8 p.m. Friday at Rio Tinto Stadium.
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They missed a chance capitalize on momentum from an improbable short-handed victory a week ago against Toronto and failed to win consecutive games for the first time since opening the season with back-to-back victories in March. “The determination and spirit of our players in not giving up demonstrated the character of our team and was a great reflection of our community”.
The black-and-blue road uniforms have been apropos of the Earthquakes’ struggles away from home this season – the look of a team repeatedly battered and bruised on the road. Coach Dominic Kinnear said the win over Toronto could prove to be a turning point for the Quakes, who were winless in their previous seven games. He tapped home a ball that started as a Simon Dawkins corner kick and glanced off the head of San Jose’s Jordan Stewart and the chest of Salt Lake’s Luke Mulholland. Both players will now be available to play at Real Salt Lake.
It was Wondolowski’s his eighth career goal against Real Salt Lake. The captain has scored seven career goals against RSL, including a hat trick in 2012.
The result did nothing to help either team snap extended winless streaks – RSL (8-6-7, 31 pts) have gone six games without a win, while the Quakes (6-6-8, 26) are winless in ten road games this season. RSL played to a scoreless draw against New England on Saturday.
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Bingham had a season-high six saves for the Earthquakes, including a diving stop of a low liner from just outside the box by Kyle Beckerman in the 15th.
