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Chicago Fire play CF Montreal to a scoreless draw after Chris Brady’s career-high 7th shutout

By Associated Press Staff
Associated Press
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CF Montreal's Ariel Lassiter reacts after missing a shot on the net of Chicago Fire's Chris Brady during the second half on Sept. 16, 2023.

CF Montreal's Ariel Lassiter reacts after missing a shot on the net of Chicago Fire's Chris Brady during the second half on Sept. 16, 2023. (Peter Mccabe/AP)

MONTREAL — Chris Brady made four saves, including several stops late, for his career-high seventh shutout of the season and the Chicago Fire played CF Montreal to a scoreless draw on Saturday night.

The draw was Jonathan Sirois’ 11th clean sheet, breaking the Montreal record set by Evan Bush in the 2018 season.

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Chicago (8-11-9) remains 10th in the Eastern Conference standings, two points below the playoff line with six regular-season matches left. The Fire went unbeaten in both regular-season matches against Montreal, previously beating the Canadian club 3-0 on July 12.

Montreal (11-14-3) entered having won eight of its last 10 home matches against the Fire.

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Chicago striker Kei Kamara played in his 416th career MLS match, ranking fourth on the league’s appearance list.

Chicago heads to Ohio for a road match against the Columbus Crew on Wednesday. Montreal hosts Cincinnati on Wednesday.

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