San Jose Earthquakes Defender Daniel Munie, Goalkeeper Angus Gunn Selected to MLS Team of the Matchday

SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose Earthquakes defender Daniel Munie and goalkeeper Angus Gunn have been named to Major League Soccer’s Team of the Matchday for Matchday 26. Munie, San Jose’s MLS All-Star selection in 2026, scored his fifth goal to set a new single-season club record for defenders while Gunn made five saves, including a spectacular double effort in the closing moments to secure a 1-0 clean sheet victory over the second-place Houston Dynamo FC. 

The Earthquakes opened the scoring in minute 38 when Beau Leroux hauled in a Niko Tsakiris corner kick inside the box in the left half-space. He shifted to his left and pushed a low cross for Munie who redirected it from close range past Houston goalkeeper Jonathan Bond to make it 1-0. However, in the 88th minute, the Dynamo would get two chances to equalize when Nick Markanich headed the ball on net and Hector Herrera followed up with a strike, but Gunn shut the door on both, with a kick save to parry the latter shot away. San Jose held on until the final whistle to earn their second consecutive clean sheet against Houston and run their unbeaten streak to four matches in league play. 

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This is Munie’s second MLS Team of the Matchday recognition this season and third overall, while Gunn earned his first-ever honors since the goalkeeper signed with San Jose after starting for Scotland in the 2026 FIFA World Cup. 

The Black and Blue continue their homestand Saturday, Sept. 19, when they face third-place LAFC at Levi’s® Stadium in their annual PRIME TIME clash. Kickoff is slated for 4:30 p.m. PT with the match to be broadcast on Apple TV (English/Spanish), as well as via local radio on KSFO 810 AM (English) and La Kaliente 1370 AM (Spanish). 

MLS TEAM OF THE MATCHDAY (MATCHDAY 26) 

Forwards: Sam Surridge (NSH), Christian Ramírez (ATX), Rafael Navarro (STL)  

Midfielders: André Luiz (SKC), Nicolas Fernández Mercau (NYC), Ronald Donkor (RBNY), Cavan Sullivan (PHI)  

Defenders: Iván Angulo (ORL), Daniel Munie (SJ), Frankie Westfield (PHI)  

Goalkeeper: Matt Freese (NYC)  

Coach: Marko Mitrović (NE)  

Bench: Angus Gunn (SJ), Marco Reus (LA), Pep Biel (CLT), Carlo Holse (STL), Agustín Ojeda (NYC), Lionel Messi (MIA), Indiana Vassilev (PHI), Kévin Denkey (CIN), Dor Turgeman (NE)