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Battle of the Best: Winners and losers as Union take down 2021 MLS Cup champions NYCFC to book Hollywood clash with LAFC

Two minutes, two goals, and one trip to MLS Cup final.

Echoes of DOOP will go long into the night in Philadelphia on Sunday night, and they'll probably ring out right until next week. After years of suffering and a 2021 campaign where they were oh so close, the Union are one game away.

The Union, the top seed in the Eastern Conference, took down NYCFC 3-1 on Sunday night to book a date with LAFC. As a result, the two best teams in MLS will face off for MLS Cup. What a game that will be.

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For a few minutes, it looked like that matchup wouldn't come to be. NYCFC opened the scoring in the 57th minute through a goal from Maxi Moralez, Mr. NYCFC, who gave the 2021 champions a lead at Subaru Park.

But then came the blitz. Julian Carranza and Daniel Gazdag scored two in two minutes before Corey Burke added one more later. And so the DOOP chants rang out continuously as the Union moved one step closer to history.