Cristian Espinoza scored his twelfth objective of the season and Daniel made seven saves to steer the San Jose Earthquakes to a 1-0 win over the host Vancouver Whitecaps on Sunday.
It used to be most effective the second one highway victory (2-6-4) of the season for the Earthquakes, and it got here at some of the harder away venues in MLS. The Whitecaps drop to 7-3-4 at house.
The outcome used to be the entire extra not likely for the reason that Vancouver (8-8-7, 31 issues) ruled the motion. The Whitecaps held a ownership of 58.3 and outshot San Jose by means of a 19-3 margin, together with an 8-1 edge in pictures not off course.
Alternatively, the Earthquakes (9-7-8, 35 issues) made their lone goal rely, as Espinoza prolonged his scoring streak to 4 suits.
Within the forty third minute, San Jose took benefit of the Whitecaps’ drive by means of launching a counterattack. Jeremy Ebobisse crossed to Espinoza for the decisive strike sooner than Vancouver’s defenders have been in a position.
Daniel did the remaining, recording his fourth blank sheet of the season. Daniel held robust towards the Whitecaps’ consistent drive, together with saves on Sergio Cordova and Brian White within the 14th minute. The second one of the ones stops noticed Daniel deny White’s close-range header off a well-placed pass from Pedro Vite.
The Earthquakes did not have a unmarried shot in the second one part, focusing completely on protecting and proscribing Vancouver to 2 pictures on objective all the way through the general 45 mins.
Daniel once more got here up large when the Whitecaps did problem, together with some other spectacular save within the sixtieth minute off a tough redirected shot from Cordova.
San Jose additionally were given some assist from the goalpost within the 81st minute. Sam Adekugbe’s loose kick curved across the wall towards the some distance aspect of the online however hit the publish at the Whitecaps’ closest likelihood of the fit.
Adekugbe and Richie Laryea have been taking part in their first suits with Vancouver since being received all the way through the switch window. Laryea had two pictures within the first 45 mins sooner than being substituted for Adekugbe at halftime.
—Box Stage Media
