Let's try this again.
It was the Hempstead Heartbreaker.
Twelve months ago, a heavily rotated New York City FC team flew out to a 2-0 lead on the road at the plainly mid-tier college lacrosse stadium that houses the easily forgotten New York Cosmos. Kwadwo Poku had scored the first competitive brace in the Blues' brief history. Not only did Jason Kreis's team appear poised to earn its first-ever win in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, but it was set to do so without the services of David Villa, who earned himself a rest on the night thanks to a crowded league schedule.