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New York Red Bulls snatch victory in a tight match against Orlando City SC in the MLS Cup Conference Finals. The game, played at Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando, Florida, ended with a 1-0 scoreline in favor of the Red Bulls. Despite Orlando City SC dominating possession (60%), the Red Bulls proved more clinical in attack. The only goal of the game arrived in the 48th minute, thanks to a strike from Aaron Reyes, assisted by John Tolkin. The match was a hard-fought encounter, with a total of 28 fouls committed (19 by the Red Bulls and 9 by Orlando City SC). Both teams saw their players cautioned; two yellows for New York (Reyes and Nealis) and one for Orlando (Schlegel). Despite their possession advantage and superior shot count, Orlando City couldn’t break down the Red Bulls’ resolute defense, who secured the win with a single goal and a strong defensive display.
Substitutions orlando city sc: at minute 61 D. McGuire came in and R. Enrique went out., at minute 61 L. Muriel came in and D. D. Thorhallsson went out., at minute 71 N. Lodeiro came in and W. Cartagena went out., at minute 88 J. Lynn came in and C. Araujo went out., at minute 88 K. Smith came in and I. Angulo went out.
Substitutions new york red bulls: at minute 70 N. Eile came in and A. Reyes went out., at minute 70 W. Carmona came in and D. Vanzeir went out., at minute 85 R. Donkor came in and C. Harper went out., at minute 85 Elias Manoel came in and E. Forsberg went out., at minute 90 C. Burke came in and L. Morgan went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Orlando City SC
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