It was a tough night for the San Jose Earthquakes, who lost 3-0 to the Portland Timbers, but they’re not ready to point fingers.
A couple defensive breakdowns and a mistake in the back led to Portland’s goals on the night, with rookie Tanner Beason and young GK JT Marcinkowski making a couple miscues on the second of the Timbers’ goals.
Throughout Matias Almeyda’s tenure in San Jose, the head coach has stressed the need to understand players make mistakes, and to be sure, the mistakes on the one goal didn’t ultimately decide the outcome of the game, although it obviously didn’t help the cause, either.