The Cosmos finished their 2015 NASL regular season home campaign the way they started it: with a 2-0 win over the Tampa Bay Rowdies. Fittingly, Spanish soccer icon Raúl was at the heart of the Cosmos attack all night in the final regular season game of his career.

In the 54^th minute Raúl made a run to the far post, where fellow countryman Ruben Bover picked him out with a lofted ball over the Tampa Bay back line. The finish was precise, low and hard past goalkeeper Matt Pickens to put New York up 1-0.

#8️⃣ for #7️⃣. #Raúl #NYCosmos #NYCvTBR pic.twitter.com/EdlTdWtPxV

— New York Cosmos (@NYCosmos) November 1, 2015

That goal would be the match-winner, and the media rewarded Raúl with his fourth Emirates Cosmos Man of the Match distinction 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:

 Sebastián Guenzatti: October 11 vs. FC Edmonton (W 3-0)

​ 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)