VIDEO: Great shot to the gallows! Xherdan Shaqiri beats the Montreal goalie and the defense with this beautiful shot

The Chicago Fire won their last match against Montreal 3:0 in the first half. Xherdan Shaqiri closed the scoring in the 33rd minute.

An important win like salt – that’s how the result of the last match between Chicago Fire and Montreal can be interpreted.

Chicago is currently eighth in the Eastern Conference table with 29 points, holding the last playoff spot. A few hours ago they beat the club they needed to keep behind, namely Montreal.

Brian Gutierrez started everything in the ninth minute, opening the scoring. Two minutes later, the home team was up by two goals.

This time it was Maren Haile-Selassie, who was assisted by Swiss Shaqiri for Chicago’s second goal.

And in the 33rd minute it was 3:0. This time the authors of the second goal just switched their roles. Shaqiri stood up to a free direct kick, passed to Haile-Selassie, who knocked the ball back to him and then curled his shot into the top corner of the net past goalkeeper Jonathan Sirois.

A beautiful shot that only completed the scoring after half an hour of play. You can watch the whole moment in the video below.

The thirty-one-year-old Swiss midfielder has already played 17 games for Chicago this season, recording three goals and four assists. Last year, he accumulated 19 points (7+12) in 29 games.

Chicago has been on a decent upswing lately, winning four of its last five games. They have a three-point lead over tenth-placed Montreal, one point behind eighth-placed D.C. United.

Sources: MLS, Chicago Fire