NYCFC earn win at Charlotte to begin Round 1 series

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Alonso Martinez scored a wonderful individual goal in the 34th minute and visiting New York City FC earned a 1-0 victory over Charlotte FC on Tuesday night in the opener of their Round One MLS Cup Playoff series.

Martinez's second-career playoff goal helped NYCFC, the Eastern Conference fifth seed, become the first away side to win in any of the league's first seven b