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.
