San Jose vs LA Galaxy
MLS
Stanford Stadium
LA Galaxy had a terrible month of August which severely limited their chances of a high finish. However, they had improved off late heading into the game. The hosts meanwhile, are looking to finish their terrible season on a high.
The visitors scored twice in the first half to secure an advantage. Hernandez and Brugman were the scorers.
Hernandez would go on to extend the lead in the 69th minute, completing his brace. Earthquakes fought back and nearly got something out of the game, with goals in the 74th and 94th minutes.
San Jose vs LA Galaxy: Match report
Full time score: San Jose Earthquakes 2-3 LA Galaxy
San Jose Earthquakes: JT Marcinkowski; Tanner Beason (Miguel Trauco 59), Rodrigues, Nathan, Paul Marie (Tommy Thompson 70); Judson (Eric Remedi 59), Niko Tsakiris (Shea Salinas 78), Jackson Yueill ©, Cade Cowell (Benji Kikanović 70), Cristian Espinoza; Jeremy Ebobisse.
Subs not used: Oskar Ägren, Matt Bersano (GK), Jan Gregus, Jack Skahan.
LA Galaxy: Jonathan Bond; Julian Araujo, Derrick Williams, Sega Coulibaly, Raheem Edwards; Gaston Brugman (Victor Vázquez 75), Riqui Puig (Daniel Aguirre 84), Marky Delgado; Kevin Cabral (Efrain Álvarez 69), Samuel Grandsir (Dejan Joveljic 75), Javier Hernández ©.
Subs not used: Nick Depuy, Chase Gasper, Jonathan Klinsmann (GK), Sacha Kljestan.
Post match reaction
San Jose Earthquakes Interim Head Coach Alex Covelo: “The atmosphere was incredible. The team pushing hard in the second half was also due to the atmosphere and the fans who came out to support and push the team to win until the end.
“Great, that’s why he played. He is a player who will be the future of San Jose, MLS and maybe Europe. That’s why we put him in. We didn’t put him in because I just woke up this morning and said let’s put Niko in. I think it was a good opportunity for him and he deserves it. He did well.”
“The fans always create an incredible atmosphere for us and every little thing – good or bad – gets us going and motivates the group. With the fans out tonight, unfortunately the result didn’t go our way, but we felt supported, which was the most important thing.”
