Dante Vanzeir notched an assist on a first-half goal by Felipe Carballo and then scored nine minutes later, and Carlos Coronel made them stand up by posting his seventh career clean sheet against New York City FC in the New York Red Bulls' 2-0 victory in an Eastern Conference semifinal at Citi Field on Saturday night.

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The New York Red Bulls struck twice early in their MLS Eastern Conference semi-final to defeat local rivals New York City 2-0 on Saturday.

The New York Red Bulls struck twice early in their MLS Eastern Conference semi-final to defeat local rivals New York City 2-0 on Saturday while Western Conference top seed Los

The goals sealed the Red Bulls’ progress into the Eastern Conference final, where they will play one of Atlanta United or Orlando City. They also gave them local bragging rights and a win in the first-ever Hudson River Derby in the MLS Cup Playoffs.

BOTTOM LINE: A game after shutting out Cincinnati 0-0, New York City FC plays the New York Red Bulls. NYCFC is 14-7-8 in conference matchups. NYCFC is 7-2-2 when it scores two goals. The Red Bulls are 11-9-8 against Eastern Conference opponents. The Red Bulls rank sixth in the Eastern Conference with 55 goals led by Lewis Morgan with 13.

The Red Bulls sounded like a team that was ready to collect some apologies. After being doubted going into the playoffs, and facing questions going into their conference semifinal against rival New York City FC — a first in the history of the Hudson River Derby — they picked up a 2-0 win at Citi Field to punch their ticket to the Eastern Conference final for the first time since 2018.