- Shea Salinas - 18'
- Leonardo - 47'
San Jose holds on to beat Los Angeles thanks to Shea Salinas' winner
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Shea Salinas scored on a header in the first half and the San Jose Earthquakes beat the 10-man Los Angeles Galaxy 1-0 in the California Clasico on Friday night for their fourth straight victory.
David Bingham recorded his fourth clean sheet in a row for the 'Quakes.
Salinas got his third goal of the season in the 18th minute for San Jose. Quincy Amarikwa headed a cross that was blocked by goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts, but Salinas pounced on the rebound for an easy finish.
Los Angeles had its four-game winning streak snapped.
Leonardo was given a red card in the 47th minute after taking down Amarikwa on a goal-scoring opportunity. Anibal Godoy's ensuing free kick from just outside the box sailed over the crossbar.
San Jose's Chris Wondolowski had a header hit off the post in the 38th. He collided with A.J. DeLaGarza on the play and left the game briefly.
Game Information
MLS Standings
Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LA Galaxy | 31 | 17 | 7 | 7 | +17 | 58 |
LAFC | 30 | 15 | 7 | 8 | +13 | 52 |
Real Salt Lake | 31 | 14 | 10 | 7 | +15 | 52 |
Colorado Rapids | 31 | 15 | 5 | 11 | +5 | 50 |
Seattle Sounders FC | 31 | 14 | 8 | 9 | +12 | 50 |
Houston Dynamo FC | 31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | +9 | 48 |
Vancouver Whitecaps | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | +9 | 47 |
Minnesota United FC | 31 | 13 | 6 | 12 | +5 | 45 |
Portland Timbers | 31 | 12 | 9 | 10 | +10 | 45 |
FC Dallas | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | -2 | 37 |
Austin FC | 31 | 9 | 9 | 13 | -10 | 36 |
St. Louis CITY SC | 31 | 7 | 13 | 11 | -12 | 34 |
Sporting Kansas City | 32 | 8 | 7 | 17 | -11 | 31 |
San Jose Earthquakes | 31 | 5 | 3 | 23 | -35 | 18 |