Schweinsteiger's late goal lifts Fire to 3-2 win over Impact

Posted August 10, 2019 7:00 am

The Associated Press

BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. (AP) - Sebastian Schweinsteiger scored in the 88th minute to help the Chicago Fire beat the Montreal Impact 3-2 on Saturday night.

Schweinsteiger slipped a header, off a corner kick from Djordje Mihailovic, inside the post to cap the scoring.

The Fire (7-10-9) have won two games in a row for the first time since beating the New England Revolution 5-0 on May 8 and Minnesota United 2-0 on May 11.

Dax McCarty first-timed a pass from Schweinsteiger in the ninth minute and Nemanja Nikolic scored in the 19th to give Chicago a 2-0 lead. Francisco Calvo stole a pass near midfield and played a through ball to Aleksandar Katai, who crossed it to Nikolic for the side-footed finish from point-blank range.

Saphir TaÃƒ¯der converted from the spot in the 34th minute and Bacary Sagna scored his first goal of the season to tie it in the 76th. Jorge Corrales took a corner kick from Maximiliano Urruti and lobbed a cross toward the far post where Sagna headed home the finish.

The Impact (10-13-3) have lost six of their last seven games.

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