New York Red Bulls 1-0 Columbus Crew (agg: 1-2)Crew will play Portland Timbers in MLS Cup finalThe Columbus Crew survived a dramatic late surge from the New York Red Bulls to secure a 2-1 aggregate win, the Eastern Conference Championship and a place in the MLS Cup for the first time since 2008.After a pulsating encounter, an Anatole Abang header with 90 seconds of stoppage time left gave the New York Red Bulls hope, before Bradley Wright-Phillips came inches away from forcing extra time when his flicked header bounced agonisingly off the post just before the final whistle.