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Earthquakes Weekly Update:May 27, 2019

May 27, 2019 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
San Jose Earthquakes News Release


San Jose Earthquakes forward Chris Wondolowski rallied the team to its first road win in 2019 after tallying a pair of goals in Sunday evening's 2-1 triumph over Toronto FC at BMO Field. Wondolowski's brace against the Canadian side improves his all-time MLS scoring record to 150 goals. The San Jose skipper netted his 42nd career game-winning goal in the 81st minute, putting him ahead of Landon Donovan (41) as the league's newest leader in game-winning goals.

Earthquakes Midfielder Cristian Espinoza was credited with the assist in both of Wondolowski's goals, bumping his assists tally in his first season as an MLS player to six. Espinoza has produced five assists in his last five appearances and has registered three-game winning assists.

The Earthquakes remain on the road and will close out their five-match stretch against Eastern Conference opponents when they face D.C. United at Audi Field on Saturday, June 1. Saturday's match is set for 5 p.m. and will be broadcast on NBC Sports Bay Area, KNBR 1050 and 1370 KZSF.

EARTHQUAKES NOTES

Road Win

The San Jose Earthquakes earned their first road win since defeating FC Dallas 3-1 at Toyota Stadium on Aug. 4, 2018. The Earthquakes improve 6-5-5 in all-time matchups against Toronto FC and hold an updated record of 3-3-3 in road matchups against Toronto.

Bounce Back

The Earthquakes earned their first comeback victory on the road since March 14, 2015, when they erased an early 1-0 deficit to defeat Seattle 3-2. Chris Wondolowski scored twice in that match as well.

In Form

The Earthquakes are now 5-2-2 in their last nine games, their best nine-match stretch since 2015 (8/14/15 - 9/27/15; 5-2-2), while dropping just one of their last seven (4-1-2).

Goal Machine

Wondolowski has scored six goals in his last two matches, extending his own all-time MLS goal-scoring record to 150.

Breaking Records

Wondolowski has now tallied 42 game-winning goals, breaking Landon Donovan's all-time MLS record (41).

Creating Chances

Midfielder Cristian Espinoza tallied his fifth and sixth assists of the season. He has tallied five assists in his last five appearances and has registered three-game winning assists.

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