San Jose Earthquakes vs LAFC, 2021 MLS, Regular Season
· MLSCristian Espinoza orchestrates San Jose Earthquakes win over LAFC
Cristian Espinoza assisted on both San Jose goals, one each for Nathan and Javier "Chofis" Lopez, in the host Earthquakes' 2-1 win over LAFC.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 3': Foul by Luciano Abecasis (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 6': Attempt missed. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
- 7': Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 9': Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Cade Cowell.
- 10': Foul by Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 10': Shea Salinas (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10': Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 11': Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 1, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Nathan (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 14': Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Judson (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 15': Foul by Cade Cowell (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 15': Jesús David Murillo (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt missed. Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jackson Yueill with a through ball.
- 19': Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Foul by Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 21': Attempt blocked. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Arango.
- 21': Attempt saved. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 22': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by James Marcinkowski.
- 23': Foul by Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 23': Judson (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Attempt missed. Judson (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Shea Salinas.
- 26': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Kim Moon-Hwan.
- 27': Attempt missed. Luciano Abecasis (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 28': Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 2, Los Angeles Football Club 0. Javier López (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza.
- 29': Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 29': Foul by Luciano Abecasis (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 30': Attempt blocked. Cade Cowell (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza with a through ball.
- 30': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Jesús David Murillo.
- 31': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Tomás Romero.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Nathan (San Jose Earthquakes) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Javier López with a cross.
- 32': Foul by Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 32': Nathan (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Jesús David Murillo.
- 33': Attempt missed. Nathan (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
- 35': Attempt saved. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cristian Arango.
- 36': Attempt missed. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Palacios.
- 36': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Jeremy Ebobisse replaces Luciano Abecasis.
- 38': Foul by Cade Cowell (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 38': Kim Moon-Hwan (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Cade Cowell (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Own Goal by Jackson Yueill, San Jose Earthquakes. San Jose Earthquakes 2, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
- 43': Attempt blocked. José Cifuentes (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Vela.
- 43': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Nathan.
- 44': Brian Rodríguez (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Foul by Cade Cowell (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 45': Attempt missed. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Brian Rodríguez.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jesús David Murillo.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, San Jose Earthquakes 2, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
- 45': Second Half begins San Jose Earthquakes 2, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
- 45': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Diego Rossi replaces Brian Rodríguez.
- 45': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Mamadou Fall replaces Jesús David Murillo.
- 45': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Paul Marie replaces Cade Cowell.
- 47': Hand ball by Nathan (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 48': Attempt missed. Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 53': Corner, Los Angeles Football Club. Conceded by Oswaldo Alanís.
- 54': Attempt saved. Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Javier López.
- 55': Attempt missed. Cristian Arango (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Carlos Vela following a fast break.
- 56': Attempt saved. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 61': Foul by Francisco Ginella (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 61': Paul Marie (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Latif Blessing replaces José Cifuentes because of an injury.
- 64': Attempt saved. Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 64': Attempt saved. Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Francisco Ginella.
- 65': Attempt saved. Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Francisco Ginella.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Javier López (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza.
- 66': Attempt missed. Judson (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Jeremy Ebobisse.
- 67': Attempt saved. Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Francisco Ginella with a through ball.
- 68': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Raheem Edwards replaces Cristian Arango.
- 69': Attempt missed. Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Diego Rossi.
- 70': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Carlos Fierro replaces Shea Salinas.
- 70': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Eric Remedi replaces Javier López.
- 71': Carlos Fierro (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 71': Foul by Diego Palacios (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 74': Substitution, Los Angeles Football Club. Danny Musovski replaces Francisco Ginella.
- 75': Carlos Vela (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Foul by Judson (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 76': Eduard Atuesta (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Foul by Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 76': Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Eric Remedi (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Foul by Raheem Edwards (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 78': Foul by Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 78': Paul Marie (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Diego Rossi (Los Angeles Football Club) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Attempt missed. Raheem Edwards (Los Angeles Football Club) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Diego Palacios with a cross.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Fierro.
- 82': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Kim Moon-Hwan.
- 83': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Chris Wondolowski replaces Jackson Yueill.
- 89': Foul by Eric Remedi (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 89': Tomás Romero (Los Angeles Football Club) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Raheem Edwards (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 89': Tanner Beason (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Foul by Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Wondolowski.
- 90'+3': Eric Remedi (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Foul by Danny Musovski (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 90'+4': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Kim Moon-Hwan.
- 90'+5': Hand ball by Eric Remedi (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 90'+6': Carlos Fierro (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Foul by Danny Musovski (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 90'+7': Offside, San Jose Earthquakes. James Marcinkowski tries a through ball, but Jeremy Ebobisse is caught offside.
- 90'+7': Carlos Fierro (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Foul by Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 90'+9': Eric Remedi (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+9': Foul by Latif Blessing (Los Angeles Football Club).
- 90'+10': Second Half ends, San Jose Earthquakes 2, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
- 0': Match ends, San Jose Earthquakes 2, Los Angeles Football Club 1.
Statistics
 LAFC |
SJ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Saves | 6 |
| 52.1 | Possession | 47.9 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 330 | Accurate Passes | 297 |
| 412 | Passes | 376 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 13 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 65 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 22 | Tackles | 26 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 16 |
| 18 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 18 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: PayPal Park
Location: San Jose, California, USA
Attendance: 18,000
Venue: PayPal Park
Location: San Jose, California, USA
Attendance: 18,000
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 4 | +13 | 12 |
| 2 | LAFC | 4 | +8 | 12 |
| 3 | San Diego FC | 4 | +8 | 10 |
| 4 | San Jose Earthquakes | 4 | +5 | 9 |
Line-Ups
San Jose Earthquakes (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | JT Marcinkowski (GK) |
| 4 | Oswaldo Alanís |
| 15 | Tanner Beason |
| 13 | Nathan Cardoso |
| 14 | Jackson Yueill |
| 93 | Judson |
| 6 | Shea Salinas |
| 2 | Luciano Abecasis |
| 9 | Javier López |
| 44 | Cade Cowell  |
| 10 | Cristian Espinoza |
LAFC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Tomas Romero (GK) |
| 27 | Tristan Blackmon |
| 94 | Jesús Murillo |
| 12 | Diego Palacios |
| 33 | Kim Moon-Hwan |
| 20 | Eduard Atuesta |
| 8 | Francisco Ginella |
| 11 | José Cifuentes |
| 29 | Cristian Arango |
| 17 | Brian Rodríguez |
| 10 | Carlos Vela |
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