Daniel Shines with 6 Saves as San Jose Defeats Vancouver for First Loss of ’26

Beau Leroux scored a goal late in the first half, leading the San Jose Earthquakes to a 1-0 victory over the Vancouver Whitecaps on Saturday night.

Goalkeeper Daniel made six saves, achieving his fourth shutout of the season. He has conceded just one goal so far this year for the Earthquakes (4-1-0, 12 points).

The Whitecaps (4-1-0, 12 points) had previously outscored their first four MLS opponents 14-1 before this match.

Yohei Takaoka made one save for Vancouver.

Leroux’s goal came in the second minute of first-half stoppage time, following a corner kick.

Emmanuel Sabbi of the Whitecaps tried to clear the ball, but Leroux, positioned outside the box, won it and fired a powerful right-footed shot into the top-right corner.

This was Leroux’s first goal of the season; he scored five last season as a rookie.

Vancouver only created one good scoring opportunity during the six minutes of stoppage time in the second half. Kenji Cabrera took a strong shot that went wide right.

The Whitecaps outshot San Jose 11-7 and had six shots on target, compared to only two for the Earthquakes.

Former Germany teammates Thomas Muller (Whitecaps) and Timo Werner (Earthquakes) faced each other in MLS for the first time, but neither player recorded a shot.

Daniel made key saves in the first half to keep the game scoreless, stopping a hard shot from Aziel Jackson in the 29th minute and a close-range header from star Brian White a minute later.

In the second half, Daniel also blocked a left-footed shot from White in the 68th minute.