MLS Cup final set as LA Galaxy to host surprise package New York Red Bulls

  • Galaxy and Red Bulls reach final with Saturday wins
  • Andres Reyes powers New York to 1-0 win over Orlando
  • Dejan Joveljić lifts Los Angeles in 1-0 win over Seattle

The Los Angeles Galaxy will host the New York Red Bulls in the MLS Cup final after the pair won their conference championship games on Saturday.

The Red Bulls will have a chance to win their first MLS Cup title after a 1-0 win at Orlando City.

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MLS playoffs: LA Galaxy run riot as Orlando also make conference finals

  • LA Galaxy 6-2 Minnesota United
  • Orlando City 1-0 Atlanta United
  • Orlando will play Red Bulls; Galaxy face Sounders

Gabriel Pec, Joseph Paintsil and Dejan Joveljic each scored two goals Sunday to help the LA Galaxy beat Minnesota United to advance to the Western Conference finals.

The Galaxy, the No 2 seed in the Western Conference, will play host to the fourth-seeded Seattle Sounders for the conference title on Saturday.

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New York Red Bulls silence NYCFC to reach Eastern Conference final

  • Red Bulls beat NYCFC 2-0 to reach MLS Cup last four
  • No 7 seed will face Atlanta or Orlando in East final

Dante Vanzeir notched an assist on a first-half goal by Felipe Carballo and then scored nine minutes later, and Carlos Coronel made them stand up by posting his seventh career clean sheet against New York City FC in the New York Red Bulls’ 2-0 victory in an Eastern Conference semi-final at Citi Field on Saturday night.

The seventh-seeded Red Bulls will play the winner of Sunday’s semi-final between No 9 seed Atlanta United and fourth-seeded Orlando City for the conference championship and the right to play for the MLS Cup.

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