SAN JOSE — Danny Hoesen scored twice in the first 12 minutes, and the San Jose Earthquakes poured it on in a 4-1 defeat of visiting Sporting Kansas City on Saturday at Avaya Stadium.
The Earthquakes’ Chris Wondolowski did not start and failed to score when he came on in the 80th minute as a sub for Hoesen. He still needs one goal to tie Landon Donovan’s all-time MLS scoring mark.
Hoesen put San Jose (2-5-0, 6 points) on the board in the sixth minute. He received a long pass from Anibal Godoy, chested it, then fired a low shot to the right of SKC keeper Tim Melia.