The Crew scored a club-record number of goals in the regular season, but were unable to score one in their MLS Cup playoff opener.

In the first game of a best-of-three series, the Crew fell to the New York Red Bulls 1-0 at Lower.com Field.

New York scored the only goal of the game off a corner kick less than 30 minutes into to first half. Midfielder Emil Forsberg took the corner and after the ball bounced off multiple players' heads, midfielder Felipe Carbello launched a one-touch shot past goalkeeper Patrick Schulte.

Overall, the Crew took five more shots than New York, 16 compared to 11, but none were unable to score.

Red Bulls goalkeeper Carlos Coronel had eight saves, the most he's recorded since 2021.

For the first time this year, the Crew's front line was without Diego Rossi, who missed the game due to a back injury. Rossi was the club's second-leading scorer with 12 goals in the regular season.

The Crew were the only higher seed from the Eastern Conference to lose their first game, and has to defeat the Red Bulls on the road in game two to stay alive and force a game three.

Game two is scheduled for 4:40 p.m. Sunday.

(90+4') New York Red Bulls' Noah Eile shown yellow card

Following a foul against Red Bulls defender Noah Eile, he was shown a yellow card for poor sportsmanship ahead of the Crew's free kick attempt.

(84') Columbus Crew defender Andres Herrera enters game vs New York Red Bulls

Andres Herrera replaces defender Rudy Camacho in the Crew's lineup.

(83') New York Red Bulls goalkeeper Carlos Coronel makes another key save vs Columbus Crew

Crew midfielder DeJuan Jones took a close-distance shot from the right side of goalkeeper Carlos Coronel and despite the goal being fairly open, Coronel snuck a hand out to save Jones' attempt from scoring.

The ball went out of bounds following Coronel's save, giving the Crew a corner kick but the Red Bulls quickly cleared the attempt out of their box.

Columbus Crew announces attendance of 19,050 at Lower.com Field for MLS Cup opener

The Crew failed to record a sellout against the New York Red Bulls for the first game of a best-of-three series in the MLS Cup first round.

(73') Columbus Crew make additional substitutions

With their second round of substitutions, the Crew made two more changes:

• Midfielder DeJuan Jones replaces Max Arfsten

• Midfielder Dylan Chambost replaces Steven Moreira

With Chambost replacing Moreira, a defender, Sean Zawadzki moved from center midfield to the backline.

(71') New York Red Bulls goalkeeper Carlos Coronel remains in game after seeking medical attention

Red Bulls goalkeeper Carlos Coronel went down with an apparent injury, holding his right leg before New York's medical staff came out on the field to evaluate Coronel. After over a minute of medical attention, Coronel got up and remained in the game.

Coronel has recorded five saves for New York.

(64') Officials opt for no VAR review on potential New York Red Bulls handball inside box

Following a shot attempt from Cucho Hernandez, the Crew striker was quick to signal for a VAR review on what he thought was a handball against the Red Bulls defender inside the box. Despite Hernandez's protests, there was no VAR review on the play.

(59') Columbus Crew make multiple substitutions on the frontline vs New York Red Bulls

With the first substitutions of the game, Columbus made two changes:

• Forward Jacen Russell-Rowe replaces Christian Ramirez

• Forward Aziel Jackson replaces Alex Matan

(58') Columbus Crew's Max Arfsten issued a yellow card vs New York Red Bulls

Midfielder Max Arfsten was shown the Crew's first yellow card of the game with a foul against Red Bulls midfielder Cameron Harper.

(55') Columbus Crew fail to score on free kick right outside New York Red Bulls box

Following a foul against Crew forward Christian Ramirez that was charged to New York defender Andres Reyes, the Crew were awarded a free kick on the right side of the field, outside the Red Bulls' box.

Striker Cucho Hernandez took the kick and launched a shot attempt, but it would go high and to the right of the goal, out of bounds.

(51') Columbus Crew's Christian Ramirez unable to score on header attempt

From the middle of New York's box, forward Christian Ramirez had the chance to score with a header, but goalkeeper Carlos Cornel stopped the attempt before it could pass the goal line.

Columbus Crew go into halftime down 1-0 vs New York Red Bulls in MLS Cup first round, game one

A goal from Red Bulls midfielder Felipe Carballo has put the Crew down 1-0 at halftime in their first game of the MLS Cup playoffs. Here are the first half stats.

• Shots: Crew (5), New York (5)

• Shots on goal: Crew (1), New York (1)

• Goalkeeper saves: Crew (0), New York (1)

• Fouls: Crew (4), New York (5)

• Possession rate: Crew (76%), New York (24%)

(45+1') Red Bull's Daniel Edelman shown yellow card

Ahead of a Crew throw in, Red Bulls midfielder Daniel Edelman was shown the first yellow card of the game for poor sportsmanship.

(37') Red Bulls midfielder Lewis Morgan launches ball far right of Columbus Crew's goal

Inside the Crew's box, Lewis Morgan had took a shot from the left side of the field but the attempt would go too far right and out of bounds.

(34') Red Bulls goalkeeper Carlos Cornel keeps Crew striker Cucho Hernandez from scoring

Right in front of the Red Bulls' goal, Cucho Hernandez was in position to take a shot attempt, but Hernandez's chance to score was stopped when Carlos Cornel slapped the ball out of New York's box.

(25') New York Red Bulls score first, Columbus Crew fall behind 1-0

New York found the back of the net when midfielder Felipe Carballo sent the ball past goalkeeper Patrick Schulte off a corner kick.

The corner kick Carballo scored off was the second of back-to-back attempts for the Red Bulls. The first attempt, midfielder John Talkin executed the kick but defender Yevhen Cheberko cleared the ball out of the box and past the Crew's goal line.

Midfielder Emil Forsberg took the second corner, and after the ball hit off multiple players' heads, Carballo- located the ball to score with a right-footed shot.

(18') Cucho Hernandez's shot attempt goes far right

Crew striker Cucho Hernandez fought his way into the Red Bulls' box before launching a shot that would go far right of the goal. The shot was Hernandez's third of the game.

(5') Columbus Crew fail to capitalize on first corner kick vs Red Bulls

Without Diego Rossi on the gameday roster and Dylan Chambost starting the game on the bench, forward Alex Matan took the corner kick for Columbus. Matan sent a pass to midfielder Max Arfsten, but the Red Bulls kept Arfsten from getting the ball further than the top of their own box.

(3') Columbus Crew goalkeeper Patrick Schulte stops scoring attempt vs Red Bulls

Patrick Schulte's stop came off a scoring attempt from Red Bulls midfielder Cameron Harper. Harper's attempt came from the right side of the field and rolled right into the hands of Schulte.

MLS Cup playoffs: Round one, game one results

The Crew and Red Bulls are playing in the final game one of the first round from the Eastern Conference side of the MLS Cup bracket. At 8:50 p.m., Real Salt Lake and Minnesota United will face off in the final game one for the postseason.

Here are the game one results from all completed MLS Cup Eastern Conference round one matchups:

• (1) Inter Miami defeated (8) Atlanta United: 2-1

• (3) FC Cincinnati defeated (6) New York City FC: 1-0

• (4) Orlando City SC defeated (5) Charlotte FC: 2-0

Here are the game one results from all completed MLS Cup Western Conference round one matchups:

• (1) Los Angeles FC defeated (8) Vancouver Whitecaps: 2-1

• (2) Los Angeles Galaxy defeated (7) Colorado Rapids: 5-0

• (4) Seattle Sounders defeated (5) Houston Dynamo: 5-4 in PKs

Columbus Crew game one injury report vs New York Red Bulls

Prior to the game, four players were listed on the Crew's availability report for game one:

• Malte Amundsen (adductor): Out

• Taha Habroune (torso): Questionable

• Steven Moreira (ankle): Questionable

• Diego Rossi (back): Questionable

Of the questionable players, only Moreira made it to the gameday roster and is starting for Columbus. Both Habroune and Rossi after officially out for game one.

New York Red Bulls game one starting lineup vs Columbus Crew

Here is the starting 11 for New York vs Columbus:

• GK: Carlos Coronel

• DF: Dylan Nealis

• DF: Sean Nealis

• DF: Andres Reyes

• DF: John Tolkin

• MF: Felipe Carballo

• MF: Daniel Edelman

• MF: Emil Forsberg

• MF: Cameron Harper

• FW: Lewis Morgan

• FW: Dante Vanzeir

Columbus Crew without Diego Rossi for game one vs New York Red Bulls

Diego Rossi is missing from the Crew's gameday roster after being listed as questionable for game one of the best-of-three series against the Red Bulls. On the injury report, Rossi was listed as having a back injury.

Here is the starting 11 for Columbus vs New York:

• GK: Patrick Schulte

• DF: Rudy Camacho

• DF: Yevhen Cheberko

• DF: Steven Moreira

• MF: Max Arfsten

• MF: Mo Farsi

• MF: Darlington Nagbe

• MF: Sean Zawadzki

• FW: Cucho Hernandez

• FW: Alex Matan

• FW: Christian Ramirez

Who are the referees for Columbus Crew vs New York Red Bulls game one?

Here are the officials for the Crew vs New York tonight:

• Referee: Tim Ford

• Assistant Referee 1: Logan Brown

• Assistant Referee 2: Matthew Nelson

• Fourth Official: Fotis Bazakos

• VAR: Greg Dopka

• Assistant VAR: Joshua Patlak

Columbus Crew overall record vs New York Red Bulls

The Crew are 40-37-13 overall against New York Red Bulls. In the postseason, Columbus is 6-2 against the Red Bulls.

How to listen to Columbus Crew vs New York Red Bulls MLS Cup first round radio broadcast

The Crew vs. New York English-speaking radio broadcast will be on Alt 105.7 FM and available via the iHeartRadio app. Chris Doran will be on the call.

The Spanish radio broadcast can be found on La Grande 102.5 FM and the La Grande radio app with Juan Valladares doing play-by-play.

Columbus Crew vs New York Red Bulls: MLS Cup first round television, streaming information

The Crew-New York match will be televised on Fox Sports 1 in addition to being streaming on Apple TV via MLS Season Pass. MLS Season Pass is available for the playoffs with a free Apple TV login. Here are the broadcast teams for tonight:

• English broadcast (Fox Sports 1): Josh Eastern (play-by-play), Tony Meola (analyst)

• English broadcast (Apple TV): Steve Cangialosi (play-by-play), Danny Higginbotham (analyst)

• Spanish broadcast (Apple TV): Alejandro Figueredo (play-by-play), Eduardo Biscayart (analyst)

When is game one of MLS Cup first round between Columbus Crew vs New York Red Bulls?

Kickoff: 6:55 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 29 at Lower.com Field.

bmackay@dispatch.com

@brimackay15

Get more Columbus Crew content by listening to our podcast

This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Columbus Crew vs. NY Red Bulls: MLS Cup Playoffs first-round updates