San Jose Earthquakes vs D.C. United, 2021 Major League Soccer, Regular Season
· MLS
FT
4 - 1
4 - 1
Yueill, Cowell help San Jose beat DC United 4-1
— Jackson Yueill had his first multi-goal game, 17-year-old Cade Cowell added a goal and two assists, and the San Jose Earthquakes beat D.C. United 4-1 on Saturday night.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 1, D.C. United 0. Javier López (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cade Cowell following a fast break.
- 3': Attempt missed. Júnior Moreno (D.C. United ) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 5': Attempt saved. Julian Gressel (D.C. United ) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yamil Asad with a headed pass.
- 9': Eric Remedi (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Moses Nyeman (D.C. United ).
- 10': Attempt saved. Edison Flores (D.C. United ) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yamil Asad.
- 14': Foul by Moses Nyeman (D.C. United ).
- 14': Javier López (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Paul Marie.
- 16': Carlos Fierro (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Moses Nyeman (D.C. United ).
- 17': Carlos Fierro (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 17': Foul by Brendan Daniel Hines-Ike (D.C. United ).
- 18': Foul by Tony Alfaro (D.C. United ).
- 18': Javier López (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 18': Tony Alfaro (D.C. United ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 20': Attempt missed. Julian Gressel (D.C. United ) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Júnior Moreno.
- 23': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Tanner Beason.
- 24': Eric Remedi (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Tony Alfaro (D.C. United ).
- 26': Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 2, D.C. United 0. Cade Cowell (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cristian Espinoza following a fast break.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cade Cowell.
- 30': Hand ball by Carlos Fierro (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 31': Attempt blocked. Edison Flores (D.C. United ) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Moses Nyeman.
- 31': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Tommy Thompson.
- 31': Attempt saved. Brendan Daniel Hines-Ike (D.C. United ) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Edison Flores with a cross.
- 31': Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 2, D.C. United 1. Tony Alfaro (D.C. United ) left footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Yamil Asad following a corner.
- 33': Hand ball by Júnior Moreno (D.C. United ).
- 33': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Brendan Daniel Hines-Ike.
- 34': Attempt saved. Paul Marie (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eric Remedi.
- 34': Foul by Cade Cowell (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 34': Júnior Moreno (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Edison Flores (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Foul by Paul Marie (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 35': Paul Marie (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Attempt blocked. Brendan Daniel Hines-Ike (D.C. United ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 39': Attempt missed. Edison Flores (D.C. United ) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Erik Sorga.
- 40': Eric Remedi (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 40': Foul by Moses Nyeman (D.C. United ).
- 42': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Paul Marie.
- 42': Attempt missed. Júnior Moreno (D.C. United ) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Julian Gressel following a corner.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Cristian Espinoza (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Javier López.
- 42': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Moses Nyeman.
- 43': Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 3, D.C. United 1. Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tanner Beason following a corner.
- 45': Foul by Julian Gressel (D.C. United ).
- 45': Javier López (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Frédéric Brillant.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Cade Cowell (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tommy Thompson.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, San Jose Earthquakes 3, D.C. United 1.
- 45': Second Half begins San Jose Earthquakes 3, D.C. United 1.
- 45': Substitution, D.C. United. Adrien Pérez replaces Yamil Asad.
- 45': Substitution, D.C. United. Felipe replaces Júnior Moreno.
- 46': Foul by Paul Marie (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 46': Julian Gressel (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Attempt saved. Cade Cowell (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Fierro.
- 49': Attempt saved. Julian Gressel (D.C. United ) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Erik Sorga.
- 51': Foul by Moses Nyeman (D.C. United ).
- 51': Paul Marie (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Edison Flores (D.C. United ) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 52': Erik Sorga (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Foul by Florian Jungwirth (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 53': Attempt saved. Felipe (D.C. United ) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 54': Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Frédéric Brillant.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Brendan Daniel Hines-Ike (D.C. United ) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 60': Substitution, D.C. United. Andy Najar replaces Tony Alfaro.
- 60': Eric Remedi (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Foul by Felipe (D.C. United ).
- 62': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Paul Marie.
- 62': Attempt missed. Edison Flores (D.C. United ) left footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Julian Gressel following a corner.
- 65': Erik Sorga (D.C. United ) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': Foul by Carlos Fierro (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 66': Attempt missed. Brendan Daniel Hines-Ike (D.C. United ) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Felipe.
- 67': Foul by Joseph Mora (D.C. United ).
- 67': Tommy Thompson (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Eric Remedi (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Foul by Moses Nyeman (D.C. United ).
- 68': Moses Nyeman (D.C. United ) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Foul by Javier López (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 69': Moses Nyeman (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Javier López (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 72': Brendan Daniel Hines-Ike (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by Cade Cowell (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 72': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Luciano Abecasis replaces Tommy Thompson.
- 72': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Marcos López replaces Paul Marie.
- 72': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Andrés Ríos replaces Carlos Fierro.
- 72': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Judson replaces Javier López.
- 75': Felipe (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Foul by Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 80': Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Shea Salinas replaces Cristian Espinoza.
- 82': Attempt saved. Cade Cowell (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andrés Ríos.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Erik Sorga (D.C. United ) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Julian Gressel.
- 85': Goal! San Jose Earthquakes 4, D.C. United 1. Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cade Cowell with a cross.
- 86': Substitution, D.C. United. Kimarni Smith replaces Moses Nyeman.
- 86': Brendan Daniel Hines-Ike (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 88': Felipe (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 88': Felipe (D.C. United ) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Eric Remedi (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 88': Eric Remedi (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Attempt missed. Andrés Ríos (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luciano Abecasis.
- 90'+1': Edison Flores (D.C. United ) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+1': Foul by Marcos López (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 90'+1': Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Luciano Abecasis.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Frédéric Brillant (D.C. United ) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adrien Pérez with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, San Jose Earthquakes 4, D.C. United 1.
- 0': Match ends, San Jose Earthquakes 4, D.C. United 1.
Statistics
 DC |
SJ |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 13 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 5 |
| 52.5 | Possession | 47.5 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 366 | Accurate Passes | 326 |
| 447 | Passes | 407 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 18 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 37 | Long Balls | 69 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 41 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 27 | Tackles | 19 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 8 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 8 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: MLS
Venue: PayPal Park
Location: San Jose, California, USA
Venue: PayPal Park
Location: San Jose, California, USA
MLS Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Columbus Crew | 7 | +5 | 15 |
| 2 | Inter Miami CF | 6 | +6 | 14 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Union | 7 | +5 | 13 |
| 4 | Charlotte FC | 7 | +5 | 13 |
Line-Ups
San Jose Earthquakes (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | JT Marcinkowski (GK) |
| 15 | Tanner Beason |
| 23 | Florian Jungwirth |
| 3 | Paul Marie  |
| 22 | Tommy Thompson |
| 9 | Javier López |
| 14 | Jackson Yueill |
| 5 | Eric Remedi |
| 44 | Cade Cowell |
| 7 | Carlos Fierro |
| 10 | Cristian Espinoza |
D.C. United (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Chris Seitz (GK) |
| 13 | Frédéric Brillant |
| 93 | Tony Alfaro |
| 4 | Brendan Hines-Ike |
| 5 | Júnior Moreno |
| 27 | Moses Nyeman |
| 28 | Joseph Mora |
| 31 | Julian Gressel |
| 50 | Erik Sorga |
| 10 | Edison Flores |
| 11 | Yamil Asad |
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