SJ Earthquakes vs Real Salt Lake

MLS - Regular Season 16 Sep 2021, 02:30
SJ Earthquakes
SJ Earthquakes
3–4
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake
🏟 PayPal Park (San Jose, California) 👤 N. Saghafi Round 33

Match report

Real Salt Lake edged past SJ Earthquakes 4-3 in the MLS - Regular Season on 16 September 2021. It was 1-1 at half-time, with 5 more goals in the second half.

Real Salt Lake had 18 shots to SJ Earthquakes' 14.

The match was played at PayPal Park (San Jose, California), with N. Saghafi in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 54% - 46% Shots 14 - 18 On target 6 - 13 Corners 4 - 3 Fouls 15 - 20 Yellow cards 8
9
Player of the match
Javier López
SJ Earthquakes · 3 goals
9 Rubio Rubin 2 goals
9 Albert Rusnák 1 goal, 2 assists
8 Damir Kreilach captained the side
7 Justin Meram 1 goal
First half vs second half
SJ Earthquakes stepped it up after the break, with 10 shots in the second half compared to 4 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–7 10–11
Shots On Goal 1–7 5–6
Ball Possession 48–52 —
Corners 2–2 2–1
Attacks 51–59 46–57
Match statistics
7 Substitution 5
97 Attacks 116
34 Dangerous Attacks 32
6 On Target 13
9 Off Target 4
14 Shots Total 18
6 Shots On Goal 13
7 Shots Off Goal 3
1 Shots Blocked 2
8 Shots Inside Box 11
6 Shots Outside Box 7
15 Fouls 20
4 Corners 3
2 Offsides 0
54% Ball Possession 46%
3 Yellow Cards 5
9 Saves 3
425 Passes Total 373
337 Passes Accurate 274
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-3-1-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
SJ Earthquakes · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Marcinkowski
2 L. Abecasis 15 T. Beason 4 O. Alanís 27 M. López
93 Judson 5 E. Remedi
9 J. López 14 J. Yueill 7 C. Fierro
8 C. Wondolowski
Real Salt Lake · 4-3-1-2
1 D. Ochoa
16 M. Chang 15 J. Glad 30 M. Silva 4 D. Toia
10 J. Menéndez 13 N. Besler 9 J. Meram
11 A. Rusnák
14 R. Rubin 8 D. Kreilach
SJ Earthquakes
Coach
M. Almeyda
Substitutes
  • 17 Daniel Vega
  • 29 Jacob Akanyirige
  • 22 Tommy Thompson
  • 3 Paul Marie
  • 44 Cade Cowell
  • 10 Cristian Espinoza
  • 16 Jack Skahan
  • 25 Andy Rios
  • 28 Benjamin Kikanovic
Real Salt Lake
Coach
P. Mastroeni
Substitutes
  • 51 Andrew Putna
  • 3 Ashtone Morgan
  • 44 Toni Datkovic
  • 20 Erik Holt
  • 29 Anderson Julio
  • 19 Bode Davis
  • 6 Pablo Ruiz
  • 43 Justin Portillo
  • 23 Milan Iloski
Substitutions
  • 22' ↑ E. Holt ↓ M. Silva Real Salt Lake
  • 46' ↑ P. Ruíz ↓ J. Menéndez Real Salt Lake
  • 63' ↑ C. Cowell ↓ C. Fierro SJ Earthquakes
  • 63' ↑ C. Espinoza ↓ L. Abecasis SJ Earthquakes
  • 63' ↑ P. Marie ↓ Judson SJ Earthquakes
  • 64' ↑ B. Kikanovic ↓ C. Wondolowski SJ Earthquakes
  • 80' ↑ A. Ríos ↓ J. López SJ Earthquakes
  • 82' ↑ A. Julio ↓ R. Méndez Real Salt Lake
  • 83' ↑ T. Datković ↓ M. Chang Real Salt Lake
  • 89' ↑ A. Morgan ↓ Justin Meram Real Salt Lake
Cards
  • 8' N. Besler Real Salt Lake
  • 59' Judson SJ Earthquakes
  • 62' A. Rusnak Real Salt Lake
  • 65' D. Toia Real Salt Lake
  • 67' P. Ruiz Real Salt Lake
  • 69' J. Lopez SJ Earthquakes
  • 72' E. Remedi SJ Earthquakes
  • 75' D. Kreilach Real Salt Lake
Head-to-head
SJ Earthquakes 7 2 draws 4 Real Salt Lake
2025-07-27 Salt Lake vs Earthquakes 2 - 1
2025-02-23 SJ Earthquakes vs Real Salt Lake 4 - 0
2025-02-05 Real Salt Lake vs San Jose Earthquakes 0 - 0
2024-10-06 SJ Earthquakes vs Real Salt Lake 0 - 1
2024-08-25 Real Salt Lake vs SJ Earthquakes 0 - 2
2023-09-17 SJ Earthquakes vs Real Salt Lake 2 - 1
Recent form
SJ Earthquakes D D D D W
Real Salt Lake L D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in SJ Earthquakes vs Real Salt Lake?
SJ Earthquakes lost 3-4 against Real Salt Lake on 16 September 2021.
Who won SJ Earthquakes vs Real Salt Lake?
Real Salt Lake won the match 4-3.
Where was SJ Earthquakes vs Real Salt Lake played?
The match was played at PayPal Park (San Jose, California).
Who had more possession in SJ Earthquakes vs Real Salt Lake?
SJ Earthquakes had 54% of possession, compared to 46% for the other side.