A first-touch blast in the box from Fury FC forward Paulo Junior put the Cosmos down a goal in the 31st minute at Hofstra's Shuart Stadium Tuesday night. But New York began the second half brightly, thanks in large part to midfielder Andrés Flores.

El Salvador's national team captain earned an equalizer two minutes into the second period, skying to connect with an Ayoze service in the box and heading home at the far post.

.@andresflo1 bringing the 🔥🔥🔥in the second half. #NYCosmos #NYCvOTT pic.twitter.com/oxsVvLmOGq

— New York Cosmos (@NYCosmos) September 23, 2015

Unfortunately the Fury capitalized on a handful of counterattacking opportunities, and the match finished 4-1 in favor of the visitors. After the game Flores was presented as Emirates Cosmos Man of the Match, receiving the award for the first time this year.

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: September 12 vs. Jacksonville Armada FC (W 1-0)

 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)