"The penalty kicks were in front of a packed City supporters' section at Yankee Stadium, and substitute Agustin Ojeda saw his spotkick saved by Kristijan Kahlina in the eighth round of the penalty shootout to level the best-of-three series at 1-1. Matthew Freese saved Ashley Westwood's effort in the second round of the shootout, causing Yankee Stadium to erupt, and Aidan O'Neill buried the following penalty to put NYCFC up."
"However, substitute Julian Fernandez saw his shot, and City's fourth, skim off the left post to level the shootout again. The Argentine was welcomed back to the halfway line by captain Thiago Martins and Justin Haak, who scored NYCFC's third and fifth spotkicks, respectively. Nathan Byrne sent Freese the wrong way in the last round of the shootout to give Charlotte the lead, and Ojeda put his at a good height for Kahlina to save."
Charlotte FC advanced after winning a penalty shootout 7-6 following a 0-0 draw in regulation at Yankee Stadium. New York City FC had won the first match 1-0 in North Carolina via Alonso Martinez's 18th goal, forcing the decisive shootout. The shootout featured crucial saves by Charlotte goalkeeper Kristijan Kahlina, including an eighth-round stop on Agustin Ojeda, while New York's Matthew Freese saved Ashley Westwood's second-round attempt. Julian Fernandez hit the post for New York before Nathan Byrne converted the final kick to give Charlotte the advantage. Pascal Jansen named an unchanged lineup with Justin Haak operating as a hybrid defender-midfielder.
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