The Earthquakes used their first substitution of the game to take off midfielder and goalscorer Khari Stephenson in the 58th minute. Stephenson appeared to sustain a mild leg injury that limited his pace and mobility. Burling will probably play as a center back with Jason Hernandez or Brandon McDonald moving into the midfield. It would be damaging to lose Stephenson with the way he’s played, but his injury didn’t appear to be anything that would be troubling in the long term.
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