The New York Red Bulls are ready to take on Orlando City SC in the Eastern Conference Final on Saturday night in Orlando.
Head Coach Sandro Schwarz, in his debut season with RBNY, has guided the team to the penultimate match of the Audi 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs. Schwarz will make one substitution from his previous lineup, inserting Peter Stroud into the Starting XI, pairing with Daniel Edelman in the central midfield.
Stroud takes over for Felipe Carballo, who will miss the match due to injury.
This will be the first-ever playoff match between the two clubs.
New York have posted a 1-0-1 mark against Orlando this season, including a 1-0 win at Red Bull Arena on June 1. The Red Bulls have posted a 2-3-0 mark in their last five matches across all competitions in Orlando.
Captain Emil Forsberg pushes the attack, with Lewis Morgan and Dante Vanzeir leading the line. Cameron Harper gets the nod at the first whistle.
Morgan has scored in three of his last four matches in Orlando across all competitions.
Carlos Coronel starts in goal, with John Tolkin, Andrés Reyes, Sean Nealis and Dylan Nealis along the backline.
Coronel has posted 16 saves during the playoffs, which ranks second in the Audi 2024 MLS Cup Playoffs.
Cory Burke, Wiki Carmona, Ronald Donkor, Noah Eile, Dennis Gjengaar, Julian Hall, Elias Manoel and Serge Ngoma are available off the bench. Ryan Meara is the backup goalkeeper.
Kyle Duncan and Roald Mitchell remain sidelined.
Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET with coverage on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV in English and Spanish, and New York Red Bulls Radio in English via the New York Red Bulls app and NewYorkRedBulls.com.
Red Bulls Radio
Listen to every match, live, on New York Red Bulls Radio! Veteran soccer play-by-play voice Matt Harmon will handle the broadcasts alongside former MetroStars and Red Bulls standout Steve Jolley providing color commentary.
Coverage on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV begins at 7:30 p.m. ET. Steve Cangialosi will have the primary play-by-play responsibilities and will be alongside Danny Higginbotham on the English side, while Bruno Vain will have the play-by-play responsibilities and will be alongside Andres Agulla on the Spanish side.
New York Red Bulls Radio begins at 7 p.m. ET with Countdown to Kickoff, presented by Toyota, hosted by Matt Harmon and Steve Jolley.
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