SAN JOSE — Landon Donovan had a vision how his San Jose homecoming might go Saturday night in San Jose.
The Earthquakes were happy fans mostly greeted the former star warmly in an exhibition at Avaya Stadium.
But they’d rather Major League’s all-time leading scorer didn’t look this good in his first start for Club Leon of Mexico’s premier league.
The biggest name in U.S. soccer did what he always seems to do: score goals. His 19th minute shot proved the difference as Club Leon scored a 1-0 victory in front of 14,532 fans.
Donovan, 36, hoped to not hear too many boos from still-bitter fans.