Cosmos Extend Lead Atop Fall Season And Combined Standings

Photo credit: Rob Kinnan/Carolina RailHawks

New York scored two goals in a one-minute span midway through the second half and defeated the Carolina RailHawks, 2-0, at WakeMed Soccer Park on Wednesday night. With the win, the Cosmos extended their leads in both the Fall Season and Combined Standings.

Carolina (5W-4D-7L, 19 points Fall; 9-6-11, 33 Combined) had the best chance of the first half, even though New York (10-4-3, 34 Fall; 16-4-7, 52 Combined) carried the majority of the play. Matt Watson stretched, but could not reach James Marcelin’s cross in the 34th minute with an open goal in front of him. Early in the second half, a shot by New York’s Andres Flores seemed ticketed for the back of the net before Carolina defender Kareem Moses dove to deflect it wide.

A foul in the penalty area on Sebastian Guenzatti gave Adam Moffat an opportunity from the penalty spot and he made no mistake, scoring his eighth goal of the year, in the 71st minute. Seconds later, the Cosmos broke into the attack with Yasmani Duk finding Ruben Bover with a pass in space. Bover smacked a left-footed shot from distance that beat Carolina goalkeeper Brian Sylvestre low to the near post for a 2-0 lead.

The loss ended the RailHawks’ nine-game home unbeaten streak while the Cosmos’ record on the road improved to 4-2-7 this year.

For more information on the game, visit carolinarailhawks.com and nycosmos.com.