Ebobisse rallies Earthquakes to 3-2 victory over Sounders

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Seattle Sounders goalkeeper Stefan Frei, center, is unable to stop a goal by San Jose Earthquakes forward Cristian Espinoza during the first half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, March 23, 2024, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

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San Jose Earthquakes defender Paul Marie is unable to keep the ball in play during the first half of the team’s MLS soccer match against the Seattle Sounders, Saturday, March 23, 2024, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

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San Jose Earthquakes forward Cristian Espinoza reacts during the first half of the team’s MLS soccer match against the Seattle Sounders, Saturday, March 23, 2024, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

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Seattle Sounders forward Jordan Morris (13) heads the ball next to San Jose Earthquakes defender Rodrigues during the first half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, March 23, 2024, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

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Seattle Sounders forward Jordan Morris, left, keeps the ball in play next to San Jose Earthquakes defender Paul Marie during the first half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, March 23, 2024, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

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San Jose Earthquakes forward Preston Judd, left, and Seattle Sounders defender Jackson Ragen compete for possession the ball during the first half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, March 23, 2024, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

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San Jose Earthquakes defender Vitor Costa, rear, celebrates with Rodrigues after scoring a goal against the Seattle Sounders during the first half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, March 23, 2024, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

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San Jose Earthquakes forward Preston Judd, right, passes while defended by Seattle Sounders defender Jackson Ragen during the first half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, March 23, 2024, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

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San Jose Earthquakes midfielder Niko Tsakiris, left, and Seattle Sounders defender Yeimar Gómez Andrade compete for possession of the ball during the first half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, March 23, 2024, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

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San Jose Earthquakes defender Paul Marie heads the ball during the first half of the team’s MLS soccer match against the Seattle Sounders, Saturday, March 23, 2024, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

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San Jose Earthquakes defender Vitor Costa celebrates after scoring a goal against the Seattle Sounders during the first half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, March 23, 2024, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

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San Jose Earthquakes defender Vitor Costa celebrates his goal against the Seattle Sounders during the first half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, March 23, 2024, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

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San Jose Earthquakes midfielder Jackson Yueill warms up before an MLS soccer match against the Seattle Sounders, Saturday, March 23, 2024, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

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Seattle Sounders forward Raúl Ruidíaz reacts during the second half of the team’s MLS soccer match against the San Jose Earthquakes, Saturday, March 23, 2024, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

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Seattle Sounders midfielder Paul Rothrock, right, and San Jose Earthquakes defender Daniel Munie chase the ball during the second half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, March 23, 2024, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

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Seattle Sounders midfielder Alex Roldan, right, moves the ball while defended by San Jose Earthquakes defender Vitor Costa, center, during the second half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, March 23, 2024, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

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San Jose Earthquakes midfielder Jack Skahan, left, and Seattle Sounders midfielder Alex Roldan compete for possession of the ball during the second half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, March 23, 2024, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

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Seattle Sounders forward Danny Musovski, left, celebrates with Raúl Ruidíaz after scoring a goal against the San Jose Earthquakes during the second half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, March 23, 2024, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

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San Jose Earthquakes goalkeeper William Yarbrough (25) is unable to stop a goal by Seattle Sounders forward Danny Musovski during the second half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, March 23, 2024, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

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San Jose Earthquakes defender Vitor Costa (94) slide-tackles Seattle Sounders defender Cody Baker during the second half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, March 23, 2024, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

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Seattle Sounders forward Raúl Ruidíaz scores on a penalty kick against the San Jose Earthquakes during the second half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, March 23, 2024, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Jeromy Ebobisse scored one minute after Danny Musovski pulled Seattle even late in the second half, rallying the San Jose Earthquakes to a 3-2 victory over the Sounders on Saturday night.

Defender Vítor Costa de Brito scored in the 42nd minute and Cristian Espinoza followed with a goal a minute later and the Earthquakes (1-4-0) took a 2-0 lead into halftime.

De Brito used an assist from Bruno Wilson off a corner kick to score his second goal in his fifth career appearance. Espinoza scored with his right foot in close — following a review — giving the Earthquakes a two-goal lead on the way to their first victory after four straight losses to begin the season.

Even the return of goalkeeper Stefan Frei failed to get the winless Sounders (0-2-2) on track this season. Seattle went 0-1-2 with Andrew Thomas in goal while Frei recovered from a hamstring injury.

The Sounders rallied to tie the match in the second half, using a penalty-kick goal by Raúl Ruidíaz in the 72nd minute and the equalizer by Danny Musovski in the 81st. Cody Baker had an assist on the first netter of the season for Musovski. Ruidíaz has scored twice this season.

Seattle Sounders forward Raúl Ruidíaz reacts while waiting for an official to review a play during the first half of the team's MLS soccer match against the Vancouver Whitecaps, Saturday, April 20, 2024, in Seattle. The review resulted in a red card for Sounders defender Jackson Ragen. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

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CF Montreal's Mathieu Choiniere, right, clears the ball as Orlando City's Facundo Torres moves in during the first half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, April 20, 2024, in Montreal. (Graham Hughes/The Canadian Press via AP)

Orlando City ties Montreal 2-2 on Angulo’s stoppage-time goal.

Toronto FC's Kobe Franklin (19) and New England Revolution's Esmir Bajraktarevic, left, vie for the ball during first-half MLS soccer match action in Toronto, Saturday, April 20, 2024. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

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San Jose’s win evens the all-time series at 15-15-9, but the Earthquakes have rolled to a 4-0-1 record in five matchups since the start of the 2022 season.

Frei finished with four saves for the Sounders.

William Yarbrough stopped five shots in his first career start for the Earthquakes. Yarbough spent the previous four seasons with the Colorado Rapids, who traded him to San Jose in January.

Seattle stays on the road to play the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday. San Jose travels to play the Houston Dynamo on Saturday.

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