SAN JOSE. SJ Earthquakes conquers Minnesota United with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Salinas (52′) and a goal from B. Kikanovic (71′).
The match was played at the Avaya Stadium stadium in San Jose on Saturday and it started at 7:00 pm local time. The referee was Nima Saghafi with the support of Andrew Bigelow and Diego Blas. The 4th official was Elijio Arreguin.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 20 Total 14
- 7 On Target 2
- 13 Off Target 12
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 112 Attack 106
- 52 Dangerous attack 42
- 96 Ball safe 86
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 6
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 9
- 4 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 1
Ball possession
SJ Earthquakes had a strong ball possession 55% while Minnesota United was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
SJ Earthquakes was putting more pressure with 52 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why SJ Earthquakes won the match.
SJ Earthquakes shot 20 times, 7 on target, 13 off target. Regarding the opposition, Minnesota United shot 14 times, 2 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
SJ Earthquakes received 4 yellow cards (J. Yueill, S. Salinas, B. Kikanovic and B. Kikanovic). Regarding the opposition, Minnesota United received 3 yellow cards (K. Arriaga, L. Amarilla and M. Boxall).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After playing this match, SJ Earthquakes will have 34 points to move up in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Minnesota United will stay with 45 points to sit in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, SJ Earthquakes will play away against Seattle Sounders on the 9th of October with a 15-12 head to head record in favor of Seattle Sounders (9 draws).
Minnesota United will host Vancouver Whitecaps on the 9th of October with a 4-3 head to head statistic in favor of Minnesota United (3 draws).
SJ Earthquakes – Formation
SJ Earthquakes started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Alex Covelo decided to play with the following team: James Marcinkowski
, Tommy Thompson , Nathan Cardoso , Rodrigues , Paul Marie , Jamiro Monteiro , Jackson Yueill , Niko Tsarkis , Cristian Espinoza , Jeremy Ebobisse and Shea Salinas .The home team had on the bench: Benjamin Kikanovic
, Judson, Ján Greguš , Eric Remedi , Cade Cowell, Jack Skahan, Miguel Trauco , Tanner Beason and Matt Bersano.SJ Earthquakes could not rely on the presence of C. Cowell (injured) and B. Kikanovic (injured).
Substitutions
SJ Earthquakes made 5 changes: T. Thompson for M. Trauco (64′), S. Salinas for B. Kikanovic (64′), N. Tsakiris for J. Gregus (73′), J. Yueill for E. Remedi (73′) and J. Ebobisse for C. Cowell (82′).
Best player: Paul Marie
The player that probably impressed the most for SJ Earthquakes was Paul Marie even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 31 passes (87% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.Minnesota United – Formation
Minnesota United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Adrian Heath played with: Dayne St. Clair
, D.J. Taylor , Michael Boxall , Brent Kallman , Kemar Lawrence , Wil Trapp , Kervin Arriaga , Mender García , Emanuel Reynoso , Franco Fragapane and Luis Amarilla .These were the players on the bench: Oniel Fisher, Alan Benítez, Jonathan Gonzalez
, Nabilai Kibunguchy, Niko Hansen, Joseph Rosales, Tyler Miller, Callum Montgomery and Abu Danladi.Substitutions
Minnesota United made only 1 change substituting F. Fragapane for J. Gonzalez (67′).
Best player: Wil Trapp
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Minnesota United was Wil Trapp.
His rating is
with 50 passes (94% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- Sporting KC – Seattle Sounders – 1-0
- Portland Timbers – Los Angeles FC – 1-2
- LA Galaxy – Real Salt Lake – 1-1
- Vancouver Whitecaps – Austin – 2-0
- New York City – Orlando City – 2-1
- SJ Earthquakes – Minnesota United – 2-0