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Montreal Impact Retains Match Analysis For Video and Technical Analysis Tools

Respected California-based firm provides technical staff invaluable video and statistical information and analysis

For Immediate Release: Friday, April 20, 2012

MONTREAL - Major League Soccer's Montreal Impact today announced that it has entered into a multi-year relationship with California-based Match Analysis to provide video and technical analysis tools and data beginning with the 2012 MLS season.

The relationship will provide the Impacts technical staff with complete touch-by-touch video and statistical analysis of every MLS match using Match Analysiss Mambo Studio software. Coaches and players will have online access to detailed individual analytics, upcoming opponent analysis, and complete touch-by-touch player video through Match Analysiss Tango Online. Coaches will also have the ability to send video directly to players using the companys proprietary Tango ToGo system.

"We are pleased to be working with Match Analysis," said Impact head coach Jesse Marsch. "We're confident that Match Analysis will provide valuable information, and real insight for studying the game and communicating with our players." "Match Analysis will play an important role in our daily preparation."

Were excited to work with Jesse and his technical staff and look forward to helping the Impact stay at the cutting edge of technology this year and beyond in Major League Soccer, said Match Analysis President Mark Brunkhart. The Impact is a very forward thinking organization, and were pleased that they selected Match Analysis as a fundamental component of their program and their future success.

Match Analysis clients have won eight of the last 10 MLS Cups, nine of the last 10 US Open Cups, and nine of the last 10 MLS Supporters Shields.

About The Montreal Impact

The Montreal Impact (French: Impact de Montréal) is a Canadian professional soccer team based in Montreal, Quebec that competes in Major League Soccer (MLS). Founded in 1993, since inception the club has won the League Championships three times, the Canadian Championship six times, the Nutrilite Canadian Championship once and appeared in the CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinals in 2009.

As Major League Soccer's 19th franchise and third Canadian club, the Impact replace the second division team of same name. The new team is run by the old organization's ownership group, led byowne r Joey Saputo.

About Match Analysis

Match Analysis is the leading pioneer in high performance analytical tools for soccer (football). Over the past decade, Match Analysis has worked with almost every top club in North America and top media outlets including the New York Times coverage of the 2010 World Cup. In 2011, Match Analysis clients included all 18 Premier Division clubs in Mexico, eleven MLS clubs, the United States, Mexican, and Canadian National teams, and a wide array of college and amateur sides. Match Analysis offers a comprehensive suite of tools and services including video indexing and archiving, statistical analysis, live data collection, player tracking, and fitness and performance analysis.

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