Match Report
21 points separated the sides: One Knoxville 4th on 40, NY Cosmos 16th on 19. NY Cosmos's recent output outran their position: 5th on form over five rounds, 16th in the table. Against a league average of 1.47 goals per team per game, One Knoxville ran at 1.65 scored and 1.13 conceded, NY Cosmos at 1.13 and 2.
NY Cosmos had been beaten in four straight games. The last-five ledger: One Knoxville 7/15, NY Cosmos 1/15.
On the scoreboard, One Knoxville led 2-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 3-1.
Goal scorers
One Knoxville: Babacar Diene (19'), Denis Krioutchenkov (35'), Mikkel Gøling (73') · NY Cosmos: Davide Galazzini (51')
Key stats
Possession: One Knoxville 53% · NY Cosmos 47% · Total shots: 22-13 · On target: 8-3 · Corners: 5-7