SAN JOSE — Yuya Kubo came off the bench and scored the final three goals of the match — all coming from the 78th minute on and all with assists from Luciano Acosta — to rally FC Cincinnati to a 4-2 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night.
Kubo, who has seven goals this season, evened the score at 2-2 with a goal in the 78th minute after subbing in for Sergio Santos in the 64th. He gave Cincinnati (11-3-3) the lead in the 80th and polished off his first career hat trick with an insurance goal in the 87th.