Earthquakes beat Fire, end 9-game losing streak

Hernan Lopez scored in the 49th minute to give the San Jose Earthquakes interim coach Ian Russell their first win of the season with a 1-0 victory over the visiting Chicago Fire on Sunday night.

San Jose (4-16-2, 14 points) ended a nine-game winless streak (0-8-1). The team entered the game as the league's worst defensive team, conceding 56 goals, and the Earthquakes kept their first clean sheet of the year.

Lopez was the only attacking player to make an impact early in the second half. Cristian Espinoza sent him a great pass from midfield, and Lopez did the rest with his left foot, firing a powerful shot into the right corner of the net that went past Fire goalkeeper Chris Brady.

Chicago (5-11-6, 21 points) appeared to tie the score in the 72nd minute thanks to Hugo Kuipers, who headed home a rebound from Thomas Barlow's crossbar shot.

But video review revealed that Barlow was in an offside position before he took the ball, and the goal was disallowed.

San Jose had a 13-10 advantage in shots and a 4-1 advantage in shots on goal. Goalie William Yarbruff made one save to earn his first shutout of the season for the Earthquakes.

Pregame talk focused on whether San Jose could finally score under Russell — they lost their first two games under him by a combined score of 5-0 — and how Chicago would fare without coach Frank Klopas.

Klopas was suspended for the game after receiving a red card in the team's 4-3 win over the Philadelphia Union on Wednesday. Assistant Paulo Nagamura took over as head coach on Sunday.

The Fire looked stronger early in the match and had a good chance through Kuipers, but the striker was unable to score. Later in the first half, the Earthquakes started to launch stronger counter-attacks and had some chances from corner kicks.

But as has been the case all season, San Jose was unable to capitalize on its opportunities, and the two teams found themselves tied at halftime.

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