Photo credit: The Canadian Press
By Pearl Allison Lo
The San Jose Earthquakes’ three-game win streak came to a halt as the Toronto FC Reds were victorious 1-0 Saturday.
Toronto FC’s Nick Hagglund did not show up on the score sheet, but had two looks on net in the 24th minute. In the 26th minute, after a corner, Hagglund, who was being guarded by Alan Gordon, was fouled in the box, leading to a penalty kick. Jermain Defoe slightly curved the ball to the left and scored to make it 1-0 in the 27th minute. It is the second penalty kick San Jose goalie Jon Busch has faced in as many games.
Hagglund also missed a header in the 29th minute and assisted on an attempt by Defoe in the same minute, that was blocked.
The Reds dominated the first half with shots on goal 4-0 and having an overall 11-1 shots margin.
Dominic Oduro made his debut for Toronto FC in the second half.
From the 74th to the 77th minutes, the Quakes had four different players attempt shots and had two corners.
The Reds’ Daniel Lovitz had to leave the game in the 79th minute due to an injury.
San Jose’s Tommy Thompson made his Major League Soccer debut in the 88th minute and is also the first homegrown player to play in a professional match .
The game ended in the 96th minute.
Game notes: Monday, the Quakes announced, that with both the team and the San Francisco 49ers getting new stadiums close by each other, they will be partnering to attract international soccer to the South Bay for the next five years. Thursday, San Jose announced they were expanding their youth development programs, creating Under-9 to Under-16 teams. The Quakes next play Sacramento Republic FC in the Open Cup Wednesday at 7:30p before the World Cup break. San Jose rounds out June with the California Clasico against the LA Galaxy at Stanford Stadium, June 28 at 7:30p

