San Jose Earthquakes - Sporting Kansas City 2 - 0 | GOAL - Preston Judd
San Jose Earthquakes - Sporting Kansas City 2 - 0 | GOAL - Preston Judd
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And oh, how different the team talk might be for Bruce Arena in the locker room now that his team has taken this one-nothing advantage late here in the first half.
Maybe a chance to add to it.
Jakaris surging forward with pace.
Ricketts on the overlapping run, back out in front, and in!
Two-nil.
Preston Judd opens his 2026 account, and now the halftime talk is very different.
And look at the build-up play here.
Starting in their defensive end, it's a s- long, direct ball forward that leads to a turnover, and this is why you give Jakaris a new deal.
He drives the game forward, he opens up spaces, and then it's the commitment from Ricketts to get forward, a slotting ball across to Judd, who's in a dangerous position.
And you can see how quickly the San Jose Earthquakes can open you up, but more importantly, punish you in front of goal.
It's three passes, and now Sporting KC find themselves down two-nil going into the half.
Huge couple of minutes for the San Jose Earthquakes and their confidence going into this season.
A player that actually started his career with Sporting Kansas-
