Real San Jose earned 3 points the hard way by playing a man down for 33 minutes and winning 2-1 over Salinas Soccer Academy in RoboBank Stadium in Salinas. Hyago Galdino opened the scoring shortly before halftime giving RSJ the lead going into the second half; however, Rodrigo Cardoza was sent off in the 63rd minute.

The RSJ defense stood firm and were rewarded when substitute WeiKai Xu scored in the 88th minute. Salinas scored seconds before the end making the score 2-1.

It was an important win for RSJ how are now in a solid playoff position with three matches to go in the 2021-22 NSL Pacific Conference season.

RSJ is home next Sunday versus Marin County