Following Monday's Game One win for FC Cincinnati, another victory would see the club reach the Eastern Conference semifinal round of the playoffs for the third consecutive year. NYCFC will attempt to force the series back to TQL Stadium in Cincinnati for a decisive Game Three.

New York City FC (NYCFC) players and staff hope that the club's return to Citi Field for the first time in more than two months will be a source of inspiration for the club ahead of the first round of the MLS Cup post-season play-offs against Cincinnati.

Instead, Santiago Rodríguez scored a third and final goal for New York City FC in a penalty kick in the seventh minute of stoppage time during the second half, cementing the team's victory in front of a friendly New York audience.