Monteiro and Santos score as Union tops Impact

Rudy Camacho, center, of the Montreal Impact heads the ball in front of Kacper Przybylko of the Philadelphia Union in the second half. The Philadelphia Union becomes the first Philadelphia-area team to allow fans in the stands for their game against Montreal on Oct. 11, 2020, in Chester, Pa. (Charles Fox/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)

CHESTER, Pa. – Jamiro Monteiro and Sergio Santos scored in a nine-minute span and the Philadelphia Union beat the Montreal Impact 2-1 on Sunday night.

Monteiro took a well-placed lead pass from Ilsinho on the right side and just beat the keeper on the near post in the 39th minute. Santos — also set up by Ilsinho — took a cross and tapped it in a largely untended net.

Amar Sejdic got Montreal on the board at the 65th minute.

With the win, Philadelphia (10-3-4) trails Eastern Conference-leading Toronto by three points. The Impact (6-9-2) are in eighth place in the East.

Earlier tonight, Toronto FC won its fifth consecutive game with a 1-0 victory over FC Cincinnati. Toronto clinched a playoff berth thanks to their victory.

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