BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (Aug. 10, 2019) – Moving within three points of a playoff position, the Chicago Fire (7-10-9, 30 points) received a late game-winning goal from defender Bastian Schweinsteiger to beat Montreal Impact (10-13-3, 33 points) 3-2 on Saturday night at SeatGeek Stadium. With the victory, the Fire improved its home record to 6-2-6 and extended its unbeaten run to three games (2-0-1) in league play.
The Men in Red opened the match by racing out to a two goal lead within the first 20 minutes, receiving goals from midfielder Dax McCarty and forward Nemanja Nikoliu0107 early in the first half.