New York Cosmos vs. North Carolina FC

 

 

Saturday, June 10 at 4:00 p.m. ET | MCU Park in Brooklyn, New York

 

 

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The New York Cosmos (4W-4D-2L) will host North Carolina FC (4W-2D-4L) at MCU Park in the second of three consecutive home games on Saturday, June 10.

 

The Cosmos aim to bounce back from their 2-4 loss to FC Edmonton, setting their sights on a repeat of last weekend's 1-0 win away at North Carolina. In that game, goalkeeper, Brian Holt, recorded a second straight shutout, keeping NCFC from getting on the scoreboard.

 

North Carolina's loss to the Cosmos came after a 2-1 defeat at Jacksonville Armada, marking the first time they've lost back-to-back games since October 2016. Goalkeeper, Brian Sylvestre, leads the NASL with the most saves (45), followed by New York's Jimmy Maurer (27). The Cosmos will have to get past Sylvestre, who allowed only one goal in the teams' last meeting, making five saves to hold off the New York offense.

 

 

The Cosmos have a 7-1-4 (W-D-L) record against North Carolina. New York took three points in a 1-0 victory over NCFC last Sunday. The win added a seventh game to the Cosmos' unbeaten run in the matchup. New York has been great at finding the net against North Carolina, outscoring NCFC 26-16.

 

 

 

The Cosmos have kept five clean sheets in 10 games, while NCFC tally one. Goalkeeper, Brian Holt, had two shutouts in three consecutive appearances for New York.

 

 

Cosmos midfielder, Javi Márquez, has 19 shots so far this season, tied for second in the NASL with North Carolina forward, Matthew Fondy.

 

 

Midfielder, Emmanuel Ledesma, has been named to the NASL Team of the Month for May. Ledesma has been instrumental to New York's attack, getting a goal and two assists in four games. 

 

 

Defenders, Carlos Mendes and Ayoze, are set to make their 100th regular-season NASL appearances.

 

 

Cosmos defenders, Dejan Jaković and David Ochieng, as well as midfielders Richard Menjívar and Irvin Herrera, have been called up for international duty with their respective national teams.

 

 

The New York Cosmos recently announced the signing of experienced center forward, Pablo Vranjicán, who joins the club after appearing in the historic exhibition match against Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal FC last month.