MLS 2026 | Matchday 21 | 2026-08-23 11:30 JST
1–5
- 4' T. Werner
- 10' J. Pereyra
- 40' K. Yeboah
- 44' K. Yeboah
- 65' M. Caldeira
- 86' M. Gonzalez
Match summary
San Jose Earthquakes and Minnesota United met in the MLS 2026 Matchday 21 on August 23. Minnesota United came out on top of a thrilling 5-1 shootout against San Jose Earthquakes. Minnesota United led 3-1 at half-time. They added 2 more after the break to pull clear.
Possession: San Jose Earthquakes 59%, Minnesota United 41%. Shots: San Jose Earthquakes 11, Minnesota United 11. Minnesota United scored 5 from 7 shots on target.
Team stats
4-2-3-1
3-4-1-2
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| San Jose Earthquakes | Stat | Minnesota United |
|---|---|---|
| 4-2-3-1 | Formation | 3-4-1-2 |
| 59% | Possession | 41% |
| 1.84 | Expected goals (xG) | 2 |
| 11 | Shots | 11 |
| 6 | Shots on target | 7 |
| 3 | Shots off target | 4 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 0 |
| 7 | Shots inside the box | 10 |
| 4 | Shots outside the box | 1 |
| 3 | Corner kicks | 3 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 14 | Fouls | 15 |
| 496 | Passes | 355 |
| 394 | Accurate passes | 262 |
| 1 | Goalkeeper saves | 5 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Referee: Jair Antonio Maruffo, USA
Player stats
San Jose Earthquakes
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Angus Gunn | 0 | 20(74%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 90 | 1(None) | |||||||||
| DF | Benjamin Kikanović | 0 | 1(33%) | 2 | 26(67%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5.7 | 90 | 19(10) | |||||
| DF | Daniel Munie | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52(76%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 | 90 | 2 | 11(5) | ||||||
| DF | Reid Roberts | 1 | 0 | 3 | 63(85%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.9 | 90 | 1 | 2 | 12(9) | ||||
| DF | Vitor Costa | 0 | 1(33%) | 5 | 27(82%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5.5 | 78 | 13(8) | |||||
| MF | ジョナタン ジュニオール Gonzalez | 0 | 2 | 1 | 26(93%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.3 | 45 | 5(4) | |||||
| MF | Beau Leroux | 1 | 0 | 1(33%) | 2 | 45(85%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 | 90 | 2 | 1 | 12(5) | ||
| MF | Ousseni Bouda | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16(73%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.3 | 66 | 2 | 7(1) | |||||
| MF | Niko Tsakiris | 0 | 30(79%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.7 | 66 | 5(2) | ||||||||
| MF | Timo Werner | 2 | 2 | 1 | 21(78%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 | 57 | 1 | 5(1) | ||||
| FW | Preston Judd | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1(100%) | 17(74%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6.9 | 90 | 1 | 10(4) | |||
| MF | Ian Harkes | 0 | 21(84%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 45 | 1 | 1(1) | ||||||||
| FW | Darius Johnson | 0 | 1(50%) | 6(75%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.6 | 33 | 3(2) | |||||||
| MF | Nick Fernandez | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1(100%) | 1 | 13(76%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.6 | 24 | 1 | 6(4) | ||
| DF | Paul Marie | 0 | 6(86%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 24 | 1 | 2(None) | ||||||||
| DF | Jamar Ricketts | 0 | 1(100%) | 5(71%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 12 | 1(1) | ||||||||
| GK | Francesco Montali | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Jack Jasinski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Dave Romney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | Luka Jovanovic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota United
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Drake Callender | 0 | 12(39%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 | 90 | ||||||||||
| DF | Jefferson Díaz | 0 | 1(100%) | 1 | 41(91%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6.7 | 90 | 1 | 2 | 8(4) | |||
| DF | Michael Boxall | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 16(89%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6.7 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 12(8) | ||
| DF | Morris Duggan | 0 | 3 | 22(58%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 90 | 2 | 5(3) | |||||||
| MF | Kyle Duncan | 1 | 0 | 2(50%) | 4 | 21(81%) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.2 | 90 | 2 | 1 | 12(8) | |||
| MF | Owen Gene | 0 | 1 | 31(94%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6.7 | 77 | 2 | 2 | 10(1) | |||||
| MF | Wil Trapp | 0 | 1(100%) | 3 | 25(86%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 83 | 9(7) | |||||
| MF | Anthony Markanich | 1 | 0 | 3 | 25(68%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7.6 | 86 | 2 | 16(12) | ||||
| FW | Joaquín Pereyra | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 28(68%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.6 | 90 | 2 | 8(2) | ||||
| FW | Marcus Caldeira | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2(50%) | 13(72%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 | 77 | 13(3) | |||||
| FW | Kelvin Yeboah | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16(76%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 | 83 | 1 | 8(2) | |||||
| DF | Nectarios Triantis | 0 | 2 | 3(60%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 | 13 | 5(3) | |||||||
| FW | Tomás Chancalay | 0 | 5(83%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 13 | 1(1) | ||||||||
| FW | Mauricio González | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 10 | 2(1) | ||||||
| MF | Carlos Harvey | 0 | 2(67%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 | 10 | 2(None) | ||||||||
| DF | Devin Padelford | 0 | 1(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2(1) | ||||||||||
| GK | Alec Smir | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | Julian Gressel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | Aziel Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | Mamadou Dieng | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lineups
San Jose Earthquakes
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 1 | A. Gunn |
| Starter | DF | 28 | B. Kikanovic |
| Starter | DF | 5 | D. Munie |
| Starter | DF | 18 | R. Roberts |
| Starter | DF | 87 | Vitor Costa |
| Starter | MF | 40 | J. A. Gonzalez Mendoza |
| Starter | MF | 34 | B. Leroux |
| Starter | MF | 7 | O. Bouda |
| Starter | MF | 10 | N. Tsakiris |
| Starter | MF | 11 | T. Werner |
| Starter | FW | 19 | P. Judd |
| Bench | DF | 3 | P. Marie |
| Bench | DF | 2 | J. Ricketts |
| Bench | MF | 6 | I. Harkes |
| Bench | MF | 20 | N. Fernandez |
| Bench | FW | 79 | D. Johnson |
Show unused substitutes (4)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 31 | F. Montali |
| Bench | DF | 4 | D. Romney |
| Bench | DF | 17 | J. Jasinski |
| Bench | FW | 9 | L. Jovanovic |
Minnesota United
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 12 | D. Callender |
| Starter | DF | 28 | J. Diaz |
| Starter | DF | 15 | M. Boxall |
| Starter | DF | 23 | M. Duggan |
| Starter | MF | 3 | K. Duncan |
| Starter | MF | 30 | O. Gene |
| Starter | MF | 20 | W. Trapp |
| Starter | MF | 13 | A. Markanich |
| Starter | FW | 26 | J. Pereyra |
| Starter | FW | 22 | M. Caldeira |
| Starter | FW | 9 | K. Yeboah |
| Bench | DF | 2 | D. Padelford |
| Bench | MF | 67 | C. Harvey |
| Bench | DF | 25 | N. Triantis |
| Bench | FW | 8 | T. Chancalay |
| Bench | FW | 18 | M. Gonzalez |
Show unused substitutes (4)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 1 | A. Smir |
| Bench | MF | 24 | J. Gressel |
| Bench | MF | 16 | A. Jackson |
| Bench | FW | 29 | M. Dieng |
Match events
| Time | Team | Event | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1H 4' | San Jose Earthquakes | ⚽ Goal | T. Werner | 1-0 |
| 1H 10' | Minnesota United | ⚽ Goal | J. Pereyra | 1-1 |
| 1H 40' | Minnesota United | ⚽ Goal | K. Yeboah | 1-2 |
| 1H 44' | Minnesota United | ⚽ Goal | K. Yeboah | 1-3 |
| 2H 1' | San Jose Earthquakes | 🔄 Substitution | OUT J. A. Gonzalez Mendoza → IN I. Harkes | |
| 2H 12' | San Jose Earthquakes | 🔄 Substitution | OUT T. Werner → IN D. Johnson | |
| 2H 20' | Minnesota United | ⚽ Goal | M. Caldeira | 1-4 |
| 2H 21' | San Jose Earthquakes | 🔄 Substitution | OUT O. Bouda → IN P. Marie | |
| 2H 21' | San Jose Earthquakes | 🔄 Substitution | OUT N. Tsakiris → IN N. Fernandez | |
| 2H 32' | Minnesota United | 🔄 Substitution | OUT O. Gene → IN N. Triantis | |
| 2H 32' | Minnesota United | 🔄 Substitution | OUT M. Caldeira → IN T. Chancalay | |
| 2H 33' | San Jose Earthquakes | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Vitor Costa → IN J. Ricketts | |
| 2H 38' | Minnesota United | 🔄 Substitution | OUT W. Trapp → IN C. Harvey | |
| 2H 38' | Minnesota United | 🔄 Substitution | OUT K. Yeboah → IN M. Gonzalez | |
| 2H 40' | San Jose Earthquakes | 🟨 Yellow card | Benjamin Kikanović | |
| 2H 41' | Minnesota United | 🔄 Substitution | OUT A. Markanich → IN D. Padelford | |
| 2H 41' | Minnesota United | ⚽ Goal | M. Gonzalez | 1-5 |
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