HARRSION, N.J. (March 21, 2026) \u2013\u00a0Red Bull New York II (2-0-1, 7 pts) to host Philadelphia Union II (2-1-0, 6 pts) for a 2025 MLS NEXT Pro Playoffs Eastern Conference Final rematch at MSU Soccer Park on Sunday, March 22. Kickoff is set for 5 pm ET with coverage available on OneFootball and MLSNEXTPro.com.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Dominik Wohlert and New York are off to a strong start to their 2026 MLS NEXT Pro campaign going unbeaten in their first three matches. Wohlert is the first Head Coach in club history to go unbeaten in his first three matches.<\/p>\n
\u00a0The side is coming off a 1-1 draw against NYCFC II at Belson Stadium on March 14. NYCFC II opened the scoring early with a fifth minute goal off a counterattack from forward Seymour Reid. However Red Bulls II responded in the 21st\u00a0minute when midfielder\u00a0Rafael Mosquera\u00a0smashed a left footed shot from the top of the box into the top left corner of the net. The match would stay level at one after 90 minutes and New York went on to fall 4-5 in the penalty kick shootout.<\/p>\n
Philadelphia have yet to be held scoreless through their first three matches of the season however they are coming off a 1-2 loss to new MLS NEXT Pro expansion side CT United on March 15 at Subaru Park. Union II took the lead in the 42nd\u00a0minute when forward Malik Jakupovic faked a shot and then laced an attempt into the bottom right corner of the net. Connecticut equalized in the 57th\u00a0minute, and Philadelphia midfielder Oscar Benitez Cobo was given a red card in the 61st\u00a0minute. The visitors scored the match winner in the 86th\u00a0minute to hand Union II a 1-2 loss.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Through eight all time MLS NEXT Pro matchups, Philadelphia hold the advantage with a 4-2-2 mark. However, New York are unbeaten in their last four matches across all competitions against the side.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The two clubs last met in the 2025 MLS NEXT Pro Playoffs Eastern Conference Final at Sports Illustrated Stadium on November 1, 2025. Union II took the early advantage in the 38th\u00a0minute when Edward Davis played a ball across the six-yard box to forward Sta Korzeniowski who placed a one-time shot into the top left corner of the net. New York responded in the 71st\u00a0minute when defender\u00a0Matthew Dos Santos\u00a0crossed the ball into the box to forward\u00a0Roald Mitchell\u00a0who brought the ball down and struck a shot into the back of the net. Red Bulls II found the matchwinner in the 83rd\u00a0minute when midfielder\u00a0Adri Mehmeti\u00a0played an over the top through ball to Mitchell who laced a right footed shot into the top right corner of the net to secure a 2-1 victory.<\/p>\n
New York forward\u00a0Mijahir Jimenez\u00a0leads the active roster in goals scored against Philadelphia in MLS NEXT Pro play with two. He scored both goals in a 2-0 victory against Union II on August 12 at MSU Soccer Park and was named MLS NEXT Pro Player of Matchweek 22.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Following Sunday\u2019s match, New York will travel to Beirne Stadium to face New England Revolution II on Sunday, March 29. Kickoff is set for 2 p.m. ET with coverage available on OneFootball and MLSNEXTPro.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HARRSION, N.J. (March 21, 2026) \u2013\u00a0Red Bull New York II (2-0-1, 7 pts) to host Philadelphia Union II…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":144738,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[4858,15007,69,71,70],"class_list":["post-144737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-mls-next-pro","tag-new-york-red-bulls-ii","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144737","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=144737"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144737\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/144738"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=144737"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=144737"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=144737"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}