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Second half letdown dooms Quakes in loss to New York City FC

SAN JOSE – San Jose has its best results at home, and is almost unstoppable when leading at halftime.

Both those trends came to a crashing halt Saturday night.

Even without star striker David Villa, New York City FC still scored twice in the second half and survived a barrage of late-game shots to defeat the Earthquakes 2-1 at Avaya Stadium.