The New York Red Bulls were well beaten by Montreal Impact in the end. At the start of this Eastern Conference semifinal second leg, RBNY needed to score at least two goals to win the series. After the 51st minute, when Ignacio Piatti scored for L'Impact, RBNY needed to find three goals in 39 minutes. When Bradley Wright-Phillips finally found the net in the 77th, the Red Bulls needed two in 13 minutes. And when Piatti scored in the 85th, the home team needed three in five minutes.
RBNY never stopped chasing this game.