Earthquakes fall 2-1 against Columbus Crew SC

Photo credit: @SJEarthquakes

By: Ana Kieu

The San Jose Earthquakes concluded their brief, two-game road trip with a stop at the Columbus Crew Stadium to take on–you guessed it–the Columbus Crew SC Saturday night.

Two years ago, Quakes goalkeeper Andrew Tarbell made his MLS debut with the Crew in Columbus, Ohio. Now, the 24-year-old is back in Columbus, but as a member of the Blue and Black.

As things fell into place, the whistle blew and both teams were ready for the much-anticipated match. Quakes captain Chris Wondolowski reached another milestone of 300 MLS appearances. Congratulations to Wondo!

The Quakes made an early substitution in the match, swapping Yeferson Quintana for Francois Affolter at the eighth minute of the first half.

The Quakes dodged a bullet when Harold Cummings made a big-time tackle in the box to prevent the Crew from a scoring opportunity at the 14th minute.

However, Columbus responded with the match’s first goal for a 1-0 lead at the 28th minute. Harrison Afful put the home team on the board with a super strike on Superhero Night.

San Jose tied the game at one apiece at the 45th minute, thanks to Florian Jungwirth’s flawless pass to Danny Hoesen, who kicked the ball into the Columbus net for a 2-0 lead.

Both teams were tied at one apiece at halftime.

However, San Jose was unable to stay hot in the second half. Magnus Eriksson scored what appeared to be a goal, but his kick went just wide of the Columbus net. No goal.

The Quakes made their second substitution of the match, replacing Wondo in favor of Quincy Amarikwa at the 70th minute.

But the Crew continued to do some damage late in the second half. Mike Grella saved the day for the home team as he kicked in his first ever goal in Columbus at the 83rd minute.

As you may have already heard, stoppage time in the MLS is often home-cooked, which was the case for this match. San Jose was so close as Valeri Qazaishvili danced around a crew of Columbus defenders, but he put it wide. No goal.

The Quakes lost to the Crew 2-1 in full time.

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San Jose starting lineup