SAN JOSE, Calif. – Earthquakes II defeated LAFC2 1-0 in the final match of the 2023 MLS NEXT Pro regular season on Sunday afternoon at PayPal Park in San Jose, Calif. Ousseni Bouda put away the game’s only goal in the 56th minute off an Eduardo Blancas pass to send Quakes II to the 2023 MLS NEXT Pro Playoffs.
Earthquakes II have now advanced to the 2023 MLS NEXT Pro Playoffs as the sixth qualifying spot. 2023 MLS NEXT Pro Playoff seeding will be announced on Tuesday, Sept. 26 with matches set to begin the weekend of Sept. 28. All playoff matches will be streamed globally on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app.
MATCH INFORMATION
2023 MLS NEXT Pro Season
Earthquakes II 1 – 0 LAFC2 2
Sunday, September 24, 2023 – PayPal Park in San Jose, Calif.
Scoring Summary:
QII (1-0) – Ousseni Bouda (Eduardo Blancas) 56’
Misconduct Summary:
QII – Eduardo Blancas (caution) 39’
LAFC2 – Adrian Wibowo (caution) 42’
QII – Oskar Ågren (caution) 53’
LAFC2 – Diego Rosales (caution) 54’
EARTHQUAKES II: Emi Ochoa; Oscar Verhoeven (Keegan Tingey 63’), Casey Walls, Oskar Ågren, Daniel Munie; Edwyn Mendoza (Cruz Medina 63’), Jerry Ayon (C) (Roberto Hategan 84’), Eduardo Blancas; Will Richmond, Jose David Serrano (Alex Chow 63’), Ousseni Bouda.
Substitutes not used: Chris Nguyen (GK), Alejandro Cano, Aaron Edwards, Jermaine Spivey, Roka Tsunehara.
SHOTS: 12; SHOTS ON GOAL: 6; FOULS: 11; CORNER KICKS: 3; SAVES: 1
LAFC2: Abraham Romero (C); Luca Bombino (Javen Romero 77’), Lorenzo Dellavalle, Antonio Leone, Julian Gaines; Diego Rosales (Matt Evans 61’), Thomas Musto, Christopher Jaime; Adrian Wibowo (Favian Vazquez 61’), Leonardo Flores, Christian Torres (Armando Avila 78’).
Substitutes not used: Jassem Koleilat (GK), Bajung Darboe, Shakir Nixon.
SHOTS: 10; SHOTS ON GOAL: 2; FOULS: 18; CORNER KICKS: 6; SAVES: 5
