SAN JOSE—Cade Cowell scored the tie-breaking goal as the San Jose Earthquakes stunned visiting Los Angeles FC 2–1 on Saturday night.
San Jose’s victory ended LAFC’s franchise-record seven-game winning streak.
Cowell’s decisive goal came in the 77th minute. Tommy Thompson fed him the ball and Cowell was in close proximity to the net and slammed a right-footed shot past LAFC goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau for his second goal of the season.
Benjamin Kikanovic also scored a goal, and Thompson and Cristian Espinoza each had two assists as the Earthquakes (6–11–9, 27 points) halted a six-match winless streak (0–4–2). It is San Jose’s first triumph since a 3–2 road win over the Los Angeles Galaxy on July 13….