By: Joe Lami

The L.A. Galaxy paid a visit to a sold out Buck Shaw Stadium on Sunday afternoon, but were forced to come away with a draw, due to a late goal slotted home by Earthquakes’ captain Chris Wondolowski in the 2^nd half.

L.A. got on the board first, when Omar Gonzalez headed home a goal in the 28^th minute. The goal came off a set piece, with Stefan Ishizaki taking the corner kick. Gonzalez bounced the header off of the ground before finding the top corner of the net. Robbie Keane had a chance to extend the lead just eight minutes later. However, his penalty kick found the crossbar and bounced out, denying their chance at the 2-0 lead.

San Jose came out firing in the 2^nd half, after being dominated for much of the first half, and was finally rewarded with a goal in the 66^th minute. “We had a very poor start and it’s very frustrating to have a game like this and have that type of start from your group. The attitude in the second half was great,” Earthquakes’ coach Mark Watson said on the tales of two halves performance.

Chris Wondolowski earned his team leading 13^th goal of the season on the tally. Jordan Stewart earned the assist on the play, his first as a MLS player. Stewart created the chance after taking advantage of a misplayed Galaxy clearance near the edge of the box. He passed to Wondolowksi, who used his right foot to find the top part of the net.

The Galaxy dominated the game outshooting the Quakes 19-8, with the shots on goal advantage of 8-3. They also had the advantage in corner kicks as well, with one of their eight finding the back of the net.

San Jose will take out their passports next, as they will travel to Montreal, Quebec, Canada to take on the Impact next Saturday.

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