In another match that was fit for the storied history of both teams, San Jose and Los Angeles met for the eighth time at Stanford Stadium. It was no contest as Vako started the scoring in the 11th minute. It was a tightly contested match until Shea Salinas came off the bench in the in the 75th minute and 8 minutes later scored an insurance goal off an assist by Vako to put the home team in the lead for good. Tommy Thompson later added a goal with 5 minutes remaining to seal the victory. The win puts the Quakes on a 6 game unbeaten streak (4 wins and 2 draws).
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The Quakes have another quick turnaround as they go on the road to St. Paul to play Minnesota United Wednesday July 3 at 5pm before returning home to face Real Salt Lake at Avaya Stadium on Saturday July 6 at 7pm. LA comes back home to host Toronto FC in a holiday match on Thursday July 4 7:30 pm kickoff. Both teams will once again meet in two weeks time with the return leg at Carson on Friday July 12 at 8pm.