Overview
- Nicknamed Nico, Nicolás Fernández scored in first-half stoppage time and again deep into second-half stoppage time, with Alonso Martínez adding a 50th-minute goal off a Maxi Moralez assist.
- Charlotte pulled within 2-1 on Idan Toklomati’s 81st-minute finish before NYCFC sealed the result on the break in stoppage time.
- New York advances from the best-of-three first round after winning Game 1 away, dropping Game 2 on penalties, and taking Game 3 on the road.
- Next up is a single-match Eastern Conference semifinal at the Philadelphia Union, the East’s top seed, with the date and time to be determined.
- The match included a serious collision that saw NYCFC’s Andrés Perea stretchered off, with no immediate update on the severity of his injury.