~ PC: San Jose Earthquakes

~ By Pearl Allison Lo

~ In a game with a lot of close chances, the Seattle Sounders won over San Jose 2-0 Saturday.

Both Jordan Morris and Chris Wondolowski had three close chances, but the one that went through put the game away.

As a rookie, Morris tied a MLS record with his fourth goal in as many games.   Silva first MLS start

The Quakes lost to Seattle for the first time since May 17, 2014 and went scoreless for the first time in 23 straight matches.

Sounders goalie Stefan Frei faced his least number of shots and saves since October 25th, 2015.

San Jose goalie’s six saves was the most he had since July 5, 2015.

Morris led with four shots, two of them were saved and one hit the post.

Clint Dempsey broke the deadlock in the 26th minute, aided by Erik Friberg and Morris. It was his first goal since April 2. It was Morris’ first assist.

Wondolowski lost his footing right in front of Frei in the 37th minute.

The Quakes’ Simon Dawkins hit the crossbar in the 59th minute.

Wondolowski had a high header in the 80th minute.

He then missed a rare penalty in the 84th minute. Wondolowski’s shot hit the post, just his second miss since 2014 and second miss in his last 12 penalties. He has now gone two straight games without a goal for the first time this season.

After two shots being saved and hitting the post throughout the game, Morris put the game away in the 89th minute, helped by Osvaldo Alonso. With a lot of players before Morris, he shot as defenders closed in from 25 yards out.  It was his first two point game and his most shots in a game (three).

There were four minutes of stoppage time. The last chance for San Jose came in the 91st minute, when Adam Jahn missed right with a header.

Game notes: The Quakes’ Matheus Silva made his first MLS start and had one shot. San Jose next plays the Houston Dynamo Wednesday at 7:30pm.