BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. – Veljko Paunovic called for his players to show more maturity after watching the Chicago Fire squander a second half lead before falling 2-1 Saturday, to a stoppage-time winner from early Eastern Conference leaders the Montreal Impact.
The Fire (1-2-3, 6 points) took a first-half lead through a Kennedy Igboananike wonderstrike in the 29th minute, but the 50th minute introduction of Didier Drogba turned the tide in the visitors’ favor, and goals from the Ivorian and Ignacio Piatti saw the Impact (4-0-2, 12 points) take all the points in front of an announced attendance of 14,509 at a sun-drenched Toyota Park.