MLS San Jose Earthquakes

Earthquakes Weekly Update

Published on August 25, 2008 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
San Jose Earthquakes News Release


The San Jose Earthquakes look to stretch their unbeaten streak to seven games with a match against the Kansas City Wizards on Saturday, Aug. 30 at Buck Shaw Stadium at 7 p.m. PT. Saturday marks the first game between the Earthquakes and the Wizards this season. The game will air live on Comcast SportsNet West and on the radio in Spanish on KLOK 1170 AM.

Earthquakes vs. Kansas City All-Time 2008 Season Series: 0-0-0

MLS Regular Season: 17-15-6

Home: 10-4-5

Away: 7-11-1

Shootout (1996-99): 3-4

Overtime (2000-03): 0-0-4

Playoffs: 2-1-0; U.S. Open Cup: 0-1-0

All-Time Scoring: San Jose - 53, Kansas City - 50

Earthquakes Schedule for the Week of 8/25/08 Tuesday, Aug. 26 - 10:15 a.m. PT - Training at Santa Clara Wednesday, Aug. 27 - TBD

Thursday, Aug. 28 - 10:15 a.m. PT - Training at Santa Clara Friday, Aug. 29 - 10:15 a.m. PT - Training at Santa Clara Saturday, Aug. 30 - 7:00 p.m. PT - Earthquakes vs. Kansas City Wizards live on Comcast SportsNet West and KLOK 1170 AM. Sunday, Aug. 31 - Off

Injury Report Out - Ramiro Corrales (L - MCL sprain); Gavin Glinton (R - adductor release surgery);

Last Match

Earthquakes 4, New England Revolution 0; Aug. 16, 2008; Buck Shaw Stadium; Santa Clara, Calif.

The San Jose Earthquakes extended their unbeaten streak to six matches after earning a hard-fought scoreless draw with Chivas USA at The Home Depot Center on Saturday night in a vital game for both teams at the foot of the Western Conference standings. Behind a strong goalkeeping performance by Joe Cannon, the Earthquakes fended off a resurgent Chivas USA who welcomed Sacha Kljestan and Ante Razov back to the lineup. Earthquakes coach Frank Yallop was forced to go to his bench early when midfielder Ramiro Corrales went down with a leg injury inside his own penalty area in the 13th minute. Corrales gingerly walked off the field and was replaced by Kelly Gray. Chivas USA had its first scoring opportunity on the half-hour mark. Ante Razov was taken down just outside of the Earthquakes penalty area, setting up a 20-yard free kick. Razov took the ensuing kick, bending the ball over the wall out of the reach of goalkeeper Joe Cannon but just wide right of the goal. Chivas USA challenged Cannon again moments before the end of the first half. Razov, Atiba Harris and Kljestan strung together a quick series of passes near the top of the goal area before Kljestan hit a low shot that Cannon was able to smother. Then on their ensuing possession, Chivas USA's Flores dribbled around Riley on the left flank and into the penalty area where he dropped the ball off to Harris who hit a shot that went just wide of the diving Cannon and the goal. In the 73rd minute Chivas USA had a goal disallowed for offside. Alecko Eskandarian took a pass inside the penalty area and shot past Cannon; however, Eskandarian was in an offside position when he received the ball. Three minutes later Chivas USA just missed the go-ahead goal. Harris hit a low shot inside the penalty area the forced Cannon to make a diving save. Francisco Mendoza controlled the rebounding ball and laid if off for Eskandarian who hit a shot that went just wide right of the goal. Earthquakes winger Ronnie O'Brien nearly scored five minutes from time. But Zach Thornton made a superb diving save on the shot to preserve the shutout for Chivas.

Last Match vs. Kansas City Wizards

Kansas City 1, Earthquakes 0; May 28, 2005; Arrowhead Stadium; Kansas City, Mo.

The San Jose Earthquakes dropped a 1-0 decision to the Kansas City Wizards at Arrowhead Stadium to finish a three-game road trip. San Jose held the majority of the possession but a second half goal by Jack Jewsbury proved to be the difference in another tight contest. Mark Chung nearly scored an amazing goal in the 11th minute after a free kick from Davis. Davis whipped a cross to the back post that Wizards defender Jimmy Conrad headed away. Chung then volleyed a long shot that struck the post and deflected out of bounds. Pat Onstad came up with a big save on Chris Klein in the 55th minute after a quick counterattack by the Wizards. Klein received a pass on the left wing and cut back past a defender before unleashing a low drive that Onstad was able to gather in. Jewsbury put the Wizards up 1-0 in the 59th minute with a goal off a rebound. Jewsbury received the ball on the right wing and broke in to the Quakes 18-yard box before firing a shot that Onstad saved but the rebound fell back down to Jewsbury. He dribbled past Onstad and slotted the ball to the near post to put Kansas City ahead. Wes Hart got into the attack with 10 minutes remaining. After picking up a loose ball on the right, Hart curled a cross to the center of the penalty box where Ronald Cerritos elevated above his defender, but his glancing header skipped just past the post.

Misc. Notes

Quakes in the Community

Who: Arturo Alvarez, Mikel Arce

Location: Goss Elementary School

Date: Wednesday, August 27

Time: 8:00 - 9:00 a.m.

Details: Arturo and Mikel will help hand out backpacks and sign autographs for the children.

Quakes in the Community

Who: Gavin Glinton, Jamil Roberts

Location: Kaiser Hospital

Date: Wednesday, August 27

Time: 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Details: Gavin and Jamil will visit and play with children who are patients at the hospital

Quakes Host Sounders Sept. 2

The San Jose Earthquakes announced on Friday that the club will host the Seattle Sounders on Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2008. The game will be held at Buck Shaw Stadium and will be season ticket holder bonus game "A." Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. PT. Prior to the match, season ticket holders will have the opportunity to enter early for pregame festivities. Gates will open at 5 p.m. for season ticket holders and light refreshments will be served by Sweet and Savory Catering. Season ticket holders will also have the opportunity to get autographs from players between 5:15-5:45 p.m. at the stadium. Individual tickets for the game are on sale now. Tickets are available online at sjearthquakes.com, by calling (800) 225-2277 or by visiting your local authorized Tickets.com outlets. Prices for individual tickets range from $20 to $60. Season ticket holders should use their Bonus Game "A" ticket for the match and they will have the ability to purchase additional tickets at a discounted price.

Backpack Drive at Buck Shaw

The San Jose Earthquakes have partnered with San Jose Councilmember Nora Campos to host backpack drives at their games on Saturday, Aug. 16 and Saturday, Aug. 30 at Buck Shaw Stadium. The drive kicked off on Aug. 16 at Buck Shaw Stadium and will continue on Aug. 30 when the Quakes face the Kansas City Wizards at 7 p.m. PT. Campos will attend the match on Aug. 30 to support the drive. Fans who bring a backpack to the match against the Wizards will receive a coupon for a half-price ticket to a future Quakes game, subject to availability. The backpacks from Aug. 16 will be donated to underprivileged children at Goss Elementary School on the first day of school, Wednesday, Aug. 27, while the backpacks from Aug. 30 will be donated to the school at a later date. Fans can also make a monetary donation to help the City of San Jose purchase more backpacks. The Earthquakes and the City of San Jose will also accept donated backpacks at two locations between now and Aug. 30. Fans can drop off donations at the Earthquakes front office at 451 El Camino Real, Suite 220, Santa Clara, CA or on the 18th floor at San Jose City Hall, 200 East Santa Clara Ave, San Jose, CA. Two Earthquakes players will also appear at Goss Elementary School on Aug. 27 to help hand out the backpacks and sign autographs for the children. For more information on the event, go to www.sanjoseca.gov/district5 or www.sjearthquakes.com.

Quakes to Participate in Light the Night Walk

The Earthquakes have partnered with their supporter's group, Club Quake, and the Soccer Silicon Valley Community Foundation to participate in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Light The Night Walk on Saturday, Oct. 4 in Palo Alto. Earthquakes players, members of the team's front office, along with Earthquakes fans will walk in the event that raises funds and awareness for blood cancers. The Earthquakes will also host The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) at Buck Shaw Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 30 when the Quakes take on the Kansas City Wizards. On Oct. 4, the Light The Night Walk festivities at Palo Alto High School will begin at 5 p.m. PT, with the walk starting at 7 p.m.

Hobee's Restaurants

The San Jose Earthquakes have teamed up with participating Hobee's Restaurants to support the San Jose Earthquakes Community Fund. When attending the Palo Alto, Stanford, Campbell, and Sunnyvale Hobee's Restaurant locations for dinner (after 5 p.m. PT) on Aug 29 and Sept 26, 20 percent of diners' total bills will be donated to the Quakes Community Fund if diners mention the San Jose Earthquakes to their server. All proceeds from this promotion will be added to the Earthquakes Community Fund, which was established for the purpose of growing soccer at the grassroots level in Northern California and to provide underprivileged youth with the opportunity to attend Earthquakes matches. For more information about Hobee's and for directions to participating locations, log on to hobees.com.

Unbeaten in Six

The Earthquakes are now unbeaten in their past six MLS matches, posting two wins win and four ties in that stretch. The team has also lost just once in its past eight matches.

Defense Rules

The Earthquakes have allowed only 25 goals this season after shutting out Chivas USA last Saturday. That total places them tied for second in the league in goals allowed. Only the Chicago Fire has allowed fewer goals this season.

Unbeaten With New Arrivals

The Earthquakes added Darren Huckerby, Francisco Lima and Scott Sealy prior to the team's match against Toronto FC on July 19. Since their arrival, the Quakes are unbeaten in five matches with a 2-0-3 record. The team tied Toronto and the New York Red Bulls on July 19 and July 27, respectively, before earning back-to-back wins over the Los Angeles Galaxy (Aug. 3) and New Revolution (Aug. 16). They tied Chivas USA 0-0 on Aug. 23 as well. Also, since the arrival of Arturo Alvarez, another recent acquisition, the Quakes are 2-0-1.

Grabavoy Returns

Ned Grabavoy returned to the lineup as a second half sub on Aug. 23 against Chivas USA. He had not played since July 12 vs. Colorado due to a sports hernia injury. He had surgery for the sports hernia on Aug. 1.

Back-to-Back

The Quakes posted clean sheets on Aug. 16 against the New England Revolution and Aug. 23 at Chivas USA. It is the first time San Jose has posted back-to-back shutouts this season.

O'Brien Sixth in League in Corner Kicks

Ronnie O'Brien now has taken 52 corner kicks this year, placing him sixth in the league this season in corner kicks.

Corrales, Cannon Continue Climbing to the Top

Ramiro Corrales started and played 14 minutes Aug. 23 against Chivas USA to record his 126th start and 11,266 minutes as a member of the Quakes. He is now fifth all-time in club history in starts and minutes. Next on the list for minutes played for the Quakes is general manager John Doyle (1996-2000), who recorded 11,385 minutes and started 129 games. With 142 appearances, Corrales is now tied for third on the all-time appearances list. He is tied with Wade Barrett (1998-2002, 2005), who has made 142 appearances. Earthquakes goalkeeper Joe Cannon played 90 minutes Aug. 23 against Chivas USA to record his 122nd career game as a member of the Earthquakes. He is eighth in the all-time list. Cannon has also recorded 11,151 minutes. He is currently ranked sixth in the all-time list, behind current teammate Ramiro Corrales. With 122 starts, he is tied with Troy Dayak (1996-98, 2001-05) for sixth all-time in team history.

Top Wizards Players vs. Quakes

In 18 games with Los Angeles and Kansas City, Sasha Victorine has scored four goals and notched two assists...Josh Wolff has scored three goals and notched two assists with Chicago and Kansas City against San Jose.

Top Quakes Performers vs. Wizards

Five current Quakes have scored against the Wizards in their career with Jovan Kirovski and Gavin Glinton leading the way with two goals each. Ronnie O'Brien, Ramiro Corrales and John Cunliffe have all scored one goal vs. the Wizards ... O'Brien has four career assists vs. the Wizards.

Quakes vs. Wizards History

The Quakes lead the all-time regular season series between the two teams 17-15-6...The Earthquakes eliminated the Wizards from the 2003 Western Conference Championship game in overtime on Nov. 15, 2003 on a Landon Donovan goal ...The Wizards then ousted the Quakes from the 2004 MLS Cup Playoffs in the first round after rallying from a 2-0 aggregate-goal deficit by winning Game 2 3-0 on a late Jack Jewsbury goal ... Landon Donovan scored the Quakes first-ever hat trick on Sept. 20, 2003 in a 4-1 win at Arrowhead Stadium ... Joe Cannon recorded his first career shutout on Aug. 9, 1999 against the Wizards ... John Cunliffe scored his first career goal at Kansas City on July 29, 2007 ...

Earthquakes - Kansas City Connections

Current Earthquakes Nick Garcia and Scott Sealy both played the majority of their careers with the Kansas City Wizards. Garcia played for the Wizards from 2000-2007, helping Kansas City win the 2000 MLS Cup. He appeared in 224 games for the Wizards. He came to the Quakes in a trade on Jan. 15, 2008. Sealy played in Kansas City from 2005-08, before arriving in San Jose in a trade for allocation money on July 14, 2008. He scored 28 goals for the Wizards ... Kansas City defender Jimmy Conrad played in 84 games in four seasons with San Jose before joining the Wizards in a trade in January, 2003 ... Wizards defender Matt Marquess played at Santa Clara University with current Quakes Matt Hatzke and Jamil Roberts ... Wizards goalkeeper Kevin Hartman played for Frank Yallop when Yallop was the head coach of the Los Angeles Galaxy in 2006.

Cannon Among League Leaders

Earthquakes goalkeeper Joe Cannon has not missed a minute this season, tying him for first in the league with 1,890 minutes played. He is ranked fourth in goals against average with a 1.19 mark and is fourth in saves with 86. He is second in shutouts with eight, one behind Chicago's Jon Busch, who has nine.

Approaching Milestones

Ryan Cochrance played the 98th game in his MLS career against Los Angeles Aug. 3 ... Ramiro Corrales played his 199th career game in MLS versus Chivas USA Aug. 23 ... Joe Cannon tied Scott Garlick for third all-time in MLS history in games played in goal with 237 against Chivas USA on Aug. 23.

Quakes in Long Home Stretch

The Earthquakes have nine games remaining this season and six of those matches will be at home. The team is also in the middle of a stretch of six out of eight at home.

Cannon Among the All-Time Leaders

Earthquakes goalkeeper Joe Cannon is among the all-time league leaders in Major League Soccer history in a number of goalkeeping categories. He is currently tied for third all-time in MLS in appearances (237), third in minutes (21,345), fourth all-time in saves (988), second all-time in shutouts (64), fifth all-time in wins (89) and tied for seventh all-time in goals against average (1.29). For San Jose goalkeepers, Cannon is first in club history in appearances (122), first in minutes played (11,151), first in saves (520), first in wins (51), first in shutouts (34) and second in goals against average (1.24) and saves percentage (74.8). He also holds the team's all-time record for saves in a game with 12 on July 8, 2000 at Colorado.

Cannon Moves into Second in All-Time Shutouts

Earthquakes goalkeeper Joe Cannon passed Tony Meola for second in all-time shutouts in MLS history after shutting out the Revolution on Aug. 16. Cannon achieved 63 shutouts in 236 games. Kansas City Wizards goalkeeper Kevin Hartman is the league's all-time shutout record holder with 74 in 293 games.

Earthquakes Road Stretch Result

The Earthquakes played their toughest part of the 2008 schedule in June and July, playing seven of nine games on the road. After concluding the tough schedule Saturday, July 19 at Toronto FC, the Earthquakes have only collected two losses in the last six road games.

Quakes in August

The Earthquakes are 26-20-6 in August after tying Chivas USA Aug. 23.

Quakes Above .500

The Earthquakes all-time MLS record is above the .500 mark. The Quakes all-time regular season MLS record is 139-134-54. They had the third-best regular season record in MLS history at the conclusion of the 2005 season at 134-125-47.

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