Clarke Stadium, Edmonton, Canada Attendance - 3,180
A hard fought 1v1 draw with Edmonton
left Cosmos still searching for their first victory on the road, but deserved
little better after another below par performance.
The
Cosmos struggled with the fast direct style of the Canadian side, with the
Cosmos pressurised all over the pitch, and the visitors were having trouble
with the final ball often being overhit on the artificial turf at Clarke
Stadium.
In
a first half of few chances from both sides, the home side came the closest,
with Adur unable to keep his header down from
right wing cross in the early part of the half, and in the closing
moments Reynish did well to tip over a Laing free-kick.
There
was little evidence of a revival from the away side in the 2nd half as Edmonton
continued to look like the side most likely to break the deadlock as Dosanjh
wasted an opportunity when his heavy touch allowed Reynish to come out and
smother the danger.
On
the hour mark Edmonton got the goal they deserved. Reynish saved well from a
Hetzog header from deep cross to the far
post, but Hlavaty calmly squared the loose ball across goal, and Purse applied
the simplest of finishes.
Giovanni
Savarese threw on 3 substitutes to kick start the Cosmos into action, and the
visitors started to improve and Guenzatti forced Edmonton Keeper Parker into a
good save after good work from Senna.
Not
for the first time Cosmos got a late goal when they needed one from their
Spanish International, Marcos Senna.
Cosmos
were awarded free-kick on the edge of
the area following a handball decision, and Senna fizzed the free-kick through
the Edmonton wall and past Parker.
In
the games final stages, if anyone was going to grab a late winner, it was going
to be the Cosmos, and Noselli missed the best chance when he was put through by
an inch perfect pass, only for Parker to deny the substitute and the Cosmos a
goal
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