San Jose Earthquakes vs Atlanta United FC, 2026 MLS, Regular Season
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Preston Judd and Ousseni Bouda each scored a goal on Saturday night to help the San Jose Earthquakes beat Atlanta United 2-0.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Foul by Emmanuel Latte Lath (Atlanta United).
- 4': Reid Roberts (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 5': Lucas Hoyos (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Attempt missed. DeJuan Jones (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Niko Tsakiris with a cross.
- 8': Attempt missed. Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
- 9': Attempt saved. Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lucas Hoyos (Atlanta United). Assisted by Ian Harkes with a cross.
- 10': Attempt saved. Benji Kikanovic (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal by Lucas Hoyos (Atlanta United). Assisted by Ian Harkes.
- 10': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Lucas Hoyos.
- 11': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Ronald Hernández.
- 12': Foul by Jamar Ricketts (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 12': Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Foul by Ronald Hernández (Atlanta United).
- 12': Jamar Ricketts (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 14': Offside, San Jose Earthquakes. Ousséni Bouda is caught offside.
- 14': Offside, Atlanta United. Miguel Almirón is caught offside.
- 15': Foul by DeJuan Jones (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 15': Tomás Jacob (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Emmanuel Latte Lath (Atlanta United).
- 16': Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 16': Emmanuel Latte Lath (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 16': Attempt missed. Jamar Ricketts (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 18': Foul by Steven Alzate (Atlanta United).
- 18': Ian Harkes (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Latte Lath (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tomás Jacob.
- 19': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Daniel Munie.
- 20': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Benji Kikanovic.
- 20': Attempt missed. Steven Alzate (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Cooper Sanchez following a corner.
- 21': Foul by Beau Leroux (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 21': Tomás Jacob (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Elías Báez (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Ousséni Bouda (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 24': Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 1, Atlanta United 0. Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jamar Ricketts.
- 29': Beau Leroux (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Steven Alzate (Atlanta United).
- 31': Daniel (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Cooper Sanchez (Atlanta United).
- 33': Offside, San Jose Earthquakes. Ousséni Bouda is caught offside.
- 35': Attempt missed. Ousséni Bouda (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by DeJuan Jones with a cross.
- 36': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Latte Lath (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Miguel Almirón.
- 36': Foul by Ronald Hernández (Atlanta United).
- 36': Jamar Ricketts (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Foul by Ronald Hernández (Atlanta United).
- 37': Jamar Ricketts (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Foul by Cooper Sanchez (Atlanta United).
- 39': Ousséni Bouda (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Cooper Sanchez (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Lucas Hoyos.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Foul by Ronald Hernández (Atlanta United).
- 45'+1': Jamar Ricketts (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, San Jose Earthquakes 1, Atlanta United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins San Jose Earthquakes 1, Atlanta United 0.
- 48': Foul by Juan Berrocal (Atlanta United).
- 48': Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Foul by Elías Báez (Atlanta United).
- 50': Ousséni Bouda (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': DeJuan Jones (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 51': Foul by Ronald Hernández (Atlanta United).
- 52': DeJuan Jones (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52': Foul by Ronald Hernández (Atlanta United).
- 52': Ronald Hernández (Atlanta United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 53': Offside, San Jose Earthquakes. Jamar Ricketts is caught offside.
- 55': Cooper Sanchez (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Foul by Beau Leroux (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 59': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Enea Mihaj.
- 60': Attempt saved. Beau Leroux (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lucas Hoyos (Atlanta United).
- 60': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Lucas Hoyos.
- 60': Attempt missed. Ian Harkes (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 60': Substitution, Atlanta United. Aleksey Miranchuk replaces Saba Lobjanidze.
- 60': Substitution, Atlanta United. Tristan Muyumba replaces Ronald Hernández.
- 61': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Timo Werner replaces Preston Judd.
- 61': Offside, Atlanta United. Miguel Almirón is caught offside.
- 63': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Juan Berrocal.
- 65': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Juan Berrocal.
- 69': Foul by Aleksey Miranchuk (Atlanta United).
- 69': Ian Harkes (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Substitution, Atlanta United. Pedro Amador replaces Cooper Sanchez.
- 70': Offside, San Jose Earthquakes. Jamar Ricketts is caught offside.
- 71': Daniel (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United).
- 72': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Latte Lath (Atlanta United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Pedro Amador with a cross.
- 73': Foul by Tomás Jacob (Atlanta United).
- 73': Jamar Ricketts (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Jonathan González replaces Beau Leroux.
- 77': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Jack Skahan replaces Jamar Ricketts.
- 79': Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 2, Atlanta United 0. Ousséni Bouda (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Timo Werner.
- 80': Handball by Tomás Jacob (Atlanta United).
- 83': Attempt missed. Ousséni Bouda (San Jose Earthquakes) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high.
- 85': Foul by Niko Tsakiris (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 85': Lucas Hoyos (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Steven Alzate (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pedro Amador.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Pedro Amador (Atlanta United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Steven Alzate.
- 86': Foul by Enea Mihaj (Atlanta United).
- 86': Ousséni Bouda (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Attempt saved. Miguel Almirón (Atlanta United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel (San Jose Earthquakes). Assisted by Steven Alzate.
- 89': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Daniel.
- 89': Corner, Atlanta United. Conceded by Ian Harkes.
- 90': Foul by DeJuan Jones (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 90': Pedro Amador (Atlanta United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': DeJuan Jones (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Juan Berrocal (Atlanta United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
- 90'+2': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Nick Fernandez replaces Ousséni Bouda.
- 90'+2': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Paul Marie replaces Niko Tsakiris.
- 90'+3': Handball by Nick Fernandez (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, San Jose Earthquakes 2, Atlanta United 0.
- 0': Match ends, San Jose Earthquakes 2, Atlanta United 0.
Statistics
 ATL |
SJ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Fouls | 9 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 4 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 54.3 | Possession | 45.7 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 421 | Accurate Passes | 334 |
| 503 | Passes | 415 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 10 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 59 | Long Balls | 62 |
| 25 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 16 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 21 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: PayPal Park
Location: San Jose, California, USA
Attendance: 16,159
Venue: PayPal Park
Location: San Jose, California, USA
Attendance: 16,159
MLS Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nashville SC | 9 | +15 | 22 |
| 2 | Inter Miami CF | 10 | +4 | 19 |
| 3 | Chicago Fire FC | 9 | +9 | 17 |
| 4 | New England Revolution | 9 | +5 | 16 |
Line-Ups
San Jose Earthquakes (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 42 | Daniel (GK) |
| 18 | Reid Roberts |
| 5 | Daniel Munie |
| 24 | DeJuan Jones  |
| 28 | Benjamin Kikanovic |
| 10 | Niko Tsakiris |
| 34 | Beau Leroux |
| 6 | Ian Harkes |
| 19 | Preston Judd |
| 2 | Jamar Ricketts |
| 7 | Ousseni Bouda |
Atlanta United FC (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lucas Hoyos (GK) |
| 6 | Juan Berrocal |
| 4 | Enea Mihaj |
| 3 | Elías Baez |
| 2 | Ronald Hernández |
| 55 | Tomás Jacob |
| 7 | Steven Alzate |
| 48 | Cooper Sanchez |
| 9 | Emmanuel Latte Lath |
| 11 | Saba Lobjanidze |
| 10 | Miguel Almirón |
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