Chicago
is known as the
Windy City
.
And the wind, this time, gave a small nod to the
Fire
, the franchise from the Illinois metropolis that plays in the
MLS
.
In injury time of the match against
Montreal Impact
, which had just defeated
Lionel Messi's Inter Miami
, a brutal (and heavenly) run allowed
Frank Klopas
' team to achieve an unforgettable victory in a duel that seemed completely lost.
Kellyn Acosta tried to send a cross into the pot to look for the heroic, but a violent flow of air had other plans and ended up sending the ball to the back of the goal despite the unsuccessful attempt by Canadian goalkeeper Jonathan Sirois.
THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE WINDY CITY
Stoppage-time scenes in Chicago!
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— Major League Soccer (@MLS) March 16, 2024
The game had started uphill for Chicago Fire.
Two successful penalties by former Huracán Matías Coccaro had given the advantage to Montreal Impact, which came undefeated into this match at the Soldier Field stadium.
The Swiss midfielder Maren Haile-Selassie had brought the distance closer, but the Bulgarian Dominik Yankov had once again given peace of mind to the Canadians, where the Venezuelan Josef Martínez also plays.
The 3-1 seemed irrecoverable.
But Chicago had sacred fire, living up to its name, and an unexpected wink of the wind.
Brian Gutierrez gave him a glimmer of hope with a successful penalty but there were only six minutes left.
And, of course, the discount.
And in that added time the miracle occurred.
The Belgian Hugo Cuypers scored the tie, which was already an unexpected prize when the 5 minutes of the addition had already expired.
And, 240 seconds later, nature worked the miracle.
Kellyn Acosta received from Chris Brady, his goalkeeper, and sent a ball to find the head of one of his teammates.
But the wind blew and blew and ended up collapsing Montreal Impact.
It is incredible the path that the ball takes, which first seems to go to the other side and ends up going into the rival goal.