Match Report
In the standings it was San Diego 11th on 31 points, SJ Earthquakes 5th on 42 — separated by 11. San Diego had been under-performing their position — 22nd on five-round form against 11th in the table. Per game in the league, San Diego were scoring 1.69 and conceding 1.69, SJ Earthquakes 1.77 and 1.46, against a competition average of 1.6 goals per team per game.
SJ Earthquakes had not won in 9 games. San Diego had banked 9 of the last 15 points on offer; SJ Earthquakes, 2.
The venue was Snapdragon Stadium, with room for 35,000 spectators. A. Da Silva took charge of the match — our records show 61 games refereed with an average of 2.6 yellow cards per game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: SJ Earthquakes led 3-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-3.
Goal scorers
San Diego: Anders Dreyer (42'), Cédric Bakambu (90') · SJ Earthquakes: Niko Tsakiris (3'), Preston Judd (12'), Ousseni Bouda (35')
Key stats
Possession: San Diego 53% · SJ Earthquakes 47% · Total shots: 10-11 · On target: 6-6 · Corners: 1-3