NEW YORK — The Cosmos B team could not hold onto a one-goal lead in the second half and dropped a 2-1 decision to the Elm City Express at Rocco B. Commisso Stadium Saturday afternoon.

Fernando Cortez had given Cosmos B a 1-0 lead behind a 24th-minute goal in the National Premier Soccer League game at Columbia University.

Elm City, however, rallied by scoring twice within a five-minute span as Shaquille Saunchez (68th minute) and Matthew Jones (73rd minute).

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.