MATCH RECAP: Earthquakes II 3, Ventura County FC 1

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — San Jose Earthquakes II defeated Ventura County FC 1-3 on Friday night at William Rolland Stadium in MLS NEXT Pro regular-season play.

Quaked II opened the scoring in the 15th minute when Gabriel Bracken Serra netted his first professional goal with a curler from outside the 18-yard box. San Jose forward Tomo Allen then doubled the visitor’s lead with a header in the 38th minute. However, the dominate offensive performance was not over yet—Bracken Serra secured a first-half brace with a rebound shot off a blocked header by Allen. The hosts managed to pull one back late in the match to set the final 1-3 margin.

Quakes II now travel home on Saturday, May 9, to face Whitecaps FC 2. Kickoff will take place at 1 p.m. PT and will be broadcast globally via OneFootball, as well as on MLSNEXTPro.com.

VCFC 1 – 3 San Jose Earthquakes II

Friday, May 1, 2026 — William Rolland Stadium; Thousand Oaks, Calif. 
Weather: 62°F Sunny

Match Officials:  
Referee: Anthony Almeida

Asst. Referee: Salvador Reyes

Asst. Referee: Conrado Garcia

4th Official: Pavel Georgiev

 
Scoring Summary: 

SJ (0-1) Gabriel Bracken Serra (Tomo Allen) 15’ 

SJ (0-2) Tomo Allen (unassisted) 38’ 

SJ (0-3) Gabriel Bracken Serra (unassisted) 42’ 

VCFC (1-3) Sebas Hernandez (unassisted) 84’ 

Misconduct Summary: 

VCFC – Issak Luna (caution) 82’ 

SJ – Edwyn Mendoza (caution) 89’ 

VCFC: Sebastian Conlon (GK); Sebas Hernandez (C), Christopher Rindov (Issak Luna 46’), Jose Luis Magana Jr (Enrique Martinez 70’).; Arnau Vilamitjana (Brett Phan 82’), Gabriel Arnold (Aaron Medina 82’), Riley Dalgado (Eric Preston 70’), Mason Vanney; Dylan Vanney, Julian Placias, Vincente Garcia.

Substitutes not used: James Rhodes (GK), Chase Gozdieski.

SHOTS: 14; SOG: 4; CORNERS: 6; OFFSIDES: 1; SAVES: 4; FOULS: 12; CLEARANCES: 7

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES II: Connor Lambe (GK); Alejandro Cano (C), Niklas Dossmann, Jacob Heisner (Martin Mukah Kwende Jr. 63’), Diogo Brandes Baptista; Kaedren Spivey (Edwyn Mendoza 64’), Rohan Rajagopal, Gabriel Bracken Serra (Jermaine Spivey 90’); Shane De Flores (Yukin Kikuchi 80’), Zach Bohane, Tomo Allen (Julian Donnery 63’).

Substitutes not used: Marcelo Avalos (GK), Alexander Ling.

SHOTS: 20; SOG: 8; CORNERS: 4; OFFSIDES: 1; SAVES: 3; FOULS: 15; CLEARANCES: 15