A late goal by Vancouver robbed the Earthquakes of another victory for interim head coach Alex Covelo, as the Quakes tied the Whitecaps 3-3.
San Jose’s Jeremy Ebobisse scored two goals, and midfielder Jamiro Monteiro had his first for the Quakes.
The Earthquakes twice had the lead but could not claim the full three points. However, after a gutty win against Seattle Sounders in the US Open Cup earlier this week, San Jose is now 4-1-1 in their last six games in all competitions.
“I thought it was a difficult match. Anytime you go away from home, you know you’re going to be in for a battle,” said Ebobisse after the game. “We did a solid job to keep the game 0-0 for as long as we did. Obviously, that’s something we struggled with a bit at times early on in the year. We’re really solidifying that part of our game.
“As a team, we need to figure out how to manage games from advantageous positions, being up 2-1 and ultimately being up 3-2,” Ebobisse continued. “We need to find a way to close games out. We know it’s never going to be easy on the road, but ultimately the type of team that we want to be and where we want to be competing at the end of the season, these are the type of results that we hope will go our way in the future with the work that we put in.”
San Jose will have two games at home next week. On Wednsday they host the Portland Timbers. Then on Saturday Sporting Kansas City will travel to play the Quakes at PayPal Park.
