SAN JOSE. SJ Earthquakes conquered Real Salt Lake to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half. It was SJ Earthquakes to strike first with an early goal of Jeremy Ebobisse at the 2′. Then Rodrigues scored again for SJ Earthquakes in the 15′ minute. Eventually, Cristian Arango reduced the distance for Real Salt Lake (44′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.
The match was played at the Avaya Stadium stadium in San Jose on Saturday and it started at 11:30 pm local time. In front of 15,390 spectators. The referee was Natalie Simon with the help of Logan Brown and Ian McKay. The 4th official was Timothy Ford. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was hot at 27.84 degrees Celsius or 82.11 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 24%.
Match Statistics
- 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
- 16 Total 19
- 6 On Target 7
- 7 Off Target 6
- 3 Shots blocked 6
- 92 Attack 117
- 50 Dangerous attack 54
- 59 Ball safe 79
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 5 Total 14
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. SJ Earthquakes was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Real Salt Lake that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Real Salt Lake was putting more pressure with 54 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. Nonetheless, SJ Earthquakes managed to find the solution to win this match.
SJ Earthquakes shot 16 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Real Salt Lake shot 19 times, 7 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
SJ Earthquakes didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Real Salt Lake received 2 yellow cards (Cristian Arango and Brayan Vera).
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, SJ Earthquakes will have 40 points like Houston Dynamo and Real Salt Lake to hold in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Real Salt Lake will stay with 40 points like Houston Dynamo and SJ Earthquakes to hold in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, SJ Earthquakes will host Austin on the 22nd of October with a 2-0 head to head in favor of SJ Earthquakes (4 draws).
Real Salt Lake will play away agasint Colorado Rapids on the 22nd of October with a 28-15 head to head statistic in favor of Real Salt Lake (13 draws).
SJ Earthquakes – Formation
SJ Earthquakes
15'
78'
SJ Earthquakes started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Luchi Gonzalez decided to play with the following team: Daniel , Jonathan Mensah , Rodrigues , Miguel Trauco , Carlos Akapo , Niko Tsakiris , Jackson Yueill , Cade Cowell , Jamiro Monteiro , Cristian Espinoza and Jeremy Ebobisse .
The home team had on the bench: James Marcinkowski, Paul Marie , Ayo Akinola, Matthew Hoppe, Tommy Thompson, Oskar Ågren, Daniel Munie, Michael Baldisimo and Judson .
Substitutions
SJ Earthquakes made 4 changes: Cade Cowell for Paul Marie (64′), Niko Tsakiris for Judson (78′), Jeremy Ebobisse for Ayo Akinola (90′) and Jamiro Monteiro for Daniel Munie (90′).
Best player: Cristian Espinoza
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for SJ Earthquakes was Cristian Espinoza even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 36 passes (75% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 14. He performed 9 crosses.
Real Salt Lake – Formation
Real Salt Lake
13'
Real Salt Lake started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Pablo Andrés Mastroeni played with: Zac MacMath , Andrew Brody , Justen Glad , Brayan Vera , Bryan Oviedo , Jefferson Savarino , Braian Ojeda , Nelson Palacio , Diego Luna , Cristian Arango and Rubio Rubin .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Damir Kreilach , Andres Gomez , Maikel Chang, Bode Davis, Emeka Eneli, Jasper Loffelsend, Anderson Julio , Marcelo Silva and Gavin Beavers.
Real Salt Lake could not rely on the presence of Anderson Julio (injured).
Substitutions
Real Salt Lake made 3 changes: Rubio Rubin for Anderson Julio (64′), Diego Luna for Andres Gomez (64′) and Cristian Arango for Damir Kreilach (89′).
Best player: Cristian Arango
The player that probably impressed the most for Real Salt Lake was Cristian Arango.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (70% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.
- SJ Earthquakes – Real Salt Lake – 2-1
- Los Angeles FC – LA Galaxy – 4-2
- Colorado Rapids – New England – 2-1
- Minnesota United – Sporting KC – 0-1
- Houston Dynamo – St. Louis City – 1-1
- Dallas – Seattle Sounders – 1-1
