MLS

FT Wednesday, September 9, 2026
San Jose Earthquakes LLDDW 3
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San Diego FC LWWLL 2
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SJ303
SD112
Snapdragon Stadium · Apple TV

Team Stats

17
Fouls
12
4
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
1
1
Offsides
3
3
Corner Kicks
1
4
Saves
3
46.7
Possession
53.3
11
SHOTS
10
6
ON GOAL
6
0.5
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
423
Accurate Passes
481
485
Passes
546
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.9
1
Accurate Crosses
2
7
Crosses
16
0.1
Cross %
0.1
54
Long Balls
41
21
Accurate Long Balls
27
0.4
Long Balls %
0.7
3
Blocked Shots
1
5
Effective Tackles
4
6
Tackles
6
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
8
Interceptions
7
21
Effective Clearances
11
21
Clearances
11

Head to Head

SJ leads series 2-1

Lineups

SD · 4-3-3

  1. 1CJ dos SantosG
  2. 97Christopher McVeyCD-L
  3. 26Manu DuahCD-R
  4. 3Dagur ThórhallssonLB
  5. 33Oscar VerhoevenRB
  6. 6Jeppe TverskovCM
  7. 12Gabriel PiraniLM
  8. 20Aníbal GodoyRM
  9. 8Onni ValakariF
  10. 99Elias AchouriLF
  11. 10Anders DreyerRF

SJ · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Angus GunnG
  2. 4Dave RomneyCD
  3. 18Reid RobertsCD-L
  4. 5Daniel MunieCD-R
  5. 34Beau LerouxCM-L
  6. 6Ian HarkesCM-R
  7. 87Vítor CostaLM
  8. 17Jack JasinskiRM
  9. 19Preston JuddF
  10. 9Luka JovanovicCF-L
  11. 10Niko TsakirisCF-R

Timeline

  1. 3' Goal! San Diego 0, San Jose Earthquakes 1. Niko Tsakiris (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Beau Leroux following a fast break.
  2. 6'
  3. 7'
  4. 7'
  5. 7'
  6. 7' CJ dos Santos (San Diego) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 8' Penalty saved. Niko Tsakiris (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by CJ dos Santos (San Diego).
  8. 12' Goal! San Diego 0, San Jose Earthquakes 2. Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Niko Tsakiris with a through ball.
  9. 13' Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  10. 18' Christopher McVey (San Diego) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 28' Delay in match because of an injury Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes).
  12. 28'
  13. 30' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  14. 30'
  15. 30' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Ousseni Bouda replaces Preston Judd because of an injury.
  16. 35' Goal! San Diego 0, San Jose Earthquakes 3. Ousseni Bouda (San Jose Earthquakes) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Niko Tsakiris with a through ball.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  17. 35'
  18. 37'
  19. 37' Ousseni Bouda (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card.
  20. 42' Goal! San Diego 1, San Jose Earthquakes 3. Anders Dreyer (San Diego) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Onni Valakari.
  21. 43' Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Pirani (San Diego).
  22. 43'
  23. 44' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  24. 44'
  25. 45'+1' Delay in match because of an injury Dagur Thórhallsson (San Diego).
  26. 45'+1'
  27. 45'+1' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  28. 45'+1'
  29. 45'+2' Substitution, San Diego. Amahl Pellegrino replaces Gabriel Pirani because of an injury.
  30. 45'+3' Beau Leroux (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  31. 45' Substitution, San Diego. Alejandro Alvarado replaces Aníbal Godoy.
  32. 45' Substitution, San Diego. Kieran Sargeant replaces Dagur Thórhallsson.
  33. 45' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Eduard Löwen replaces Luka Jovanovic.
  34. 45' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Max Floriani replaces Reid Roberts.
  35. 52' Jeppe Tverskov (San Diego) is shown the yellow card.
  36. 66'
  37. 67' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Benji Kikanovic replaces Jack Jasinski.
  38. 67' Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Ronaldo Vieira replaces Beau Leroux.
  39. 68' Substitution, San Diego. Cédric Bakambu replaces Onni Valakari.
  40. 68'
  41. 75' Max Floriani (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  42. 80' Second yellow card to CJ dos Santos (San Diego) for a bad foul.
  43. 82' Substitution, San Diego. Duran Ferree replaces Alejandro Alvarado.
  44. 88'
  45. 90'+2'
  46. 90'+2' Second yellow card to Max Floriani (San Jose Earthquakes) for a bad foul.
  47. 90'+4' Goal! San Diego 2, San Jose Earthquakes 3. Cédric Bakambu (San Diego) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  48. 90'+5' Ronaldo Vieira (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card.

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