Jakob Glesnes scored late in extra time and seeded 2 Philadelphia Union live longer than the seventh seed New York Red Bulls 1-0 in Round One of Saturday’s MLS Cup playoffs in Chester, Pa.
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In a tight, low-scoring situation expected between two of the Eastern Conference’s best defensive teams, it looks likely the game will head to a penalty shootout.
But when the Red Bulls failed to clear the ball, it beat Glesnes, who positioned himself just outside the box and fired his shot high past goalkeeper Carlos Coronel and into the corner of the net in the 123rd minute of the game. . Competition.
No wonder scores are highly rated in this competition. New York’s 33 goals conceded in the regular season are the fewest in the MLS. Philadelphia, meanwhile, only allows 35. Union and Red Bulls meet three times in the regular season, for a total of five goals.
New York had a couple of chances to hit back hard early in extra time – both from Patryk Klimala.
Alone from the right, Klimala missed the left post after 94 minutes. Seconds later, his next attack was blocked by the Union keeper. Andre Blake – New York’s first shot at the target of the match.
Sergio Santos nearly gave Philadelphia the lead in the second half of extra time when his well-timed, well-timed attack was abruptly halted by Coronel. Soon after, New York’s Kyle Duncan scored in the far corner on his shot.
These sides combined for 17 shots in normal time, with the Union scoring the only shot on target. But, it’s a golden opportunity from Alvas Powell, whose blatant attack was saved by Coronel in the first half.
Philadelphia stepped up the pressure around the second half of the second half. 82 minutes, Santos approached and created for teammates Kacper Przybylko for a good chance, but Union’s top scorer sent the ball high over the goal.
Santos repeatedly had an extra chance of his own in the weakest seconds of regular time, but his shot fell into the hands of a standing Coronel.
Philadelphia goes through to the semi-finals with the winner of Tuesday’s match between the 3rd seed Nashville SC and number 6 City of Orlando SC.
