MLS Soccer: Cristian Espinoza continues MVP form as San Jose Earthquakes beat LAFC 2-1 on Saturday in Santa Clara
SANTA CLARA – The San Jose Earthquakes celebrated a successful return to Levi’s Stadium on Saturday, as Cristian Gonzalez bolstered his MVP case with a brace in the team’s 2-1 win over reigning MLS champion Los Angeles Football Club.
Plenty of Mexican flags were flying in the parking lots before the game, and then in the seats as the Quakes played their third-ever game at Levi’s, and first since 2015, and singer-songwriter El Fantasma provided the halftime entertainment. As a result, the Quakes had their largest home crowd since more than 50,000 came to Stanford Stadium in 2019 to watch the California Clasico against LA Galaxy, their other Southern California rival.
Levi’s is one of 16 stadiums that will host World Cup games, but it hasn’t yet been decided which venues will get the most prestigious matches. Quakes players raved about the quality of the field at a training session earlier in the week – a contrast to complaints about the field conditions in previous years.
The Quakes, and especially Espinoza, took advantage of the opportunity to make a strong impression on a larger audience. After failing to post a winning record since 2013, the Quakes are now firmly in the playoff picture under Gonzalez, their first-year coach, and passed their first major test with a win against LAFC, who was unbeaten in its last 10 matches and had just advanced to the CONCACAF Champions League final earlier in the week.
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