A frustrated Montreal Impact squad is home after a tough loss in Southern California, hoping for a better result at home Saturday against high-flying Kansas City Sporting squad that features selfie-snapping sniper Dom Dwyer, who raised some eyebrows on the weekend with an unsual celebration.

The Impact (3-8-5) lost a chance at a 0-0 draw in Southern California Saturday when Chivas USA striker Erick Torres’ bicycle kick decided the game in the 94th minute at the stadium 20 kilometres south of downtown Los Angeles.

Chivas USA, like the Impact, have been near the bottom of the standings all season but have now put three straight wins together, to rise to 5-7-5 on the season.

The Impact defence had been impermeable for 405 minutes prior to the goal, a period spanning three games and a Canadian Championship on June 4.

The Impact squandered three chances to sully the Chivas clean sheet, including one over-the-bar shot by Felipe Martins in the 18th minute, a 27-yard blast by Andres Romero – deflected by Chivas netminder Dan Kennedy - and another stop off of Romero from eight yards out in the 66th minute.

The tie was wiped out with just seconds left when Marco Delgado's shot ricocheted off Impact defender Matteo Ferrari to an unmarked Torres, who tapped the ball to himself with his right foot and sent a nine-yard volley between goalkeeper Troy Perkins and the right-wing post.

The Impact suited up Hassoun Camara, Heath Pearce, Karl Ouimette and Matteo Ferrari on defence, Andres Romero, Felipe Martins, Justin Mapp and Patrice Bernier in the midfield and Jack McInerney and Marco Di Vaio as strikers. Maxim Tissot, Calum Mallace and Gorka Larrea were late-game replacements, while Troy Perkins tended nets.

Sporting Kansas City a big test

The last-placed Impact will have a tough assignment hosting second-placed Sporting Kansas City (7-5-5) Saturday, a team led by Dom Dwyer and his MLS second-best 12 goals, on a league-leading 63 shots.

Sporting is coming off a 1-1 draw with the Chicago Fire in a game which saw Dwyer make one of the more entertaining goal celebrations in recent memory, as he borrowed a bystander's cell phone after scoring and snapped a selfie flanked by teammates and fans in the background.

Dwyer, who came to Sporting via Norwich, England, received a yellow card for his celebration.