The Philadelphia Union played Eastern Conference rivals, the New York Red Bulls, on Sunday afternoon, hoping to secure as high a seed as possible with New York City FC within striking range. However, it was the Red Bulls than ran out the victors with a hard-earned 1-0 win.
A controversial VAR penalty thanks to a handball eventually handed the Red Bulls a second-half goal on behalf of Kaku. Allied with a trusty defence and the ever-reliable Luis Robles, it was enough for the three points.
Here are three things we learned from the Red Bulls’ 1-0 win over the Union.