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- Match ends, D.C. United 1, San Jose Earthquakes 0.
FT: Well-fought battle in the end, but the Quakes fall 1-0 at @dcunited. Recap coming shortly on #SJEarthquakes.com. #DCvSJ- 90'+5'Second Half ends, D.C. United 1, San Jose Earthquakes 0.
Come on #DCU
#DCU supporters in full voice. Have to give them a ton of credit for sticking with this team.- 90'+4'Sam Cronin (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4'Foul by Lionard Pajoy (D.C. United).
- 90'+4'Attempt missed. Justin Morrow (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Adam Jahn with a headed pass.
Kemp replaces Rochat. We're into stoppage time. #DCU
MVP of game, Alain Rochat replaced by Taylor Kemp. #DCU nearly there.
Four minutes added to the DC United match, with #DCU leading. I'm waiting for the dagger here.
Ok #DCU 4 min left. #playsmart
4 minutes will be added to the end of the second half #dcutalk- Check that, Nyassi has sat down and Taylor Kemp is now getting ready to enter as the medical staff looks at Rochat. #DCU
- 90'+1'
DTaylor KempD#25Alain Rochat 
You know what would make me feel better, #DCU? Another goal.
View photoBen Olsen on his feet in technical area all 2nd half get him the win! 89' @dcunited #DCU http://t.co/ljBtdot52G
- Sainey Nyassi ready to enter as #DCU's final sub. It'll be a DNP for DeRo ahead of Wednesday's Open Cup quarterfinal.
- @KylePorter19 You are everywhere tonight. #DCU
- #DCU SO LUCKY that Gordon didn't equalize there. We're so close, guys. Hold on.
Gordon misses sitter 86' off great cross by Salinas who has had a great second half. Still 1-0 DC #sjearthquakes
Something tells me if Gordon doesn't touch that ball it goes in. #SJEarthquakes #DCUTalk- So close for San Jose — Gordon tips a shot over. #DCU four minutes plus stoppage away...
Shanosky and Woolard both ball-watching there. Gordon very very nearly put that one in. Goodness. Still 1-0 #DCU, 87'- 87'Attempt blocked. Rafael Baca (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
HIGHLIGHT: So close, Pillow Feet ---> http://t.co/mbml0f5jPl #DCvSJ- desperation long balls for #SJEarthquakes late.
And Porter takes a nutshot. #DCvSJ- 86'Attempt missed. Alan Gordon (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Shea Salinas with a cross.
- 85'Attempt blocked. Nick DeLeon (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 84'Attempt missed. Nana Attakora (San Jose Earthquakes) header from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Steven Beitashour with a cross following a corner.
View photoIf you don't know @Rob_Objectz_III & his #Illustration skills, you don't know anything. #DCU http://t.co/pPKTsL2psW
Thorrington = boot of the gods. #DCU- That was almost a lovely goal from Rochat, who's been great tonight. Alas. #DCU
- 84'Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Kyle Porter.
Kyle Porter must learn to play crisp through a full 90 mins. Dont know if tired or what, but sloppy balls hurting #DCU late.
Come on boys #SJEarthquakes #gooniesneversaydie- I like that shot! #DCU more of that please!
- 83'Attempt missed. John Thorrington (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- Pontius sets up Rochat, who takes a touch and has his shot deflected over. Close to goal No. 2 for #DCU.
- 82'Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Steven Beitashour.
- 10 minutes to go and DC United still leads. Am I seeing things? Do I need to go to the eye doctor? #dcu
- Just sitting down to watch the #DCU game. Still winning? I’m pleasantly shocked. #SJEarthquakes
- 82'Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Jason Hernandez.
- 82'Attempt blocked. Alain Rochat (D.C. United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Pontius.
- Walter Martinez in for San Jose, replacing Chavez. Martinez trialed with #DCU in preseason, but the team signed Marcos Sanchez instead.
79' SUB: Walter Martinez in for Marvin Chavez #DCvSJ
For Kyle Porter: Take some notes from Rochat on how to cross a ball. #DCUtalk
#DCUTALK @johnharks nice by Pajoy to win the corner.
#dcu no left-footed players for corners? I volunteer. #putmeincoach- 77' Quakes still searching hard for that equalizer. Good build-up and patience from the goonies this half. #DCvSJ 1-0
- 79'Chris Pontius (D.C. United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 79'Foul by Nana Attakora (San Jose Earthquakes).
78' Pajoy's cross deflected out. Corner for #DCU- 79'
FWalter MartinezMMarvin Chavez - 78'Attempt missed. Conor Shanosky (D.C. United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Pontius with a cross following a corner.
Have we had enough of Porter yet? Game after game his service is very poor. #DCU- 13,149 at RFK tonight. #DCU
- 78'Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Jason Hernandez.
- We're still in the lead, but it's getting nervy out there. So, like. Insurance goal, please. #DCU
I like the word "plodding," mainly because it perfectly describes games like #DCvSJ. Not bad per se, definitely not good, just...plodding.- 76'Shea Salinas (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 76'Foul by Chris Korb (D.C. United).
- San Jose nearly equalizes as Cronin finds Jahn and the striker knocks his shot off the far post. Close call for #DCU.
- Wow. That was close. San Jose Adam Jahn's shot hits the po. #DCU still in there.
- Update: we're still in the lead. #DCU
#DCU we really need an insurance goal. And just to be clear, I'd like us to score against San Jose, not for them.- 73': Jahn gets inside the box and cracks a left-footed blast that just hits the left post. #DCU 1, #SJEarthquakes 0
United and Quakes are evenly matched in this one, much in the same way the Astros and Cubs are evenly matched. #DCvSJ
Townsend for Kenp would be a better move than Townsend for Pajoy. If Olsen’s looking for an insurance goal, he’s asking the wrong guy. #DCU- 73'Adam Jahn (San Jose Earthquakes) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Sam Cronin.
Watching this clock at RFK feels like New Years Eve as #DCU holds this rare lead- 72'Rafael Baca (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72'Foul by Lionard Pajoy (D.C. United).
Man, how good has Rochat been tonight? Silky smooth. #DCU- DC United playing a dangerous game of sit back and counter. But still lead Quakes 1-0 69' #sjearthquakes
- 69': Porter finds Kitchen at the top of the box, who sends in a low, hard shot with his left. Attempt deflects out for a #DCU corner.
- 68' DC United SUB: Lionard Pajoy in for Casey Townsend #DCvSJ
- Here comes Pajoy into the game. There goes DC's chance of scoring a 2nd goal. #dcu
- Pajoy replaces Townsend, who worked hard but didn't see much of the ball. #DCU
- 68': #DCU substitution - Pajoy comes in for Townsend.
- 69'Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Jason Hernandez.
- 69'Attempt blocked. Perry Kitchen (D.C. United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Porter.
DeLeon still can beat a man, but boy has his final ball been off so far. Both teams toothless though. #DCU- 68'F#26Lionard PajoyF#16Casey Townsend
- 65': Salinas again wreaks havoc in the #DCU box, but his latest attempt is collected by Hamid. #DCU 1, #SJEarthquakes 0
- Alain Rochat has brought some stability to the backline and young Conor Shanosky has come off the bench to do well. Can #DCU hold on.
- 27 mins till an amazing sports moment....#DCU getting their second win of season
- 64'Attempt saved. Shea Salinas (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 64'Attempt blocked. Marvin Chávez (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Cronin.
- 63' Another shot from Salinas! He just can't beat Hamid. #DCvSJ
The D is putting their bodies on the line tonight #dcu- 61' Great chance for the Quakes! Salinas settles the ball, turns and shoots right on target but Hamid snuffs it out. #DCvSJ
- 63'Attempt missed. Alan Gordon (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
Great chance for the #SJEarthquakes, but Hamid did well to save that. #DCvSJ- 63'Attempt blocked. Shea Salinas (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- Huge save from @BillHamid28! #dcu
- 62'Offside, D.C. United. Bill Hamid tries a through ball, but Casey Townsend is caught offside.
- Also worth mentioning: Woolard is putting together his first good 90 minutes of 2013. Has made short work of Alan Gordon's few chances. #DCU
- 61'Attempt saved. Shea Salinas (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Sam Cronin.
- You figure DeRo is being rested for the Open Cup, but Olsen must be tempted to bring him on soon in search of that insurance goal. #DCU
- 60'Attempt missed. Rafael Baca (San Jose Earthquakes) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Steven Beitashour with a cross.
- So DC United is leading 1-0 over the San Jose Earthquakes I see? I'm just waiting for the collapse sadly. #dcu
- 59': #DCU with a slew of dangerous opportunities that put the Quakes on their back foot. Second goal feels imminent.
- 58'Alain Rochat (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58'Foul by Sam Cronin (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 57'Attempt blocked. Casey Townsend (D.C. United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alain Rochat with a cross.
- Too short, too short, too short ... and then too long, too long and too long. #SJEarthquakes need to find that balance on free kicks.
- 56'Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Justin Morrow.
- 53' Great play from Salinas, made a nice move to evade DC's Korb. His service into the box was too long for Gordon to get a touch on #DCvSJ
- Hey. Hey! We're still in the lead. #DCU
- 55'Alan Gordon (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 55'Foul by Conor Shanosky (D.C. United).
Soccer with Reggae music turned up to 11 ... #DCU up 1-0 over the Quakes at half ... Ya mon! #tikisoccer- 53'Offside, D.C. United. Alain Rochat tries a through ball, but Casey Townsend is caught offside.
- 52'Offside, D.C. United. Chris Korb tries a through ball, but Casey Townsend is caught offside.
- 49': CP13 just turned on the jets! beat a few #SJEarthquakes, found Thorrington, but JT was called offside.
- 50'Attempt missed. Shea Salinas (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 49'Offside, D.C. United. Chris Pontius tries a through ball, but John Thorrington is caught offside.
#DCU shooting for the stars now - that makes 75 minutes they've been in the lead (in 2013!) #SadStats #KeepItGoing- 48'Rafael Baca (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48'Foul by Perry Kitchen (D.C. United).
- Second half is underway at RFK! Tune in to @CSNAuthentic. #DCvSJ
- Second half is underway. Can #DCU protect their first halftime lead of 2013?
- 46': And we're back. #DCU
- Second Half begins D.C. United 1, San Jose Earthquakes 0.
- Halftime of #DCvSJ. Before #CLBvCHI, check out this awesome feature on Tim Cahill from last night's #MLSInsider: http://t.co/Ut1GVARBR2
HALFTIME: #DCU leads 1-0 as the team heads to the locker room. Follow @DCUmatchday & http://t.co/jdjNHnezEH or tune to @CSNwashington- 46+2' Adam Jahn has another good look in front of goal, but his attempt goes over the crossbar. #DCvSJ
- 45'+2'First Half ends, D.C. United 1, San Jose Earthquakes 0.
- 45'+2'Attempt missed. Adam Jahn (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marvin Chávez.
- Balance of possession has slowly shifted towards SJ over the course of this half. Thankfully, they've been largely useless on the ball. #DCU
- 45' DC putting a lot of numbers behind the ball making it hard for the Quakes to break through. DC 1 - 0 Quakes. #DCvSJ
[MLS: D.C. United] Highlight: Pontius' PK puts the Black-and-Red ahead http://t.co/WDmZrYLqpR #MLS #DCU- 44'Offside, D.C. United. Nick DeLeon tries a through ball, but Chris Pontius is caught offside.
- 42'Attempt blocked. Adam Jahn (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Shea Salinas with a headed pass.
- 42'Attempt blocked. Adam Jahn (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marvin Chávez with a headed pass.
Come on DeLeon. I finally trimmed my ridiculous 8-month goatee; time for you to follow suit. "Pharaoh rattail" ain't a good look, bruh. #dcu- 39' DeLeon's beard braid can't get past Beitashour. DC still leads 1-0. #DCvSJ
- 39'Offside, San Jose Earthquakes. Adam Jahn tries a through ball, but Alan Gordon is caught offside.
- 39': #DCU corner from Kyle Porter headed wide by Nick DeLeon
- 39'Attempt missed. Nick DeLeon (D.C. United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Kyle Porter with a cross following a corner.
Ben Olsen with what can only be described as an epic butt slap of @ConorShanosky17 for the sub on. #dcu
- 38' Substitution for #DCU: Shandosky comes in for White.
- 37': #DCU Substitution - Ethan White out (injured), Conor Shanosky in
- 38'Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Steven Beitashour.
- Ethan White walks off the field on his own power but he's checking out. Shanosky coming on for his 2nd MLS appearance. #DCU
- Shanosky coming on for the injured White. Kid just can't win this year. #DCU
Love seeing our @ChrisPontius13 back. Successful PKs, hard charges in attack. #dcu- 38'MConor ShanoskyDEthan White
- 36': Yellow card issued to Jason Hernandez for his late challenge on Chris Pontius, who pushed the ball well passed a sliding Hernandez #DCU
- 37'Stoppage over. They are ready to continue.
- 36' Yellow issued to Hernandez. #DCvSJ
- 36'Stoppage in match Ethan White (D.C. United) because of an injury.
What some call patience, I call predictable from San Jose. Need aggression and creative thinking. #DCvSJ- 36'Foul by Jason Hernandez (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 36'Chris Pontius (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36'DJason Hernandez (San Jose Earthquakes) is shown the yellow card.
- 35'Steven Beitashour (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35'Foul by Casey Townsend (D.C. United).
#SJEarthquakes doing better at possession, but #DCU playing solid defense protecting their 1-0 lead. #DCUvSJ- Rochat has also been pushing forward with frequency; that was the third time he's been in the final third during the run of play. #DCU
- If you need "bulletin board material" to put your best effort on the field, go find a new job. #SJEarthquakes
- HIGHLIGHT: Pontius nets his PK, puts #DCU ahead http://t.co/wYtHd6WfHw
- 30' Fantastic ball by Sam Cronin into the area, but very well-defended by Perry Kitchen. DC conserves their lead. #DCvSJ
- 30'Offside, San Jose Earthquakes. Sam Cronin tries a through ball, but Alan Gordon is caught offside.
- 29' Thorrington with a hard tackle on Baca. He's booked for a yellow. #DCvSJ
- 29'Foul by John Thorrington (D.C. United).
- 29'Rafael Baca (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 29'M#8John Thorrington (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card.
- Fullbacks fouling fullbacks: Justin Morrow brings down Chris Korb in the area. Penaallltyyy: http://t.co/6G4boS32Of #DCvSJ
- 28'Hand ball by John Thorrington (D.C. United).
- 27'Attempt blocked. Shea Salinas (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Baca.
- 25': Quakes earn a few successive corners, but #DCU is clear from danger.
- 26'Attempt missed. Justin Morrow (San Jose Earthquakes) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 25'Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Ethan White.
- 25'Attempt blocked. Adam Jahn (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marvin Chávez with a cross.
- 25'Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Ethan White.
- 25'Corner, San Jose Earthquakes. Conceded by Ethan White.
- Surrendering an early goal and lacking much meaningful possession, #SJEarthquakes need to ditch the "old ways" sooner than later. #DCUvSJ
Rochat has been huge so far tonight for #DCU.
Ethan White reminds me of a shorter Eddie Pope. #DCU
DC is playing really well, where's this been all year? #dcu
At the #dcu game. United are just a completely different team with Thorrington on the field.
Call me crazy but I love Woolard at CB #DCU- 20'Foul by Alain Rochat (D.C. United).
- 20'Rafael Baca (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Porter's corner kick finds Townsend, whose volley is collected by Busch. #DCU 1, #SJEarthquakes 0
- #DCU coming out attacking early. Yes, please.
Jon Busch is a freaking ninja. #DCvSJ- 19'Foul by Adam Jahn (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 19'Daniel Woolard (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19'Attempt saved. Casey Townsend (D.C. United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kyle Porter with a cross.
- John Thorrington takes a great shot form long distance but San Jose keeper Jon Busch pulls off a great save. #DCU
come on #SJEarthquakes :(- 18': Porter's shot deflects back to Thorrington, whose cracking shot is just saved by Busch. #DCU not relenting with the offensive pressure.
- Busch tips over Thorrington's effort from the top of the box. #DCU definitely on the offensive early.
Jason Morrow is quietly having a terrible season. #DCvSJ- 18'Corner, D.C. United. Conceded by Jon Busch.
- 18'Attempt saved. John Thorrington (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 18'Attempt blocked. Kyle Porter (D.C. United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 18'Attempt blocked. Chris Pontius (D.C. United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nick DeLeon.
- 17'Foul by Daniel Woolard (D.C. United).
- 17'Adam Jahn (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Amount of time #dcu has held a lead this year. RT “@thomasfloyd10: @MLSist 42 minutes...43 minutes...- 14' Great ball by Beitashour to Gordon, but Hamid comes off his line and claims it. #DCvSJ
I love getting alerts from three different apps on my phone that we scored! #DCU
Pontius > Chicharito #DCU- 13'Attempt missed. Nick DeLeon (D.C. United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alain Rochat with a cross.
- #DCU Goal! @ChrisPontius13! Just the third time this year that DCU has led a game. Now let's freaking hold on to this lead...
- 11'Offside, San Jose Earthquakes. Nana Attakora tries a through ball, but Alan Gordon is caught offside.
- 11' Penalty converted by Pontius. DC United strikes first and leads 1-0. #DCvSJ
Chris Pontius scores his first goal of the year on PK in 11th minute: 1-0 D.C. United #dcu- Pontius cooly converts the PK, 1-0 #DCU, 11' - let's see if the black and red can avoid a repeat of last week's script after that one.
- 11': GOAL - Pontius steps up and converts the PK! #DCU 1, #SJEarthquakes 0
- 11'1 - 0MGOAL: Chris Pontius (PK)Goals this Season: 1
- Great vision by Korb there. Knew to hold the ball, anticipated that challenge. Hard-earned PK. #DCU
- 9': #DCU moves the ball around well, and #SJEarthquakes trip Korb in the box. United PK! Pontius to take.
- 8' Salinas has great drive down the left flank, beating DC's Korb - but his cross to Alan Gordon is well-defended. Still tied 0-0. #DCvSJ
- 9'Penalty conceded by Justin Morrow (San Jose Earthquakes) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 9'Penalty D.C. United. Chris Korb draws a foul in the penalty area.
I am liking me some Rochat. #dcu- 8': Shea Salinas beats Korb on the flank and cracks a shot, but Hamid collects with ease. #DCU 0, #SJEarthquakes 0
- 8'Attempt saved. Shea Salinas (San Jose Earthquakes) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Jahn.
- 5' Chance for DC's Kyle Porter outside of the box, but he strikes it over the crossbar. #DCvSJ
- 4': Great movement from #DCU. Porter cracks a shot from just outside the box and it barely clears the crossbar.
- 5'Daniel Woolard (D.C. United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5'Foul by Alan Gordon (San Jose Earthquakes).
- 4'Attempt missed. Kyle Porter (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Chris Pontius.
- #DCU giving up two free kicks in the attacking third in the first 90 seconds. Shocking we haven't conceded a goal yet.
- 3'Attempt missed. Nick DeLeon (D.C. United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Chris Pontius.
- Great night for soccer at RFK Stadium . Will DC United end its club-record 13 game winless streak? Stay tuned. San Jose in the house. #DCU
- Eager to see Perry Kitchen today with no DeRo on field. Hope he is assertive and pushes tempo, goes forward decisively. Could change #DCU
- 2' Early yellow issued to DC's Porter. #DCvSJ
- 2'MKyle Porter (D.C. United) is shown the yellow card.
- 1'Foul by Kyle Porter (D.C. United).
- 1'Marvin Chávez (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- We're underway at RFK. San Jose without Wondolowski, Bernardez and Lenhart — can #DCU end their winless drought?
- 1'Foul by Alain Rochat (D.C. United).
- 1'Alan Gordon (San Jose Earthquakes) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- And we're underway from RFK! Tune in to @CSNAuthentic and listen on 1590 KLIV. #DCvSJ
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Goals and Assists
| 11' | | Chris Pontius (PK) |
Disciplinary
| 2' | | Kyle Porter Reason: Unsporting Behavior | |
| 29' | | John Thorrington Reason: Unsporting Behavior | |
| 36' | | Jason Hernandez Reason: Unsporting Behavior |
Substitutions
| 38' | | Conor ShanoskyM Ethan WhiteD |
| 68' | | Lionard PajoyF Casey TownsendF |
| 79' | | Walter MartinezF Marvin ChavezM |
| 90'+1' | | Taylor KempD Alain RochatD |
Match Information
MLS at RFK Stadium
Washington, DC
Attendance 13149
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