<p>SAN JOSE, Calif. — Jackson Yueill had his first multi-goal game, 17-year-old Cade Cowell added a goal and two assists, and the San Jose Earthquakes beat D.C. United 4-1 on Saturday night. </p>
<p>Javier López took a pass from Cowell, paused as he seemed to measure his shot, and then <a href="https://twitter.com/MLS/status/1388692763659575301">side-netted a left-footer</a> from outside the area to open the scoring just 54 seconds into the game. </p>
<p>Cowell, who scored one goal in 17 appearances last season, gave San Jose (2-1-0) a 2-0 lead in the 26th minute, using speed, strength and explosiveness to win a long ball played by Cristian Espinoza and <a href="https://twitter.com/MLS/status/1388699044680142850">bend a right-footer inside the post</a>. He two goals and three assists this season, including a goal and an assist back-to-back games. </p>
<p>Tony Alfaro scored for D.C. United (1-2-0) in the 31st minute but Yueill answered with a <a href="https://twitter.com/SJEarthquakes/status/1388703473391181826">volley from 25 yards</a> out in the 43rd and put away a <a href="https://twitter.com/SJEarthquakes/status/1388718569303678977">header from point-blank range</a> off a chip-shot cross by Cowell in the 85th minute. </p>
<p>D.C. has lost back-to-back games by a combined score of 5-1 after a season-opening win over New York City. </p>
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