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MONTREAL -- Each week seems to bring a new lesson to the expansion Montreal Impact and the latest was about seeing games through to the end. . The Impact (1-5-1) have conceded late goals in their last two outings. The first wasnt costly, as Torontos Danny Koevermans scored late in the game but Montreal still picked up its first Major League Soccer victory by 2-1 on home turf on April 7. But last Saturday, FC Dallas scored in the 77th and 88th minutes to pull out a 2-1 victory after Montreal went ahead on a penalty kick from Bernardo Corradi. The Impact take that humbling lesson into their next match Wednesday night against D.C. United at RFK Stadium. "We have to start with the 75 minutes where we played a good game and forget the last 15 minutes that were crazy," said defender Matteo Ferrari. "We know we made mistakes and what we have to do. "We have to be strong in our end and more nasty. We were winning 1-0 and they were not doing anything." D.C. (2-2-2) is third in the Eastern Conference. It will be Montreals first MLS meeting with Canadian international Dwayne De Rosario, who is seeking his first goal of the season, and dangerous D.C. rookie Nick DeLeon. Montreal has allowed a league-high 14 goals in seven matches. The ones conceded in the late stages have been especially painful. In Dallas, one came off a set piece and the game-winner off a throw-in that caught the defence napping as it was headed up to striker Brek Shea. "We didnt do a good job of managing the lead," said Montreal captain Davy Arnaud. "We need to be more mature in how we handle the situation when youre on the road and the crowds behind them and theyve got a little momentum. "We were a bit naive." Even coach Jesse Marsch told his players that he learned from the defeat. Just before the meltdown, he sent forwards Andrew Wenger and Sanna Nyassi in as substitutes for Corradi and Lamar Neagle. Some felt it was time to send in defensive players, but that was not Marschs reasoning. "I thought I should have left Bernardo on for a bit longer because he was having a good game and giving us something, but I thought he was getting a little tired with the heat," the first-year coach said. "Maybe I could have done one at a time and not both. At first it helped because we had a little stretch where we had good moments with the ball, but at the end, when things started getting a little crazy, we were not as organized as I would have liked." A good offence can be the best defence, but Montreal got neither. "It was a bit of a mental lapse," said goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts. "We had to focus on managing the game better. "We were winning 1-0 but we were still trying to chase for a second goal. And they caught us off guard on a couple of plays." No changes are expected in the first 11. The D.C. match will be the sixth on the road in their first eight games. In all, seven of their first 10 are away from home as they await the completion of the expansion of Saputo Stadium to 20,000 seats. They are hoping to pick up as many points as possible on away turf and then battle back in the playoff race during a run of home games in the summer. After D.C., the team has a 10-day break before starting a series of five games in 14 days with a home match April 28 against Portland. They will face Toronto home and away in the Amway Canadian Championship May 2 and May 9 amid four tough league matches against Kansas City, Los Angeles, New York and Colorado. Marsch said he will give the team some time off during the break to "mentally and physically recover" and get ready. It will also allow Colombian central defender Nelson Rivas time to complete his recovery from a pre-season leg injury. Rivas was the teams first MLS signing back in October and is considered an important player, but he has yet to play a minute. He has trained with the team this week. For now, the Impact just hope to earn a first away point and keep the dangerous De Rosario under control. "Hes the guy that makes their team tick," said Marsch. "We have to make sure we identify him and make it hard for him. "I know from playing against him a number of times that you can take care of him for 90 minutes and then he can make one play and burn you." And hasnt that been a familiar scenario for the Impact of late? [url=http://www.lionsofficialteamstore.com/autographed-jason-hanson-jersey-uw-39... Hanson Jersey . TSNs coverage of the 2012 IIHF World Under-18 Championship features at least four games, including Team Canadas final preliminary round match-up against the United States along with one quarter-final and one semifinal game, and the Gold Medal final. . While F1 fans are enjoying the drama and suspense of not knowing whats likely to happen next, the top drivers are scratching their heads as they try to figure out how to pull away from their main rivals. 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Bernard, who spoke prior to the Honda Indy Toronto, pointed to the emergence of James Hinchcliffe of Oakville, Ont., as one of the reasons Canada may yet see more races. The only other current stop on the schedule is the Edmonton Indy that runs July 22. "Weve got James Hinchcliffe here now and I think that hes an outstanding young guy, and hes the future not only in Canada (but) IndyCar. So I mean hes a guy we want to build," said Bernard. "I think its really important that weve got this guy and weve got (Alex) Tagliani at the end of his career. Lets try to do everything we can to help build our sport up here.. [url=http://www.lionsofficialteamstore.com/autographed-chris-houston-jersey-xi-6... Houston Jersey. ." Bernard added he hopes to have a schedule for next season by September. Interest in the Toronto race died after it was cancelled in 2008 following the merger of Champ Car and the Indy Racing League. The once well-attended race returned in 2009 and has been in a slow recovery ever since, but organizers signed a three-year contract extension with IndyCar in May that will see the Toronto race continue through at least 2014. There are 15 races on the schedule this season, and Bernard said he hopes to increase that to 19 next year. Adding another stop in Canada -- perhaps in Vancouver where races were held from 1990 to 2004 -- depends in part on Hinchcliffes success. "When you have someone like James that is right up there kicking butt, this is the type of guy hes got a great personality, he has a great sponsor, hes with a great team," said Bernard. "This is the type of guy that you really want to take that momentum and build, and the time is right to build it here in Canada." ' ' '
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