Jack Jasinski’s 90th-Minute Goal Secures a 1-1 Draw for San Jose

Jasinski changes the ending

San Jose Earthquakes earned a 1-1 draw at Real Salt Lake after Jack Jasinski scored in the 90th minute, cancelling out the home side’s late lead. The final goal changed a match that had appeared to be heading Real Salt Lake’s way.

Real Salt Lake opened the scoring in the 79th minute when Luc De Fougerolles converted with an assist from Juan Sanabria, making the running score 1-0. San Jose responded before the final whistle, with substitute Jasinski restoring parity at 1-1. He had come on in the 59th minute and finished as the highest-rated player, with an 8.1 rating, one goal and one shot on target in 31 minutes.

Real Salt Lake created more, but could not hold on

The statistics suggested a stronger attacking display from Real Salt Lake despite the draw. The hosts recorded 22 total shots to San Jose’s 16, including eight shots on goal compared with two, and held 51% possession. Their expected-goals figure was 2.03 against San Jose’s 1.02. San Jose goalkeeper A. Gunn made six saves, while Real Salt Lake recorded one goalkeeper save.

Real Salt Lake’s Ariath Piol received the match’s only yellow card in the 90th minute. Neither team received a red card.

Provisional Western Conference positions

In the provisional Western Conference standings after this match, San Jose remain fourth with 47 points from 29 games, while Real Salt Lake are 11th with 33 points from 29 games. San Jose are 14 points ahead of Real Salt Lake and trail leaders Vancouver Whitecaps by five points; Real Salt Lake trail the leaders by 19 points. The draw followed three straight pre-match wins for San Jose, while Real Salt Lake entered after a pre-match draw.