New York City FC deserved to win the franchise’s first playoff game Wednesday night. They rattled Philadelphia Union defense early and capitalized on mistakes to take a 2-0 lead inside a half hour.
It was a similar start — minus an own goal — that NYC had three days later in the season finale and the Union nearly responded in a similar fashion to cut the lead in half in the 34th minute when captain Alejandro Bedoya raced into the box onto a pass from Keegan Rosenberry and found Warren Creavalle in a good spot in front of goal.