Lloyd Barker: Roller-coaster week for Impact

In a span of four days, the Montreal Impact basked in the emotional high that accompanies a big victory and suffered the disappointment of a narrow defeat.
The Impact dismantled the Portland Timbers 4-1 at Saputo Stadium on Saturday with Ignacio Piatti leading the way with two goals in the convincing win. But the Timbers certainly didn’t help their cause. Hard tackling midfielder Diego Chara was shown a straight red card in the 18th minute for throwing his forearm into the face o