They did it in dramatic fashion, a very late goal off a Kaku corner with an assist from fellow Long Islander and St. John's Men's Soccer alum, Tim Parker, his first of the year, 4th overall, to his back line mate, Aaron Long. The goal put Long as the #1 scoring defender in team lore. The also had some help from their frenemies, FC Dallas who beat Miami 2-1. At this time RBNY are 6th and as #'s 1-6 do not have a play in game, they control that part of their destiny, though not an easy task with NYCFC & TFC too close out the regular season.
The team is in the playoffs for the 21st time, only missing out on the second season but 4x in league history. Their 11 straight playoffs is the 2nd both in history and active to MLS Cup winning Seattle with a dozen in a row. This game was the 5th shut out on the year for them, Meara had a pair of saves. The 16 goals over the last 9 games lay in start contrast to the 9 goals over the first 12 . They have now struck in 9 consecutive games, a great 7-1-3 when netting first.