San Diego FC vs San Jose Earthquakes

FA Cup

San Diego

9-11-13

2-3

Final

San Jose

14-10-9

Snapdragon Stadium

Match pulse

SDAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'HTSJ

53%Possession47%

10Shots11

6On target6

1Corners3

3Saves4

12Fouls17

7'CJ dos SantosSD13'Preston JuddSJ18'Christopher McVeySD37'Ousseni BoudaSJ45'+3'Beau LerouxSJ52'Jeppe TverskovSD75'Max FlorianiSJ80'CJ dos SantosSD90'+2'Max FlorianiSJ90'+5'Ronaldo VieiraSJ

Team	1H	2H	T
SD	1	1	2
SJ	3	0	3

Who won: San Jose 3-2

San Jose Earthquakes beat San Diego FC 3-2 on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at Snapdragon Stadium. Goals for San Diego: Anders Dreyer (42') and Cédric Bakambu (90'+4' pen). Goals for San Jose: Niko Tsakiris (3'), Preston Judd (12') and Ousseni Bouda (35').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

SDSJ

12Fouls17

2Yellow Cards4

1Red Cards1

3Offsides1

1Corner Kicks3

3Saves4

53.3Possession46.7

10SHOTS11

6ON GOAL6

0.6On Target %0.5

0Penalty Goals0

1Penalty Kicks Taken1

481Accurate Passes423

546Passes485

0.9Pass Completion %0.9

2Accurate Crosses1

16Crosses7

0.1Cross %0.1

41Long Balls54

27Accurate Long Balls21

0.7Long Balls %0.4

1Blocked Shots3

4Effective Tackles5

6Tackles6

0.7Tackle %0.8

7Interceptions8

11Effective Clearances21

11Clearances21

Player of the game

Niko Tsakiris

SJ · 1 G, 2 A

8.7

Deserved to win

49%

SD · 1.82 xG

30%

Draw

21%

SJ · 1.33 xG

San Diego deserved better: 49% on chances, lost 2-3

Play by play

Match ends, San Diego 2, San Jose Earthquakes 3.
Second Half ends, San Diego 2, San Jose Earthquakes 3.
90'+6'
Free kick won
Anders Dreyer (San Diego) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6'
Foul
Foul by Niko Tsakiris (San Jose Earthquakes).
90'+6'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Elias Achouri (San Diego) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anders Dreyer.
E. Achouri
90'+5'
Yellow card
Ronaldo Vieira (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card.
R. Vieira
90'+5'
Free kick won
Manu Duah (San Diego) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5'
Foul
Foul by Ronaldo Vieira (San Jose Earthquakes).
GOAL90'+4'
Goal! Penalty
C. Bakambu
Goal! San Diego 2, San Jose Earthquakes 3. Cédric Bakambu (San Diego) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
SD 2 - 3 SJ
90'+2'
Red card
Second yellow card to Max Floriani (San Jose Earthquakes) for a bad foul.
M. Floriani
90'
Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
88'SD
Var - referee decision cancelled
VAR Decision: Penalty San Diego.
88'SJ
Foul
Penalty San Diego. Cédric Bakambu draws a foul in the penalty area.
88'
Foul
Penalty conceded by Max Floriani (San Jose Earthquakes) after a foul in the penalty area.
88'
Free kick won
Oscar Verhoeven (San Diego) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88'
Foul
Foul by Eduard Löwen (San Jose Earthquakes).
86'
Shot on target
Attempt saved. Eduard Löwen (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Duran Ferree (San Diego). Assisted by Niko Tsakiris.
84'
Foul
Foul by Jeppe Tverskov (San Diego).
84'
Free kick won
Eduard Löwen (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83'
Free kick won
Cédric Bakambu (San Diego) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83'SJ
Foul
Foul by Benji Kikanovic (San Jose Earthquakes).
83'
Shot hit woodwork
Eduard Löwen (San Jose Earthquakes) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
82'
Sub
Subbed on for A. Alvarado
Substitution, San Diego. Duran Ferree replaces Alejandro Alvarado.
D. Ferree
80'
Red card
Second yellow card to CJ dos Santos (San Diego) for a bad foul.
C. dos Santos
80'
Foul
Foul by CJ dos Santos (San Diego).