Jasinski’s 90th-minute goal earns San Jose a 1-1 draw

Real Salt Lake drew 1-1 with San Jose Earthquakes in Major League Soccer’s Regular Season - 29 at Rio Tinto Stadium. San Jose’s Jack Jasinski scored in the 90th minute to cancel out Real Salt Lake’s opener and secure the draw.

Late equaliser changes the result

Real Salt Lake took the lead in the 79th minute through Luc De Fougerolles, who scored a normal goal assisted by Juan Sanabria to make it 1-0. San Jose responded with Jasinski’s normal goal in the 90th minute, producing the final 1-1 score.

The equaliser was the defining late moment after Real Salt Lake had created the stronger attacking numbers. The hosts recorded 22 shots to San Jose’s 16, put 8 efforts on target compared with 2, and posted an expected-goals figure of 2.03 against 1.02. San Jose goalkeeper A. Gunn made 6 saves, while Real Salt Lake had 51% possession and completed 415 accurate passes to San Jose’s 379.

Standings unchanged after the draw

The result leaves Real Salt Lake ranked #11 in the Western Conference with 33 points from 29 games, while San Jose remain #4 with 47 points from 29 games. San Jose are 14 points ahead of Real Salt Lake and trail Western Conference leaders Vancouver Whitecaps by 5 points; Real Salt Lake trail the leaders by 19.

Jasinski was the standout performer, earning an 8.1 rating after 31 minutes and scoring with his only shot on target. Real Salt Lake’s Ariath Piol received the match’s only yellow card in the 90th minute. Both teams entered with a draw as the most recent result in their listed pre-match form, and both finished with another draw.