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Sharks fly above the Flyers with 8-2 victory

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By Pearl Allison Lo

After a 4-0 shutout loss Monday, the San Jose Sharks replied strongly with eight goals the very next day, spoiling the Philadelphia Flyers’ home opener this time around. 

The Sharks broke through with their first two power plays, scored shorthanded and made a season-high 48 shots.

The Sharks’ last win came Friday when they defeated the Kings in their home opener in Los Angeles.

Sharks’ goalie Aaron Dell was stellar in his first start of the season Tuesday, making 31 saves. Sharks’ captain Joe Pavelski scored his first two goals of 2018-19, Evander Kane kept rolling with his own two and Kevin Labanc got on the assist train with four assists.

A lot of power play chances abounded again for both sides with each team having at least one penalty in each period. The Flyers went 2-for-6 and the Sharks went 2-for-5.

Philadelphia has given up at least five goals in each of their last two games

The Sharks took back the four goals they gave up Monday quickly with a 4-0 first period.

San Jose started early as Logan Couture and Pavelski got their first goals of the season 11 seconds apart starting at 3:17.  

The Sharks got the puck after a failed shot on the other end as Couture and Tomas Hertl went on an odd-man rush. Couture went five-hole from the faceoff circle to make it 1-0.

Soon after, Labanc shot at goalie Brian Elliott who made a foot save and sent the puck right to Pavelski, who buried the puck in the net.

Pavelski scored a second one at 12:21. Labanc had the primary assist again, this time from the boards, as Pavelski reacted to the pass speedily.

Kane decided he wanted in on the action and scored on the power play at 16:42. It was San Jose’s first of the season. Justin Braun shot and Kane redirected the puck with his right skate. Kane has scored in each game except when the Sharks were shut out.

The Flyers got on the board in the second but by the end of the period, they were back where they started scorewise.

Three seconds after Wayne Simmonds had a shot on goal, Shayne Gostisbehere scored on the man advantage at 4:56.

Kane followed Pavelski’s lead and regained their four-goal lead with his second of the night too as he shot from the slot to score at 14:46. The goal came six seconds after San Jose’s power play expired.

Philadelphia flurried the net at the end of the period. Jakub Voracek’s puck slid under Dell and hit the far post four seconds before the buzzer sounded.

The Sharks scored their second on the power play eight seconds into it. Erik Karlsson passed to Brent Burns on the right, who passed the puck behind him back to Karlsson. Karlsson then shot at net and Hertl got the tip. When it did not go through, Hertl made it on his second attempt.

The Flyers’ Oskar Lindblom scored, but had the goal taken back as it was achieved via a high stick.

San Jose’s Timo Meier, who celebrated a birthday Monday, found joy when he moved his stick with the puck left, right and in between Elliott’s legs to make it a 7-1 game at 15:21.

Philadelphia, while on a power play, missed a stick-to-stick connection. Marcus Sorensen took advantage and sped to the puck finished, while Barclay Goodrow finished the shorthanded play with the Sharks’ eighth goal. Shorthanded pass missed, Sorensen sped and Goodrow

28 seconds later, Simmonds got that goal back quickly on the power play, displeasure clearly etched on his face.

Game Notes: Perhaps the only negative of this game for the Sharks was that they have yet to go a period without committing a penalty.

Up Next: The Sharks will see if they can do that when they head back to New York to take on the Rangers for the fourth game of their five-game road trip Thursday at 4:00 pm PT. 

Islanders shut out Sharks 4-0

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By Pearl Allison Lo

The San Jose Sharks couldn’t figure out the New York Islanders goalie Robin Lehner as the Sharks put up their first zeroes of the season Friday afternoon in the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Lehner, who made his debut with the team, became the first franchise goalie to achieve a shutout in that position. This occurred as the visitors put up 33 shots for the third straight game.

Anders Lee, Scott Mayfield, Matt Martin and Casey Cizikas provided the offense as they scored with the man-advantage, even-strength and short-handed, respectively.

The Islanders have scored at least two goals in each game so far this season and Sharks goalie Martin Jones has done the same in giving up at least two goals.

Both teams had a number of power plays opportunities and at least one shot on goal during each. In terms of scoring though, the Sharks went 0-for-4 and New York 1-for-4. San Jose has now accrued penalties in nine straight periods.

The scoring started midway in the second period. With a player up, Anders Lee had two shots on goal one second apart. Later, the same thing happened when Mathew Barzal passed across a stickless Marcus Sorensen to Josh Bailey who shot from one side. With Jones unable to corral the rebound, Lee scooped up the puck on the other side to finally convert. This was Lee’s second goal on the year.

A double blow occurred early in the third when Sorensen took a hard hit from Cal Clutterbuck and Mayfield scored six seconds later. Cizikas grabbed the puck after Sorensen was hit, circled around and passed it to Mayfield. Mayfield then scored through traffic after the puck went off someone in front. It was his first game this season.

Valtteri Filppula had a shot on goal four seconds before Matt Martin made it 3-0 at 13:02. Filppula dumped the puck to Jones before it went to the boards, won the puck back from Erik Karlsson and then passed to Martin who was right in front of Jones.

The last power play came with 2:38 left in the game. Tomas Hertl and Karlsson had a shot on goal, but Cizikas was able to get the puck in their end and shoot into the empty net to seal the game.

Game Notes: The Sharks’ Joe Thornton was placed on injured reserve yesterday for his knee.

Up Next: The Sharks have a quick turnaround when they face the Philadelphia Flyers to finish a back-to-back Tuesday at 4 pm PT.

Earthquakes struggle again in second half against Dynamo in 3-2 loss

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Photo: Michael Wyke/Contributor to chron.com: Houston Dynamo forward Romell Quioto is swarmed by fans after he jumped into the stands after scoring the winning goal against the San Jose Earthquakes during the second half of their MLS game at BBVA Compass Stadium Saturday, Sep. 29, 2018 in Houston, TX.

By Pearl Allison Lo

The San Jose Earthquakes’ inability to score in the second half again cost them as they fell to the Houston Dynamo 3-2 at BBVA Compass Stadium on Saturday.

The Quakes were up 2-0 after the first half,  but the Dynamo came back to earn the win in the 87th minute.

San Jose is now winless in their last five. Three of the results have been a one goal differential.

The Quakes opponent again put up a lot of shots against their net, as they were outshot 19-8.

Houston had just won their first ever US Open Cup on Wednesday.

San Jose started their scoring when they ended a scoreless streak that started after the 61st minute in their September 19th game.

Chris Wondolowski was the last member of the team to score and he did it again in the 37th minute. Tommy Thompson drew a penalty and Wondolowski converted to make him just two shy of the MLS all-time record with his 143rd goal.

The Earthquakes got help from the Dynamo eight minutes later when Alejandro Fuenmayor scored on his own net.

Wondolowski commented,”It was a great ball in by Jackson [Yueill], squared it across. I was there. Thought I would get a touch, but the defender came sliding in and got a touch as well.”

Two substitutions by either team filled in the gaps between each of Houston’s three goals in the second half.

Mauro Manotas scored in the 56th minute.

Quakes interim head coach Steve Ralston said, “Frustration is a good word…to find ourselves up 2-0 was nice. I told the guys, ‘Listen, this has happened too much this season. We need to finish this game out…we have to raise our level of play.’ And we didn’t. Once they scored the first goal, we were mentally weak and we felt like this happened oh-so-many times to us and I don’t think we have the courage to get out of it right now.”

Tomás Martínez evened the score in the 68th minute.

Ralston put in Florian Jungwirth in the 76th minute and Danny Hoesen in the 82nd minute, but it was to of no avail.

Second-half substitute Romell Quioto gave the Quakes more heartbreak when he scored.

Ralston’s message after the horn blew, “I sat with them and told them, ‘It’s not good enough. We know that. We have to be brave and we have to pick each other up and we have to do the little things better.’ We’ll see. We have three games. What do they want to make of it?”

Up Next: The Quakes begins their last homestand of the season when they host the New York Red Bulls Saturday at 7:30 pm PT.

Flames avoid burnout vs. Sharks 7-5

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By Pearl Allison Lo

The San Jose Sharks and Calgary Flames went toe-to-toe through the first two periods, but the Flames prevailed in front of their home crowd Tuesday night at Scotiabank Saddledome.

After losing 5-4 in overtime on Monday, Calgary looked no worse for the wear. San Jose last played Saturday but had to make the trip northeast.

San Jose is now 4-for-4 in the preseason in terms of scoring at least four goals per game. Calgary also done the same in their first three games played.

Calgary had more regulars dressed but it was still a shootout. The first and second period were both marked by 4-1 scores for each side.

The Flames went ahead 6-5 in the third at 5:33 while the Sharks were blanked by Jon Gillies after 15:22 of the second period. San Jose was held to four shots in the third and their last shot came with 6:49 left in the game.

The Sharks’ Lukas Radil had a goal and assist and the Flames’ Johnny Gaudreau scored twice.

“Each line contributed offensively. It was a good team win, ” Gaudreau remarked.

Both teams played tic-tac-toe in a variety of ways during the night and switched out goalies. Sharks goalie Aaron Dell was pulled after five goals in favor of Antoine Bibeau. Flames goalie David Rittich left after four goals for Gillies.

The Sharks scored first with Barclay Goodrow getting his third goal of the preseason.

San Jose went on the power play at 12:10. Six seconds later, Rourke Chartier followed suit with the teams’ first power play goal of the preseason, making them 1-for-12. Less than 40 seconds later, Gaudreau scored Calgary’s only goal of the first. He, Brett Kulak and Sean Monahan got their first points of the preseason in the game. Then, just eight seconds after, Radil scored unassisted.

The Sharks’ Marcus Sorensen had a goal, but it was disallowed for goalie interference, even after a Coach’s Challenge.

San Jose’s Maxim Letunov capped off the first period, scoring his first preseason goal at 16:18.

Both sides played a little penalty tic-tac-toe after. The Sharks were called for a penalty at 16:47. Less than 30 seconds later, the Flames nullified their own power play and then less than 30 seconds later again, San Jose got the high-sticking call.

The Flames played their period a little differently in the second, scoring three straight goals before the Sharks did.

All of the Flames’ three goals came in the slot near the left faceoff circle, Matthew Phillips at 7:05, Monahan at 9:47 and Matthew Tkachuk at 12:38.

Alexander Chmelevski scored San Jose’s sandwich goal at 15:44 with his first goal.

Gaudreau topped off the period with another goal 10 seconds before the middle period ended, leaving both teams heading into the third with a 5-5 tie. He and his teammates had Bibeau caught looking back and forth between the pipes before scoring.

Sam Bennett got Calgary their first lead and the game-winner with the first goal of the third period.

The Sharks’ Kevin Labanc tried to fight Austin Czarnik away from the empty net with time running out, but Czarnik got his stick ahead for the 7-5 score at 18:46 to seal the deal.

Up Next: The Sharks will face the Flames again, but on their own ice Thursday night at 7:30 pm PDT.

Sharks feast on the Ducks to ultimately get 7-3 win

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By Pearl Allison Lo

ANAHEIM — The San Jose Sharks fell behind three times, but came up on top for their second straight victory over the Anaheim Ducks, 7-3, at the Honda Center Thursday night.

Anaheim came looking to even things up as they met San Jose for the second time in a row.  It was the first home game for the Ducks and first road game for the Sharks. Moreover, the Ducks kicked off their 25th anniversary on their turf.

On Tuesday, the Sharks were the 4-1 victors.

San Jose scored at least four goals for the second game in a row and have scored in each of their last five periods. Anaheim picked up their scoring since the previous game, but stalled after 7:01 of the second period. The Sharks followed with a five-goal streak. All of their goals on the night except the last one were scored by different players.

Antti Suomela scored the first and the last goal, playing in his second game straight out of Finland. He also had an assist during Kevin Labanc’s goal.

Suomela commented, “Last game was the first game in about four months so it’s always difficult, but tonight’s game was a little easier.”

Head coach Peter DeBoer commented on Suomela, “He makes plays and I know that sounds simple, but it is hard to create offense in this league and he finds a way to do that.”

Joonas Donskoi had a goal and two assists, Rourke Chartier had three straight assists, Labanc and Lukas Radil each had a goal and an assist, and 11 Sharks had at least a point.

For the Ducks, Ondrej Kase had two goals and Adam Henrique had two assists, both on Kase’s goals.

The two teams went scoreless on the power play. The Sharks were 0-for-3 and the Ducks were 0-for-1.

San Jose got the first power play at 2:18, but Anaheim got the first goal.

Henrique started the play on the other end by winning a faceoff and ended up feeding Kase from the boards as Kase found one of Aaron Dell’s holes at 4:53.

Just over a minute later, the Sharks evened the score in a bit of a similar fashion. Suomela won the faceoff and ended up tipping in Joakim Ryan’s shot from the blue line as the puck soared just above Ryan Miller’s left glove.

The next goal took a while. After several near chances which elicited gasps from the crowd, the Ducks finally broke through again when Jakob Silfverberg scored from the left faceoff circle at 16:57 to give Anaheim the 2-1 lead.

In the second, Labanc added a goal to his night’s repertoire at 4:53. Donskoi used nifty stick work and a slick pass to the right as Labanc took the puck inside the goalpost for the 2-2 tie.

A turnover cost the Sharks though. Giovanni Fiore intercepted the puck after it left Ryan’s stick and Kase again took the puck to their bank to take back the lead at 7:01.

The Sharks got another power play at 9:08, but were unable to convert.

San Jose scored the game’s first consecutive goals though when Radim Simek’s end line goal wormed its way under Miller and Jacob Middleton scored from in between the blue line and the right faceoff circle. It was Simek and Middleton’s first goals for the team, coming at 12:08 and 13:45 to give their first lead. Goodrow got his third assist during Middleton’s goal, which made the score 4-3.

The Sharks kicked off their three-goal third period at 11:31. Miller was unable to control the rebound off Chartier’s shot and it eventually found its way to Radil.

Donskoi and Suomela scored less than 30 seconds apart, starting at 16:27 to cap off the scoring.

On executing early on in preseason, the Ducks’ Josh Manson relayed, “At the end of the day, it comes down to structure and work ethic. They played a better structure than we did. That’s why they won the game.”

Ducks head coach Randy Carlyle pointed out, “San Jose did a good job of tracking and winning their fair share of battles…The score wasn’t indicative of the game. I think it was more like a one-goal hockey game than what actually happened out there.”

Up Next: The Sharks (2-0-0) and Vegas Golden Knights (2-0-0) will pit their perfect records against each other in a playoff rematch Saturday at 7 pm PST. Both teams scored seven goals apiece Thursday night.

After red card, Earthquakes lose heartbreaker to Rapids 2-1

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By Pearl Allison Lo

The Colorado Rapids went double on the dramatics, scoring in the 93rd minute to take the match 2-1 over the San Jose Earthquakes at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on Saturday.

Colorado would be the first one to go on a winning streak out of the two teams, as the Rapids won their last game in the 90th minute.

San Jose’s Shea Salinas received a red card in the 88th minute for an elbow to the face of Dillon Serna trailing behind him. This prompted the rest of the players to gather. Serna and Harold Cummings received yellow cards the next minute.

Kellyn Acosta passed forward and Édgar Castillo made the short pass to his right to Bismark Boateng in the box to set up the winner. Boateng then got the two defenders in front of him to fall as he kicked and also Quakes goalie Andrew Tarbell, as the ball rolled in for Boateng’s first career goal since he entered the MLS in 2017.

Game possession stayed at roughly 60% for Colorado and 40% for the Quakes for the match. Shots ended up pretty even, 16-15, respectively.

The Rapids struck first in the 24th minute. Acosta took the corner and Sam Nicholson raced in to receive it and give it back to Acosta, who put the ball in from outside the box, Tommy Smith then headed in the finish. It was Acosta’s first helper for his new team.

San Jose’s attempts by Jahmir Hyka and Vako in the first half went into the hands of Rapids captain Tim Howard.

For the first half, Colorado’s Jack McBean along with San Jose’s Castillo and Danny Hoesen had two shots apiece. A shot on goal apiece went to Smith, McBean, Vako and Salinas.

Vako had another shot on goal that did not make it through–along with a game-high five shots and three shots on goal–and Tarbell made a face-to-face save in the 53nd minute.

In the 58th minute, Guram Kashia drew a penalty and the Quakes finally got past the invisible wall that was connected to Howard, when Magnus Eriksson converted on a penalty kick.

San Jose temporarily had the lead in the 66th minute, but it was taken away for an offside after the ball seemingly deflect in from Vako off Hyka.

Wondolowski then replaced Hyka in the following minute.

Up Next: The Quakes go home to Avaya Stadium for a three-game homestand, starting with Toronto FC next Saturday at 7 pm PDT.

Vako’s brace helps the Earthquakes top FC Dallas 3-1

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By: Pearl Allison Lo

The cellar-dweller San Jose Earthquakes and first-place FC Dallas temporarily switched places in the Western Conference at the Toyota Stadium Saturday night.

Vako scored twice for the first time in his MLS career. FC Dallas, third in the league, suffered their first home loss this season. It was also their first home loss at Toyota Stadium in 18 games.

The Quakes scored in the 19th, 47th and 88th minutes and finally snapped a 12-game winless streak. It was a triumphant win for the cellar-dwellers.

Dallas and San Jose goalies Jesse Gonzalez and Andrew Tarbell were each forced to make five saves. Maximiliano Urruti and Vako had career-highs in shots, eight and nine, respectively.

Shea Salinas put a good ball ahead from midfield to set up Vako. Vako avoided Gonzalez, who slid outside the corner of his box, juked another defender along the goal line and kicked the ball past two more defenders to take the 1-0 lead.

FC Dallas tied it 1-1 a short while later in the 23rd minute. Reggie Cannon secured the ball and connected with Michael Barrios in the box. As Barrios shot, Roland Lamah put the ball into the net from Tarbell’s other side.  

Jahmir Hyka took an arced ball into the box from Anibal Godoy and scored with a kick in front of the defender.    

FC Dallas was not without their chances though. The following were just a few of them.

Tarbell showed skill in the 53rd minute, stopping two close saves in one second against Tesho Akindele and Barrios, the latter coming when Tarbell was down.

In the 63th minute, Tarbell was able to stop Barrios again. This led to a corner, which Urruti used to hit the crossbar.

The final goal came when Wondolowski was parallel to the goal line and passed to Vako, who converted. Wondo made his way past three defenders en route to the net.

Up Next: The Quakes will take on the Colorado Rapids next Saturday at 6 pm PDT at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.

Piatti helps lift Impact over Earthquakes 2-0

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By Pearl Allison Lo

Ignacio Piatti helped the Montreal Impact get back to its winning ways, especially at home with their 2-0 shutout of the San Jose Earthquakes at Saputo Stadium on Saturday night. 

After the Impact went scoreless last game, they have now blanked their opponents in five of their last eight games. At home, Montreal has won five straight games.

Piatti, who led all with a season-tying six shots, was also on a four-game point streak before their last loss.

Matteo Mancosu and Alejandro Silva returned to the Impact’s starting XI. Silva earned an assist and Mancosu had three shots.

The Quakes were left with a now 10-game season winless streak and one road win on the season as they remained winless in Montreal. Though they could not get get past goalie Evan Bush, the last time San Jose was held scoreless was May 25. That was also the last time Quakes’ goalie Andrew Tarbell did not record any saves.

Vako had a team-high four shots for San Jose.

Quakes’ Nick Lima’s shot was blocked in the 3rd minute.

In the eighth minute, Saphir Taider helped Montreal score on their first shot of the game after an assist from Piatti.

Anibal Godoy received a yellow card in the 26th minute for a foul versus Piatti, so Godoy will miss next game due to accumulation.  

Quakes’ Jackson Yueill missed two shots from outside the box in the 30th and 41st minutes.

Godoy also left in the 41st minute, straight to the locker room, for Fatai Alashe.

Quakes’ Florian Jungwirth’s missed shot in the 44th minute, was sandwiched by two attempts from Jahmir Hyka in the 43rd and 44th minute that were saved by Bush, the 43rd the best attempt by San Jose.  

Possession in the first half was almost even between the two teams, with San Jose edging out the Impact 50.1% to 49.9%.

Alashe was replaced at half time by Jimmy Ockford after what looked to be disagreement with coach Mikael Stahre. Later, the reason for the subbing decision was reported as a groin strain.

Montreal made an injury substitution in the 63rd minute, Michael Petrasso for Chris Duvall.

Piatti doubled the Impact’s lead when he scored almost straightaway from outside the box in the 74th minute. Silva gave him the assist.

Up Next: After a break and hosting Manchester United July 22 at 2 pm PDT, the Quakes next host two games at Avaya Stadium within a week of each other, first up the Seattle Sounders Wednesday, July 25 at 7:30 pm PDT.

Armenteros scores two; Timbers beat Earthquakes 2-1

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By Pearl Allison Lo

The unbeaten and winless streaks continued for the Portland Timbers and San Jose Earthquakes Saturday as Portland won 2-1 at Providence Park on Saturday night.

It was not that clear cut though with the Quakes making it close at the end of the game.

The Timbers’ unbeaten streak amped up to 11 and San Jose’s winless streak extended to nine. The Quakes have still yet to win in Portland.

As San Jose started the second half with a test against the toughest team in MLS, it was a downhill first half that though they did not materialize, ended with some positive notes.

In his first outing since he returned from playing for Panama in the World Cup, Harold Cummings picked up a yellow in under a minute.

Vako got the Quakes’ first shot in the 11th minute.

However, Vako also initiated a turnover which led to Samuel Armenteros’ goal in the 14th minute. Armenteros had a season-high eight shots and tied a season-high with his two goals.

San Jose was forced to make an early substitution when rookie Kevin Partida was taken out in favor of veteran Shea Salinas in the 23rd minute.

The next minute, Armenteros nearly had another goal at the near corner post, but goalie Andrew Tarbell was able to deflect the ball with his face.  

The Quakes’ next shot came from Wondolowski in the 29th minute.

Another unexpected substitution for the Quakes came when Danny Hoesen had to leave in favor of Quincy Amarikwa in the 33rd minute.

Armenteros had a more skillful attempt on net with a bicycle kick that went wide in the 44th minute.

San Jose had late pressure in stoppage time. After a handball by Anibal Godoy, who also returned from Panama World Cup action, Vako missed and the Timbers blocked two more attempts by Godoy and Vako. The intensity could be seen by Vako chewing on his shirt.

Armenteros finished the first half with five shots, Vako with three, and the Quakes only one shot on target.

Armenteros doubled his score in the game in the 53rd minute. It seemed like it was a mix of defenders trying to catch up with Armenteros, overrunning him and confusion including Tarbell in net.

San Jose kept with it though and Amarikwa’s persistence kept the ball on their side. As he passed to Florian Jungwirth, Jungwirth slid the ball in diagonally for an 87th minute goal.

With a hand to his mouth after, Salinas had a close attempt in the 92nd minute.

Tarbell also joined his teammates in front of net in their last second efforts to tie the game.  

Up Next: The Quakes will next head East to take on the Montreal Impact Saturday at 4:30 pm PDT.

Earthquakes withstand 28 shots to draw with Real Salt Lake 1-1

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By Pearl Allison Lo

Both the San Jose Earthquakes and Real Salt Lake scored a goal apiece in the second half at Rio Tinto Stadium on Saturday evening in their return from World Cup break.

The last time Real Salt Lake drew was back on March 3rd. It was the Quakes’ second straight draw. Meanwhile, San Jose’s winless streak continued to stand at seven games.

Real Salt Lake’s club-tying six straight home wins fell, but it came down to the 94th minute. Marcelo Silva hit the crossbar after a corner kick.

The Quakes’ last attempt came by goal-scorer Danny Hoesen in the 92nd minute, who had an open area near two defenders.

Real Salt Lake finished with 64.1% possession.

The home team was heavily dominant in the first half with 72 to 28 percent possession and a 12-4 shot advantage. Seven of the shots were off target. Jefferson Savarino led all in the first with four shots. However, San Jose managed to stay strong and keep the game scoreless with 10 clearances.

Real Salt Lake’s Damir Kreilach received a yellow card in the 12th minute for fouling the most fouled player in MLS, Magnus Eriksson.

Justen Glad and Florian Jungwirth collided in the 17th minute and Glad left for a brief moment. After Glad went down again in the 31st minute, he was subbed out.   

Real Salt Lake’s Sebastián Saucedo had two straight attempts in the 52nd minute. After his shot was saved at the post, his next shot went high.

Quakes goalkeeper Andrew Tarbell made another loose save in the 54th minute versus Albert Rusnák. That same minute, Real Salt Lake finally broke through with a successful set piece. Corey Baird’s kick went straight to the head of Kreilach.

Rusnák narrowly missed in the 60th minute, hitting the crossbar as the ball fell down onto the goal line.

Vako’s shot was saved in the 64th minute, but Hoesen captured the rebound before goalie Nick Rimando was able to get properly settled to make it 1-1 in the 65th minute. It was Hoesen’s third straight goal in two games and sixth straight point in four games. If not counting the game where San Jose was blanked, Hoesen has now scored in six of his last seven games.

Vako hit the post in the 85th minute. He finished with a game-high seven shots.

Up Next: The Quakes next go home for a spell to host the Los Angeles Galaxy at Stanford Stadium for the highly anticipated California Clasico next Saturday at 7 pm PDT.