NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jack Skahan scored in the second half to help San Jose earn a 1-1 draw with Nashville SC on Saturday night, ending a second four-match losing streak of the season for the Earthquakes.
Skahan scored the equalizer for San Jose (1-8-1) in the 63rd minute when he used an assist from Rodrigues to score his first goal of the season and the third of his career. Skahan drilled a right-footed shot from the center of the box to the center of the goal.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jack Skahan scored in the second half to help San Jose earn a 1-1 draw with Nashville SC on Saturday night, ending a second four-match losing streak of the season for the Earthquakes.
Nashville SC goalkeeper Joe Willis (1) and defender Brent Kallman (44) block a shot on goal by San Jose Earthquakes forward Preston Judd (19) during the second half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. The Earthquakes and Nashville played to a 1-1 draw. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Nashville SC midfielder Jacob Shaffelburg (14) tries to kick the ball past San Jose Earthquakes defender Carlos Akapo (29) during the second half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. The Earthquakes and Nashville played to a 1-1 draw. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
San Jose Earthquakes goalkeeper William Yarbrough, left, catches the ball during the second half of an MLS soccer match against Nashville SC, Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. The Earthquakes and Nashville played to a 1-1 draw. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
San Jose Earthquakes forward Ousseni Bouda, left, and Nashville SC midfielder Anibal Godoy (20) chase the ball during the second half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. The Earthquakes and Nashville played to a 1-1 draw. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Nashville SC defender Daniel Lovitz, left, and San Jose Earthquakes forward Cristian Espinoza (10) battle for the ball during the second half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. The Earthquakes and Nashville played to a 1-1 draw. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
San Jose Earthquakes forward Cristian Espinoza (10) kicks the ball away from Nashville SC midfielder Jacob Shaffelburg (14) during the second half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. The Earthquakes and Nashville played to a 1-1 draw. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Nashville SC forward Sam Surridge, left, heads the ball over San Jose Earthquakes defender Tanner Beason, right, during the first half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Nashville SC defender Brent Kallman (44) and San Jose Earthquakes midfielder Niko Tsakiris (30) chase the ball during the first half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Nashville SC goalkeeper Joe Willis, left, punches the ball away from San Jose Earthquakes defender Rodrigues, center, during the first half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Nashville SC midfielder Hany Mukhtar (10) celebrates his goal with midfielder Alex Muyl (19) during the first half of an MLS soccer match against the San Jose Earthquakes, Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Nashville SC midfielder Hany Mukhtar (10) celebrates his goal against the San Jose Earthquakes as defender Rodrigues (26) watches during the first half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Nashville SC forward Sam Surridge (9) battles San Jose Earthquakes defender Carlos Akapo (29) for the ball during the first half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Nashville SC forward Sam Surridge, front, battles San Jose Earthquakes defender Carlos Akapo for the ball during the first half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
San Jose Earthquakes forward Benji Kikanović, right, tries to get the ball past Nashville SC defender Jack Maher, left, during the first half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
San Jose Earthquakes midfielder Niko Tsakiris (30) moves the ball between Nashville SC defender Brent Kallman, left and midfielder Anibal Godoy, right, during the first half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
San Jose Earthquakes defender Carlos Akapo (29) kicks the ball past Nashville SC midfielder Jacob Shaffelburg (14) during the first half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Nashville (1-3-5) grabbed a 1-0 lead in the 19th minute after Hany Mukhtar took a pass from Alex Muyl and drilled a right-footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner of the net. It was Mukhtar's second goal and Muyl's first assist of the season.
The two clubs have played to a draw in four all-time matchups.
Nashville began a stretch of playing five matches in 21 days with four of them at home.
The Earthquakes announced on Thursday that the club had acquired midfielder Héctor Herrera from Argentine Primera Division side Godoy Cruz for a club-record transfer fee and signed him as a designated player through the 2026 season with club options the following two seasons. San Jose paid a fee of nearly $6 million and it could grow to as much as $7 million with incentives.
San Jose returns home to play Los Angeles FC on Saturday. Nashville will host CF Montreal on Saturday.
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San Jose Earthquakes midfielder Jack Skahan (16) celebrates his goal with defender Tanner Beason, left, during the second half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. The Earthquakes and Nashville played to a 1-1 draw. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Nashville SC goalkeeper Joe Willis (1) and defender Brent Kallman (44) block a shot on goal by San Jose Earthquakes forward Preston Judd (19) during the second half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. The Earthquakes and Nashville played to a 1-1 draw. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Nashville SC midfielder Jacob Shaffelburg (14) tries to kick the ball past San Jose Earthquakes defender Carlos Akapo (29) during the second half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. The Earthquakes and Nashville played to a 1-1 draw. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
San Jose Earthquakes goalkeeper William Yarbrough, left, catches the ball during the second half of an MLS soccer match against Nashville SC, Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. The Earthquakes and Nashville played to a 1-1 draw. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
San Jose Earthquakes forward Ousseni Bouda, left, and Nashville SC midfielder Anibal Godoy (20) chase the ball during the second half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. The Earthquakes and Nashville played to a 1-1 draw. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Nashville SC defender Daniel Lovitz, left, and San Jose Earthquakes forward Cristian Espinoza (10) battle for the ball during the second half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. The Earthquakes and Nashville played to a 1-1 draw. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
San Jose Earthquakes forward Cristian Espinoza (10) kicks the ball away from Nashville SC midfielder Jacob Shaffelburg (14) during the second half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. The Earthquakes and Nashville played to a 1-1 draw. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Nashville SC forward Sam Surridge, left, heads the ball over San Jose Earthquakes defender Tanner Beason, right, during the first half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Nashville SC defender Brent Kallman (44) and San Jose Earthquakes midfielder Niko Tsakiris (30) chase the ball during the first half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Nashville SC goalkeeper Joe Willis, left, punches the ball away from San Jose Earthquakes defender Rodrigues, center, during the first half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Nashville SC midfielder Hany Mukhtar (10) celebrates his goal with midfielder Alex Muyl (19) during the first half of an MLS soccer match against the San Jose Earthquakes, Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Nashville SC midfielder Hany Mukhtar (10) celebrates his goal against the San Jose Earthquakes as defender Rodrigues (26) watches during the first half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Nashville SC forward Sam Surridge (9) battles San Jose Earthquakes defender Carlos Akapo (29) for the ball during the first half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
Nashville SC forward Sam Surridge, front, battles San Jose Earthquakes defender Carlos Akapo for the ball during the first half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
San Jose Earthquakes forward Benji Kikanović, right, tries to get the ball past Nashville SC defender Jack Maher, left, during the first half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
San Jose Earthquakes midfielder Niko Tsakiris (30) moves the ball between Nashville SC defender Brent Kallman, left and midfielder Anibal Godoy, right, during the first half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
San Jose Earthquakes defender Carlos Akapo (29) kicks the ball past Nashville SC midfielder Jacob Shaffelburg (14) during the first half of an MLS soccer match Saturday, April 27, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
