powering a left-footed shot from 25 yards out, low and inside the far post.

With the help of his defense in front of him, second-year Quakes goalkeeper Bingham made the result stand up. The last of his four saves came in the 81st minute, on a close-range shot from Ryan Kawulok following a nice lead-up by the Timbers. San Jose also dodged a bullet in stoppage time. Sal Zizzo’s right-footed free kick from just outside the penalty area looked like it was heading toward the far corner, only for Quakes center back Jason Hernandez to make a lunging effort to kick it out for a corner kick.

San Jose fielded a starting lineup consisting of Brad Ring, Hernandez, trialist Kyle Kaveny and Josh Suggs from right to left across theback in front of Bingham. Hernandez captained the side on the day. The midfield, from right to left, featured top draft pick Sam Garza, Ampaipitakwong, Alexandre and Simon Dawkins, with Gordon and Sercan Guvenisik up top. Among the second-half substitutes for the home side were Earthquakes Youth Academy players Julio Cervantes, who leads the U-18 squad with six goals in 15 games this season, and Christian De Luna of the U-16s.

The Timbers outshot the Quakes on the day, 19-12. They produced an early chance through Sebastián Rincón, but the trialist’s shot was saved as Bingham dove low to his right, with Bright Dike’s effort on the rebound blocked away by a defender.

San Jose’s first shot came from Guvenisik in the eighth minute, as he took a pass from