Earthquakes Climb to Third With Playoffs in Sight

Bay Area Sports Digest

San Jose beat Real Salt Lake 2-1 to end a five-game winless run and move into third in the West with one regular-season match remaining. Ousseni Bouda scored and assisted early, and the final standings could determine the Quakes' home-field position for the first playoff round.

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Updated Nov 1, 2026

Bay Area Sports Digest

MATCH RECAP: Earthquakes 2, Real Salt Lake 1

Highlights: San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 Real Salt Lake (MLS)

Ousseni Bouda has early goal and assist to lead Earthquakes to 2-1 victory over Real Salt Lake

Earthquakes win to leap into third, drop Real Salt Lake to 10th