And that’s how the ball bounces.
The San Jose Earthquakes fell to the Portland Timbers 3-1 on Saturday night, snapping a three-game unbeaten streak, despite largely controlling the flow of the match. At the final whistle, the Quakes held 62.9% of the possession, but couldn’t convert time on the ball into goals. Despite replacing five of the 11 starters from Wednesday night’s victory, the team played an excellent brand of soccer.
Head coach Dominic Kinnear was tasked with keeping his players fresh and healthy through this three-game-in-eight-day stretch.
“Well we had three games in a week with travel,” explained Kinnear during his postgame press conference.