Salinas scores late in stoppage time as San Jose rallies to stun Vancouver 4-3
San Jose Earthquakes midfielder Shea Salinas, left foreground, celebrates his game-winning goal with defender Paul Marie as Vancouver Whitecaps midfielder Patrick Metcalfe reacts behind him on July 15, 2020, in Kissimmee, Fla.A young Vancouver Whitecaps side, missing key players and mourning the death of a teammate’s mother, came close to shocking the San Jose Earthquakes on Wednesday at the MLS is Back Tournament.
“It’s an emotional one, for so many different reasons. Our team has gone through a lot to get to this point and the boys played their heart out tonight,” said Whitecaps captain Russell Teibert, who made his 200th first-team appearance. Forwards Lucas Cavallini, Fredy Montero and Tosaint Ricketts, defender Andy Rose and defender/midfielder Georges Mukumbilwa did not make the trip to the Florida tournament for personal or medical reasons.Vancouver only managed nine players on its bench, compared to 12 for San Jose.The Earthquakes dominated possession and had eight corners in the first 30 minutes but found themselves down 2-0 to the opportunistic Whitecaps, who led by two despite having just one shot on target.
“But when you come out of 130 days without playing, with so many guys not being here with the team, and you play against a team that’s fully equipped...and you play toe-to-toe with them, face to face, you didn’t back off, you created, you scored. Unfortunately you give too many goals away.“I could only be proud of the group that is here and the guys that worked here. So I’m very excited with what this team could become in the future.
Rios cut the lead to 2-1 in first-half stoppage time off the Quakes’ 12th corner of the half, deflecting the ball in with a delightful flick of his foot with his back to goal. Vancouver was the last team to see action at the tournament, taking the field at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports complex after Orlando City and Philadelphia had already qualified for the knockout rounds.
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