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Acosta scored from well inside his own half in one of the most dramatic endings to an MLS match to date.
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In Saturday's Major League Soccer (MLS) match against CF Montreal, Chicago Fire scored a stunning goal that was assisted by the wind and crossed the halfway line in the final minute of the game, giving the Chicago Fire a 4-3 home victory. Ta.
Chicago gained momentum in the 70th minute when Dominik Iankov increased the visiting team's lead to 3-1, but Montreal substitute Raheem Edwards received a straight red card for a violation in the penalty area and returned to the game. I was given the chance to.
Brian Gutierrez converted a penalty in the 84th minute to cut the deficit in half, and Hugo Kuipers surprised Montreal with a goal to tie the game at 3-3 in the fifth of the nine minutes.
However, the drama was not over yet. Chicago wasn't satisfied with the tie and began searching for a winner until stoppage time in the second half. With less than a minute remaining, it looked like the home side's efforts were going to be in vain when Kellyn Acosta collected the ball in his own half.
As the Fire forced players onto the pitch, the American midfielder held the ball forward, hoping for a miracle, and the windy city breeze seemed to grant him an answer. Montreal's defense could only watch in horror. Acosta's efforts – with intent to pass – turned in the air and flew over goalie Jonathan Sirois, giving Chicago its most improbable victory at 90+9 minutes.
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Acosta drove off in joy as he saw his long-range shot go into the back of the net.
“That was pretty epic, pretty crazy,” Acosta said after the game. “I had a few things to say about the match, but it was a good result so I'll accept it.''
The 28-year-old admitted his great match-clinching blow was unintentional.
“For me, it was basically getting the ball into the mixed zone and creating something,” he explained. “I once had the ball hit the back post and if I was completely transparent I would have done it again.
“This time we got lucky on St. Patrick’s Day, but the wind took it. For me, it was part of the moment I almost got mad at myself when the wind left my feet. “I was like, 'Oh no, I missed my chance.'” ” That’s when I realized, “This might be a chance.”
“He came out, it went over his head, and the rest was history.”
According to the Fire, Acosta's goal was his first with the club since joining as a free agent in February, and the most recent game-winning goal in regulation time for a regular-season Major League Soccer (MLS) game.
Chicago also became the first team in MLS history to score both the equalizing goal and the winning goal after 95 minutes, and the first team in MLS history to win a regulation match by scoring two or more goals.・Goals after the 84th minute.
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After Acosta completes his turnaround, he is mobbed by his Fire teammates.
Revivals of this magnitude are rare in the Windy City. According to the team, the last time the Fire overturned a two-run deficit and won was in August 2009 against the Colorado Rapids.
As a result, Chicago was in the win column for the first time this season, but Montreal suffered its first loss of the season.
