Prior to Saturday night’s fixture, the Black & Gold had already booked their ticket to the 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs. But with Orlando City and Chicago Fire placed above them in the Eastern Conference standings, they looked all but set to finish in 8th or 9th place and enter the Wild Card fixture — that is, unless they were to pull off a win and Orlando and Chicago were to drop points.

In miraculous fashion, and with the odds stacked against them, Wilfried Nancy’s side displayed once again that ‘impossible is an opinion,’ coming from behind to defeat a New York Red Bulls side that narrowly missed a playoff berth this season. The comeback win was no small feat, especially considering that the Black & Gold were missing key players in Diego Rossi, Wessam Abou Ali, and Mohamed Farsi, and had only recorded one win in their previous eight fixtures.

Andres Herrera provided a swift response to Eric Choupo-Moting’s opener in the first half and substitutes Daniel Gazdag (1 goal), Ibrahim Aliyu (1 goal), and Taha Habroune (1 assist) made all the difference in the second half, positioning the Black & Gold to leapfrog over their opponents...