Dante Sealy’s goal in the 51st minute allowed Montreal to pull a surprise and pick up a point on the road in a 1-1 draw against the surging Chicago Fire on Saturday night at Soldier Field.It was Sealy’s first goal in a Montreal uniform.The Fire (3-1-2), who entered having won three straight, settled for the tie but ran their unbeaten streak to five following a season-opening loss to the Columbus Crew. Montreal (0-4-2) entered not having scored a goal in its last four matches, three of which ended in defeat.On Monday, Montreal fired coach Laurent Courtois and appointed assistant Marco Donadel to interim head coach two days after a 3-0 loss to Nashville.Sealy ended the scoreless streak with a left-footed shot from the center of the box, taking a pass in the air from Luca Petrasso. Caden Clark was also credited with an assist.The Fire took a 1-0 lead when Philip Zinckernagel found the back of the net with a left-footed shot from the center of the box with assists from Andrew Gutman and Jonathan Bamba.
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