Red Bulls tie 1-1 with Nashville and secure a playoff spot

By: The Associated Press Posted: 5:13 PM CST Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021 Last Modified: 5:14 PM CST Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Fábio Roberto Gomes Netto scored in the opening seconds to help the New York Red Bulls tie 1-1 with Nashville on Sunday and clinch a berth in the MLS Cup Playoffs on the final day of the regular season.

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The seventh-seeded Red Bulls (13-12-9) play at No. 2 seed Philadelphia in the first round. No. 3 seed Nashville (12-4-18) will host to sixth-seeded Orlando City.

Fábio volleyed a cross by Cristian Cásseres Jr. to himself and then beat goalkeeper Joe Willis from point-blank range to give the Red Bulls a 1-0 lead in the opening seconds.

New York Red Bulls defender Tom Edwards (7) and Nashville SC midfielder Randall Leal (8) chase down the ball in the first half of an MLS soccer match Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Hany Mukhtar responded for Nashville by blasting a free kick from just outside the area on the left side that appeared to deflect off a Red Bulls player into the net to make it 1-1 in the 37th minute.