Judd’s brace powers Earthquakes in 3-1 win over Timbers

San Jose Earthquakes forward Preston Judd celebrates his second goal of the match against the Portland Timbers among the fans at PayPal Park on Saturday SEP 26, 2026 (San Jose Earthquakes)

by Marko Ukalovic

SAN JOSE — Preston Judd is becoming a scoring machine for the San Jose Earthquakes at the right time of the year.

Judd scored two goals in the first half as San Jose dominated the Portland Timbers in a convincing 3-1 victory on Saturday evening at PayPal Park.

San Jose has won two of its past three matches which includes a six-match point streak. Portland has lost three matches in a row.

San Jose (13-8-6-45 points) drew first blood early in the match. In the fourth minute, Eduard Lowen chipped over a high cross from right to left over to Judd inside the box. Judd headed over the outstretched reach of Timbers goalkeeper James Pantemis for his team leading 14th goal of the season. Daniel Munie received a secondary assist, his fifth of the season.

For Lowen it was his first helper in a Quakes kit and first goal contribution.

Portland (9-13-5-32) created the next three scoring chances in the 11th, 12th and 13th minutes. Quakes goalkeeper Earl Edwards Jr. denied all three chances with saves on shots by Ariel Lassiter, Kristoffer Velde and Vincent Janssen.

The Earthquakes doubled its lead in the 24th minute with Lowen scoring his first goal in a Quakes kit. A nice give and go between Beau Leroux and Timo Werner led to Leroux finding Lowen inside the box. Lowen dribbled down to the end line before roofing a shot into the middle of the net for his fourth overall goal of the season.

Judd recorded his brace five minutes later in the 29th minute. Paul Marie received the ball inside the box. He pirouetted around before sending a quick cross into the middle where Judd propped up his leg and knocked the ball out of mid-air past Pantemis for his 15th goal of the season. Lowen was on all three goal contributions with the secondary assist.

Judd has recorded a brace in back-to-back games.

Portland broke through the seal in the 86th minute to spoil Gunn’s clean sheet. Eric Izoita found David Da Costa down low on the right side of the box. Da Costa made a move around a Quakes defender before depositing the ball into the back of the net for his fourth goal of the season.

Edwards Jr. finished the match stopping seven out of eight shots on target to earn the victory. Pantemis made five saves on eight shots on target in the losing effort.

GAME NOTES: San Jose finished with five corner kicks. Portland had nine.

Tonight’s match was scheduled to be the 9,000th match in the history of MLS, the New York Red Bulls-St. Louis CITY match that was scheduled earlier in the day was postponed due to inclement weather. Instead, it was the 8,999th match.

UP NEXT: San Jose travels out to the Rockies to take on the Colorado Rapids on Saturday October 10 at 6:30pm at DICK’s Sporting Goods Park.

Reid’s last-minute goal helps Quakes earn a draw with LAFC

The Starting XI for the San Jose Earthquakes pose for the media before their match against LAFC at Levi’s Stadium on Saturday SEP 19, 2026. (San Jose Earthquakes)

by Marko Ukalovic

SANTA CLARA — Reid Roberts’ instinct kicked in when his team needed it at the right moment.

Reid scored his third goal of the season in the eighth minute of stoppage time to help salvage a point for the San Jose Earthquakes in a 2-2 draw with LAFC on Saturday evening at Levi’s Stadium.

San Jose have earned a point in five straight matches. LAFC has earn a point in five of their past six matches.

San Jose (12-8-6-42 points) had the match’s first quality scoring chance in the 13th minute. Eduard Lowen found Beau Leroux near the top of the box. Leroux sent a ball into the middle where Nico Tsakiris got a touch on the ball but couldn’t control the possession as LAFC goalkeeper Hugo Lloris scooped up the ball after it hit Tsakiris.

LAFC (11-8-8-41 points) dangerous, dynamic duo attack of Son Heung-Min and Denis Bouanga created chances in the 14th and 15th minutes. Heung-Min’s shot attempt was blocked and then a minute later Bouanga shot was saved by Quakes goalkeeper Angus Gunn.

LAFC broke through with the match’s first goal in the 34th minute. Hueng-Min had a brilliant individual effort after receiving the ball just past the midfield circle. Hueng-Min dribbled down the pitch 20 yards before turning back into the middle as he fired a low shot just inside the left post past Gunn for his sixth goal of the season.

Two minutes later San Jose countered when Leroux sent a ball into the middle of box. Tsakiris got behind LAFC defender Aaron Long who pulled the arm of Tsakiris just outside the box prevents a possible breakaway chance. Referee Drew Fischer deemed the play a denial of a scoring chance resulting in a red card for Long and an automatic ejection.

San Jose had chances in the final five minutes of the first half but weren’t able to get a ball past Lloris.

LAFC doubled its lead in the 53rd minute thanks to a misplay by San Jose. Mark Delgado sent a long ball out to Hueng-Min who raced down the to the opposite end of the pitch. Hueng-Min crossed the ball over to Bouanga who one-timed the ball into the back of the net for his team leading 14th goal of the season.

The Earthquakes cut LAFC’s lead in half when Bruce Arena’s substitutes came in an injected life into San Jose. Timo Werner centered a ball into the middle of the box where Preston Judd’s header blew past Lloris for his team leading 13th goal of the season in the 70th minute. Tskiris received the secondary assist on the play.

Hueng-Min thought he had his second goal of the match in the 73rd minute when his shot deflected off of Reid Roberts’ leg inside the box, but VAR had a foul on Sergi Palencia before the goal happened wiping out what would have been the insurance goal for the team a man down.

Lloris played out of his mind as he finished with seven saves on nine shots on target, including some point-blank chances by San Jose. Gunn made one save on three shots.

GAME NOTES: San Jose finished with 17 corner kicks. LAFC had three.

UP NEXT: San Jose hosts the Portland Timbers on Saturday September 26 at 7:30pm at PayPal Park.

San Jose Earthquakes match wrap: Munie’s goal is all Quakes need to defeat Houston at Pay Pal Park 1-0

San Jose’s Jamar Ricketts (right) receives a pass as the Dynamo’s Ibrahim Aliyu defends SaturdayMatthew Huang/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

By William Espy

SAN JOSE–The San Jose Earthquakes were back at home on Saturday night as they hosted the Houston Dynamo in a massively important game as the end of the season rapidly approaches. The Quakes only score came from Daniel Munie at the 38th minute good enough to end up winning the match 1-0 at Pay Pal Park.

The game started out very physical, which was clear when Ronaldo Vieira was shown a yellow card in the very first minute.

The Earthquakes were generating chances early in the match, but weren’t able to get them on target very often. Either they would end up in a strong scoring position but fail to get a shot away, or they would be well off target.

In the 19th minute, the Quakes got their second yellow card of the night, this time it was given to Beau Leroux. At the same time, Jamar Ricketts was also shown a yellow card of his own.

Ousseni Bouda nearly gave the Earthquakes the lead in the 32nd minute with a great shot from inside the box, but it bounced off the post and back into play.

The Earthquakes opened the scoring in the 38th minute when Daniel Munie was able to get one past Jonathan Bond for his fifth goal of the season.

A massive goal-line scramble nearly saw Houston get an equalizer in the 60th minute, but between the Quakes’ defense and a big save by Angus Gunn, they were able to keep the ball out of the net.

Leroux and Niko Tsakiris left the match in the 69th minute, with Ian Harkes and Nick Fernandez taking their place, in the Quakes’ first substitutions of the night. The Dynamo got their first yellow card of the night when Bouda was taken down just outside the box by Augustin Resch. Eduard Lowen nearly converted on the free kick, but the ball went just wide of the net.

Bouda and Lowen left the match in the 82nd minute for Jack Skahan and Luka Jovanovic. The Dynamo tried heavily for an equalizer in the 88th minute, but Gunn made a pair of big saves to maintain San Jose’s lead. Those saves would end up being key, as the Earthquakes held on to win 1-0.

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

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

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.

Yeboah’s brace leads Minnesota United’s 5-1 rout over Earthquakes

Minnesota United forward Kelvin Yeboah celebrates one of his two goals with teammates Kyle Duncan (#3) and Owen Gene (#30) against the San Jose Earthquakes at PayPal Park on Saturday AUG 22, 2026. (Minnesota United)

By Marko Ukalovic

SAN JOSE–Kevin Yeboah broke out of a scoring slump in a major way.

Yeboah’s two goals paced Minnesota United to a 5-1 blowout victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday evening at PayPal Park.

The entire body of the car and not just the wheels have fallen off for San Jose who have lost eight of their past nine matches with just one point to show for it. Minnesota United climbed to the .500 mark with its first win in its last 10 matches.

San Jose (10-8-3-33 points) got off to the quick start that it wanted when they were awarded a penalty shot in the third minute of the match when a Timo Werner shot from outside the box deflected off the hand of Jefferson Diaz while inside the box resulting in the hand ball penalty.

A minute later Werner cashed in the penalty with a low liner of a shot into the bottom right corner past United goalkeeper Drake Callender, which would be the only blemish for Callender on the evening, for his sixth goal of the season. That would be as good as it got for the home team on the evening.

It was all Minnesota United (7-7-7-28 points) from that point on till the final whistle. The visitor’s answered back in the 10th minute. Anthony Markanich gave a quick pass over to Joaquín Pereyra inside the box. Pereyra made one touch, turned around before firing a shot to the far corner of the net past Quakes goalkeeper Angus Gunn for his third goal of the season.

Then it was the Yeboah show toward the end of the first half as he scored his brace within four minutes. His first came in the 40th minute during an odd-man counterattack. Kyle Duncan sent a pass behind Yeboah but the Ghanian striker quickly gathered the ball before rifling a shot past Gunn into the left corner of the net for his ninth goal of the season.

Four minutes later Owen Gene found Yeboah unmarked inside the box and Yeboah made a nice chip over the outstretched Gunn for his second goal of the night and team leading 10th goal of the season. Yeboah snapped an eight-match goal-less draught dating back to May.

San Jose created quality scoring chances in the second half, but Callender made sure they didn’t get another goal past him the rest of the match. Werner had an open chance in the 55th minute only to have Callender save what would’ve been his second goal of the match. Nick Fernandez in the 78th minute and Preston Judd in 84th minute had shots stoned away by Callender, who earned the Man of the Match with his five saves on six shots on target.

The United put the game away in the 65th minute thanks to a sloppy turnover by San Jose inside their own zone. Marcus Caldeira scored his first career MLS goal when he beat Gunn with a tight angle shot from the right side into the far corner of the net.

Mauricio González concluded the match’s scoring when he headed in a Pereyra corner kick unmarked from the center of the box for his second goal of the season in the 86th minute.

It was once again another rough night for the Quakes new goalkeeper Gunn who made just one save on seven shots on target in the losing effort.

GAME NOTES: Both teams finished with three corner kicks each.

An infant toddler strolled on to the pitch late in the match only to have been picked up by security and returned to its mother in one of the field suites.

UP NEXT: San Jose begins a three-match road trip when they travel to Houston to take on the Dynamo on Saturday August 29th at 5:30pm at Shell Energy Stadium.



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

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

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.

Reid’s equalizer helps Earthquakes earn a point in 1-1 draw with Galaxy in Classico

The San Jose Earthquakes Starting XI posed for the cameras before their match against the Los Angeles Galaxy in the 105th California Classico at Stanford Stadium on Saturday JUL 25, 2026. (San Jose Earthquakes)

by Marko Ukalovic

PALO ALTO, Calif. — The Los Angeles Galaxy and the San Jose Earthquakes battled to the very end in a dramatic 1-1 draw in the 105th California Classico on Saturday evening at Stanford Stadium.

San Jose has earned points in two of its last three matches. Los Angeles extended its winless streak to four matches with the draw.

San Jose was without captain Ronaldo Vieira and forward Preston Judd who were suspended for the match due to yellow card accumulation from their last match against Orlando City. Los Angeles was without striker João Klauss who was placed on the Injured List back on May 13th.

Los Angeles (5-7-6-21 points) drew first blood in the 12th minute. Harbor Miller started a counterattack down the right wing. Miller found Marco Reus in the middle of the pitch. Reus made a quick pass out to Joesph Paintsil on the left wing and the Ghanian striker beat Quakes goalkeeper Angus Gunn with a right-footed shot for his fourth goal of the season.

San Jose (10-4-3-33 points) had two quality chances in the first ten minutes of a wide open first half. In the ninth minute, Jack Skahan had a golden attempt from inside the box after a nice centering feed from Ousseni Bouda. However, Galaxy goalkeeper JT Marcinkowski kept it from going into the back of the net. A minute later a cross into the box from Timo Werner crept out to Nick Fernandez but his shot attempt sailed wide right.

The Earthquakes dominated the first 10 minutes of the second half with chances from Timo Werner and Benji Kinkanovic. A shot from Werner from the left wing was stoned away by Marcinkowski in the 50th minute. Then in the 54th minute the former Quakes goalkeeper stopped a header attempt by Kikanovic.

San Jose finally hit paydirt in the 63rd minute off of a set piece. Werner’s free kick from 20 yards out was deflected off of the head of a Galaxy defender that caromed off of the crossbar. The rebound found Kikanovic who sent the ball toward the net where a crashing Reid Roberts tapped it home for his second goal of the season.

The Quakes had a golden chance to win the game late in stoppage time. Bouda was tripped up by Marcinkowski inside the box in the 5th minute of stoppage time resulting in a penalty. The ensuing kick by Werner was denied by a diving save from Marcinkowski to help steal away two additional points for San Jose.

Marcinkowski finished the match with five saves on six shots on target. Gunn made one save on two shots to earn his first point in a Quakes kit.

GAME NOTES: Both squads finished the match with six corner kicks.

UP NEXT: San Jose heads back out on the road to take on FC Cincinnati on Saturday August 1st at 4:30pm at TQL Stadium.

Earthquakes fall to Club Tijuana 2-1 in friendly

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.