Chicago is known as the city of the wind. And the wind, this time, winked at the Firethe illinois metropolis franchise that plays in the MLS. It’s the one in injury time of the match against Montreal Impactwho he had just defeated Lionel Messi’s Inter Miamia brutal (and heavenly) current allowed the team to Frank Klopas consume an unforgettable victory in a duel that seemed totally lost. Kellyn Acosta tried to send a cross into the plate to look for the heroic, but a violent airflow had other plans and ended up sending the ball into the goal despite Canadian goalkeeper Jonathan Sirois’ failed attempt.
THAT’S WHY THEY CALL IT THE CITY OF THE WIND
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The game started off tough for Chicago Fire. Two penalties scored by former Huracán Matías Coccaro had given the advantage to the Montreal Impact, who arrived undefeated in this match at the Soldier Field stadium.
Swiss midfielder Maren Haile-Selassie had closed the gap, but Bulgarian Dominik Yankov had once again given peace of mind to the Canadians, where Venezuelan Josef Martínez also plays.
The 3-1 seemed irrecoverable. But Chicago had a sacred fire, living up to its name, and an unexpected wink of the wind. Brian Gutierrez gave him a glimmer of hope with a penalty but there were only six minutes left. And, of course, the discount. And in that additional time the miracle happened.
Belgian Hugo Cuypers scored the equalizer, which was already an unexpected reward when 5 minutes of injury time had already expired. And, 240 seconds later, nature performed the miracle. Kellyn Acosta received it from Chris Brady, her goalkeeper, and sent a ball to find the head of one of her teammates. But the wind blew and blew and ended up collapsing the Montreal Impact. It’s incredible the path the ball takes, which first seems to go the other way and ends up ending up in the opponent’s goal.
Source: Clarin
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