Nathan’s goal in the 64th minute was enough to get the San Jose Earthquakes to earn their second victory over the season over the visiting Colorado Rapids.
The goal was scored on a cross from Cristian Espinoza that Nathan volleyed past Colorado goalkeeper William Yarbrough.
“I think we deserved to score a couple more [goals], but now we celebrate and keep working tomorrow because we have two important games next week,” said interim head coach Alex Covelo.
It was also the first time the Quakes have held an opponent scoreless this season.
“I think the clean sheet is a great representation of how well the team defended,” said San Jose goalie JT Marcinkowski. “I thought we really worked together tonight, and we clicked on a lot of cylinders that we’d kind of been missing.”
Next San Jose goes on the road to face off against the Seattle Sounders on the road in a US Open Cup match before returning home to play Vancouver at Pay Pal Park next weekend.
