Hamza Abdi made the most of a couple fortuitous bounces.

Abdi scored two goals to double his season total and unseeded Como Park hung on to upset No. 3 New Ulm 3-1 in a Class 2A boys soccer quarterfinal Wednesday at Farmington High School.

Winners of five straight and eight of nine, the Cougars (14-5-1) next play at 2:30 Tuesday in U.S. Bank Stadium against the winner of Thursday’s quarterfinal between No. 2 seed Simley and unseeded Delano.

Como Park is in the tournament for the sixth time, but first since five straight from 2012-16, including a 2013 title.

“We’re not only trying to do best for us, but for St. Paul,” Abdi said.

With the Cougars holding a 2-1 lead, Abdi scored his second goal of the game with 5:48 remaining. A free kick by Stephen N’da went off a Cougar near the far po

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