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By Alexandra Evans

The San Jose Earthquakes (1-2-1) searched for a win against the Philadelphia Union (1-1-2) on Saturday after coming off of three consecutive losses against Sporting Kansas City, Club Léon, and New York City FC. Neither a win nor a loss occurred against Philadelphia as the game ended in a 1-1 draw at the Talen Energy Stadium Saturday. 

The action was minimal in the first 45 minutes of the match, with the exception of a yellow card for the Union’s David Accam and a goal from Quakes’ Magnus Eriksson at the 37-minute mark, assisted by Danny Hoesen. The Union had nine shots compared to the Quakes’ four, and they had possession of the ball for 57% of the first half. Still, the Quakes were up 1-0.

Following the Quakes’ loss to NYCFC, Eriksson told an MLS reporter: “There are a lot of players in this locker room that hate to lose. Still, we’re going in the right direction.”

Yeferson Quintana received a yellow card 11 minutes into the second half (56-minute mark overall). Defender Shea Salinas replaced Joel Qwiberg for the Quakes at the 58-minute mark, as well as Ilsinho for David Accam on the Union at the 63rd. One minute later, Alejandro Bedoya scored the Union’s first goal (assisted by Fafa Picault) to tie the game 1-1.

After 90 minutes, the game ended with a score of 1-1. The Union heavily exceeded the Quakes in both shots (22 versus nine) and possession of the ball (63% versus 37%). Nonetheless, San Jose did not go home pointless.

Up Next: The Quakes return home at Avaya Stadium on Saturday, April 14 to host the Houston Dynamo. Kick off is at 7:15 p.m. PT.