Bastian Schweinsteiger scores winner for Chicago Fire vs Montreal Impact as VAR sees player sent off for horror tackle on former Man United star
- Bastian Schweinsteiger scores only goal as Chicago Fire beat Montreal Impact
- Schweinsteiger has three goals and two assists in 23 games for Chicago Fire
- The former Manchester United star was also subject to a horror tackle in the tie
- The referee needed to use VAR system before deciding to send off Deian Boldor
Bastian Schweinsteiger scored the only goal of the match as Chicago Fire beat Montreal Impact to bring an end to a four-game losing streak and rekindle their pursuit of US Open Cup qualification.
The former Manchester United star made the breakthrough on the hour mark, first playing a lovely ball to winger Matt Polster, who beat a defender before crossing into the box for the on-running German to finish.
It was Schweinsteiger's third goal for the MLS outfit since moving from Manchester United in January and kept the Fire safely within the confines of the top six in the Eastern Conference after a spell of poor form.
Matt Polster of Chicago Fire beats his marker and crosses the ball towards the penalty spot
Bastian Schweinsteiger times his run to perfection and fires the ball into the Impact goal
The 33-year-old German runs to celebrate with his Polster after finishing the move off
And his strike was not his only involvement in the game as he was subjected to a horror tackle from Impact defender Deian Boldor, who was shown a red card for serious foul play.
With Schweinsteiger needing medical attention, the referee took the chance to use the Video Assistant Referee system. Having originally shown Boldor a yellow card for the challenge, he sent him off after watching the incident again on a pitch-side television.
Montreal Impact's Deian Boldor was originally shown a yellow card for the challenge
The referee upgraded the yellow card to a sending off after reviewing the tackle on VAR
'I think for us it was more important that we kept the ball in certain moments of the game,' said Schweinsteiger.
'We tried to be dangerous, we tried to play a little bit different than usual, and it was actually working well. When you lead 1-0 it doesn't matter when you play against 10, it's not easy, so I'm happy that we could win away and make three points.'
The 33-year-old was forced off the field in the 79th minute with tightness in his leg muscle and appeared with an ice pack strapped to his calf after the match.
Schweinsteiger has three goals and two assists to show from his 23 MLS appearances.
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