Chicago Fire vs Montreal Impact

Chicago
3- 1
Montreal
SATURDAY, SEP 15 8:30PM EDT Toyota Park
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Highlights

20' MTL - Di Vaio opens the scoring for the Impact (0-1)

34' CHI - MacDonald equalizes for the Fire (1-1)

61' CHI - Alex gives the Fire the lead (2-1)

80' CHI - Fernandez gets the insurance goal for Chicago (3-1)

Starting lineups

MTL - Perkins; Camara, Rivas, Nesta, Ferrari; Warner, Bernier; Arnaud (C), Felipe, Nyassi; Di Vaio
Subs: Bush; Iapichino, Brovsky; Ubiparipovic, Mapp, Neagle; Wenger

CHI - Johnson; Anibaba, Friedrich, Berry, Segares; Nyarko, Pause (C), Alex, Fernandez; Rolfe, MacDonald.
Subs: Tornaghi, Gargan, Jumper, Bone, Thompson, Videira, Oduro

A crucial game in Chicago

Chicago Fire - Montreal Impact
Sunday, September 15, 8:30pm ET
Toyota Park, Chicago
Broadcast: TVA Sports
Also available on: illico web, illico mobileMLS Live

 

With only five games to play in the regular season, the Montreal Impact (12-14-3) will continue to fight for a playoff spot as it visits the Chicago Fire (14-8-5) on Saturday, at 8:30pm (ET), at Toyota Park in Bridgeview Illinois. The game will be broadcast live on TVA sports and is available on illico web, illico mobile and MLS Live.

The Impact currently sits in 7th spot with 39 points, three points only from a playoff spot. Chicago is second in the Eastern conference with 47 points. The Fire is 5-1 in its last six games, and has won its last five games at home, with a record of 9-2-2 overall at Toyota Park.

This will be the second and final matchup of the season between these two clubs. The Impact played the Fire way back on March 27 in its home opener at Olympic Stadium. Impact captain Davy Arnaud scored the club’s first ever goal in MLS, while Dominic Oduro equalized for the Fire.

READ: Match preview        Download Game Notes (PDF)

WATCH: Believing in playoffs

Impact news

Nyassi set to return to starting lineup

No one has made an impact off the bench for Montreal this season quite like Sanna Nyassi. This Saturday, though, for the first time in two months, he will likely get the chance to make one right from the start.

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Intensity remains high

Decreasing the tempo during a two-week break? Not a chance, according to Montreal Impact head coach Jesse Marsch.

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Fire news

WATCH: Chicago preview

Chris Rolfe and Austin Berry preview this Saturday's match-up against Montreal.

Tactical Preview: Montreal Home

Montreal is still fighting to sneak into the MLS Cup Playoffs but the Fire haven't lost to an Eastern Conference foe at home for over two years.

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