COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Felipe Carballo scored his first goal with New York in the 25th minute and the Red Bulls beat the Columbus Crew 1-0 on Tuesday night in the opening match of the best-of-three series.

New York won a road game during the MLS Cup playoffs for the first time since 2017. It was also the Red Bulls’ first postseason win in Columbus after four straight losses.

Carballo volleyed home a Dylan Nealis header from a corner kick.

New York’s leading scorer, Lewis Morgan, nearly doubled the lead in the 37th when he sent a counterattacking shot just wide of the far post. Morgan also had a one-on-one chance in the 67th, when he beat goalkeeper Patrick Schulte, but couldn’t get a shot off.

new york goalie Carlos Coronel made a great save of DeJuan Jones’ point-blank shot in the 83rd. Coronel is the first New York goaltender to record at least eight saves in a postseason game since Ryan Meara (8) against the Crew in 2020.

The Red Bulls will host Columbus on Sunday.

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