San Jose Earthquakes
have done it again.
After failing to score all night and facing 1-0 deficit at home against
Chicago Fire
, Quakes were awarded a free kick in the dying seconds of the game 40 or so yards away from the goal.
Shea Salinas
sent the ball high into the penalty box, hoping that it will reach one of the Quakes players.
Chris Wondolowski
won the ball in the air and deflected it with his chest to his teammate Steven Lenhart. With a one timer, Quakes forward hit it low and on target. As great as
Sean Johnson
has been in goal for the Fire all night, he was powerless on the last kick, thus allowing Quakes to come back.
On a Steven Lenhart Wig Night, coming as a substitute after missing three weeks with a concussion, it was Lenhart himself with a tying goal to preserve a point and tie the game at 1-1.
"It couldn't happen to a nicer guy," said Quakes head coach Frank Yallop after the game. "He's had a lot of stuff in life that's not gone well in the last two years. I'm just pleased for Lenny. All the ...
