FC Cincinnati vs San Jose Earthquakes

August 1, 2026

By FC Cincinnati

August 1^st, 2026

FC Cincinnati rallied from behind to defeat the San Jose Earthquakes, 4-2, following a delayed start on a rainy Saturday night at TQL Stadium.

The Orange and Blue (7-6-5, 26 points) picked up a third consecutive home win at TQL Stadium.

After conceding a headed goal from Daniel Munie off a San Jose corner kick in the 26th minute, the Orange and Blue responded quickly with a 33rd minute equalizer. Evander drew all the attention of the Earthquakes defense entering the attacking third, where he made one quick cut toward the net before rolling a short pass to his left into the penalty box. Ramírez caught up to it, took one touch and ripped a shot toward the far post for his first-career MLS goal.

The Earthquakes went ahead in the 56th minute, against the run of play, with Timo Werner sending the visitors ahead.

The Orange and Blue responded once again, scoring three goals from the 79th minute on. Within ten minutes of coming off the bench as a sub, Tom Barlow broke loose and made his mark on the match. Evander dealt with two San Jose defenders around midfield with his back to the goal before flicking a pass up the left side for Barlow, who took two patient dribbles and ripped the equalizer into the net off the near post.

Three minutes later, Evander scored a spectacular strike from distance, sending FC Cincinnati ahead in the 82nd minute. The goal marked his sixth from outside the box this season, which leads MLS. With a goal and three assists on the night, Evander leads MLS with 22 goal contributions.

Substitute Ayoub Jabbari’s stoppage-time strike sealed the win for FC Cincinnati, as he scored in the 90’+5, assisted by Tom Barlow and Evander. A clutch defensive clearance from Samuel Gidi led to a transition opportunity and scoring chance for FCC. Barlow initiated another give-and-go exchange with Evander to enter the attacking third, then passed it back across the top of the box toward Jabbari for the finish and a decisive fourth goal. After chipping in on all four goals tonight, Evander now has 103 career goal contributions and is the fifth-fastest player (104 matches) to reach the 100-goal contribution mark in league history (only behind Lionel Messi, Sebastian Giovinco, Robbie Keane, Carlos Vela).