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San Jose Earthquakes Rout DC United in Thrilling PayPal Park Match
San Jose, California – In an exciting match played at PayPal Park, the San Jose Earthquakes dominated DC United with a resounding 6-1 victory. The game, part of the Major League Soccer regular season, round 10, showcased the home team’s offensive prowess and the visitors’ lack of finishing ability.
The Earthquakes started strongly, scoring two early goals thanks to Cristian Arango (9′) and Jackson Martinez (16′), assisted by Cristian Espinoza and Niko Tsakiris respectively. Espinoza extended the lead to three goals with a penalty in the 20th minute. Although Benteke pulled one back for DC United before halftime (45′), San Jose’s superiority was evident.
In the second half, Martinez scored again (81′), this time assisted by Alanís Pellegrino, who also added a late goal (90′). Martinez completed his hat-trick with a final goal in the 90th minute. The match ended with a score of 6-1 in favor of the San Jose Earthquakes.
Despite DC United having more possession (57%), San Jose Earthquakes were more clinical in attack, registering 19 shots (9 on target) compared to their opponent’s 16 (9 on target). Both teams received two yellow cards each. Victor Rivas officiated the match.
Substitutions dc united: at minute 46 R. Zouhir came in and H. Kijima went out., at minute 58 A. Herrera came in and D. Dodson went out., at minute 64 J. Murrell came in and D. Badji went out., at minute 64 J. Stroud came in and Peglow went out., at minute 73 R. Leal came in and M. Peltola went out.
Substitutions san jose earthquakes: at minute 69 M. Kaye came in and I. Harkes went out., at minute 69 A. Pellegrino came in and N. Tsakiris went out., at minute 77 J. Ricketts came in and Vitor Costa went out., at minute 85 O. Bouda came in and C. Arango went out., at minute 85 O. Verhoeven came in and B. Leroux went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
San Jose Earthquakes
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