The impact will play its 34th and final game of the MLS season this Saturday afternoon, hosting the New England Revolution at 2pm (ET).
This game will serve as the perfect opportunity to thank all those who have stood behind the team since the start of the season (and for some, even before that!): the supporters. With that in mind, here are the Top 10 reasons to be in the stands on Saturday afternoon.
1. Ultras Montréal: a “huge tifo” on the program
Showing its loyalty for 10 years now, the Ultras Montreal is expected to present a special tifo for the team’s last game of the season. The only way to get a glimpse of the tifo that will be lifted in section 132 will be as an in-stadium spectator!
2. Oktoberfest with 127 Montréal
The supporters group 127 Montreal plans to end the 2012 with a bang, holding its traditional tailgate party in the parking lot of the Centre Pierre-Charbonneau located near the entrance of the stadium. One word to entice you: Oktoberfest!
3. Free tuques and posters
On the agenda for Supporters day, the first 8,000 people to pass through the gates at Stade Saputo will be given a free Impact tuque, sponsored by Kia. A poster will also be distributed following the match, presented by Coors Light.
4. Festivities inside the stadium
A special guest singer will perform the national anthems, while the percussionist group Samajam will take part in the festivities inside the stadium.
5. YOUR MVP
You voted, now you will be expected to give a warm reception to the team’s most valuable player, right before kickoff. The vote will go down the wire as two Impact players have received a lot of support thus far, so make sure you vote and make a difference.
6. An important result
The Impact may have been eliminated from playoff contention, but the team must win its final game of the season, not only for its supporters, but to finish as the best Canadian team in MLs, ahead of the Whitecaps.
A victory would see the Impact finish the season with 45 points and an edge in the 2013 Amway Canadian Championship, facing FC Edmonton, a second division side, in the semi-finals.
7. A developing rivalry
As a proud Montrealer, we don’t really need extra motivation to despise a team from New England, especially since the team plays out of Boston. With hockey on the shelf, Montreal supporters should take advantage of the opportunity to develop the same rivalry in soccer.
And as such, a win would give the Impact a season sweep of all three matchups versus the Revolution!
8. Sales, sales, sales!
End of season sales! Get to the stadium early on Saturday as the official Impact boutiques at Stade Saputo will have a number of items on sale. Here are just a few examples:
- Buy one scarf, you’ll get a second free!
- Get your jersey personalized for just $10!
- Up to 50% rebate on selected items!
9. Historic photo
The 2012 season will end just as it started: with the unconditional support of La Garde! After the game, the Impact will invite season ticket holders and contest winners will help defend a free-kick…with hundreds of people making the wall!
You still have time to participate in the “Make a wall!” contest. All you have to do is submit a photo of yourself sporting the impact colours on our Facebook contest page. Participants must be wearing blue and have tickets for the game on October 27!
10. Pink for a good cause
As part of the campaign to raise cancer awareness organized by MLS W.O.R.K.S., the Montreal Impact will raise funds for the Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation. To go along with your tuque, pink mittens will be sold at a cost of $10 each at two different sales points inside the stadium. The support extends to the pitch as well as the players will be wearing a special badge and pink laces for the campaign, The goalkeeper will be wearing a pink jersey as well.
