Didier Drogba wasted no time announcing his return to MLS with a nifty backheel goal while Ignacio Piatti rubbed salt in the wound – scoring a winner in extra time that was identical to Kennedy Igboananike's opening goal.
What started out as a moment of optimism turned out to be fatal foreshadowing.
The Chicago Fire opened the scoring with perhaps their best team goal of the year as Kennedy Igboananike curled one around Montreal goal keeper Evan Bush from the right side of the box. It was the culmination of a beautiful breakout that included a great pass from Arturo Alvarez and another from Gilberto to set up the unexpected goal.