SAN JOSE -- Sometimes scoreless ties have a beautiful artistry to the effort.
The Earthquakes' 0-0 game against FC Dallas on Saturday night was not one of those times.San Jose (5-3-5) extended its home unbeaten streak to 12 Major League Soccer games in front of a soldout crowd of 18,000 at Avaya Stadium. Beyond that, well, yuck.Sure, the Quakes moved into a fifth-place tie in the Western Conference with the Los Angeles Galaxy. But the level of play dropped significantly as San Jose played without four key stars who have scored 12 of 16 goals this year: Chris Wondolowski, Simon Dawkins, Anibal Godoy and Alberto Quintero joined their respective national teams to prepare for the Copa America Centenario that begins June 3 at Levi's Stadium.