August 14, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS)
San Jose Earthquakes News Release
LOS ANGELES – The San Jose Earthquakes fell to Los Angeles Football Club 4-1 on Tuesday night in front of 14,911 fans at BMO Stadium in the Leagues Cup 2024 Round of 16.
The hosts got on the board first in the 17th minute when Ryan Hollingshead won an aerial duel near midfield and pushed the ball ahead to Cristian Olivera, who converted a one-on-one opportunity past goalkeeper William Yarbrough. In the 25th minute, the Quakes almost equalized when forward Jeremy Ebobisse lofted a ball from the right wing into the box for an in-stride Amahl Pellegrino, but the ensuing shot on frame was parried away at the last moment by goalkeeper Hugo Lloris. The answer would come the 41st minute, a Benji Kikanović floating cross from the right wing was deflected right to a sliding Hernán López, who poked it past Lloris to make it 1-1. However, in the second minute of stoppage time, LAFC midfielder Eduard Atuesta broke free in the box and drew a penalty from a diving Yarbrough. Denis Bouanga converted the subsequent penalty kick to give LAFC the lead once more heading into halftime.
After intermission, the Quakes remained dangerous. In the 57th minute, Cristian Espinoza found a streaking Jackson Yueill to his right in the box, and while the captain’s one-timer for the far post beat Lloris, it was just wide. But LAFC would score again in the 61st minute when Mateusz Bogusz unleashed a shot from a deep, deceiving angle that bounced off Yarbrough’s gloves into the net. Down 3-1 now, San Jose pushed forward but were beaten by a counterattack when Olivera lifted a long ball for Bouanga who extended the advantage to close the scoring.
San Jose’s brilliant Leagues Cup run concludes just one stop shy of the Quarterfinals. The Quakes will now return to MLS regular season play on Saturday, Aug. 24, when they go on the road to face Real Salt Lake. Kickoff from America First Field in Sandy, Utah, is set for 6:30 p.m. PT and will be broadcast globally on MLS Season Pass on Apple TV (English/Spanish), as well as on local radio AM 810 The Spread (English) and AM 1370 La Kaliente (Spanish).
GAME NOTES
San Jose moves to 7-10-1 vs. LAFC (29 GF, 49 GA) with an away record of 1-9-1 (12 GF, 34 GA) across all competitions. Tonight marked their first meeting in Leagues Cup. Outside of MLS play, they have faced off once in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, a 3-1 LAFC home victory in 2019, also in the Round of 16.
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