Saturday 30th August 2014
Michael A Carroll Stadium, Indianapolis Attendance - 10,659
A
last gasp goal denied Cosmos victory as New York squandered a 2v0 lead against
Indy Eleven. Still awaiting their first ever home victory in the NASL Indy
started the game all over the place and Diosa took advantage as he headed home,
unmarked, from a Flores cross.
Seconds
later and poor marking let Mwanga in, although on this occasion Indy managed to
clear the danger. The visitors continued to threaten and Ockford headed wide
from a corner as Cosmos went in search of
second goal.
The
home side at last settled into the game and had Zobeck scrambling as a poor
punch was returned goalwards, only for the Keeper, deputising for the suspended
Maurer to recover in time to save an equaliser.
Indy
did manage to get the ball into the Cosmos net on 2 occasions, only for both
efforts to be ruled offside, although on each occasion the decision seemed
correct.
Indy
were on top now and Zobeck needed to be on hand to make a smart save from a
long range effort from Kleberson, but against the run of play Cosmos grabbed a second after great link up play
between Mwanga and Stokkelien led to a goal for the Norwegian to put the Cosmos
two goals to the good at half time.
Mike
Ambersley shaved the Cosmos post early in the second half, but Cosmos looked
comfortable until Ambersley tapped home from short range after good work from
Pinada.
But as the game wore on it looked like the
visitors were the team most likely to get the next goal and came close on
70mins with an effort that went just past the post.
Nane
missed a great opportunity to put the game away in the last few minutes s his
initial shot was saved and off balance he put the loose ball wide. The miss
would prove costly, with Indy barely threatening, the Cosmos defence switched
off and Johnson could not believe his luck when he saw Zobeck in no mans land,
giving Johnson the option of looping the ball over the Keeper for an unlikely
point.
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