SJ Earthquakes beat Real Salt Lake in a extraordinary win on Tuesday, 5x2, in a match relating to the Last 16 of MLS is Back. In this competition, Matías Almeyda's team came from two wins, and Freddy Juarez's team came from a defeat. Magnus Eriksson made a tremendous game.
The first goal was scored by Cristian Espinoza with 21 minutes on the clock. In the 22nd minute, Douglas Martínez struck for Real Salt Lake, laid on by Corey Baird.
After 49 minutes, Magnus Eriksson fired home SJ Earthquakes's second goal, from the penalty spot. In the 61st minute, Valeri Qazaishvili struck for Matías Almeyda's team, laid on by Andrés Rios. With 75 minutes on the clock, Damir Kreilach strucked the second goal for Freddy Juarez's team, assisted by Marcelo Silva. After 84 minutes, e left the game earlier after seeing a red card. In the closing stages of the game, Chris Wondolowski struck for San Jose, CA's team. Magnus Eriksson netted the last goal with 90 minutes on the clock from the penalty spot. After 90 minutes, Kyle Beckerman left the game earlier after seeing a red card.
With this result, SJ Earthquakes are into the next round of the competition. In the next fixture, Matías Almeyda's team will host Minnesota United.
SJ Earthquakes | Real Salt Lake | |||
7 | 5 | Shots | 3 | 8 |
8 | 2 | Shots on target | 3 | 7 |
7 | 5 | Total Tackles | 4 | 8 |
8 | 3 | Tackles Won | 4 | 7 |
7 | 17 | Ball steals | 3 | 8 |
7 | 59 | Total Passes | 42 | 8 |
7 | 52 | Passes Completed | 33 | 8 |
3 | Saves | 3 | ||
8 | 2 | Fouls Committed | 4 | 7 |
7 | 4 | Fouls Suffered | 3 | 8 |