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Will New York Red Bulls ensure they’ll be playing next weekend’s first round play-off match on home turf?
Last weekend, despite leading in the 89th minute, RBNY were beaten 2-1 by Columbus Crew.
Derrick Etienne Jr. coming off the bench to haunt the side he made 131 appearances for at senior and youth level.
Despite that set back, Gerhard Struber’s team remain fourth in the east and are guaranteed a post-season spot.
For the Red Bulls to remain there, they just need a point, while a victory would give them a shot at overtaking NYCFC into third.
Expansion club Charlotte FC meanwhile are in terrific form, but it won’t be enough to see them sneak into the play-offs.
Daniel Ríos scoring all four in North Carolina, becoming the first player ever to score 4+ while playing for an expansion club.
That made it three victories in a row for Christian Lattanzio’s team who were unable to keep that streak going on Wednesday.
Andre Shinyashiki’s 94th minute equaliser snatched a 2-2 draw at home to Columbus Crew, but this was not enough to keep Charlotte’s post-season hopes alive.
Nevertheless, given that this is their first-ever season, and that they were forced to sack Miguel Ángel Ramírez in May, for Charlotte to be ninth is no small feat.
Will Queen City sign off with a victory at Red Bull Arena, a venue they beat NYCFC at less than two months ago?
