SAN JOSE — The San Jose Earthquakes took care of business on the final day of the regular season, but with their playoff fate out of their own hands, ultimately, it didn’t matter.

The Quakes broke through with a pair of late goals to pull out a 2-1 win over Austin FC on Saturday. The other results they would have needed to claim the Western Conference’s final playoff seed on Major League Soccer’s “Decision Day,” however, didn’t go their way.

San Jose needed to win its match and depended on three other outcomes. FC Dallas beat Vancouver and Real Salt Lake tied St. Louis, locking the Quakes out of the postseason despite getting the needed draw from Colorado against LAFC. They needed one win from FC Dallas or Real Salt Lake.

The Earthquakes players watched from the field as their fate was

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