The Rochester Rhinos battled back twice to draw level with a Steevan dos Santos brace on the road in the playoffs and force extra time. Wal Fall scored in extra time to give the Rhinos their first lead of the game before the referee awarded a dubious penalty late in the game to allow Red Bulls II to push the match to a shootout. Dos Santos missed his penalty and all five shooters converted for New York to move on to host the Eastern Conference Final next weekend.
Even though Derrick Etienne, Jr., was called up to the Haiti national team this week, he was available for selection after Hurricane Matthew forced the postponement of Haiti's game.