Victor Wanyama watched from the bench as his side, CF Montreal, surrendered a 2-0 lead to lose 4-3 to Chicago Fire on Saturday night, a result that marked their first defeat of the current Major League Soccer campaign.Heading into the game, Chicago, the home team, were looking for their first win of the season while Montreal, who had two wins and a draw to their name already, were out to get a win that would have seen them maintain the same points as leaders Inter Miami.##NAJAVA_MECA_7959129##Montreal went 2-0 up inside the first 12 minutes of the game through a double from Matías Fernando Cóccaro, both from the spot.Marren Haille-Sellasie then halved the deficit in the eighth minute of first-half stoppage time. But in the 70th minute, Dominik Yankov restored Montreal’s two-goal advantage by making it 3-1.What followed was a dramatic end to the game with Chicago picking up a win. It started with Montreal being reduced to ten men in the 82nd minute following Raheem Edwards’ dismissal. Two minutes later, Brian Gutierrez pulled a goal back for Chicago. Hugo Cuypers then leveled the scores in the 95th minute of stoppage time. Kellyn Acosta then stole the show with a ‘windy’ winner in the 9th minute of stoppage time.The win lifts Chicago to ninth in the table with four points while Montreal drops to third with seven points. Montreal will play DC United after the international break.HOW ON EARTH? 🌬️This is how Kellyn Acosta won it for the Chicago Fire in the 99th minute 😱(via @MLS) pic.twitter.com/fxfx9dvSW6— B/R Football (@brfootball) March 16, 2024 CF Montreal coach Laurent Courtois felt his side was robbed by what he believes was questionable officiating:“22 added minutes, red card on the [Chicago] goalkeeper that isn’t given… the 3rd goal came from a corner that shouldn’t have been, their first goal was offside… You don’t know when they’re gonna check VAR or not. Something was taken away from my guys,” he said in his post-match interview.NSL: Mathare United target MCF scalp in Sunday action
