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One of the coolest things about the timing of this trip was that I was able to end up in San Jose the weekend of the Earthquakes’ opening game of the season — awesome! It felt a little surreal going to a game now that I live so far away, but the stadium atmosphere was a familiar feeling. The game was good. Not great, but good. The Quakes looked awesome in the first half, totally dominating with a solid two goal lead, but in the second half they got too comfortable and pressed forward too much and forgot to defend: New England came back into it with two goals to tie it up and that’s the way it ended. At least it wasn’t a loss — that would have been horrible — but it still felt a lot like one. Blowing a two goal lead at home doesn’t inspire confidence. Still, the game showed that San Jose can score and play, though their defense — what used to be their best attributed — needs a lot of work. Fun evening, though. I will miss this dreadfully.