MLS San Jose Earthquakes

Earthquakes Fall 2-1 at Home against Portland Timbers

October 5, 2014 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The San Jose Earthquakes scored first, but the Portland Timbers rallied for a 2-1 win in front of a sold-out crowd at Buck Shaw Stadium on Saturday. The loss eliminated San Jose from MLS Cup Playoff contention.

Wondolowski gave the Earthquakes 1 -0 lead with a point-blank tap in the 57th minute. Shea Salinas found his target open at the back post with a bending cross. Wondolowski headed a shot low, but Portland goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts dove to -->

Earthquakes Fall 2-1 at Home Against Portland Timbers

SANTA CLARA, Calif. - The San Jose Earthquakes scored first, but the Portland Timbers rallied for a 2-1 win in front of a sold-out crowd at Buck Shaw Stadium on Saturday. The loss eliminated San Jose from MLS Cup Playoff contention.

Wondolowski gave the Earthquakes 1 -0 lead with a point-blank tap in the 57th minute. Shea Salinas found his target open at the back post with a bending cross. Wondolowski headed a shot low, but Portland goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts dove to block the shot. However, Wondolowski was first to the rebound, poking his shot into the net for his team-leading 14th goal of the season.

Portland pulled level in midway through the second half thanks to a deflected shot from Rodney Wallace. The Costa Rican international uncorked a left-footed blast from inside the box that Jason Hernandez attempted to block with a sliding challenge. Unfortunately for the Earthquakes, the shot hit Hernandez's leg and redirected into the upper corner of the net.

The Timbers found the game-winner two minutes later after another deflected shot. This time, Liam Ridgewell won a header on a corner kick that would have sailed well wide of the target if not for Wallace. The attempted shot drilled Wallace in the face and then found its way into the far corner to complete the winger's brace.

Earthquakes goalkeeper Jon Busch had five saves in the match, extending his league lead and moving him closer to the club record held by Joe Cannon. Busch has 122 saves, 15 behind the mark set by Cannon in 2000.

San Jose has sold out six consecutive games at Buck Shaw Stadium dating back to July.

The Earthquakes hit the road for a pair next week, starting with a return trip to Portland on Wednesday, Oct. 8 at Providence Park. Kickoff is 7:30 p.m. PT on Comcast SportsNet California, 1590 KLIV and 1370 KZSF.

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