A Hanyar Mosquera own goal proved to be the equalizer in Monday's 1-1 draw between the Portland Timbers and San Jose Earthquakes in MLS pre-season action at Jeld-Wen Field in Portland.
Both Western Conference sides trotted out strong starting lineups in a tightly-contested match. Diego Chara and Kalif Alhassan combined on the match's opening goal, finished by Alhassan off a short corner, but the Timbers surrendered their first pre-season goal in 369 minutes when Mosquera re-directed a Chris Wondolowski cross into his own net in the 59th minute.
San Jose will return to action on Thursday with a friendly against Swedish club AIK at Jeld-Wen Field, with Portland returning to action against Chivas USA on Thursday.
The box score for tonight's match is after the jump:
San Jose Earthquakes (2-1-3) vs. Portland Timbers (3-0-2)
February 27, 2012 – JELD-WEN Field
Attendance: 16,118
Scoring Summary: POR – Kalif Alhassan (Diego Chara) 15; SJ – Own Goal (Hanyer Mosquera) 59.
Misconduct Summary: SJ – Ramiro Corrales (caution) 35; POR – Hanyer Mosquera (caution) 70; SJ – Steven Beitashour (caution) 71.
Portland Timbers – Troy Perkins, Mike Chabala, Hanyer Mosquera, Andrew Jean-Baptiste, Ryan Kawulok (Lovel Palmer 78), Kalif Alhassan, Jack Jewsbury, James Marcelin, Eric Alexander (Darlington Nagbe 60), Diego Chara, Jorge Perlaza (Bright Dike 73).
TOTAL SHOTS: 10; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5; SAVES: 5; FOULS: 14; OFFSIDES: 1; CORNER KICKS: 7.
San Jose Earthquakes – Jon Busch, Steven Beitashour, Victor Bernardez, Justin Morrow, Ramiro Corrales, Marvin Chavez, Sam Cronin (Jean-Marc Alexandre 63), Rafael Baca (Tressor Moreno 57), Shea Salinas, Chris Wondolowski (Sercan Guvenisik 84), Steven Lenhart (Khari Stephenson 71).
TOTAL SHOTS: 11; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5; SAVES: 4; FOULS: 17; OFFSIDES: 0; CORNER KICKS: 7.
