A game that initially looked to have all the signs of a blowout had its trajectory altered greatly by a sending off in the first half as an in-form San Jose Earthquakes took a 2-0 victory over visiting Phoenix Rising in the US Open Cup despite having to play the second half a man short.
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2025 US Open Cup Round 5: Jack Skahan’s OT winner sends San Jose Earthquakes past Timbers
It was a classic case of “Open Cup After Dark” in the Bay Area Tuesday night, as the San Jose Earthquakes bested the Portland Timbers 1-0 in extra time.
2025 US Open Cup Round 4: San Jose Earthquakes edge Sacramento Republic to avenge upset
Revenge was on the menu Wednesday night, and the San Jose Earthquakes served it ice cold. In a tightly contested U.S. Open Cup Round of 32 clash, the Quakes earned a 2-1 victory over Sacramento Republic FC, avenging last year’s dramatic 4-3 loss in the Round of 16.
2024 US Open Cup Round 5: Sacramento Republic strikes quickly in OT to complete comeback vs. San Jose Earthquakes
Behind a first half brace from Republic FC forward (and Huddersfield Town loanee) Kiernan Phillips and theatrics in the second period of extra time where the Republic got goals from Luis Felipe in the 106th minute (assisted by Rafael Jauregui) and Sebstian Herrera (assisted by Cristian Parano) in the 108th minute, the Quails held on for a 4-3 win and knocked the Earthquakes out of the Open Cup tournament for the second time in three years.
2024 US Open Cup Round 4: San Jose debutants lead Earthquakes to narrow win over Oakland Roots
San Jose took the first step toward bouncing back from those recent disappointing losses with a narrow 1-0 win over the Oakland Roots of the USL Championship on Tuesday night.
2023 US Open Cup Round 3: Monterey Bay FC takes advantage of San Jose Earthquakes mistake to earn first MLS upset
Monterey Bay FC capitalized on some key MLS starters sitting for the San Jose Earthquakes and the USL Championship side nabbed a ‘Cupset’ by downing the visitors, 1-0
2022 US Open Cup Round 5: Rodrigo Lopez delivers Sacramento Republic long-awaited upset of San Jose Earthquakes
After being eliminated by them three previous times, the Sacramento Republic finally defeated the San Jose Earthquakes in the US Open Cup.
2022 US Open Cup Round 4: San Jose Earthquakes oust CONCACAF champ Seattle Sounders in lengthy PK shootout
One week removed from winning the CONCACAF Champions League and cementing themselves as the winningest tournament team in MLS history, the Seattle Sounders kicked off another tournament in a familiar setting at their home training facility, Starfire Sports Complex in Tukwila, Wash. The Sounders won three straight and four of six US Open Cups from […]
2022 US Open Cup Round 3: Under new management, San Jose Earthquakes dominate Bay Cities FC
Days after the San Jose Earthquakes fired head coach Matias Almeyda, they cruised to a 5-0 win over amateur side Bay Cities FC
2019 US Open Cup Round of 16: LAFC proves too dominant in home win over San Jose Earthquakes
A 3-1 win for the team that the table (in concurrence with the eyeball test) says is the best in the United States may seem a ho-hum result, and completely devoid of The Magic of the Cup. That wasn’t the case in Los Angeles, though.