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After a sleepy first half, both Montreal and Chicago came out of the break with newfound energy. The two Eastern Conference sides exchanged a series of punches, but after the Impact were reduced to ten men, the Fire managed to take control of the match. In the 59th minute, Bastian Schweinsteiger did his thing and tucked home a beautiful, slotted pass from Matt Polster to put Chicago up 1-0. And the outside back is taking home Man of the Match honors for his performance tonight. Polster was up and down the field, and really played well in both the attacking and defensive thirds of the pitch. The Fire really missed his presence these last few weeks, and his performance tonight proved how valuable he is to the team. Welcome back, Matt!
Now let us know how you saw it. Vote for your choice for MOTM in the poll below. The poll will be open for two days, after which we’ll publicize the results. (Note: if you’re viewing this post from AMP or Apple News, you won’t see the poll below. Feel free to tell us your pick in the comments.)
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MOTM: Fire @ Montreal, MLS Week 27
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Nemanja Nikolic
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Luis Solignac
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Michael De Leeuw
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Djorjde Mihailovic
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Juninho
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Bastian Schweinsteiger
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Patrick Doody
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Jonathan Campbell
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Johan Kappelhof
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Matt Polster
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Matt Lampson
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Drew Conner
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Brandon Vincent
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Arturo Alvarez
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