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Here’s what else we learned in the Windy City:

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IN A LAND VAR, VAR, AWAY

For those who are counting — and that’s pretty much every Whitecaps fan now — that’s four penalty kicks in six games this season, an unprecedented number in MLS history.

In the 81st minute, and with the Whitecaps weathering a withering Chicago bout of possession, Fire forward Aleksandar Katai kicked a quasi-bicycle kick right into the arm of Doneil Henry. Referee Jair Marrufo, who had a direct line of sight on the play, didn’t make the initial call, and play continued.

But three minutes later, the call went to video assistant referee (VAR), and Marrufo adjudged he’d made a clear and obvious mistake. Nikolic put a powerful, non-panenka shot into the back of the net to rescue the Fire.

“In this league, a point away from home is a good result,” said right back Scott Sutter. “But after the game, after the penalty decision … you definitely come away from that draw a bit disappointed.

“We just need a little bit of luck, and we haven’t been getting it.”

Vancouver was out-possessed 60-40, but that stat was even more heavily skewed after the Whitecaps scored — around 78 per cent for Chicago — as the Fire pushed hard for an equalizer. The clearance rate — 36-4 for Vancouver — shows just how much under siege the Caps were.

“Credit to Chicago. It’s a good team,” said Dos Santos. “They put a lot of pressure on us. But we were able to defend very well in our box.”

REYN MAN

Reyna has been a ghost of his former self this season. He had just a single shot on goal and one assist coming into the game, a year after leading the team in assists with 11.