SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Cristian Espinoza scored a first-half aim to assist San Jose earn a 1-1 draw with Austin FC on Saturday night time and that was sufficient to get the Earthquakes into the postseason after the Houston Dynamo defeated the Portland Timbers.
San Jose (10-10-14) grabbed a 1-0 lead within the seventeenth minute when Espinoza took a move from Jeremy Ebobisse and scored his thirteenth aim of the season. It was Espinoza’s twenty sixth aim contribution this season, second most in Earthquakes historical past for a single season.
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Owen Wolff used passes from Nick Lima and Sebastián Driussi within the thirty second minute to attain his second aim of the marketing campaign for Austin (10-15-9), knotting the rating at halftime.
Brad Stuver saved seven pictures for Austin. Daniel de Sousa Britto didn’t have a save for San Jose.
Austin has gained simply three of its final 22 matches on the highway in all competitions (3-14-5). Austin was the one workforce and not using a clear sheet on the highway this season.
The Earthquakes are 2-0-5 in seven all-time matchups with Austin, though the final 4 matches have led to attracts. San Jose completed 8-2-7 at dwelling this season, tying the Earthquakes with Houston for the fewest dwelling losses within the Western Conference.