Overview
- Werner set up Ousseni Bouda for the opener and then scored for 2-0 in San José’s 4-1 win at Los Angeles FC.
- The victory was the Earthquakes’ seventh in eight league games and moved them to 21 points, level with Vancouver Whitecaps.
- The strike was Werner’s first in MLS and his first competitive goal in roughly 18 months following a brief injury spell.
- Head coach Bruce Arena praised him as a special, extraordinary signing and said match fitness and rhythm will keep building.
- Since arriving from RB Leipzig in January, Werner has logged limited minutes yet has one goal and three assists, pointing to a larger role ahead.