Two weeks ago, Florian Jungwirth finally got the starting assignment he desired when he made the move to the San Jose Earthquakes earlier this year. The German has been pressed into duty as a center back for the Quakes from day one of the season, but in the team’s first Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup match of the 2017 tournament, he was given a midfield responsibility.
Jungwirth responded brightly to the role, and in anchoring the midfield line, saw the Quakes off to a quick two goal lead in an eventual 2-0 victory over the San Francisco Deltas.