Fourth Place RBNY played third place NYCFC to a 3-2 loss. An early goal by David Villa was matched by Bradley-Wright Phillips’s 41st-minute goal. A hard-fought match saw a Daniel Royer injury which caused him to be pulled from the game. Eventually, another goal by BWP in the 64th-minute was no match for David Villa and NYCFC. Villa notched two more goals for a hat trick, one being a penalty.
First Half
The New York Red Bulls were sluggish out of the gate. Limited opportunities on goal reflected RBNY’s defensive woes. With only three shots on, goal NYCFC kept RBNY busy in their defensive third.