San Diego FC 2-3 San Jose Earthquakes: final score
MLSFinal
San Jose Earthquakes beat San Diego FC 3-2 on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 in the MLS.
Goals: Niko Tsakiris 3', Preston Judd 12', Ousseni Bouda 35', Anders Dreyer 42', Cédric Bakambu 90'+4' (penalty).
San Diego FC sit 13th on 34 points.
San Jose Earthquakes sit 4th on 48 points.
San Diego FC have 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches.
San Jose Earthquakes have 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Last 3 meetings: San Diego FC won 1, San Jose Earthquakes won 2, 0 drawn.
- Competition
- MLS
- Start time
- Wednesday, September 9, 2026, 10:30 PM (ET)
- Venue
- Snapdragon Stadium, San Diego, California
- Where to watch
- Apple TV (In the United States · ESPN)
The match in numbers
- San Jose Earthquakes beat San Diego FC 3-2.
- Niko Tsakiris opened the scoring for San Jose Earthquakes on 3'.
- CJ dos Santos was sent off on 80'.
- Max Floriani was sent off on 90'+2'.
Data: ESPN · votes and picks from Scorely users
Goals and cards
7'CJ dos SantosYellow
80'CJ dos SantosRed
Live commentary
- Match ends, San Diego 2, San Jose Earthquakes 3.
- 90'+8'Second Half ends, San Diego 2, San Jose Earthquakes 3.
- 90'+6'Anders Dreyer (San Diego) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6'Foul by Niko Tsakiris (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 90'+6'Attempt blocked. Elias Achouri (San Diego) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Anders Dreyer.
- 90'+5'Ronaldo Vieira (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+5'Manu Duah (San Diego) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5'Foul by Ronaldo Vieira (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 90'+4'Goal! San Diego 2, San Jose Earthquakes 3. Cédric Bakambu (San Diego) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 90'+2'Second yellow card to Max Floriani (San Jose Earthquakes) for a bad foul.
- 90'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
- 88'VAR Decision: Penalty San Diego.
- 88'Penalty San Diego. Cédric Bakambu draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 88'Penalty conceded by Max Floriani (San Jose Earthquakes) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 88'Oscar Verhoeven (San Diego) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 88'Foul by Eduard Löwen (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 86'Attempt saved. Eduard Löwen (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Duran Ferree (San Diego). Assisted by Niko Tsakiris.
- 84'Foul by Jeppe Tverskov (San Diego).
- 84'Eduard Löwen (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83'Cédric Bakambu (San Diego) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83'Foul by Benji Kikanovic (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 83'Eduard Löwen (San Jose Earthquakes) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
- 82'Substitution, San Diego. Duran Ferree replaces Alejandro Alvarado.
- 80'Second yellow card to CJ dos Santos (San Diego) for a bad foul.
- 80'Foul by CJ dos Santos (San Diego).
- 80'Ousseni Bouda (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 79'Foul by Amahl Pellegrino (San Diego).
- 79'Ronaldo Vieira (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76'Foul by Kieran Sargeant (San Diego).
- 76'Niko Tsakiris (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75'Max Floriani (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75'Elias Achouri (San Diego) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75'Foul by Max Floriani (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 74'Foul by Alejandro Alvarado (San Diego).
- 74'Eduard Löwen (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 71'Attempt saved. Amahl Pellegrino (San Diego) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner by Angus Gunn (San Jose Earthquakes). Assisted by Alejandro Alvarado.
- 69'Offside, San Diego. Anders Dreyer is caught offside.
- 68'Substitution, San Diego. Cédric Bakambu replaces Onni Valakari.
- 67'Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Ronaldo Vieira replaces Beau Leroux.
- 67'Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Benji Kikanovic replaces Jack Jasinski.
- 66'Foul by Christopher McVey (San Diego).
- 66'Ousseni Bouda (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61'Foul by Elias Achouri (San Diego).
- 61'Ousseni Bouda (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60'Oscar Verhoeven (San Diego) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60'Foul by Eduard Löwen (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 59'Attempt saved. Amahl Pellegrino (San Diego) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Angus Gunn (San Jose Earthquakes). Assisted by Anders Dreyer.
- 59'Attempt missed. Elias Achouri (San Diego) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Anders Dreyer with a cross.
- 55'Corner, San Diego. Conceded by Angus Gunn.
- 55'Attempt saved. Elias Achouri (San Diego) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Angus Gunn (San Jose Earthquakes). Assisted by Anders Dreyer with a through ball.
- 53'Alejandro Alvarado (San Diego) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53'Foul by Jack Jasinski (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 52'Jeppe Tverskov (San Diego) is shown the yellow card.
- 52'Attempt missed. Oscar Verhoeven (San Diego) header from very close range is too high.
- 45'Substitution, San Diego. Kieran Sargeant replaces Dagur Thórhallsson.
- 45'Substitution, San Diego. Alejandro Alvarado replaces Aníbal Godoy.
- 45'Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Max Floriani replaces Reid Roberts.
- 45'Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Eduard Löwen replaces Luka Jovanovic.
- 45'Second Half begins San Diego 1, San Jose Earthquakes 3.
- 45'+10'First Half ends, San Diego 1, San Jose Earthquakes 3.
- 45'+8'Foul by Dagur Thórhallsson (San Diego).
- 45'+8'Luka Jovanovic (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+6'Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Amahl Pellegrino.
- 45'+5'Attempt blocked. Ian Harkes (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vítor Costa.
- 45'+4'Attempt saved. Elias Achouri (San Diego) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Angus Gunn (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 45'+3'Beau Leroux (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3'Amahl Pellegrino (San Diego) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3'Foul by Beau Leroux (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 45'+2'Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Manu Duah.
- 45'+2'Attempt blocked. Beau Leroux (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Vítor Costa.
- 45'+2'Substitution, San Diego. Amahl Pellegrino replaces Gabriel Pirani because of an injury.
- 45'+1'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+1'Delay in match because of an injury Dagur Thórhallsson (San Diego).
- 45'Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.
- 44'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 43'Delay in match because of an injury Gabriel Pirani (San Diego).
- 42'Goal! San Diego 1, San Jose Earthquakes 3. Anders Dreyer (San Diego) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Onni Valakari.
- 40'Attempt saved. Beau Leroux (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by CJ dos Santos (San Diego). Assisted by Niko Tsakiris.
- 38'Foul by Jack Jasinski (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 38'Onni Valakari (San Diego) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37'Ousseni Bouda (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card.
- 37'Foul by Ousseni Bouda (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 37'Aníbal Godoy (San Diego) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35'Goal! San Diego 0, San Jose Earthquakes 3. Ousseni Bouda (San Jose Earthquakes) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Niko Tsakiris with a through ball.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
- 33'Anders Dreyer (San Diego) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Elias Achouri.
- 32'Jeppe Tverskov (San Diego) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32'Foul by Jack Jasinski (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 31'Offside, San Diego. Dagur Thórhallsson is caught offside.
- 30'Substitution, San Jose Earthquakes. Ousseni Bouda replaces Preston Judd because of an injury.
- 30'Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 28'Delay in match because of an injury Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 27'Niko Tsakiris (San Jose Earthquakes) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box.
- 27'Attempt blocked. Ian Harkes (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Preston Judd.
- 27'Foul by Elias Achouri (San Diego).
- 27'Jack Jasinski (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26'Aníbal Godoy (San Diego) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 26'Foul by Beau Leroux (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 26'Dagur Thórhallsson (San Diego) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26'Foul by Luka Jovanovic (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 25'Anders Dreyer (San Diego) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25'Foul by Vítor Costa (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 24'Foul by Aníbal Godoy (San Diego).
- 24'Beau Leroux (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 23'Offside, San Diego. Gabriel Pirani is caught offside.
- 18'Christopher McVey (San Diego) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 18'Foul by Christopher McVey (San Diego).
- 18'Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16'Offside, San Jose Earthquakes. Beau Leroux is caught offside.
- 13'Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 12'Goal! San Diego 0, San Jose Earthquakes 2. Preston Judd (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Niko Tsakiris with a through ball.
- 10'Gabriel Pirani (San Diego) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10'Foul by Jack Jasinski (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 10'Handball by Ian Harkes (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 8'Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by CJ dos Santos.
- 8'Penalty saved. Niko Tsakiris (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot saved in the bottom right corner by CJ dos Santos (San Diego).
- 7'CJ dos Santos (San Diego) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 7'VAR Decision: No Red Card CJ dos Santos (San Diego).
- 6'VAR Decision: Penalty San Jose Earthquakes.
- 6'Penalty conceded by CJ dos Santos (San Diego) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 6'Penalty San Jose Earthquakes. Preston Judd draws a foul in the penalty area.
Commentary: ESPN
Starting lineups
San Diego FC · 4-3-3
1CJ dos SantosG
Substitutes
21Bryce DukeSUB
San Jose Earthquakes · 3-4-2-1
4Dave RomneyCD
Substitutes
Game stats
SDSJ
53.3Possession (%)46.7
10Shots11
6Shots on target6
1Corners3
12Fouls17
2Yellow cards4
1Red cards1
3Offsides1
3Saves4
Last 5 games
San Diego FC
L@ Portland Timbers3-1Aug 19, 2026
WColorado Rapids3-0Aug 22, 2026
WLA Galaxy3-1Aug 29, 2026
L@ Orlando City SC1-0Sep 5, 2026
LSan Jose Earthquakes3-2Sep 9, 2026
San Jose Earthquakes
L@ LA Galaxy1-0Aug 19, 2026
LMinnesota United FC5-1Aug 22, 2026
D@ Houston Dynamo FC0-0Aug 29, 2026
D@ Austin FC1-1Sep 5, 2026
W@ San Diego FC3-2Sep 9, 2026
Head-to-head record
1
San Diego
0
Draws
2
San Jose
Last meetings
Apr 4, 2026San Jose Earthquakes3 – 0San Diego FC
Sep 27, 2025San Diego FC0 – 1San Jose Earthquakes
Aug 17, 2025San Jose Earthquakes1 – 2San Diego FC
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Vancouver | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | +32 | 55 | LDDWL |
| 2 |  Dallas | 31 | 15 | 9 | 7 | +11 | 54 | WLWDW |
| 3 |  St. Louis | 30 | 14 | 9 | 7 | +15 | 51 | WWDLL |
| 4 |  San Jose | 31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | +7 | 48 | LLDDW |
| 5 |  Houston | 31 | 13 | 9 | 9 | +2 | 48 | LDDDD |
| 6 |  LAFC | 31 | 12 | 10 | 9 | +15 | 46 | DLDWD |
| 7 |  Seattle | 30 | 11 | 9 | 10 | +2 | 42 | WWWLD |
| 8 |  LA Galaxy | 31 | 10 | 10 | 11 | -9 | 40 | WWLWD |
| 9 |  Colorado | 30 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 39 | LDDDW |
| 10 |  Salt Lake | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | -3 | 36 | WLDWW |
| 11 |  Minnesota | 31 | 8 | 11 | 12 | -8 | 35 | LDDWD |
| 12 |  Portland | 30 | 9 | 7 | 14 | -5 | 34 | LLDLD |
| 13 |  San Diego | 30 | 8 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 34 | LWWLL |
| 14 |  Austin | 31 | 8 | 10 | 13 | -17 | 34 | DLLLW |
| 15 |  Kansas City | 31 | 6 | 4 | 21 | -40 | 22 | LDLLL |
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FAQ
What was the score in San Diego FC vs San Jose Earthquakes?
San Jose Earthquakes beat San Diego FC 3-2 on Wednesday, September 9 (MLS).
Who scored in San Diego FC vs San Jose Earthquakes?
Goals: Niko Tsakiris 3', Preston Judd 12', Ousseni Bouda 35', Anders Dreyer 42' and Cédric Bakambu 90'+4'.
When do San Diego FC play next?
San Diego FC play Vancouver Whitecaps on Wednesday, October 28 at 10:30 PM (ET).
When do San Jose Earthquakes play next?
San Jose Earthquakes play Colorado Rapids on Wednesday, October 28 at 10:30 PM (ET).
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