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“Knee-Jerk Reactions” is Hudson River Blue’s series of what we were thinking throughout the match. These were our unfiltered thoughts as they played out in real time — no editing, no revisions. Just raw, pure emotion.
These were my reactions to New York City FC’s 3-1 knockout round win over the Philadelphia Union:
First Half
1’: Pretty empty crowd. That’s unfortunate
6’: Herrera has a huge role to play tonight
10’: WHAT A FINISH FROM IZZY!!! 1-0
23’: I didn’t even notice that Villa backheel. Holy sh**!
25’: VILLA VILLA VILLA! VILLA MARAVILLA! 2-0
30’: OK, I officially feel bad for Burke...
34’:That might be a penalty. Yikes!
35’: No penalty. We’re cool!
38’: Herrera is such a brute!
HT: What a half!
Second Half
50’: Not a great start to this one. We haven’t conceded, but Philly is knocking
57’: Good defense from Callens
58’: Sean “Kamikaze” Johnson
64’: Not a fan of Maxi up top.
77’: Game is ugly right now. Very ugly
78’: MAXIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!!!!
83’: Please don’t raise my anxiety, City
86’: I agree with a yellow card there. Not bad enough to be a red.
90’+3: Tinnerholm’s energy is contagious
FT: WE WON A KNOCKOUT GAME!