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Guenzatti Named Emirates Man of the Match

The Uruguayan winger's second score in as many games earned him man of the match honors for the first time this year.
Published Oct 11, 2015

Another start, another early goal, another win. 

For the second time in five days, Sebastian Guenzatti opened the scoring for his side in a 3-0 victory. Again it was Gastón Cellerino providing the setup and Guenzatti finishing low from the left side.

Raúl would tack on another before the half and the New York Cosmos would notch an impressive 3-0 result at Shuart Stadium over NASL postseason hopefuls FC Edmonton. Guenzatti was voted Emirates Cosmos Man of the Match for the first 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:

​ Andrés Flores: October 4 vs. Atlanta Silverbacks (T 1-1)

 Andrés Flores: September 22 vs. Ottawa Fury FC (L 1-4)

 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)