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FC Edmonton slayed the giant Sunday and vaulted closer to the top of the North American Soccer League Spring Season standings.

Defender Papé Diakité scored the winning goal in the 74th minute to give FC Edmonton a 2-1 victory over the New York Cosmos in a highly-entertaining game at Clarke Stadium.

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Diakité was able to climb above everyone in a crowded penalty area to head in a free kick taken by defender Adam Eckersley.

The win gave Edmonton a valuable three points and lifted them into fourth place, a point behind the Cosmos and two back of co-leaders Minnesota United FC and the Carolina RailHawks. FC Edmonton host the RailHawks next Sunday.

“I thought it was a very entertaining game with the best team in the league coming to town,” said FC Edmonton head coach Colin Miller. “I’ve said before, I thought this was the best present-day New York Cosmos team that have been in our league, they are full of class and quality. After a poor, disappointing result on Wednesday night against Ottawa (3-0 loss), to show the character that we did in this game over the 90 minutes just speaks volumes of our club.”