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Bay FC Fall 1-0 to San Diego on Decision Day

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No matter how hard they tried San Diego Wave FC played stubborn defense shutting Bay FC out at Pay Pal Park in San Jose on Sun Nov 1, 2026 (Bay FC X photo)

Bay FC Fall 1-0 to San Diego on Decision Day

By William Espy

SAN JOSE–It was NWSL Decision Day on Sunday, and although Bay FC were already eliminated from playoff contention, they were involved in a massively important game. The match was rugged, tough and close as the San Diego Wave FC edged Bay with a 1-0 shutout.

Their opposition, San Diego, entered the night second in the league table, trailing Gotham FC for the Supporters’ Shield. With a win over Bay and a Gotham loss, San Diego would walk away as the regular season champions.

If San Diego dropped a single point, or Gotham picked up a point, they’d finish second. In the ninth minute, Mimi Van Zanten gave San Diego quite a bit of hope. She scored after a perfectly placed pass through the defense from Kenza Dali, giving her side an early 1-0 lead.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the country, the same happened in New Jersey as Gotham also took a 1-0 lead in the ninth minute.San Diego controlled play in the first half, maintaining 64% of possession and completing nearly twice as many passes as Bay.

As a result, they were able to carry their 1-0 lead into the halftime break. Keira Barry entered the match as Bay FC’s first substitution of the night in the 54th minute, replacing Agostina Holzheier. Barry made herself known to San Diego immediately, firing a shot that forced Sandra Panos to make a diving save. 

Claire Hutton entered the game for Bay FC in the 62nd minute, taking the place of Dorian Bailey. Cristiana Girelli and Maddie Moreau entered the game for Kennedy Fuller and Sydney Collins in the 74th minute, as Bay FC pushed for an equalizer. 

That equalizer never came, as San Diego controlled the second half just like the first, securing a 1-0 victory to end the season. Unfortunately for them, though, Gotham also picked up their victory and won the Supporters’ Shield, ending San Diego’s hopes of celebrating the trophy at PayPal Park. Bay FC’s season has now come to a close, leaving quite a few questions heading into the offseason; now we just have to wait and see how management approaches the winter.

San Jose Earthquakes match wrap: Quakes suffer tough loss to FC Dallas 3-0; Musa scores twice for FC Dallas

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San Jose’s Daniel Munie dribbles the ball while being defended by FC Dallas’ Daniel Job on Saturday night. Dallas shut out the Earthquakes 3-0 in Dallas. (Photo courtesy of San Jose Earthquakes)

San Jose Earthquakes match wrap:

By William Espy

The San Jose Earthquakes were back on the road this weekend as they visited FC Dallas and one of the MLS’s top scorers, Petar Musa, at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. The Quakes certainly got a taste of Musa’s handy work scoring two goals that pretty much put the Quakes out of business with a 3-0 shutout loss.

It was a relatively uneventful first half, with the only play of note being a foul on Dallas’s Herman Johansson that resulted in Reid Roberts getting a yellow card in the 29th minute. Although it was scoreless after 45 minutes, FC Dallas seemed to be dominating up to that point.

Their domination continued in the second half, but it still took a while for either team to get on the scoreboard. After San Jose’s goalkeeper Angus Gunn got a yellow card in the 64th minute, he made a few more saves before finally conceding a goal to Musa in the 83rd minute.

Things started spiraling from there for the Earthquakes. Paul Marie fouled Kaick Ferreira in the 87th minute resulting in a penalty attempt for Dallas. Musa stepped up to the spot and scored his second goal in five minutes. Santiago Moreno then scored Dallas’s third goal of the night in stoppage time to secure a 3-0 victory for the home team.

The Earthquakes’ loss ended a nine-game unbeaten streak, and although they’ve already clinched a playoff spot, adding more points on the board are going to be wildly important for their seeding.

The Quakes will return home on Wednesday, as they’ll host the Colorado Rapids at home for a midweek matchup.

San Jose Earthquakes match wrap: Quakes-Real Salt Lake end match in 1-1 draw at America First Field

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Things were all tied up in knots at America First Field in the match between the San Jose Earthquakes and Real Salt Lake on Wed Oct 14, 2026 (photo from San Jose Earthquakes X)

San Jose Earthquakes match wrap:

By William Espy

The San Jose Earthquakes continued their road trip on Wednesday night as they visited Real Salt Lake. It was an important match as the Earthquakes were looking to climb to a higher seed for when playoffs come around, while Salt Lake is trying to make up ground on the LA Galaxy and Colorado Rapids for a playoff spot.

It was a back and forth, but relatively uneventful first half as neither team was able to get on the scoreboard. In fact, the first goal of the evening wouldn’t come until the 79th minute when Luc De Fougerolles was finally able to get a ball past Angus Gunn to get Real Salt Lake on the board using a set piece.

The only yellow card of the night came in the 92nd minute, as it was shown to Ariath Piol of Real Salt Lake. The Earthquakes were able to steal a point though, as Jack Jasinski was able to get a goal from almost the exact same spot as Fougerolles’ goal earlier in the night.

With this result, the Earthquakes pick up a second straight 1-1 draw and have gotten points in eight straight games as well. Angus Gunn deserves quite a bit of credit in this one, as he was able to make seven saves in order to keep the Earthquakes in it.

Statistically, this looks like a game that likely should have gone in Real Salt Lake’s favor. But the Earthquakes are looking to establish themselves as a top team in the MLS, and those teams always find a way to get some sort of result.

San Jose Earthquakes match wrap up: Quakes-Rapids play to a 1-1 draw at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park

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Colorado Rapids forward Georgi Minougou (93) and San Jose Jose Earthquakes defender (25) battle for the futbol at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City CO on Sat Oct 10, 2026 (San Jose Earthquakes photo)

By William Espy

The San Jose Earthquakes were back on the road for an important match against the Colorado Rapids on Saturday night. The Quakes and Rapids battled to a 1-1 draw at Dicks Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City Colorado.

The Rapids, who are looking to claw their way into the playoff race, scored an early goal. Paxton Aaronson delivered a perfectly-placed cross off of a corner which found the head of Donovan Phillip who rose above the Earthquakes’ defense to put the ball past the Quakes’ goalkeeper, Earl Edwards Jr.

The Rapids then carried that lead into the second half, but an unexpected hero found an equalizer for the Earthquakes. Timo Werner crossed the ball into the box off of a free kick. Ronaldo Vieira was able to knock the ball down to the feet of Dave Romney who shot it past Colorado goalkeeper Nico Hansen to tie the game at a goal apiece.

Despite the fact that Colorado dominated the game in every statistical aspect, they weren’t able to take the lead in the one stat that matters most: goals. The Earthquakes were able to hold out for a draw to secure an important point for their playoff push.

It was a game that Colorado could have, and likely should have, walked away with the three points, but San Jose will take the results however they can get them.

San Jose will remain on the road for their midweek matchup against Real Salt Lake on Wednesday before returning home next Saturday as they host the Eastern Conference leaders, Nashville SC.

William Espy is a San Jose Earthquakes reporter at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

San Jose Earthquakes match wrap: Austin -San Jose finish match in a 1-1 draw

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The San Jose Earthquakes and Austin FC battled to a 1-1 at Q-2 Stadium in Austin TX on Sat Sep 5, 2026 (San Jose Earthquakes X image)

By William Espy

The San Jose Earthquakes were back on the road on Saturday night, as they visited Austin,Texas to face off against Austin FC in the second half of their Texas road trip which finished in a 1-1 draw. Entering the night, Austin were the heavy favorites despite the Earthquakes dominating the prior meeting between the two teams.

Beau Leroux scored a bit of an anticlimactic goal to start things off for the Quakes, poking the ball softly under a defender’s leg and into the corner of the net for his fourth goal of the season. Regardless of how the goal was scored, the Earthquakes had the lead just eight minutes into the match.

Austin would quickly go down to the other end of the pitch, and Facundo Torres seemingly scored an equally awkward goal as he dinked it off of his foot past a laid out Angus Gunn to tie things up in the 10th minute. After a review by the official though, there was ruled to be a handball on the play and the goal was nullified, restoring the Earthquakes’ lead.

Shortly before half time, Ousseni Bouda had a great run end in a scoring chance, but rather than passing to a wide-open Eduard Lowen who had a clear path to an empty net, he attempted to shoot himself and the ball deflected out of play.

Jamar Ricketts’ speed came into play around the hour mark, as he generated a chance for Bouda who failed to get a boot on a centering pass. Despite an awkward defensive play by Austin, they were able to keep the ball out of the net.

Reid Roberts was shown the Earthquakes’ first yellow card of the night in the 65th minute. In the 70th minute, Bouda was taken off the pitch for Preston Judd. Angus Gunn made a huge save in the 77th minute to deny Torres from pointblank range.

Torres then playfully pushed Gunn toward the net to show his displeasure. The Earthquakes made a pair of changes in the 81st minute, bringing Jack Jasinski and Vitor Costa onto the pitch for Benji Kikanovic and Ricketts.

The Earthquakes failed to secure their first win since May, as Guilherme Biro scored in the 96th minute, the final minute of stoppage time, to tie the game at 1-1. As a result, their winless streak continues to grow despite two straight draws.

San Jose Earthquakes post game report: Dynamo-Quakes battle to a 0-0 match at Shell Energy Stadium

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San Jose Earthquakes midfielder Ronaldo Vieira (14) had his foot on the futbol against the Houston Dynamo at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston on Sat Aug 29, 2026 (San Jose Earthquakes X photo)

By William Espy

The San Jose Earthquakes were back on the road on Saturday, as they visited Houston, Texas to face off against the Houston Dynamo.

All-in-all it was a fairly uneventful 0-0 draw that saw the Dynamo fail to record a shot on target throughout the night. The Earthquakes on the other hand, failed to get a ball past the Dynamo’s goalkeeper, Jonathan Bond. They did register four shots on target though, which were courtesy of Ousseni Bouda, Reid Roberts, Nick Fernandez, and the debuting Eduard Löwen.

On the bright side for the Earthquakes, Angus Gunn recorded his first clean sheet in the MLS, although that’s mainly credited to the defense in front of him, as he wasn’t forced to make a single save.

In less than ideal news, the Earthquakes have now gone seven-straight games without a win, although they’ll certainly be happy to have at least picked up a single point to keep their playoff push heading in the right direction.

Statistically, the Earthquakes likely deserved the win considering they led in possession, had 525 total passes with an 88.2% accuracy rate, and finished with an expected goals of 1.4.

The Earthquakes’ attention now turns to another Texas team, as they’ll visit Austin FC next weekend to conclude their Lone Star road trip.

Becher’s brace powers St. Louis CITY to a 3-1 win over Earthquakes

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St. Louis CITY striker Simon Becher battles for the ball against the San Jose Earthquakes during his team’s 3-1 victory at PayPal Park on Saturday AUG 15, 2026. (St. Louis City)

by Marko Ukalovic

SAN JOSE — Simon Becher had only scored two goals throughout the 2026 season.

Becher doubled his goal total with a brace as St. Louis CITY defeated the San Jose Earthquakes 3-1 on Saturday evening at PayPal Park.

San Jose has lost three out of its last four matches and has only earned one point since coming out of the World Cup break. St. Louis CITY has won five of its past six matches and have earned points in 10 consecutive matches.

St. Louis CITY (8-6-5-29 points) drew first blood in the eighth minute. Sang Bin Jeong found Conrad Wallem inside the box. Wallem centered the ball into the middle where Daniel Edleman beat Quakes goalie Angus Gunn with a one-timer to the right corner for his third goal of the season.

It was another slow start for San Jose (10-6-3-33 points) as they found themselves chasing the game early in the match. They have conceded the first goal in three of its past four matches.

CITY doubled its lead off of a set piece in the 27th minute. Eduard Löwen sent in a corner kick perfectly to an unmarked Simon Becher who headed the ball past Gunn for his second goal of the season. San Jose was caught flat footed as Becher was able to get behind Quakes fullback Daniel Munie for the easy goal.

The Earthquakes had an uninspiring first half as they played on the heels defending St. Louis’ attack in the opening 45 minutes.

San Jose responded right away to start the second half by cutting their deficit in half. Timo Werner’s free kick into the box was headed out by CITY defender Timo Baumgarti. Quakes midfielder Beau Leroux one-timed the ball out of midair and past CITY goalkeeper Roman Burki for his third goal of the season in the 47th minute.

St. Louis regained its two-goal lead in the 55th minute. A long ball was chased down by Tomas Totland down the left wing. Totland calmly centered the ball into the middle of the box where a crashing Becher one-timed the ball into the back of the net with a high right footed shot to record his brace and fourth goal of the season.

Tempers flared late in the match when Wellem made a hard foul against Werner as he pushed him out of bounds along the sideline in the 78th minute. A skirmish ensued with players pushing and shoving. Wellem was issued a yellow card.

The Quakes weren’t able to muster any more offense the rest of the match as St. Louis controlled the possession and the scoring chances in the final 10 minutes of the match.

Burki finished with one save on the two shots on target to earn the victory. Gunn had four saves on seven shots in the losing effort.

GAME NOTES: San Jose finished with four corner kicks. St. Louis had five.

UP NEXT: San Jose travels down to Los Angeles for the 106th California Classico on Wednesday August 19th at 7:30pm Dignity Health Sports Park.

San Jose Earthquakes match wrap: Quakes can’t keep up outmatched by FC Cincinnati 4-2

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In spite of the San Jose Earthquakes efforts in the late stages of the game FC Cincinnati won it by two goals 4-2 (photo by San Jose Earthquakes X)

San Jose Earthquakes match wrap:

By William Espy

Despite a strong showing in the first 75 minutes of their game against FC Cincinnati, the San Jose Earthquakes found a way to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory late losing to the FC Cincinnati 4-2 at TQL Stadium in Cincinnati Saturday.

Daniel Munie opened the scoring for the Earthquakes in the 26th minute off of an assist from star forward Timo Wener. Munie’s goal, his fourth of the season, gave the Quakes an early lead, but it wouldn’t last very long. Just seven minutes later, Bryan Ramirez tied things up for FC Cincinnati with his first goal of the 2026 campaign. 

The game remained deadlocked at a goal apiece heading into the half-time break, but the Quakes’ German superstar, Timo Werner, scored his fifth goal and second goal contribution of the night, to give San Jose another lead in the 56th minute.

That’s how things would remain for roughly 20 minutes, but Tom Barlow’s sixth goal of the season evened things up for Cincinnati in the 79th minute. Just like that, the Earthquakes had dropped from sole-possession of the top spot in the Western Conference to even on points with LAFC and the Vancouver Whitecaps, but that wouldn’t last long either.

Just three minutes later, Evander was able to give FC Cincinnati their first lead of the night to stun the Earthquakes. Then in the 95th minute, Ayoub Jabbari added another dagger, securing a 4-2 victory for Cincinnati. With just over 10 minutes remaining, it seemed that the Earthquakes would be walking away from their trip to Ohio with three points, instead, they left with nothing and fell to third place in the Western Conference.

Orlando City routs Earthquakes 4-0 in first match after World Cup break

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Orlando City SC midfielder Ivan Angulo races past San Jose Earthquakes midfielder Nick Fernandez on a counterattack during City’s 4-0 shutout win at PayPal Park on Wednesday JUL 22, 2026. (Orlando City SC)

By Marko Ukalovic

SAN JOSE — Orlando City SC scored four unanswered goals in a dominating 4-0 clean sheet over the San Jose Earthquakes in the first match out of the World Cup break on Wednesday evening at PayPal Park.

San Jose has lost four out of its last five matches. Orlando City has won two matches in a row and had points in three out of its last four matches. With the Vancouver Whitecaps 4-3 loss to FC Cincinnati, San Jose remained tied with Vancouver for first place in the Western Conference.

San Jose (10-4-2-32 points) welcomed back striker Timo Werner back into the starting XI as he missed the past six matches dealing with a lower body injury. Goalkeeper Angus Gunn made his Earthquakes after being signed by San Jose two weeks ago on July 8. Gunn was one of the stalwarts of the 2026 FIFA World Cup for his native Scotland. Gunn last played for Nottingham Forrest of the English Premier League and has 59 clean sheets in 218 EPL appearances. To make room for Gunn, the Quake traded Daniel to FC Dallas in exchange for up to $1 million in General Allocation Money.

Speaking of debuts, new striker Antoine Griezmann who was in the starting XI for Orlando City (5-9-2-17 points) and head coach Martin Pereiman. The star French forward and World Cup champion was signed by Orlando back on March 24 as a Designated Player.

Griezmann almost caught Gunn too far out from the goal in the fifth minute after Gunn came out to challenge ball outside the box. Griezmann’s long attempt was sailed high over the net.

Orlando City drew first blood in the seventh minute off a set piece. Eduard Atuesta’s free kick from the right wing sailed into the middle of the box where unmarked David Brekaio easily headed the ball into the back of the net for his first goal of the season.

Beau Leroux had a chance in the 18th minute for an equalizer when he intercepted an Orlando City clearing attempt out of the box after Werner drove his way in from the left wing, but his cross was deflected away. Leroux’s shot attempt from just outside the box was saved by City goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau.

The Earthquakes thought they had tied the game in the 27th minute when Werner was sprung on a breakaway with a long ball into the middle. Werner was challenged by Crepeau before tapping it over to Daniel Munie who calmly put the ball into the back of the bet. The linesman called Munie offsides on the play as he left early before the pass was attempted.

Ivan Angulo doubled Orlando City’s lead in the 29th minute. Atuesta found Angulo with a pass to the right side. With all the time in the world, Angulo blasted a shot from 22 yards out past Gunn into the far-left corner of the net for his first goal of the season.

Griezmann recorded his first MLS goal thanks to a gift by San Jose in the 48th minute. A lazy back pass by Jamar Ricketts was intercepted by Justin Ellis just outside the box. Ellis quickly found Griezmann all alone inside the box where he made a move right then left before depositing the ball past Gunn for his 300th career goal among all competitions.

Crepeau made a diving save on a Werner chance a minute later as the Canadian goalie acted like a wall against the Quakes offensive attempts.

Orlando City scored its fourth unanswered goal in the 73rd minute on its second set piece of the match. Atuesta crossed the ball into middle of the box off of a corner kick and unmarked Braian Ojeda headed the ball just past the reach of a diving Gunn into the right corner of the net for his first goal of the season. Atuesta finished the match with three assists.

Crepau finished with six saves to earn the clean sheet. Gunn, who was at the mercy of his defense, made just one save on five shots attempts in his first match in a Quakes kit.

GAME NOTES: San Jose finished the match with two corner kicks. Orlando City also had two.

UP NEXT: San Jose hosts the Los Angeles Galaxy in the 105th meeting of the California Classico on Saturday July 25 at 7:30pm at Stanford Stadium.

Earthquakes fall to Club Tijuana 2-1 in friendly

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San Jose Earthquakes striker Timo Werner (#11) battles for the ball with Club Tijuana midfielder Gilberto Rafael Mora Zambrano (#15) during a friendly match between the two clubs at PayPal Park on Friday JUL 3, 2026. (San Jose Earthquakes)

by Marko Ukalovic

SAN JOSE–The San Jose Earthquakes took to the pitch after over a month off for the World Cup break.

Club Tijuana of Liga MX defeated the Quakes 2-1 in an exhibition friendly match on Friday evening at PayPal Park.

Club Tijuana drew first blood in the sixth minute when Adonis Preciado headed in an Ignacio Rivero corner kick to make it 1-0. Just like that San Jose found themselves chasing the game.

The Earthquakes came close to answering four minutes later when a Timo Werner cross from the left wing was almost headed home by a surging Jamar Ricketts in the box.

San Jose scored the equalizer in the 16th minute with a high pressured attack. Preston Judd recovered the ball on the right wing and then found Beau Leroux in the center of the box. The midfielder took one touch and before Xolos goalkeeper Salím Hernández with a shot to make it 1-1.

The Quakes had an excellent chance to score in the 25th minute when Hernández came off his line and Daniel Munie was point-blank range in front of net, but the ball was cleared before he could muster a shot off

Then in the 40th minute, Judd had his own chance in the six-yard box, but his backheel for the far post was just wide. Two minutes later, Tijuana recaptured the lead when Preciado took the ball on the left wing, cut inside, and blasted a curler for the far post past Quakes goalkeeper Earl Edwards Jr. to make it 2-1 as the teams headed into the intermission.

In the second half, San Jose made wholesale changes, substituting out all 11 starters. The second wave of Quakes created chances almost immediately.

Jack Skahan unleashed a long-range attempt from the edge of the box that was deflected over the crossbar in the 48th minute. In the 61st minute, Club Tijuana called on their bench to replace half the lineup.

With time running out for San Jose, they turned on their sense of urgency. Bruce Arena’s squad had their opportunities to equalize once more but could not find the second goal. Their last descent chance to equalize came in the 89th minute when Paul Marie created space in the box on the middle left channel but his attempt was blocked. The ensuing corner kick floated dangerously inside the box but was punched away by Hernandez.

Homegrown midfielder Edwyn Mendoza, made his Quakes debut as he had a shot blocked in the first minute of stoppage time. San Jose gave it one last go when Jack Jasinski’s cross from the right wing spun toward net, but Marie’s header landed wide left.

UP NEXT: San Jose returns back to MLS play when they host Orlando City SC on Wednesday, July 22, at 7:30pm from PayPal Park.