23May/100
San Jose Earthquake Defense Bends But Does Not Break, Seattle Sounders Edged 1-0
The San Jose Earthquakes have improved mightily this season through outstanding defense. Today on the Xbox pitch of Qwest Field before 35,953 onlookers, the visitors scored once early in the contest and made the goal stand up for a 1-0 win over Seattle Sounders FC.The San Jose improvement has been meteoric. Last season the defense was porous as the Northern California team yielded an MLS high of 50 goals. With today’s victory San Jose sits in second place in the Western Conference behind only the high flying L.A. Galaxy.
The San Jose surge has resulted in four straight triumphs, all via the shutout route. The loss marked the only time that the Sounders have dropped two straight contests at home. They remain winless this season against Western opponents going into their next league competition next Saturday at Colorado.
The win put the Earthquakes at 5-2-1 with 16 points. The loss moved the Sounders under the...
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