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The Chicago Fire were in a must-win situation this past weekend against
D.C. United. Late into the match, Fire defender Gonzalo Segares hooked a leg
around D.C. United’s Sergio Aguero in the box and the whistle sounded. After a hard fought game failing to
yield a goal on either side, the Chicago Fire gave a penalty kick to MLS
leading goal scorer, Dwayne De Rosario.
The United midfielder confidently buried the ball into the net, putting
D.C. up 1-0 with only stoppage time left.
Desperate for a goal, the Fire drove up the pitch into United
territory. A cross from Patrick
Nyarko found Gonzalo Segares who in turn shuffled the ball to a waiting Sebastián Grazzini at the top of the box. He slotted the ball into the goal,
leaving the keeper frozen on his feet.
The Fire were not satisfied, however, with a 1-1 draw.
In the final
minute of stoppage time, Segares received a lobbed through ball from teammate
Orr Barouch and slid the ball across the mouth of the goal where Diego Chaves
nailed the final goal of the game into the net. The Fire had won in dramatic fashion, 2-1 on United turf.
By: Matt Sinacore
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