UNIONDALE, N.Y. – The New York Cosmos keep finding new ways to win.

After falling behind briefly against the visiting San Antonio Scorpions, New York scored a goal at stoppage time of the first and managed an own goal minutes into the second half to walk out of Hofstra with a 2-1 win in front of 4,006 fans.

Goals from Leo Fernandes and an own goal off of Brad Rusin from a Hunter Freeman free kick erased a first half Milton Palacios goal to keep the Cosmos undefeated in five matches (3-2-0). New York are now 3-3-1 in the Fall season, climbing to fifth place with 12 points on the season.

Led by Assistant coach Carlos Llamosa, who was leading the club in place of the suspended Giovanni Savarese, the Cosmos put the pressure on San Antonio in the first half but were unable to break down the Scorpions defense. The Cosmos best chance came in the 40th minute with Fernandes pouncing on an Adam Moffat rebound, but his attempt was called offside.

Minutes later, the match broke open. Palacios ended the deadlock with a stoppage time goal — only to have Cosmos winger Leo Fernandes latch onto a Raul shot that pinged off the crossbar, heading home the equalizer and sending the match tied into the second stanza. The goal was Fernandes’ sixth of the season.

Two minutes into the second half, a threatening Hunter Freeman free kick appeared to be headed towards Lucky Mkosana but defender Rusin tapped into his own net to give the Cosmos the lead. Ayoze nearly made it a two goal cushion in the 64th minute, latching onto a Mkosana feed and one-timing his shot wide.

With the match out of reach, former Cosmos midfielder Joseph Nane let out some frustration on the returning Marcos Senna, earning a red card for a foolish tackle at midfield. With the man advantage in the dying minutes, the Cosmos never looked back, securing the much-needed victory.

The Cosmos remain undefeated at home this season, but will test their ability on the road this week, facing the struggling Carolina RailHawks at WakeMed on August 22nd at 7:30 p.m. ET.