The San Jose Earthquakes reached the U.S. Open Cup semifinal for the first time since 2004 on Monday, as they defeated the LA Galaxy 3-2 at Avaya Stadium in the 2017 USOC quarterfinal round.
The visitors got started early, as Giovani dos Santos connected with Jelle Van Damme on a corner kick that the Belgian headed in to make it 1-0 in the fourth minute. San Jose answered 12 minutes later, as Chris Wondolowski hit a low shot from the edge of the box to tie up the game. Wondolowski then doubled his tally shortly after the break, and Danny Hoesen scored on a breakaway just past the hour mark. The Galaxy pulled to within a goal late, but it was not enough to tie up the game and send it to extra time.
Goals
- 4' – LA – Jelle Van Damme Watch
- 16' – SJ – Chris Wondolowski Watch
- 51' – SJ – Chris Wondolowski Watch
- 62' – SJ – Danny Hoesen Watch
- 84' – LA – Andrew Tarbell (OG) Watch
Three Things
THINKING OF MATHEUS:
Wondolowski broke with his usual routine on Monday, as he
wore No. 38
instead of his usual No. 8 in honor of teammate
Matheus Silva
, who recently emerged from a coma after a swimming accident. Wondo also patted the number on his shorts when celebrating his second goal tonight, no doubt aiming to show the 20-year-old Brazilian that he remains in the Earthquakes' thoughts as he recovers.
Lineups
San Jose (4-2-3-1, right to left): Andrew Tarbell (GK) -- Nick Lima, Florian Jungwirth, Andres Imperiale, Kofi Sarkodie -- Tommy Thompson, Jackson Yueill (Victor Bernardez, 88') -- Chris Wondolowski, Cordell Cato (Shea Salinas, 82'), Jahmir Hyka (Simon Dawkins, 84') -- Danny Hoesen
LA (4-2-3-1, right to left): Brian Rowe (GK) -- Bradley Diallo, Dave Romney, Jelle Van Damme, Ashley Cole -- Rafael Garcia, Jaime Villarreal (Ariel Lassiter, 82') -- Bradford Jamieson IV (Raul Mendiola, 67') Giovani dos Santos, Emmanuel Boateng -- Jack McBean (Jack McInerney, 68')