The San Jose Earthquakes opened the 2017 season with a 1-0 victory over the Montreal Impact, and the score line doesn’t nearly do it justice. A lopsided contest results in three points for the home side in matchday 1.
From the opening kick to the final whistle, the Quakes controlled the tempo of the match, creating chance after chance on Evan Bush’s net. Anibal Godoy’s goal in the 17th minute, cleverly chipping the keeper from 16 yards or so out, proved to be the difference on the scoreboard.
The biggest takeaway from the match wasn’t the score, or the goal, or the raucous sellout crowd, however, but rather that the Quakes put a tremendous offseason on a platter for the rest of the league to see.