Drogbacité! Didier Drogba nets first MLS goal with lovely turn and finish for Montreal Impact

Drogba nets first MLS goal with lovely turn and finish for Impact

Montreal Impact fans have been waiting anxiously and eagerly for their new signing Didier Drogba to make his first MLS start, a moment that's been frustratingly delayed by a nagging toe injury.


The wait ended at Stade Saputo on Saturday night, and the Cote d'Ivoire legend made sure it was a memorable occasion.


Drogba opened his MLS account with a coolly taken goal 27 minutes into their Eastern Conference clash vs. the Chicago Fire, taking down Nigel Reo-Coker's cross with a masterful first touch and swiveling nimbly before stabbing his finish past Sean Johnson to give Montreal an early 1-0 lead.


One Montreal journalist reported that the roar from the home crowd was so loud that it prompted a pause in the One Direction concert happening at nearby Stade Olympique: