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Raúl Named Emirates Cosmos Man of the Match
Still the only Cosmos player to appear in all 22 NASL fixtures this season, Raúl exhibited supreme skill to get his goal against Jacksonville Saturday night.
The Spanish legend seized control of a scoreless, waterlogged affair in the 74th minute when Walter Restrepo's full-extension effort to center the ball in the box met Raúl's left foot. He shot faked with a soft first touch, weaved right, cut back left and slotted the ball with ease into the right corner of the net, leaving a trail of fallen Armada defenders in his wake.
Raúl. ✈ï¸âœˆï¸âœˆï¸ #NYCosmos #NYCvJAX pic.twitter.com/OPEaffAFEa
— New York Cosmos (@NYCosmos) September 13, 2015
That was the game-winning goal. The media voted Raúl Emirates Cosmos Man of the Match for the second consecutive home game and third time this season.
Members of the media will cast their votes to determine the Emirates Cosmos Man of the Match at every Cosmos home game. At each home match, the winner will receive an Emirates Airbus A380 model airplane with an engraved plaque recognizing the player’s achievement.
The Emirates Cosmos Man of the Match award will culminate in a season-ending Emirates Cosmos Player of the Year award. The recipient of the Emirates Cosmos Player of the Year award will receive two round trip tickets on Emirates from New York (JFK) to Dubai (DXB) to celebrate a triumphant season.
2015 Previous Emirates Cosmos Man of the Match Winners:
Raúl: August 30 vs. Carolina RailHawks (W 3-2)
Leo Fernandes: August 15 vs. San Antonio Scorpions (W 2-1)
Hunter Freeman: August 5 vs. Minnesota United FC (W 2-1)
Hunter Freeman: August 2 vs. Fort Lauderdale Strikers (W 2-0)
Walter Restrepo: July 5 vs. Indy Eleven (T 1-1)
Jimmy Maurer: June 17 vs. New York City FC (W 2-2, 4-3 PKs)
Hagop Chirishian: June 13 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC (T 3-3)
Leo Fernandes: May 27 vs. Jersey Express (W 3-0)
Raúl: May 23 vs. San Antonio Scorpions (W 3-0)
Carlos Mendes: May 10 vs. FC Edmonton (W 4-2)
Lucky Mkosana: May 2 vs. Ottawa Fury (W 1-0)
Marcos Senna: April 18 vs. Tampa Bay Rowdies (W 2-0)
