The second largest crowd in San Francisco Deltas early history saw the home team overcome an early goal to pull out a 2-1 victory over the defending champions New York Cosmos.

3,369 fans were treated to a 36th minute tying goal by Deltas defender Patrick Hopkins and a penalty kick by Tommy Heinemann to complete the comeback.

Pablo Vranjican put the visiting Cosmos ahead in the third minute and it looked like New York would win another game in San Francisco after securing a 1-0 win against the Deltas in the Spring Season. But Dagoberto, the recent signing from Brazil, changed the complexion of the match and had a hand in both goals. He took the free kick that set up Hopkins, and his pressure in the box forced a handball from a Cosmos defender to set up the winning penalty kick.

“Our team is good, and when you’re playing a team like New York you have to be focused,” said Deltas coach Marc Dos Santos. “We had to stay in the game, and that’s what we did. Overall it’s a fair result where our team deserves the three points.”

In the second half, Heinemann had two chances to put the game out of reach but was unable to find the back of the net. Deltas goalkeeper Romuald Peiser helped keep San Francisco in the winning column with a point blank reflex save on the Cosmos’ Eugene Starikov in the 63rd minute.

“Our objective is to be in the top four at the end of the season, that’s all. We’re fighting and playing every day to make the playoffs in our first season, and that’s what we’re going to keep working for,” said Dos Santos.

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Match: SF Deltas vs. NY Cosmos

Date: August 05, 2017

Competition: NASL Fall Season Week 2

Venue: Kezar Stadium in Golden Gate Park; San Francisco, Calif.

Kickoff: 5:00 p.m. PT

Attendance: 3,369

Weather: Cloudy 65 F

Scoring Summary: 1 2 FT

SFD 2 0 2

NYC 1 0 1

SFD – 36’- #6-D- Patrick Hopkins (#21-F- Dagoberto), 45’+1’ #9-F- Tommy Heinemann,

NYC – 3’ – #31-F- Pablo Vranjican

Lineups:

SFD: Deltas FC Lineups:

1-Gk- Romuald Peiser (c), 35-D-Reiner Ferreira, 6-D- Patrick Hopkins, 20-D- Karl W. Ouimette, 15-M- Maxim Tissot, 4-M- Tyler Gibson, 30-M- Michael Stephens (23-M- Greg Jordan – 88’), 7-M- Jackson, 25-F- Danny Cruz (11-F- Pablo Dyego – 69’), 21-F-Dagoberto (10-M- Kyle Bekker – 72’), 9-F-Tommy Heinemann..

Subs not used: 12-GK- Steward Ceus, 2-D- Bryan Burke, 5-D- Kenny Teijsse, 27-D- Andrew Lubahn

Head coach: Marc dos Santos

NYC: New York Cosmos Lineups:

NYC: 1-GK- Jimmy Maurer, 2-D-Ryan Richter, 3-D- David Ochieng, 5-D- Dejan Jakovic, 28-D- Jimmy Mulligan (6-M- Javi Marquez – 57’), 26-M- Eric Calvillo, 16-M- Juan Guerra, 11-M- Andres Flores (8-M- Kobi Moyal – 90’), 17-D- Ayoze (c), 31-F- Pablo Vranjican (77-F- Lucky Mkosana – 78’), 27-F- Eugene Starikov

Subs not used: 12-GK- Kyle Zobeck, 25-D- Darrius Barnes, 14-M- Danny Szetela, 32-F- Bledi Bardic,

Head coach: Giovanni Savarese

Stats Summary: SFD / NYC

Shots: 9 / 10

Shots on Goal: 4 / 4

Saves: 2 / 2

Corner Kicks: 2 / 3

Fouls: 17 / 15

Offside: 2 / 2

Misconduct Summary:

SFD – 25’ #9 (Caution); ‘33 #35 (Caution); 45’+5’ #21 (Caution), 75’ #7 (Caution)

NYC – 37’ #3 (Caution); 82’ #17 (Caution)

Officials

Referee: Malik Badawi

Assistant Referee 1: Brandon Chapman

Assistant Referee 2: Sarah Cortez

4th Official: Alex Del Angel Jr.