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Bill Lee attended his first-ever pro soccer game Wednesday night at Saputo Stadium.

The former Expos pitcher — known as Spaceman — was invited to the Major League Soccer game between the Impact and Philadelphia Union by the 1642 Montreal Supporters Group, which has a different celebrity guest join them each game to ring the North Star Bell after an Impact goal.

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Lee didn’t have to wait long.

In the 19th minute, Michael Salazar got his head on a cross into the box from Chris Duvall and beat diving goalkeeper John McCarthy. Lee would get to ring the bell again in the second half after Blerim Dzemaili scored in the 51st minute to give the Impact a 2-1 victory over the Union, who got a goal from Fabrice-Jean Picault in the 43rd minute.

The Impact improved their record to 6-6-6, including 5-2-1 at home, as they kicked off the second half of the MLS season in a fight for a playoff spot. They play six of their next eight games at Saputo Stadium, with FC Dallas visiting Saturday (7:30 p.m., TVA Sports, TSN Radio 690).