Maxi Moralez opened the scoring in the 27th minute and New York City FC beat the No. 1 seed Philadelphia Union 1-0 on Sunday night to win the Eastern Conference semifinals.

New York City goalkeeper Matt Freese had five saves. including from a first-touch shot by Frankie Westfield from point-blank range in the 74th minute.

Philadelphia, which won the 2025 Supporters' Shield, lost at Subaru Park for just the second time this season.

No. 5 seed NYCFC plays third-seeded Miami in the conference finals at Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Nov. 29.

On the counter-attack, Moralez perfectly timed his run onto a ball played ahead by Nicolás Fernández and beat goalkeeper Andre Blake with a first-time shot from the center of the area that slipped inside the left post.

Blake had two saves, which included a diving stop of a shot by Fernández from beyond midfield in the 55th minute. Blake appeared to have injured his hamstring on the play and was replaced by Andrew Rick in the 60th.

The Union outshot NYCFC 9-3 in the first half and 20-6 overall.