[6] The match was scoreless through the first half and after half-time until a formation change and substitutions by Atlanta manager Frank de Boer allowed the hosts to score.

Defender Franco Escobar finished a through ball from Ezequiel Barco with a one-time shot in the 70th minute, which gave Atlanta the 1–0 victory.

[6] Fourth-seeded Toronto FC hosted the fifth seed, D.C. United, at BMO Field in the second Eastern Conference playoffs match.

Toronto took a lead in the first half through a goalkeeping error by Bill Hamid that resulted in a successful chance for Marky Delgado, but D.C. equalized in second half stoppage time with a sequence on a Wayne Rooney corner kick that ended with a goal for Lucas Rodríguez.

[7] The Philadelphia Union hosted the New York Red Bulls on the following day and fell behind with a 3–1 halftime lead for the visitors, who took advantage of mistakes by goalkeeper Andre Blake.