Jaime Lopresti gave the Aviators a 1-0 lead on a penalty kick at the 81st minute, which the referee awarded when Chris Lemire, a former Impact player, was brought down in the penalty area. Lopresti beat Montreal goalkeeper Greg Sutton to his left.
Kolic, who came into the game as a substitute at the 88th minute, tied it up in injury time, heading in a pass by Chris Williams, made following a free kick by Sandro Grande. It was his first goal this season.
Edmonton’s goal deprived Sutton of a fifth straight shutout, which would have been a new club record. The Impact goalkeeper, which allowed only his second goal this season, nonetheless shut out the opponent for a total of 503 consecutive minutes, allowing him to erase the old record of 499 straight minutes without allowing a goal, set by Paolo Ceccarelli in 1996.
The Impact, which concluded its road trip out in Western Canada with a 2-0-1 record, remains the A-League’s only undefeated team this season, at 8-0-2. The Aviators, an expansion team, have yet to win in 2004. They have a 0-3-5 record.
The tie allows head coach Nick DeSantis’ squad to take a four-point lead on the Rochester Rhinos on top of Eastern Conference standings.
The Impact will be back at Claude Robillard Stadium this Sunday afternoon to face the Toronto Lynx (4 pm, CJAD, CKAC).
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