New York Red Bulls striker Dante Vanzeir has always likened the synopsis of his job, which is scoring goals, to that of a ketchup bottle. "Sometimes you have to shake it, and it doesn't come out," Vanzeir said.

And now have handled another one of the Eastern Conference’s tougher teams in NYCFC. “I think we’ve grown as a team, and of course, in the season,” said Vanzeir, who went through a turnaround himself after being snakebitten during the season.