Despite dominating most of the game, San Jose can’t break through on offense as its two-game winning streak ends Saturday night.

The Loons’ defense made Kelvin Yeboah’s goal stand up, and they handed the Earthquakes their first loss of the season.

The San Jose Earthquakes are rolling. MLS legend Bruce Arena is back. Whether it’s the newly signed Josef Mártinez and Chicho Arango or the 74-year-old head coach, the Earthquakes are off to one of their best-ever MLS starts in 2025, months after finishing last place in 2024.

San Jose native Beau Leroux not only made his MLS debut in the Earthquakes’ season-opening lineup but he assisted their first goal in a 4-0 rout of Real Salt Lake.

Sporting was handed a lifeline six minutes into the second half when Hernan Lopez was shown a red card after receiving his second yellow for a nasty challenge from behind on Erik Thommy. That gave Sporting a man advantage for 44 minutes, including stoppage time.

Josef Martinez had a goal and an assist as the San Jose Earthquakes defeated Sporting Kansas City 2-1 in SKC's home opener Saturday night. Sporting played with a man advantage for more than 40 minutes,