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Eduard Lowen and Hosei Kijima scored first-half targets and St. Louis Metropolis halted a nine-match winless stretch with a 2-0 victory over the visiting San Jose Earthquakes on Wednesday night time.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Indiana Vassilev had two assists for St. Louis Metropolis (4-7-10, 22 factors), who managed the match of their first effort beneath interim coach John Hackworth. Bradley Carnell was fired on Monday because of the membership’s 0-6-3 rut. <\/p>\n<\/section>\n MLS-worst San Jose (3-16-2, 11 factors) performed its second match beneath interim coach Ian Russell, dropped its sixth straight contest and slipped to 0-8-1 in its previous 9 matches. Russell was promoted after Luchi Gonzalez was fired on June 24.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The Earthquakes have been outscored 22-6 through the six-match skid.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n St. Louis goalkeeper Roman Burki made only one save whereas recording his sixth shutout of the season.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n St. Louis Metropolis had a commanding 23-7 edge in photographs and positioned eight on the right track to San Jose’s one whereas successful for the primary time since Could 11.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Earthquakes goalie William Yarbrough had six stops.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n St. Louis Metropolis dominated the primary half whereas outshooting the Earthquakes 15-1.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n <\/p>\n San Jose’s lone first-half shot got here within the ninth minute when Preston Judd delivered a left-footer that was saved by Burki.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n St. Louis Metropolis scored within the twenty eighth minute when Vassilev handed the ball to Lowen, who despatched a right-footed shot towards Yarbrough.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n The ball bounced simply in entrance of Yarbrough, who appeared stunned, and skipped previous him and went into the web. It was Lowen’s third purpose of the season.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n St. Louis added on within the forty first minute on a trick play off a set piece.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Lowen and Vassilev had been each close to the ball on a free kick, and Lowen moved towards it earlier than stopping. Vassilev then approached the ball and kicked it into the field, and Kijima bought behind three Earthquakes and knocked it in along with his proper leg to make it 2-0.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n It was the primary MLS purpose for the 22-year-old Kijima.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n 4 minutes later, St. Louis almost made it a three-goal match, as Nokkvi Thorisson maneuvered in shut and despatched in a right-footer that was deflected by Yarbrough. The ball was en path to the web till San Jose’s Tanner Beason cleared it simply earlier than it crossed the purpose line.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n San Jose almost averted the shutout within the second minute of second-half stoppage time, however Beason despatched a close-range header simply over the web.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n –Discipline Stage Media<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n