Lloyd Sam scores in Red Bulls' tie with Impact
Montreal Impact's Ambroise Oyongo, right, challenges the New York Red Bulls' Lloyd Sam during the first half of a game Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015, in Montreal. Credit: AP / Graham Hughes
Lloyd Sam scored early in the second half and the Red Bulls tied the 10-man Montreal Impact 1-1 on Wednesday night.
Sam scored in the 52nd for New York (9-6-6), putting in Mike Grella's lobbed pass. The Red Bulls have a four-game unbeaten streak.
Dominic Oduro scored for Montreal (8-8-4), which lost star defender Laurent Ciman to a second yellow card in the 79th minute. Montreal is 6-1-1 in its last eight home games.
The match marked the return of Red Bulls coach Jesse Marsch, who guided Montreal in its MLS expansion season in 2012, as well as former Impact players Karl Ouimette and Felipe Martins. Felipe hit the post on a last-second free kick.
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