San Jose Earthquakes vs Seattle Sounders FC, 2023 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
· MLSCristian Espinoza, JT Marcinkowski lead Earthquakes past Sounders
Cristian Espinoza had a goal and an assist as the San Jose Earthquakes defeated the visiting Seattle Sounders 2-0 Wednesday night in an MLS match.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Attempt missed. Miguel Trauco (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Paul Marie with a headed pass.
- 3': Hand ball by Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 5': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Albert Rusnák.
- 5': Foul by João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 5': Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 5': Foul by Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 7': Attempt saved. Héber (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Léo Chú.
- 10': Foul by Judson (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 10': Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 11': Attempt blocked. Albert Rusnák (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolás Lodeiro.
- 18': Penalty San Jose Earthquakes. Jeremy Ebobisse draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 18': Penalty conceded by Yeimar Gómez Andrade (Seattle Sounders FC) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 19': Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 1, Seattle Sounders FC 0. Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 22': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Rodrigues.
- 22': Attempt saved. Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cody Baker with a cross.
- 23': Offside, San Jose Earthquakes. Miguel Trauco tries a through ball, but Cristian Espinoza is caught offside.
- 23': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by James Marcinkowski.
- 24': Foul by Paul Marie (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 24': Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 24': Delay in match because of an injury Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 29': Foul by João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 29': Jack Skahan (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Foul by Carlos Gruezo (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 34': Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Attempt blocked. Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Léo Chú.
- 36': Foul by Paul Marie (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 36': Nicolás Lodeiro (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 39': Attempt missed. Carlos Gruezo (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jeremy Ebobisse.
- 41': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Cody Baker.
- 41': Attempt blocked. Paul Marie (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 41': Hand ball by Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 41': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
- 43': Attempt missed. Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
- 44': Foul by João Paulo (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 44': Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Paul Marie (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza with a cross.
- 45'+1': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Cody Baker.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Carlos Akapo (San Jose Earthquakes) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+3': Foul by Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 45'+3': Rodrigues (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+4': Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, San Jose Earthquakes 1, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
- 45': Second Half begins San Jose Earthquakes 1, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
- 45': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Alex Roldan replaces Cody Baker.
- 46': Attempt saved. Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 47': Foul by Jackson Ragen (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 47': Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47': Attempt missed. Carlos Gruezo (San Jose Earthquakes) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Paul Marie with a cross.
- 47': Offside, San Jose Earthquakes. Carlos Gruezo tries a through ball, but Jack Skahan is caught offside.
- 50': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Nouhou Tolo.
- 50': Attempt missed. Carlos Akapo (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Jack Skahan following a corner.
- 52': Attempt missed. Paul Marie (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Miguel Trauco.
- 53': Foul by Carlos Akapo (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 53': Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Offside, San Jose Earthquakes. Miguel Trauco tries a through ball, but Jack Skahan is caught offside.
- 60': Foul by Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 60': Nouhou Tolo (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Corner, Seattle Sounders FC. Conceded by Carlos Gruezo.
- 63': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Yeimar Gómez Andrade.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Rodrigues (San Jose Earthquakes) header from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Skahan with a cross.
- 64': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by João Paulo.
- 64': Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 2, Seattle Sounders FC 0. Miguel Trauco (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza with a cross following a corner.
- 66': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Joshua Atencio replaces João Paulo.
- 66': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Raúl Ruidíaz replaces Héber.
- 66': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Dylan Teves replaces Nicolás Lodeiro.
- 68': Attempt blocked. Miguel Trauco (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Marie.
- 69': Foul by Rodrigues (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 69': Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Offside, San Jose Earthquakes. James Marcinkowski tries a through ball, but Cristian Espinoza is caught offside.
- 75': Foul by Jackson Ragen (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 75': Jeremy Ebobisse (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Hand ball by Carlos Gruezo (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 78': Attempt blocked. Raúl Ruidíaz (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 78': Attempt missed. Léo Chú (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nouhou Tolo.
- 81': Substitution, Seattle Sounders FC. Reed Baker-Whiting replaces Nouhou Tolo.
- 83': Delay in match because of an injury Reed Baker-Whiting (Seattle Sounders FC).
- 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 85': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Tommy Thompson replaces Jack Skahan.
- 86': VAR Decision: No Penalty Seattle Sounders FC.
- 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Reed Baker-Whiting (Seattle Sounders FC) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua Atencio.
- 89': Attempt blocked. Alex Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 90': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Benjamin Kikanovic replaces Paul Marie.
- 90'+3': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Ousseni Bouda replaces Jeremy Ebobisse.
- 90'+3': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Cameron Cilley replaces Judson.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Carlos Gruezo (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tommy Thompson.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, San Jose Earthquakes 2, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
- 0': Match ends, San Jose Earthquakes 2, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
- 0': Match ends, San Jose Earthquakes 2, Seattle Sounders FC 0.
Statistics
SEA | SJ | |
---|---|---|
9 | Fouls | 9 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 4 |
3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
1 | Saves | 2 |
61.9 | Possession | 38.1 |
9 | SHOTS | 15 |
2 | ON GOAL | 3 |
0.2 | On Target % | 0.2 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
526 | Accurate Passes | 298 |
605 | Passes | 365 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
14 | Crosses | 13 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.5 |
38 | Long Balls | 40 |
21 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
6 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
11 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
18 | Tackles | 16 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
7 | Interceptions | 11 |
13 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
13 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: PayPal Park
Location: San Jose, California, USA
Attendance: 13,577
Venue: PayPal Park
Location: San Jose, California, USA
Attendance: 13,577
MLS Table
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Real Salt Lake | 10 | +8 | 18 |
2 | LA Galaxy | 10 | +4 | 18 |
3 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 9 | +8 | 17 |
4 | Minnesota United FC | 9 | +5 | 17 |
Line-Ups
San Jose Earthquakes (3-4-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | JT Marcinkowski (GK) |
15 | Tanner Beason |
21 | Miguel Trauco |
26 | Rodrigues |
93 | Judson |
7 | Carlos Gruezo |
3 | Paul Marie |
29 | Carlos Akapo |
11 | Jeremy Ebobisse |
16 | Jack Skahan |
10 | Cristian Espinoza |
Seattle Sounders FC (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
30 | Stefan Cleveland (GK) |
25 | Jackson Ragen |
28 | Yeimar Gómez |
5 | Nouhou Tolo |
33 | Cody Baker |
11 | Albert Rusnák |
6 | João Paulo |
73 | Obed Vargas |
19 | Héber |
23 | Léo Chú |
10 | Nicolás Lodeiro |
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