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Walter Martinez strike secures San Jose Earthquakes win

A strike from Walter Martinez is enough to secure a home win for San Jose Earthquakes in their MLS clash with 10-man Seattle Sounders.

By Simon Sinclair, Reporter

Published: July 14 2013 | 06:10

Last updated: July 14 2013 | 10:34

San Jose Earthquakes kept their MLS playoff hopes alive with a 1-0 home win over Seattle Sounders.

The home side started well and Michael Gspuring had to be alert early on to stop Walter Martinez's overhead kick from finding the net as the keeper got down low to make the save.

Gspurning was called into action moments later to deny Alan Gordon as his header looked destined for the bottom corner, but the keeper went low to his right to gather the ball.

After the break San Jose finally broke the deadlock when Martinez picked up a loose ball in the penalty area and sidestepped his man before curling an effort into the top corner.

Steven Lenhart nearly doubled the Earthquakes' lead but he was denied by substitute keeper Andrew Webber as he rushed out and managed to divert the ball over the bar.

Seattle tried to get back into the game late on but their push was halted when they were reduced to 10 men, as Osvaldo Alonso was sent off for a push on Dan Gargan.

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1	Inter Miami Inter Miami	34	22	8	4	79	49	30	74
2	Columbus Crew	34	19	9	6	72	40	32	66
3	FC Cincinnati Cincinnati	34	18	5	11	58	48	10	59
4	Orlando City	34	15	7	12	59	50	9	52
5	Charlotte FC Charlotte FC	34	14	9	11	46	37	9	51
6	New York City FC NY City	34	14	8	12	54	49	5	50
7	New York Red Bulls NY Red Bulls	34	11	14	9	55	50	5	47
8	CF Montreal Montreal	34	11	10	13	48	64	-16	43
9	Atlanta United Atlanta	34	10	10	14	46	49	-3	40
10	DC United	34	10	10	14	52	70	-18	40
11	Philadelphia Union Philadelphia	34	9	10	15	62	55	7	37
12	Toronto	34	11	4	19	40	61	-21	37
13	Nashville SC Nashville	34	9	9	16	38	54	-16	36
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4	Seattle Sounders Seattle	34	16	9	9	51	35	16	57
5	Houston Dynamo Houston	34	15	9	10	47	39	8	54
6	Minnesota United Minnesota Utd	34	15	7	12	58	49	9	52
7	Colorado Rapids Colorado	34	15	5	14	61	60	1	50
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9	Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver	34	13	8	13	52	49	3	47
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