- Seven minutes in, visiting centre-back David Brekalo was left free to glance in Eduard Atuesta’s free-kick.
- Ivan Angulo made it 2-0 in the 29th minute, drilling a low shot into the far corner from just outside the area.
- French great Antoine Griezmann, 35, marked his debut after arriving from Atletico Madrid by scoring from just inside the box three minutes after halftime, with Gunn exposed following a turnover.
- Paraguay’s Braian Ojeda sealed the win on 73 minutes, his header from another Atuesta set piece squeezing between Gunn and the near post.
- At the other end, Canada goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau produced several sharp saves, twice denying Timo Werner a debut goal for San Jose after his move from RB Leipzig.
- Despite the defeat, Gunn’s side remain level on points at the top of the Western Conference, second on goal difference to Vancouver Whitecaps, who lost 4-3 at Cincinnati but have a game in hand.
- San Jose are fourth overall, with Nashville leading the standings ahead of Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami.
- Gunn’s team host LA Galaxy, ninth in the Eastern Conference, on Sunday.
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