{
  "id": 2072888,
  "title": "Joseph Paintsil's short-handed goal lifts Galaxy to 1-0 victory over Earthquakes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/joseph-paintsils-short-handed-goal-lifts-galaxy-to-1-0-victory-over",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-20T04:39:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/joseph-paintsils-short-handed-goal-043932427.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a thrilling match at Carson, California, the Los Angeles Galaxy managed a 1-0 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Wednesday night. The key to their triumph came in the 79th minute when Joseph Paintsil scored a short-handed goal, aided by assist from rookie defender Harbor Miller and Marco Reus. This marked Paintsil's fifth goal of the season, with Miller's assist being his second, and Reus collecting his seventh.\n\nThe Galaxy (6-8-7) had to play with 10 men for the first half of the match due to midfielder Lucas Sanabria receiving two yellow cards in the final nine minutes of the first half. JT Marcinkowski made a brilliant save, collecting five shots for the Galaxy, solidifying his third clean sheet in 16 starts this season. Hirving \"Chucky\" Lozano made his debut in his first home match for the Galaxy, coming on as a substitute after his previous outing.\n\nAngus Gunn, the San Jose goalkeeper, made a total of six saves in his fifth MLS start, but he had surrendered 12 goals in his previous four outings. This victory lifted the Galaxy out of their three-game winless streak, as they had previously won only against Seattle on May 16. Meanwhile, San Jose, who had lost their last three matches, fell to a 0-4-1 record since July 1.\n\nThe two teams had previously drawn a 1-1 match in San Jose earlier in the season. Moving forward, San Jose will host Minnesota United on Saturday, while Los Angeles will face CF Montreal on the same day.",
  "summary": "Joseph Paintsil scored a short-handed goal in the 79th minute to rally the Los Angeles Galaxy to a 1-0 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Wednesday night. Paintsil used assists from rookie defender Harbor Miller and Marco Reus to find the net for the fifth time this season. Miller's helper was his second, while Reus collected his seventh.",
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}