Wondolowski, Earthquakes hand Whitecaps 5th straight loss
Posted July 21, 2019 7:00 am
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) - Chris Wondolowski had a goal and an assist and the San Jose Earthquakes beat the slumping Vancouver Whitecaps 3-1 on Saturday night.
Valeri Qazaishvili and Magnus Eriksson also scored for the Earthquakes (10-7-4).
Doneil Henry opened the scoring for Vancouver (4-11-8) in the seventh minute. The Whitecaps have lost five straight.
San Jose tied it in the 16th minute, with Wondolowski stepping up Qazaishvili's strike.
Wondolowski, the leading scorer in the MLS history, broke the tie in the 34th minute.
Eriksson connected in the 79th.
Vancouver Whitecaps goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau, right, dives for the ball at the feet of San Jose Earthquakes' Chris Wondolowski during the first half of an MLS soccer game, Saturday, July 20, 2019 in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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San Jose Earthquakes' Magnus Eriksson, left, and Vancouver Whitecaps' Ali Adnan vie for the ball during the first half of an MLS soccer game, Saturday, July 20, 2019 in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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Vancouver Whitecaps' Inbeom Hwang gets his head on the ball during the first half of an MLS soccer game against the San Jose Earthquakes, Saturday, July 20, 2019 in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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San Jose Earthquakes' Chris Wondolowski, left, gets his head on the ball in front of Vancouver Whitecaps' Erik Godoy during the first half of an MLS soccer game, Saturday, July 20, 2019 in Vancouver, British Columbia. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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San Jose Earthquakes' Chris Wondolowski celebrates his goal against the Vancouver Whitecaps during the first half of an MLS soccer match in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday, July 20, 2019. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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A Vancouver Whitecaps supporters wear paper bags on their heads as the Whitecaps and the San Jose Earthquakes play an MLS soccer match in Vancouver, British Columbia, Saturday July 20, 2019. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP)
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