The first match of the Major League Soccer Conference semi-finals week saw the number one seed in the East, New York City FC, take on 2017 MLS Cup Champions Toronto FC. There would be a shock at Citi Field as a double from Alejandro Pozuelo downed the Sky Blues and send the Canadian side through.
Toronto’s opponents in both the 2016 and 2017 MLS Cup finals, the Seattle Sounders, also made it through to the Conference Finals on Wednesday night. They shutout Real Salt Lake with goals from Nicolas Lodeiro and Raul Ruidiaz sending the Rave Green through to the last four.