Sporting Kansas City dug themselves a hole early, giving two goals to the San Jose Earthquakes in the first 15 minutes.
Danny Hoesen struck first in the 6th minute when he received a long pass from Aníbal Godoy and held off both Matt Besler and Botond Barath and punched it in.
Hoesen scored again in the 12th with Jackson Yueill earnign the assist. Another run that broke the offside line of SKC to go in on goal. Tim Melia missed the ball and Hoesen’s shot bounced in off Yohan Croizet.