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MONTREAL -- Matteo Ferrari describes the Montreal Impact as "a team that likes offence but doesnt like to defend." Those traits were clear to the 24,071 at Olympic Stadium on Saturday as the Impact dominated the scoring chances but settled for a 2-2 draw with the New York Red Bulls in a battle of still-winless Major League Soccer teams. And the home side was lucky to get a point, as Peguy Luyindula put a penalty shot off a goalpost that could have given New York a 3-1 lead early in the second half. The Impact tied the game in the 60th minute on Felipe Martins header. Andres Romero scored in the fifth minute for Montreal (0-3-2), only to see turnovers lead to goals three minutes apart from Jonny Steele and Luyindula in the first half for the Red Bulls (0-1-4). New Impact coach Frank Klopas, still looking for his first win, has been trying to get his team to avoid forcing the play in the midfield and giving the ball away, but they have been slow learners thus far. Ferrari, the veteran Italian central defender, is one of those who has to deal with the consequences when opponents counterattack. "We played well, we had a lot of chances to score, but in the end, if we dont pay attention to the defensive part its going to be all the time counterattacks," the 34-year-old said. "The last games, every time we lose the ball badly, they score. "I dont want to be negative, but when you score two goals, it should be enough to win. We have to be more concentrated without the ball." The Impact controlled most of the game and swarmed the Red Bulls net repeatedly, but either missed their shots or were foiled by goalkeeper Luis Robles. Montreal led 21-13 in shot attempts and 12-4 in shots on goal. Striker Marco Di Vaio was in alone a handful of times and failed to convert. Justin Mapp was stopped from just outside the six-yard box and Romero was robbed by Robles as he hammered a Di Vaio rebound on target from 10 yards out. At the other end, the Red Bulls made the most of their chances and earned their fourth draw in a row. "Coming into Montreal and getting a point -- you take it," said New York coach Mike Petke. "We seem to like ties, but its still early in the season." The Red Bulls had a glorious chance to secure a win when Ferrari got an arm around Bradley Wright-Phillips in the area, but Luyindula hit the woodwork from the spot in the 48th minute. Ferrari escaped without seeing the red card. "I dont know if it was a penalty or not, but I felt like the referee was not sure about it," said Ferrari. "If you make a penalty, it should be a red card and they send me off. "Anyway, they didnt score. We had another chance to stay in the game." Felipe started and finished the tying goal when he played a long ball to Mapp on the right side and went to the net to head in his first of the season. "I believed we would score," said Felipe, whose team was coming off a 1-1 draw last week in Philadelphia. "We had a lot of chances and didnt get the three points, so thats sad. We played well but we made mistakes and we tied again." Ferrari said his team has been the same since they entered MLS in 2012 -- good at moving forward and getting chances and bad at getting back to cover when mistakes are made. The back line gets much of the blame from fans when goals are conceded, which Ferrari finds unfair. "This is a team that likes offence but doesnt like to defend, so the defence in the back suffers," he said. "Also our field is very big and theres a lot of ground to cover. "Its not easy. Today we saw it. Against Seattle (a 2-0 loss in their home opener) it was the same. We have to work on that and do better because every week were here talking about us not winning and the win isnt coming." Asked if pressure was starting to build on the team, Ferrari smiled. "Pressure is something else," he said. "Its when you dont have food to give to your kids. "Its still a game. I played in a place like Roma, like Turkey. Thats pressure. When you dont win, they wait for you outside the stadium to break your car. But Im not happy because, as a defender, I cant be happy when every game you concede one or two and sometimes three goals." It looked like the Impact would romp when Romero scored. The goal was set up when Heath Pearce recovered a ball and Felipe slipped it to the Argentine midfielder for a shot off the far post. Then New Yorks Lloyd Sam got a cross past Heath and Steele beat defender Eric Miller to the ball to nudge it across the line in the 31st. Only three minutes later, Di Vaios weak cross-field pass was picked off by Steele, who sent it to Luyindula breaking in on the right to score for a second game in a row. The Red Bulls had to draw on their depth as several of their starters sat out. Forward Thierry Henry, who has seven goals in four games against Montreal, and defender Jamison Olave werent in the lineup because both have health issues playing on artificial turf. Forward Tim Cahill (hamstring) and defender Richard Eckersley (ankle) were hurt in last weeks 1-1 draw with Chivas USA. Also, veteran midfielder Dax McCarty didnt start, but Petke said he sent him in after the intermission because Roy Miller had suffered an Achilles tendon injury. The Impact defeated the Red Bulls 1-0 at the Big O early last season, then lost to them twice in New York. Notes -- Striker Jack McInerney, obtained Friday in a trade with Philadelphia, is to join the Impact on Monday. As No. 9 is taken by Di Vaio, he will wear No. 99. The Impact had no lineup changes from last week, with Di Vaio, Romero and Pearce each getting a second start in a row. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Arsenal Jersey . Huntington doesnt want to help run the club unless Hurdle is in the dugout. 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Thats a good sign.Mike Hoffman scored in the first period and Curtis Lazar had an empty-net goal with nine seconds left to play for Ottawa, which went 4-3 in the pre-season.Max Pacioretty and Andrei Markov put pucks past Craig Anderson for the Canadiens, who were 4-2-1.After the game, Montreal assigned defenceman Darren Dietz and forward Christian Thomas to AHL Hamilton.They were two players who opened our eyes in camp, said coach Michel Therrien. They both had injuries last season, so we didnt know them that well, but they came in and played well and worked hard.The Canadiens still must cut a goalie, one defenceman and a forward before the roster deadline on Tuesday, but Therrien said they would take their time to make their decisions.A player on the bubble is six-foot-six defenceman Jarred Tinordi, who struggled in camp but closed it with what Therrien called his best game. The Canadiens must decide whether to keep Tinordi or aging veteran Francis Bouillon, who is in camp on a tryout. They also must decide between Dustin Tokarski and Peter Budaj as backup to goalie Carey Price and whether to keep newcomers Jiri Sekac or Jacob de la Rose, who have both been sollid.dddddddddddd Sekac appears to have the edge, but Therrien had high praise for de la Rose.Its surprising how well he understands his position, said Therrien. He was very well developed in Sweden.Ottawa, whose Binghamton AHL club is currently training in France, did not announce any cuts.The Senators controlled the early minutes and got the first goal at 11:56 when Tinordi lost the puck in his zone and Hoffman put it past Price with a shot that went off a stick.Pacioretty scored from the front of the net on a power play at 13:19 and P.K. Subban ragged the puck through the Ottawa zone and set up Markov for a shot into an open side at 19:58.Zibanejad tied in on a power play 8:19 into the third when he jumped on a loose puck and scored with a blast from the high slot.I didnt really expect it, said Zibanejad. I saw the puck was trickling out and Milan (Michalek) did a great job of dragging two guys to him, so I was wide open. I just closed my eyes and shot.Legwands pass attempt came back to him off Alexei Emelins skate and he shot into an open side with Price moving the other way.The 19-year-old Lazar may have moved closer to making the team was he was sent on to protect a lead in the final minute and ended up scoring a goal.There were a couple of passes, a couple of reads I need to makes differently, but Im comfortable with how my games come along, said Lazar. Notes a€” Canadiens right winger P.A. Parenteau left in the first period with a lower body injury and did not return, centre Lars Eller sat out with a lower body injury. Therrien said both players should be ready for the season opener Wednesday in Toronto.. . . Montreal sat out defenceman Nathan Beaulieu to take another look at Tinordi. . . Chris Neil, Chris Phillips, Marc Methot, Alex Chiasson and Erik Condra werent in Ottawas lineup. ' ' '

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