HARRISON, N.J. – The Red Bulls will host Toronto FC at Red Bull Arena in the first leg of their Eastern Conference semifinal series Monday night.

The match will kick off at 7 p.m. (FS1, Fox Deportes, TSN Canada).

The second leg of the Major League Soccer playoff series is set for BMO Field in Toronto Sunday, although no time has been announced.

The Red Bulls advanced to the conference semifinals, recording a 4-0 win at the Chicago Fire 4-0 in a knockout-round match at Toyota Park Wednesday night.

They are competing in the playoffs for the eighth successive season, the third-longest streak in MLS history, and the longest active streak amongst major professional teams in the New York metro area.

New York and Toronto met twice during the regular season, with the Red Bulls earning a 1-1 draw at Red Bull Arena before falling in Toronto, 4-2, in September.

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.