{"id":192788,"date":"2026-02-25T08:44:48","date_gmt":"2026-02-25T08:44:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/192788\/"},"modified":"2026-02-25T08:44:48","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T08:44:48","slug":"daniel-munies-2-goal-effort-powers-earthquakes-past-sporting-kansas-city-field-level-media-professional-sports-content-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/192788\/","title":{"rendered":"Daniel Munie’s 2-goal effort powers Earthquakes past Sporting Kansas City – Field Level Media – Professional sports content solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"

Defender Daniel Munie scored a brace as the host San Jose Earthquakes spoiled Rapha Wicky\u2019s head coaching debut for Sporting Kansas City with a 3-0 victory on Saturday night in the season opener for both teams.<\/p>\n

Preston Judd also scored a goal and Daniel made one save for his 13th career shutout (regular season and playoffs) for San Jose, which finished with a 18-7 advantage in shot attempts and a 6-1 edge in shots on goal. The Earthquakes also held a huge 15-3 edge in corner kicks.<\/p>\n

It was the first career brace for the 26-year-old Munie, the 10th overall pick of the 2023 MLS SuperDraft out of Indiana University. The 6-foot, 181-pound center back had scored just two goals in his previous 35 MLS games.<\/p>\n

John Pulskamp finished with three saves for Sporting K.C.<\/p>\n

San Jose, which outshot SKC, 11-3, in the first half, scored twice in a four-minute span just before intermission to take a 2-0 lead.<\/p>\n

Munie started the scoring in the 42nd minute, tapping in a left-footed rebound on the edge of the 6-yard box of a Judd header on a corner kick.<\/p>\n

Judd followed with a goal in the first minute of stoppage time, redirecting Jamar Ricketts\u2019 crossing pass from the left wing with a sliding left-footed shot from above the center of the 6-yard box into the center of the net.<\/p>\n

Kansas City had a chance to close within a goal in the 49th minute, but Daniel made a diving save to swat away a Calvin Harris right-footed shot headed for the left corner of the net.<\/p>\n

Munie then extended the lead to 3-0 in the 54th minute when he flicked a header from the center of the box off a Beau Leroux cross that caromed off the left post and into the net.<\/p>\n

Kansas City managed just one good scoring try after that. Dejan Joveljic kicked a right-footed try from the center of the box in the 73rd minute that sailed wide to the left side of the net.<\/p>\n

\u2013Field Level Media<\/p>\n

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