By: Phillip Torres

SANTA CLARA- The San Jose Earthquakes (4-7-4) hosted Chivas USA (4-7-5) in at Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara on Wednesday night. The Earthquakes played a hard fought game all evening but ultimately came up short as they were shut out at home against Chivas USA 1-0.

The first half of play went scoreless as both teams had limited opportunities to score against the opposing goalkeepers.

The first and only goal of the game was scored by Erick Torres of Chivas USA. Torres put the ball in the corner of the net after a couple of deflections opened an opportunity for the lone goal of the game. The score came at the 53rd minute mark.

The presence of Chris Wondolowski was definitely missed by the earthquakes as he has yet to return from his FIFA World Cup Tour with Team USA.

The attendance of 9,114 witnessed a good game but a tough luck loss for the hometown Earthquakes.