Upset complete!

New York City FC ’s newest Designated Player Nicolás Fernández Mercau sent the Cityzens through to a second consecutive Eastern Conference Semifinal and a date with Philadelphia Union courtesy of his superb brace on Friday night to knock off Charlotte FC with a 3-1 victory in the decisive Game 3 of their Round One Best-of-3 Series at Bank of America Stadium.

"Game plan was to bring the A game, and I think we delivered and stuck together in the tough moments, and obviously helped each other in the good moments, in the big moments," summarized goalkeeper Matt Freese .

"Some amazing offensive plays, obviously. So yeah, it was, I think, a full team win."

Clutch brace

Just as Alonso Martínez had in Game 1, Fernández Mercau provided a moment of brilliance to ope

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