MLS

• Montero stays hot as Sounders down Earthquakes

  Santa Clara, CA (Sports Network) - Fredy Montero headed home the lone goal of the game in the 26th minute as Seattle Sounders FC handed the San Jose Earthquakes a 1-0 defeat at Buck Shaw Stadium on Saturday.

  Montero continued his good run of form on Saturday as he scored his fourth goal to go along with five assists in the last eight games, while Seattle has started to find its form as well, winning its third straight match.

  The Earthquakes managed to put just one shot on goal over the course of 90 minutes, and they saw their four-game unbeaten run come to an end.

  Seattle nearly took the lead inside of 10 minutes when a right-wing cross from Sanna Nyassi was headed on goal from a few yards out by Montero. However, Earthquakes goalkeeper Jon Busch reacted well and got enough of the ball to tip it off the crossbar and keep it out.

  Nyassi and Montero teamed up again midway through the first half with Nyassi providing another good cross that Montero got his head to. But this time Busch was unable to keep out the close-range header, giving Montero his seventh goal of the season.

  Some good goalkeeping from Busch was all that prevented San Jose from going down two goals in the 63rd minute as he got enough of a low shot from Blaise Nkufo to tip it past the post.

  The home side failed to test Seattle goalkeeper Kasey Keller, but he was nearly beaten four minutes from time as Sam Cronin teed up a shot 30 yards from goal that beat Keller but whistled inches past the right post.

  08/01 00:10:00 ET