San Jose Earthquakes Open Cup match

San Jose Earthquakes host Minnesota United FC tonight, April 28, in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Round of 16 at PayPal Park. (sjearthquakes.com) Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. Pacific in San Jose, and U.S. Soccer lists the match at 10 p.m. Eastern on the Round of 16 schedule. (sjearthquakes.com) (ussoccer.com) Tickets were released to the general public on April 17, and the Earthquakes ticket page was still carrying a “Buy Tickets” link for the match on Tuesday. (sjearthquakes.com 1) (sjearthquakes.com 2) The game will stream on Paramount+, and San Jose said it will also air on CBS Sports Golazo Network. U.S. Soccer said every Round of 16 match streams on Paramount+. (sjearthquakes.com) (ussoccer.com) San Jose enters the match after a 2-0 Round of 32 win over Phoenix Rising FC on April 15, with Nick Fernandez and Jack Jasinski scoring their first career goals. (sjearthquakes.com 1) (sjearthquakes.com 2) Minnesota reached this round by beating Sacramento Republic FC in a 9-8 penalty shootout after 120 scoreless minutes. (sjearthquakes.com) The Earthquakes are trying to reach the quarterfinals for the second straight season under coach Bruce Arena. Last year, San Jose beat Sacramento Republic FC and Portland before losing to Austin FC on penalties in the final eight. (sjearthquakes.com) San Jose has never won the U.S. Open Cup, but the club has reached the semifinals twice, in 2004 and 2017, and carries a 24-20 all-time record in the competition. (sjearthquakes.com) The Earthquakes also arrive in strong form. The club said San Jose sits atop the Western Conference and Supporters’ Shield standings after a 9-1-0 Major League Soccer start and a 10-1-0 record across all competitions. (sjearthquakes.com) Minnesota comes in fifth in the Western Conference at 5-2-3, according to San Jose’s match preview, and the clubs have never met before in Open Cup play. (sjearthquakes.com) For San Jose, the assignment is simple Tuesday night: win at home, and the club is back in the Open Cup quarterfinals. (sjearthquakes.com)