SAN JOSE. SJ Earthquakes and Austin draw 1-1. O. Wolff scored the first goal (32′) for SJ Earthquakes. O. Wolff made it even (32′).
The match was played at the Avaya Stadium stadium in San Jose on Saturday and it started at 10:00 pm local time. The referee was Rosendo Mendoza with the collaboration of Jeremy Hanson and Andrew Bigelow. The 4th official was Sergii Boiko. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was extremely hot at 32.39 degrees Celsius or 90.3 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 43%.​
Match Statistics​
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 20 Total 4
- 7 On Target 1
- 10 Off Target 2
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 105 Attack 73
- 87 Dangerous attack 33
- 86 Ball safe 107
- 0 Penalties 0
- 15 Corners 3
Fouls
- 5 Total 6
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. SJ Earthquakes was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Austin that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Attitude and shots
SJ Earthquakes was putting more pressure with 0 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 7 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough SJ Earthquakes to win the match​.
SJ Earthquakes shot 20 times, 7 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Austin shot 4 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
SJ Earthquakes received 1 yellow card (Cristian Espinoza). Talking about the opposition, Austin didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
After this match, SJ Earthquakes will have 44 points to sit in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Austin will have 39 points to hold in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Major League Soccer, SJ Earthquakes will play away against Sporting KC on the 26th of October with a 16-10 head to head statistic in favor of Sporting KC (5 draws).
SJ Earthquakes – Formation
SJ Earthquakes adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Luchi Gonzalez decided to play with the following team: Daniel , Carlos Akapo , Rodrigues , Jonathan Mensah , Miguel Trauco , Jackson Yueill , Niko Tsakiris , Cristian Espinoza , Matthew Hoppe , Cade Cowell and Jeremy Ebobisse .
The home team had on the bench: Paul Marie , Carlos Gruezo , Ayo Akinola, Tanner Beason, Jack Skahan, Tommy Thompson , Jamiro Monteiro , Emmanuel Ochoa and Judson.
Substitutions
SJ Earthquakes made 4 changes: Cade Cowell for Jamiro Monteiro (57′), Niko Tsakiris for Carlos Gruezo (57′), Miguel Trauco for Paul Marie (57′) and Jeremy Ebobisse for Tommy Thompson (88′).
Best player: Cristian Espinoza​
The most impressive player for SJ Earthquakes was Cristian Espinoza.
His rating is with 1 goal, 57 passes (75% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 22 crosses.
Austin – Formation
Also Austin adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Josh Wolff played with: Brad Stuver , Nick Lima , Julio Cascante , Leo Väisänen , Jon Gallagher , Alexander Ring , Jhojan Valencia , Ethan Finlay , Sebastián Driussi , Owen Wolff and Emiliano Rigoni .
These were the players on the bench: Matt Hedges , Daniel Pereira , Gyasi Zardes, Héctor Jimenez, Matt Bersano, Adam Lundqvist , Brandan Craig, Will Bruin and Memo RodrÃguez .
Substitutions
Austin made 5 changes: Jon Gallagher for Adam Lundqvist (69′), Sebastián Driussi for Memo RodrÃguez (86′), Ethan Finlay for Matt Hedges (69′), Owen Wolff for Will Bruin (78′) and Jhojan Valencia for Daniel Pereira (78′).
Best player: Brad Stuver​
The most impressive player for Austin was the goalkeeper: Brad Stuver. His rating is 8.16. He performed 7 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Major League Soccer.​
- Vancouver Whitecaps – Los Angeles FC – 1-1
- St. Louis City – Seattle Sounders – 0-2
- SJ Earthquakes – Austin – 1-1
- Portland Timbers – Houston Dynamo – 1-3
- LA Galaxy – Dallas – 1-4
- Sporting KC – Minnesota United – 3-1
- Colorado Rapids – Real Salt Lake – 0-1