ARLINGTON, Texas. – Earthquakes II defeated North Texas SC 1-0 on Friday evening at Choctaw Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Both sides played scoreless through regular time when Quakes II found the late game-winner in the 90+2nd minute from homegrown Cruz Medina. Martin ‘Mukah’ Kwende Jr. crossed the ball into the box for Medina to volley into the back of the net, securing the 1-0 victory in extra time.
Earthquakes II will now prepare to face Houston Dynamo 2 on the road on Sunday, June 25. The match will kick off from SaberCats Stadium in Houston, Texas, at 4 p.m. PT and will be streamed globally on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app.
MATCH INFORMATION
2023 MLS NEXT Pro Season
North Texas SC 0 – 1 Earthquakes II
Friday, June 16, 2023 – Choctaw Stadium in Arlington, Texas
Scoring Summary:
QII (1-0) – Cruz Medina (Martin Kwende Jr.) 90+2’
Misconduct Summary:
NTX – André Costa (caution) 45+2’
QII – Aaron Edwards (caution) 64’
NORTH TEXAS SC: Antonio Carrera; Tyshawn Rose, Manuel Caicedo, Henri Santos, Alex Araneda; Yeicar Perlaza, André Costa (Luke Shreiner 84’), Jared Salazar (Anthony Ramirez 75’), Diego García (Tomas Pondeca 75’), Theo Henrique Ferreira (Diego Hernandez 59’); Nayrobi Vargas (Pablo Torre 75’).
Substitutes not used: Julian Eyestone, Malachi Molina, Justin Stewart.
SHOTS: 11; SHOTS ON GOAL: 3; FOULS: 9; CORNER KICKS: 9; SAVES: 3
EARTHQUAKES II: Emi Ochoa; Keegan Tingey, Alejandro Cano, Casey Walls, Oscar Verhoeven (Aaron Edwards 46’); Edwyn Mendoza (Cruz Medina 46’), Jerry Ayon (C) (Roberto Hategan 90+1’), Alex Chow (Martin Kwende Jr. 67’), Eduardo Blancas; Jose David Serrano (Sebastian Carbajal 77’), Rodolfo Castro Jr.
Substitutes not used: Eric De La Cerda (GK), Nathan Rodrigues.
SHOTS: 12; SHOTS ON GOAL: 4; FOULS: 7; CORNER KICKS: 5; SAVES: 3
