The San Jose Earthquakes fell to Sporting Kansas City 2-1 on Saturday night, despite rallying after allowing a seventh-minute goal to forward Dom Dwyer. The Quakes desperately needed three points and the loss further dampens the team’s hope for playoff soccer in 2016, although the team remains mathematically alive heading into Wednesday’s showdown with Montreal.
The Earthquakes were dealt an early blow when forward Quincy Amarikwa, one of the team’s high-energy, all-out players, suffered a right knee injury less than 30 seconds into the match upon colliding with Sporting goalkeeper Tim Melia. Henok Goitom entered the game three minutes later and delivered a solid 87-minute performance, his longest at Avaya Stadium.