Winner 5-3 in the penalty session after a 2-2 draw after extra time, New York will face Philadelphia in the conference final on Sunday in an attempt to secure a place in the MLS final against Salt Lake City or Portland – the two finalists from the West will face off on Saturday.
Leading 2-1 in the 109th minute thanks to a goal from Argentina’s Valentin Castellanos, the New Yorkers nevertheless saw their opponents return to 2-2 in the last moments of extra time thanks to the Canadian Tajon Buchanan, a few minutes after the expulsion for a second yellow card from … Castellanos, who will therefore miss the conference final on Sunday.
And in the penalty shootout, it was New York goalkeeper Sean Johson who stood out, stopping the shot by Pole Adam Buksa to give his team a decisive advantage.
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