CARSON, California (Ticker) -- The San Jose Earthquakes defeated the Chicago Fire, 4-2, in the 2003 MLS Cup Championship match.

With the win, San Jose joins D.C. United as only the second team in MLS history to earn multiple MLS Cup titles, hoisting the trophy for the second time in three seasons.

San Jose forward Landon Donovan recorded two goals in the match, earning the MLS Cup Most Valuable Player award.

Goalkeeper Pat Onstad made a critical play for the Earthquakes in the second half, knocking away an Ante Razov penalty kick attempt in the 55th minute to hold the San Jose lead.

San Jose Head Coach Frank Yallop is the first coach since United's Bruce Arena to lead his team to two MLS Cup titles.

San Jose defender and team captain Jeff Agoos records his fifth career MLS Cup title, winning the championship three times with United and twice with the Earthquakes.

The Earthquakes jumped out to an early lead when midfielder Ronnie Ekelund drove home a free kick in the fifth minute for the 1-0 lead.

Ekelund's goal ties former Los Angeles Galaxy forward Eduardo Hurtado for the fastest goal in an MLS Cup Championship match. Hurtado opened the scoring in the 1996 MLS Cup final, where the Galaxy fell to D.C. United, 3-2, in overtime.

Landon Donovan doubled San Jose's lead in the 38th minute, breaking in behind Fire defender Carlos Bocanegra to connect with Jamil Walker's well-timed diagonal ball into the box. It was his ninth career playoff tally and his third in the 2003 postseason.

Neither side wasted any time opening the scoring in the second half, as Chicago made it a one-goal game in the 49th minute with Beasley's tally.

Richard Mulrooney found the back of the net directly off the restart for San Jose.

San Jose defender Chris Roner, entering the game in the second half, narrowed his own team's lead with a 54th minute own goal.

Donovan scored his second goal of the match in the 71st minute, easily tapping home the ball to extend the Quakes' lead to 4-2.

The goal marked a new high-scoring mark in MLS Cup History, as the two sides became the first to combine for more than five goals in the championship match. The previous record was set in MLS Cup 1996.