Match Report
In the standings it was SJ Earthquakes 6th on 35 points, San Diego 9th on 30 — separated by 5. On recent form SJ Earthquakes sat only 27th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 6th overall. Per game in the league, SJ Earthquakes were scoring 1.74 and conceding 1.48, San Diego 1.74 and 1.48, against a competition average of 1.6 goals per team per game.
PayPal Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 18,000. On the scoreboard, SJ Earthquakes led 3-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 3-0 the final score.
Goal scorers
SJ Earthquakes: Niko Tsakiris (13'), Niko Tsakiris (34'), Preston Judd (45')
Key stats
Possession: SJ Earthquakes 40% · San Diego 60% · Total shots: 24-4 · On target: 10-1 · Corners: 7-5