San Francisco — There are days in soccer when everything clicks… and then there are days when you run into El Farolito.

Real San Jose made the trip north to face the reigning National Amateur Club of the Year and, for one long evening in Boxer Stadium, found themselves on the wrong end of a 12–0 scoreline. Yes, twelve. As in, by the time you finish reading this sentence, they might have scored again.

But here’s the thing — this wasn’t a team that packed it in.

From the opening whistle, RSJ showed up ready to fight. For stretches, they battled, defended, and tried to impose themselves against a side that has made a habit of turning good teams into cautionary tales. And while the scoreboard kept ticking in a direction nobody in red, white, and black wanted to see, the effort never dipped.

No heads dropped. No walking. No “let’s just get out of here.” Just a group that kept lining up, taking the next kickoff, and going again.

Because that’s the part you don’t always see in a scoreline like this.

You see “12–0” and think collapse. But inside it, there’s something else — guys who kept running, kept competing, and kept showing up for each other even when the result was long gone.

Against a powerhouse like El Farolito, that matters.

Real San Jose will take the lesson, take the hit, and keep moving. That’s how this club has lasted 20 seasons. Not by avoiding results like this — but by surviving them.

And if you’ve been around RSJ long enough, you already know how this story goes next.

They’ll be back. Starting this friday when the Oakland Stompers come to PAL Stadium for a 7:45PM kickoff.

Real San Jose defeated JASA from Redwood City by the score of 4 to 3 in an exciting UPSL regular-season match at PAL Stadium on May 16.

The match seemed like it was going to be a blowout as Real San Jose was up 3-0 after 23 minutes. In the second minute, RSJ midfielder Angel Heredia played a perfect ball to the chest of Jonathan Garcia who smashed the ball into the back of the net. Just a minutes later Garcia crossed the ball to Bora Moya and RSJ was now up to zero after 10 minutes. Garcia then scored from the penalty spot and RSJ was off to the 3-0 lead. It was quite a start for Garcia who was making his Real San Jose debut.

JASA sent the message that they were not going away and pulled a goal back in the 29th minute from the penalty spot.

And the Redwood City struck again in the 52nd minute which would be the first of three goals scored in a seven-minute span.

In the 55th minute Chicago scored off a corner kick from Hoang Pham. RSJ had little chance to sit on a two-goal lead as JASA made it a one-goal game in the 59th minute.

No doubt seven goals in the first 60 minutes was exciting. The final 30 just as exciting and perhaps more stressful as both teams created, then missed good opportunities. In the end, it was the RSJ defense that survived.

Real San Jose twice came back from being a goal down to earn a 2-2 draw at Chico Rangers on May 5, 2018. The result keeps RSJ unbeaten through five games to start the 2018 UPSL season.

Chico came out strong and scored through a corner kick just two minutes into the match. It seemed as if the RSJ defenders stopped play as a header spun off the top of the bar and Chico player crossed the ball in for a wide-open shooter.

"The ball went out to play and we all stopped. Their guy still played it and they scored. We complained but the referee said we should play through the whistle, I don't understand how the AR missed it," said RSJ goalkeeper Jonathan Arellano.

Chico continue to apply pressure as San Jose were still trying to find their form. After about 20 minutes, they did.

RSJ started creating some nice chances for themselves and narrowly missing. Finally, Capt. Angel Heredia went coast-to-coast combining passes with goalkeeper Arellano, Facundo Benitez and Luis Avalos. At the end of the play it was some nifty combination passing between Heredia and Avalos that led to the tying goal. Avalos provided Borja Moya with the defense splitting pass and Borja beat the keeper for his third goal of the season. The referee blew for halftime just after the following kickoff.

Chico began the second half as they did the first and kept RSJ pinned back looking for counterattacks. Chico seem to get the break they were looking for when defender Hoang Pham was called for tripping in the penalty box. However, the Chico penalty taker shot the ball over the goal.

The home team did get the break they were looking for in the 69th minute as they took the lead once again. This time they took full advantage of attacking the RSJ right side crossed to a wide-open striker who had no problem finding the net.

RSJ once again were behind and pushing forward. Finally, in 82nd minute, another series of touches found in attacking player wide-open. Omar Sanchez played the ball from the midfield line toward Pham who "dummied" the ball for Mike Tomsic. Tomsic combined with Moya and found himself which is the goalkeeper to beat. And he did sliding the ball just inside the back post.

Both sides pushed hard for the game-winner but in the end the match finished in a well played draw.

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Real San Jose returns home next week, May 12, to host the Western Nevada Coyotes who also enter the game unbeaten in 2018 league play. Kick off is set for 6:45 PM at PAL Stadium.

Real San Jose continued their winning ways in 2018 with a 3-0 victory over the Redding Royals at PAL Stadium on April 28. This was the third home win for RSJ this season.

Mike Tomsic got Real San Jose on the scoreboard just after the 20 minute mark when his low skipping shot found its way through the Redding goalkeeper and into the net. Then, just a couple minutes later, Borja Moya added a second goal. This time it came off a twenty-yard curving free kick that found its mark.

The match started with both sides searching for the early goal. It was Redding that produced the most dangerous of the chances as RSJ goalkeeper Jonathan Arellano was forced to make a few good saves. The game took a major shift in RSJ's direction once Tomsic shot slithered into the net.

The second half turned out to be action-packed with Redding pushing forward and RSJ running into gaps in the Royals defense. Defensively, center defenders Omar Sanchez and newcomer Mo Elshafie kept everything under control. RSJ finally put the match away with less than 10 minutes remaining when Isau Navarro drove a 25 yard shot into the Redding net. The quality of the goal seemed to signify the overall performance from San Jose as they were full value for the 3-0 win.

Real San Jose hits the road next week as they take their unbeaten record to Chico. The next home match is May 12 when Western Nevada comes to PAL stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 6:45 PM.