Welcome to Cincinnati.com's live coverage of the MLS Cup playoffs Eastern Conference first-round series between No. 3-seed FC Cincinnati (1-1-0) and No. 6-seed New York City FC (1-1-0). Today's match at TQL Stadium (4 p.m.) is the third and final game of the best-of-three series. Follow this page for live updates throughout the match.

There's not much left to discuss or analyze at this point in FC Cincinnati's first-round playoff series with New York City FC. The teams know one another inside and out, and Saturday will be their sixth head-to-head meeting in 2024 across all competitions.

Penalty kicks were needed to help NYCFC past third-seeded Cincinnati, as New York overturned a 1-0 series deficit to make it to the last eight