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Wondo earns player of the week
San Jose manager Frank Yallop believes Chris Wondolowski should be in the discussion for league MVP, and many others will likely join the bandwagon after the player’s hat trick performance against Toronto FC on Saturday.
Wondolowski’s three goals, the first by an Earthquakes player since 2003, earned him Player of the Week honors for Week 26 as voted on by the North American Soccer Reporters.
“I said it last week: If you had to chisel an Earthquakes player out of rock, it’d be Wondolowski,” Yallop said. “He’s proven his quality. To score 12 goals in this league, it’s very, very difficult. He’s done a good job of that.”
Wondolowski’s goals in the third, 53rd and 67th minutes gave his team an invaluable three points on the road at BMO Field on Saturday to knock off one of the Earthquakes’ direct competitors for a postseason spot. San Jose now has a six-point cushion and stands comfortably in the middle of the playoff pack.
The Chico State product, who is now playing at right wing after featuring at forward for most of the season, scored on a penalty kick, a cool finish inside the six-yard box and a right-footed drive from just inside the penalty area. Wondolowski’s final strike proved to be his league-leading seventh game-winning goal of the campaign.
Wondolowski started his career in San Jose back in 2005 and was reacquired by the Earthquakes from the Houston Dynamo in a June 9, 2009, deal for Cam Weaver, who has two goals for Houston this season.
Our Vote: We went with Wondo, too. He had a great performance and helped San Jose on the road to the playoffs.
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