FC Cincinnati and New York City FC couldn't decide a winner after neither side scored over 90 minutes, but Matt Freese moved NYCFC on to the MLS conference semifinal after making three saves in the penalty shootout in which NYCFC had a 6-5 edge on Saturday night in Cincinnati.

New York City FC will now go on to face another New York City team, the New York Red Bulls. Earlier this week, Ohio's other MLS team, the Columbus Crew, was eliminated from the cup by the New York Red Bulls. The Columbus Crew were the defending MLS Cup champions.

Welcome to Cincinnati.com's live coverage of the MLS Cup playoffs Eastern Conference first-round series between No. 3-seed FC Cincinnati (1-1-0) and No. 6-seed New York City FC (1-1-0). Today's match at TQL Stadium (4 p.m.) is the third and final game of the best-of-three series. Follow this page for live updates throughout the match.