
Earthquakes Fall to Seattle Sounders FC 1-0
July 26, 2018 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
San Jose Earthquakes News Release
SAN JOSE, Calif. - The San Jose Earthquakes fell to Seattle Sounders FC 1-0 Wednesday night at Avaya Stadium. Quakes defender Guram Kashia and midfielder Luis Felipe made their MLS debuts in the match.
The Quakes' next MLS match is on Saturday, July 28 against Real Salt Lake at Avaya Stadium, beginning at 7:15 p.m. PT. The match will air live on NBC Sports California Plus, KNBR 1050 and 1370 KZSF.
MLS Regular Season
San Jose Earthquakes 0 -1 Seattle Sounders FC
July 22, 2018 - Avaya Stadium in San Jose, Calif.
Attendance: 16,478
Scoring Summary: SEA - Raul Ruidiaz (Cristian Roldan) 62.
Misconduct Summary: SJ - Luis Felipe (caution) 38.
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES: Andrew Tarbell; Shea Salinas, Harold Cummings, Guram Kashia, Nick Lima; Jahmir Hyka (Magnus Eriksson 78), Luis Felipe, Florian Jungwirth (Tommy Thompson 69), Vako; Danny Hoesen (Quincy Amarikwa 69), Chris Wondolowski.
SHOTS: 13; SHOTS ON TARGET: 5; SAVES: 1; FOULS: 9; CORNER KICKS: 6; OFFSIDES: 0.
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC: Stefan Frei; Nouhou Tolo, Roman Torres, Jordan McCrary, Kim Kee-hee; Gustav Svensson, Osvaldo Alonso (Clint Dempsey 79); Nicolas Lodeiro, Cristian Roldan, Harry Shipp (Alex Roldan 87); Raul Ruidiaz (Will Bruin 66).
SHOTS: 10; SHOTS ON TARGET: 2; SAVES: 5; FOULS: 6; CORNER KICKS: 1; OFFSIDES: 2.
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES HEAD COACH MIKAEL STAHRE
Overall thoughts on the match:
"I think it was a very slow game in general. Very few chances for both teams actually. It was more of a 0-0 game from my perspective. I think we came out quite well in the first part of the game, with more quality and intensity than Seattle. Then we lost a bit of momentum in the last part of the first half. We talked in the dressing room to speed up the game a little bit more, more intensity in everything actually. We conceded a goal from out of the blue. We tried to sub in some players to bring in some energy and change the shape up a little bit, but we hardly created any chances. Tonight we lacked quality in the final third of the field."
On how he felt Guram Kashia and Luis Felipe performed in their first start:
"I think they were the best thing for us this evening. I think Guram helped us even though he hasn't played for a couple of months actually. He had a solid performance, and in general, I think we defended quite well. He will get better and better when he is totally fit. I think Luis Felipe was one of the best players for the Earthquakes this evening. I think he was quite good with the ball and great with his positioning in defense. A great debut for Luis' perspective."
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES MIDFIELDER LUIS FELIPE
On how he felt he performed in his debut:
"The most important thing is to get the win, so it doesn't matter if I played well or if I felt good. I'm looking forward to Saturday's game and I'm hoping we can get the win."
On how he felt the team performed despite conceding a goal off a mistake:
"I think we played well. We got caught in a counterattack. We have to keep our heads up and try to win games. It's the most important thing now."
On how he felt leading up to his debut:
"I was calm. I was very confident. The guys gave me a lot of confidence like I said, and I felt good."
On how he felt Guram Kashia performed in his debut:
"I think he did pretty well. He felt confident, I'm happy for him. He showed that he's a leader and I'm happy for him."
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