9' — Drogba’s latest FK beauty makes it 1-0 — If you haven’t loved watching Drogba destroy MLS since his arrival last August, you must be a Toronto FC fan. Or you hate fun, beautiful things, like this free kick.
.@didierdrogba back at it again with a free kick beauty. #MTLvCOL https://t.co/SpKndtFWGn
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) April 30, 2016
47' — Gashi finishes Williams’ cross for 1-1 — Mekeil Williams served the ball across the face of goal, and Gashi made no mistake on the finish, hammering it past Evan Bush to bring the visitors level.
.@s_gashi11 with his second strike of the season for @ColoradoRapids. #MTLvCOL https://t.co/SOL7kW8XKN
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) April 30, 2016
50' — Tissot hammers home from distance to restore the lead — As they say, this ball stayed hit. Also, it had eyes.
Well, it wasn't level for long. @MaximTissot picks out the bottom corner from distance. #MTLvCOL https://t.co/69oHYQUXmR
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) April 30, 2016
73' — Burling smashes home from close range — Gashi’s free kick caused all kinds of problems for the Impact defense, leaving Bush unsure of whether to come out and attack the ball or stay on his line. Axel Sjoberg kept the play alive, playing the ball across the face of goal, and Bobby Burling found himself on the right side of his marker.
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Man of the match: Shklezen Gashi
Goalscorers: Drogba (9'), Gashi (47'), Tissot (50'), Burling (73')