August 25, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS)
San Jose Earthquakes News Release
San Jose Earthquakes celebrate win
(San Jose Earthquakes)
SANDY, Utah – The San Jose Earthquakes defeated Real Salt Lake 2-0 on Saturday night in front of 21,015 fans at America First Field in Sandy, Utah.
San Jose struck first in the 20th minute when midfielder Jackson Yueill intercepted a wayward pass and dished the ball in transition to right winger Cristian Espinoza, who powered a shot from the edge of the box through the hands of RSL goalkeeper Zac MacMath to give the visitors a 1-0 lead. Espinoza also amassed his 100th career goal contribution in the process.
The Quakes’ high press continued to pay dividends in the 29th minute, with chances on frame by Ousseni Bouda and Amahl Pellegrino parried away at the last moment. Four minutes later, San Jose would be rewarded for their relentlessness when an Espinoza free kick bounced off the post, then off MacMath’s hands to an opportunistic Pellegrino for a tap-in to make it 2-0 for the Quakes heading into intermission.
The second half saw the hosts trying to carve a path back into the match, and the San Jose goal was under constant pressure. However, goalkeeper Daniel, making his return to MLS play for the first time since March after undergoing hamstring surgery, collaborated with the back line on multiple defensive stands through the final whistle to preserve the clean sheet and the team’s second league road win of the season.
The Quakes now return to San Jose for their next MLS regular season contest next Saturday, Aug. 31, against Minnesota United Football Club. Kickoff from PayPal Park will take place at 7:30 p.m. PT and will be broadcast globally on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV (English/Spanish), as well as on local radio via AM 810 The Spread (English) and AM 1370 La Kaliente (Spanish).
GAME NOTES
The Quakes move to 16-14-12 (57 GF, 61 GA) against Real Salt Lake in MLS regular-season competition, including a 6-8-7 (21 GF, 34 GA) record away.
San Jose won their second consecutive game over Real Salt Lake in the all-time series and also broke a two-game road losing streak against RSL, earning their first win in Utah since Oct. 30, 2021. That night, the Quakes won a 4-3 shootout with the final goal scored by current team captain Jackson Yueill.
Real Salt Lake was 8-2-1 at home in MLS play this season before tonight.
After striking first blood in the 20th minute, San Jose moved to 4-5-1 in MLS play when scoring first this…
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