Earthquakes beat Whitecaps 2-0 for first road win of season
Posted August 13, 2016 7:00 am
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Quincy Amarikwa and Simon Dawkins scored to help the San Jose Earthquakes beat the Vancouver Whitecaps 2-0 on Friday night for their first road victory of the season.
Amarikwa opened the scoring in the 14th minute on a header, and Dawkins connected in the 60th with a left-foooter to the far post. San Jose (7-6-10) improved to 1-5-6 on the road.
Nicolas Mezquida scored in stoppage time for Vancouver (8-11-6) to spoil David Bingham's shutout bid.
San Jose Earthquakes' Quincy Amarikwa, front left, and Vancouver Whitecaps' Matias Laba vie for the ball during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Friday, Aug. 12, 2016. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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San Jose Earthquakes' Marvell Wynne, left, and Vancouver Whitecaps' Nicolas Mezquida vie for the ball during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Friday, Aug. 12, 2016. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Vancouver Whitecaps' Masato Kudo, of Japan, tumbles to the ground after an unsuccessful shot on goal against the San Jose Earthquakes during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Friday, Aug. 12, 2016. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Vancouver Whitecaps' Matias Laba falls to the ground after colliding with San Jose Earthquakes' Quincy Amarikwa, who gains control of the ball during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Friday, Aug. 12, 2016. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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San Jose Earthquakes goalkeeper David Bingham, right, grabs the ball out of the air as Vancouver Whitecaps' Kendall Waston, back right, attempts to get his head on it during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Friday, Aug. 12, 2016. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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San Jose Earthquakes' Simon Dawkins, center, and Vancouver Whitecaps' Nicolas Mezquida collide during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Friday, Aug. 12, 2016. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Vancouver Whitecaps' Giles Barnes, left, collides with San Jose Earthquakes' Victor Bernardez during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Friday, Aug. 12, 2016. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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