New York City FC won their first Major League Soccer title with a 4-2 penalty shootout triumph over the Portland Timber following a 1-1 draw in Saturday's MLS Cup final.
Sean Johnson made two penalty saves before Alex Callens scored the decisive kick from the spot to give the seven-year-old side their second post-season shootout win after also triumphing over the New England Revolution in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
Callens also scored the final penalty against New England. This time, the visitors triumphed for the third time on the road en route to their first major trophy. Just as then, he struck a powerful kick down the middle as goalkeeper Steve Clark dived to his left.
Valentin Castellanos scored his third playoff goal before halftime for NYCFC, becoming the second MLS Golden Boot winner to score in an MLS Cup final after Atlanta's Josef Martinez did so in 2018, also against Portland.
Felipe Mora, the Timbers' regular season top-scorer with 11 goals, equalised in the 94th minute with his second of the playoffs to force extra-time and eventually penalties, where New York prevailed to become MLS champions.
