LA Galaxy and New York Red Bulls win the conference finals and reach the MLS Cup finals

LA Galaxy and New York Red Bulls reached the MLS Cup final after winning 1-0 in their respective conference finals. Next Saturday they will compete against each other in the final.

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The Eastern Conference Finals took center stage this weekend Orlando City Hosting New York Red Bulls.

It lasted until the 30th^Th The first big chance of the game presented itself in the minute and it came to the home team. Wilder Cartagena played a long ball over the goal line, which Martin Ojeda found at masterful pace and prepared it Facundo Torres It seemed like an easy chance, but his shot was saved Carlos Coronal.

A few minutes later, new York Red Bulls had the chance to take the lead when Emil Forsberg’s free kick was shot wide again and again Dante Vanzeir. Sean Nealis Then Orlando almost gave them the lead, but he missed his free throw, which allowed it Ramiro Enrique However, the striker took too long to get through to the goal and missed his chance.

The away team took the lead shortly after the start of the second half when John Tolkin’s free kick went unmarked Andres Reyes at the back post, and he nodded home from the post. The next goal became crucial and both sides looked for it, with several crosses cleared out of danger.

Orlando City continued to apply pressure as Rafael Santos’ long-range shot failed to trouble Coronel in the Red Bulls’ goal. Luis Muriel then applied for the worst shot of the season when he skied the ball from Ivan Angulo’s cross.

At this point, desperation began to break in Orlando as Torres’ tame header was easy for Coronel. New came on in the second minute of injury time York Red Bulls wanted to confirm all three points as replacements Elias Manoel broke from a Orlando City corner though Pedro Gallese was able to make one last attempt.

New York Red Bulls reached the final for the first time since 2008 when they were defeated 3-1 Columbus crew in California.

The Western Conference LA Galaxy met in the final Seattle Sounders for a spot in the MLS Cup playoffs.

In the early stages of the game, Seattle had a chance to break the stalemate when Albert Rusnak’s shot from a tight angle was parried by John McCarthy. LA’s Dejan Joveljic had the chance next, the ball landed on the edge of the box, and although his shot was poor, it forced a save Stefan Free.

It was almost 1-0 for Seattle when Albert Rusnak’s free kick from the right edge of the penalty area hit the top of the crossbar. Just before half-time, Riqui Pug decided to get involved, but his shot from distance wasn’t enough to beat Frei.

LA started the second half the same way they ended the first, this time it was like that Marky Delgado with a shot that flew well over the crossbar. Rusnak had another chance to score with 30 minutes left, but his shot was weak and rolled along the ground, allowing him to easily parry.

With five minutes to go, LA Galaxy finally made their breakthrough Western Conference Final. Puig picked up the ball in midfield and slipped through Jovelijcwhose shot from the edge of the penalty area managed to push past Frei to take the lead.

Joseph Paintsil almost tied the game in stoppage time when he capitalized on a Seattle chance, but his shot went wide. It is the first time since 2014 that LA Galaxy have reached the MLS Cup final. In this game they faced New England Revolution, with Robbie Keane scoring the winning goal in 111^Th Minute.

The 2024 Finals will take place on Saturday, December 7th at 1:00 p.m. PST.