K. Yeboah’s brace drives Minnesota United FC to a 5-1 win

San Jose Earthquakes lost 1-5 to Minnesota United FC in Major League Soccer’s Regular Season - 21, with Minnesota taking a commanding victory at PayPal Park in San Jose. The visitors led 3-1 at half-time and added two more goals after the interval to complete a one-sided result on Sunday, August 23, 2026.

Fast start turns into Minnesota control

San Jose opened the scoring in the fourth minute when T. Werner converted a penalty. That advantage lasted only six minutes, however, as Minnesota responded through J. Pereyra, who finished from A. Markanich’s assist in the 10th minute.

The match then shifted firmly toward the visitors before half-time. K. Yeboah put Minnesota ahead in the 40th minute after being set up by K. Duncan, then struck again four minutes later with O. Gene providing the assist. The two late first-half goals gave Minnesota a 3-1 lead at the break and left San Jose facing a significant deficit despite Werner’s early penalty.

Yeboah leads the scoring

Yeboah was the standout attacking performer based on the match events, scoring twice in the space of four minutes to turn Minnesota’s response into a comfortable advantage. K. Duncan also made a notable contribution, assisting Yeboah’s first goal before creating another opportunity for the visitors after the interval.

Minnesota extended its lead in the 65th minute when M. Caldeira scored from Duncan’s second assist of the match. M. Gonzalez then completed the scoring in the 86th minute, with C. Harvey supplying the final pass. San Jose could not produce a further response after its early penalty, while Minnesota finished with five different scoring moments after falling behind.

Changes fail to alter the outcome

San Jose made four substitutions during the match, including three changes between the 46th and 66th minutes as I. Harkes, D. Johnson, N. Fernandez and P. Marie entered. Minnesota replaced Caldeira and Gene in the 76th minute, bringing on T. Chancalay and N. Triantis as it protected its lead.

B. Kikanovic received San Jose’s only recorded card, a yellow in the 85th minute. No other disciplinary incident was listed.

League impact and form

San Jose entered the round fourth in the Western Conference with 33 points from 20 games, while Minnesota was 12th with 25 points. The result leaves Minnesota with 28 points from 21 matches and ends the game with a decisive win after a run that included a loss in its most recent listed form. San Jose’s latest result adds another loss to a sequence that already contained three defeats immediately before this fixture in its most recent form list.