History was made in San Jose last night, as the Earthquakes, for the first time ever, defeated a fellow MLS team in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. Behind goals from Shea Salinas and Danny Hoesen, the Quakes defeated the Seattle Sounders 2-1 in front of 13,442 at Avaya Stadium to advance from the tournament’s Round of 16 and into the quarterfinals for the first time since 2012.
It was newly installed head coach Chris Leitch’s first victory in charge of the Earthquakes since taking over for the fired Dominic Kinnear on Sunday, and he appreciated the double distinction of the result.