New York Red Bulls vs. Toronto FC
Audi 2017 MLS Cup Playoffs Eastern Conference Semifinal Leg One
Red Bull Arena – Harrison, N.J.
Monday, October 30, 2017 – 7 p.m. ET
FS1, FOX Deportes, TSN, New York Red Bulls Radio
#NYvTOR
Game Notes vs. Toronto FC
All-time series: New York leads 13-8-7
At Home vs. TOR: 10-2-2
Vs. TOR in Playoffs: First Meeting
HARRISON, N.J. (Oct. 27, 2017) - Sixth-seeded New York Red Bulls (14-12-8) and top-seeded Toronto FC (20-5-9) clash for the first time in the MLS Cup Playoffs on Monday. Monday’s Eastern Conference Semifinal Leg One is set to kick at 7:25 p.m. ET at Red Bull Arena and will be broadcast nationally on FS1, FOX Deportes in the United States and TSN in Canada alongside Red Bulls Radio in English and Spanish on TuneIn.
Fans are encouraged to arrive at Red Bull Arena for 7 p.m., with official kickoff set for 7:25 p.m.
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New York Red Bulls Radio goes live at 6:30 p.m. ET with triHonda Countdown to Kickoff, hosted by Matt Harmon and Steve Jolley. Ernesto Motta will have the Spanish play-by-play call for New York Red Bulls Radio and will be live at 7:10 p.m.
The Biergartern at Red Bull Arena will be open at 5 p.m. ET. Seeing Red hosted by Mark Fishkin will be live in the Biergartern from 6 to 7 p.m.
New York and Columbus became the fourth and fifth road teams in MLS history to advance in the knockout round, since its inception in 2011. Of the five road teams to advance from the knockout round, the Red Bulls are the only team in MLS history to advance twice from the knockout round as the road team, previously accomplishing the feat in 2011. (New York: 2011,2017; Houston: 2012; Montreal: 2016; Columbus: 2017)
The Red Bulls have won back-to-back road matches and improved their playoff road record to 7-13-7. Overall, New York earned their 16th playoff win and improve to 16-24-8.
New York has been thriving with Daniel Royer in the Starting XI since the formation changed. The Red Bulls are 7-2-1 with a plus-17 goal differential with Royer in the 3-3-3-1, while owning a 1-2-5 mark with a minus-1 goal differential without him.
Bradley Wright-Phillips continued his success in knockout round matches as he recorded his second game-winning goal in a knockout round match against Chicago on Wednesday. Wright-Phillips raised his career MLS playoff goal total to eight and has now scored in back-to-back playoff matches. The English striker recorded his 17th career goal in 20 career matches on a FOX network.
Following Monday’s Leg One match, New York will travel to Toronto for Leg Two on Sunday, Nov. 5 at BMO Field.
