The San Jose Earthquakes are back home after playing five out of six games on the road, as they take on the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday, June 20 at 1:30 p.m. PT at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The game will be broadcast live on ESPN2 and ESPN Deportes. Fans can also listen to the game on 1220 KDOW and in Spanish at sjearthquakes.com.
Earthquakes vs. Galaxy All-Time
MLS Regular Season: 13-23-6
Home: 9-9-4
Away: 4-14-2
Shootout (1996-99): 1-4
Overtime (2000-03): 0-0-5
Playoffs: 3-5-0; U.S. Open Cup: 0-4-0
All-Time Scoring: San Jose - 67, Los Angeles - 85
Earthquakes Schedule for the Week of 6/15/09
Tuesday, June 16 - 10:30 a.m. PT - Training at West Valley College
Wednesday, June 17 - 10:30 a.m. PT - TBD
Thursday, June 18 - 10:30 a.m. PT - Training at West Valley College
Friday, June 19 - 10:30 a.m. PT - Training at West Valley College
Saturday, June 20 - 1:30 p.m. PT - Earthquakes vs. Los Angeles Galaxy on ESPN2/ESPN Deportes and 1220 KDOW.
Injury Report/National Team Duty
Probable - Brandon McDonald (R - foot contusion); Questionable - Bobby Convey - (L - hamstring strain); Doubtful - Jamil Roberts (R - ankle sprain); Out - Ryan Cochrane (L - ankle surgery); National Team Duty - Simon Elliott (New Zealand).
Last Game
Earthquakes 1, Seattle FC 2; June 13, 2009; Qwest Field, Seattle, Washington
The San Jose Earthquakes lost 2-1 to Seattle Sounders FC at Qwest Field. Darren Huckerby, the 33-year-old former English star and MLS Newcomer of the Year with the Quakes in 2008 who was making his first start in two months, scored his first goal of the year in the 68th minute on a close-range blast set up by deft passing of Shea Salinas and Ryan Johnson to pull San Jose back within one. Goals from Freddie Ljungberg and Fredy Montero on either side of halftime staked Sounders FC to a two-goal lead. San Jose's Ryan Johnson missed a chance to knot the score at 2-2 in the 85th minute as Johnson's shot from 12 yards away on the right side slid outside the left post. Johnson's attempt was just wide left of a sliding Kasey Keller, Seattle's goalkeeper. The match marked the second meeting of the season in Seattle for the two teams. The Earthquakes dropped a 2-0 decision at Qwest on April 25. It was Seattle's last win of the 2009 season and only win in its previous nine matches. Cannon did everything in his power to keep the Quakes in the match. He made a pair of saves in the 23rd minute during a Sounders FC flurry, first turning back a Fredy Montero blast in the penalty area and then punching away a loose ball to end the threat. Cannon couldn't hold off a left-footed drive from Ljungberg as Sounders FC went up 1-0 in the 42nd minute. Ljungberg took a pass from Sebastien Le Toux on the left wing and drilled a 10-yard shot off the outstretched left hand of Cannon at the left post, but the ball found the back of the net. Montero cleaned up a header from Patrick Ianni at the left post, banging in a 5-yard shot to give Seattle a 2-0 lead in the 59th minute. The play started on Ljungberg's corner kick from the right side as Ianni's flicked header made it to the feet of Montero, who tallied his fifth goal of the season.
Last Match vs. Los Angeles Galaxy
San Jose Earthquakes 1, Los Angeles Galaxy 1; June 20, 2009; Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
The Earthquakes tied the Los Angeles Galaxy 1-1. Pablo Campos scored the first goal of his MLS career in the fifth minute off of an assist by Chris Leitch. The Galaxy equalized in the 76th minute on a goal by substitute Bryan Jordan. The San Jose Earthquakes met their arch-rivals LA Galaxy on Saturday and the visitors netted a second-half equalizer through Bryan Jordan to escape the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum with a 1-1 tie. Pablo Campos had opened the scoring for the home side after just five minutes, but Jordan's bullet header from a Landon Donovan cross leveled matters with 14 minutes remaining, giving the visitors a share of the points. The Quakes had promised to exploit their speed advantage up top prior to the game, and they made good on their vow after just five minutes. Chris Leitch's long ball out of the back found Campos in acres of space, and with plenty of time to set himself, he slotted the ball past L.A. goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts to give San Jose a 1-0 lead. Suitably stung by conceding an early goal, the Galaxy created some good opportunities over the next few minutes. Donovan's eighth-minute cross picked out Kirovski at the far post, but the Galaxy forward hit his volley over the bar. Donovan then weaved his way through the San Jose defense four minutes later, but Cannon was off his line quickly and smothered the breakaway attempt of his former teammate. The Quakes were soon back on the attack. Campos' clever through ball in the 18th minute put Arturo Alvarez alone on Ricketts, and while Alvarez initially evaded Ricketts' challenge, he dithered on the ball too long, allowing the Galaxy 'keeper to recover and deflect the ball out for a corner kick. Alvarez's ensuing delivery was headed on goal by Campos, but Ricketts delivered a sharp save to his left to keep the margin at one. Chances became scarcer in the second half, and with the Galaxy in need of a goal, Arena brought on Jordan for Mike Magee in the 56th minute. The change seemed to spark the Galaxy, as Cannon had to be alert in the 73rd minute to touch away Kirovski's cross and then punch away the rebound with Donovan advancing. But that was a mere prelude to Jordan's equalizer in the 76th minute. Donovan's initial corner kick was cleared only as far as Dema Kovalenko, whose pass to Donovan was crossed back into the box, where Jordan's snap header beat Cannon to the far post.
Misc. Notes
Huckerby Scores in Return
Earthquakes midfielder Darren Huckerby returned to the starting lineup Saturday against Seattle Sounders FC and scored his first goals of the season. Huckerby took a pass from Ryan Johnson to score his first goal. He missed seven games from April 18-May 30 with a right quadriceps strain, before coming on as a sub on June 7 at FC Dallas.
Johnson and Salinas Notch First Assists of Season
Ryan Johnson and Shea Salinas combined to set up Darren Huckerby's second-half goal Saturday night against Seattle Sounders FC. The assist was Johnson's first of the season for San Jose. For Salinas, the assist was the first of his two-year MLS career.
Stay up to Date on Insider News on Twitter
The Earthquakes are proud to announce the launch their official Twitter site, twitter.com/sjearthquakes. Fans can stay up to date on the latest team news straight from practice, games and road trips.
Glen Misses Match
Earthquakes forward Cornell Glen played for Trinidad & Tobago against Costa Rica June 6 in World Cup qualifying and lost 3-2. Glen came on as a substitute in the 50th minute for Silvio Spann. Glen received a yellow card in the 73rd minute, causing him to miss Trinidad and Tobago's World Cup Qualifier on Wednesday, June 10 against Mexico. Glen remained in Trinidad to get his P-1 visa, but he was not able to receive his visa prior to the Sounders FC game and did not play in Seattle.
Elliott on International Duty
Simon Elliott remains on international duty with New Zealand. On Wednesday June 3, New Zealand played against Tanzania dropped a 2-1 decision in Tanzania. Elliott came on as a substitute in the 55th minute for Jeremy Christie. New Zealand then played another game on June 6, drawing with Botswana 0-0. Elliott started the as captain and played 90 minutes. New Zealand ended their tour of friendly matches in Pretoria, South Africa, with a 4-3 loss to 2006 FIFA World Cup Champions Italy on June 10. Elliott played 90 minutes, as the Kiwis nearly pulled off the upset. The All Whites opened Group A play in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa, facing Spain on Sunday, June 14 in Rustenburg. They fell 5-0 with Elliott again playing 90 minutes. They next play host South Africa on Wednesday, June 17 in Rustenburg, before closing the group stage versus Iraq on Saturday, June 20 in Johannesburg. If New Zealand gets through the group stage, they will play in the semifinals either Wednesday, June 24 or Thursday, June 25. The Confederations Cup Final will be played on Sunday, June 28 in Johannesburg. Elliott will miss Saturday's game on June 20, against the Los Angeles Galaxy.
Johnson in Top 10
Earthquakes forward Ryan Johnson is among the league leaders in goals this season. Johnson is currently tied for ninth place with five goals along. Guillermo Barros Schelotto of the Columbus Crew leads the league with 10 goals.
Leitch Makes his 150th Career MLS Appearance
Earthquakes defender Chris Leitch made his 150th career MLS appearance against Seattle Sounders FC Saturday night.
History of the Quakes-Galaxy Rivalry
As the two original MLS teams in California, the Earthquakes (then known as the Clash) and the Galaxy met for the first time in league history on April 28, 1996 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. In front of a crowd of 40,347, the Clash fell to the Galaxy 2-1. From 1996-2005, the two teams met each other more than any other teams in the league. Along with playing each other 42 times in the regular season, the Quakes and the Galaxy have also met eight times in the playoffs and four times in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The teams squared off in the playoffs in 1996, 2001, 2003 and 2005 ... The Galaxy captured the 1996 playoff series two games to one, winning the final two games of the series at the Rose Bowl ... In 2001, the two teams met in MLS Cup with the Quakes earning a 2-1 overtime win. Dwayne De Rosario scored the winning goal in overtime for San Jose ... The 2003 playoff series between the Galaxy and the Quakes produced one of the most memorable games in league history. After losing the opening game of the two-game aggregate goal series 2-0, San Jose fell behind 2-0 in the second game to trail 4-0 overall in the series. However, the Earthquakes responded with four goals in regulation to tie the series 4-4. Chris Ronér tied the series in the 90th minute. Rodrigo Faria then scored six minutes into overtime to send San Jose to the Western Conference Championship game. The Quakes would go on to win the 2003 MLS Cup ... 2005 marked the end of the line for the Quakes. After losing the first leg of the Western Conference Semifinals 3-1 to the Galaxy at The Home Depot Center, the Quakes needed another two-goal comeback to win the series. After going up 1-0 on a Brian Ching goal in game two on Oct. 29, 2005, Ned Grabavoy scored for the Galaxy to end the Quakes hopes. That match marked the Earthquakes final game before the team was relocated to Houston on Dec. 15, 2005.
Galaxy All-Time Leaders vs. San Jose
Edson Buddle recorded a hat trick on June 14, 2008 and has scored seven career goals in ten appearances against the Quakes ... Former Quake Landon Donovan has scored four goals and notched three assists against San Jose ... Chris Klein has netted a pair of goals and also tallied six career assists against the Earthquakes in his 30 appearances ... Dema Kovalenko has scored four career goals in 17 games.
Quakes All-Time Leaders vs. Galaxy
Joe Cannon has six career shutouts against the Galaxy ... Arturo Alvarez leads the Quakes with two goals scored against Los Angeles along with one assist.
Yallop Faces the Galaxy
Quakes head coach Frank Yallop coached the Los Angeles Galaxy during the 2006 and 2007 seasons. During his time with the Galaxy, Yallop posted an 18-21-12 record. San Jose is 1-2-1 against the Galaxy since returning to the league in 2008.
Earthquakes - Galaxy Connections
Midfielder Simon Elliott, goalkeeper Joe Cannon, defender Kelly Gray, midfielder/defender Brandon McDonald and assistant coach Ian Russell all spent time with the Galaxy in their careers. Elliott came to the Quakes from Fulham F.C. in England during this offseason, but spent 1999-2003 with Los Angeles. He scored 10 goals and notched 33 assists for the Galaxy during his time spent with the club. Cannon played one year for the Galaxy in 2007, appearing in 29 games and posting nine wins. Gray spent part of the 2007 season with the Galaxy, coming over in a mid-season trade from Houston. He appeared in six matches for Los Angeles. McDonald was originally drafted by the Galaxy last year, and spent his rookie campaign in Los Angeles. He appeared in 16 games, 10 of which he started, scoring one goal and tallying one assist. Russell played three games for Frank Yallop with the Galaxy in 2007 ... Galaxy forward Edson Buddle played with current Quakes midfielder Simon Elliott with the Columbus Crew from 2004-2005 and Los Angeles defender Tony Sanneh spent the 2004 season with the two of them in Columbus as well ... Galaxy defender Todd Dunivant played with the San Jose Earthquakes from 2003-2004, where he scored one goal and notched six assists ... Galaxy forward Jovan Kirovski played in nine matches for the Quakes in 2008 ... Los Angeles defender Chris Klein played with Joe Cannon and Kelly Gray in 2007 under Frank Yallop on the Galaxy ... Quakes midfielder Bobby Convey played with Galaxy midfielder Dema Kovalenko with D.C. United in 2003 ... Galaxy midfielder Eddie Lewis spent 1996-1999 with the San Jose Clash and played on the United States national team with Bobby Convey ... Quakes defender Chris Leitch played in New York with Galaxy forward Mike Magee for five seasons ... Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena coached Bobby Convey with the US national team and also coached in New York, where Chris Leitch played under him ... Galaxy forward Bryan Jordan played at Oregon State with Quakes forward Ryan Johnson ... Johnson has also played with Galaxy goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts on the Jamaican National team.
Cannon Amongst All-Time Leaders
Earthquakes goalkeeper Joe Cannon is among the all-time league leaders in a number of goalkeeping categories. He is second in goalkeeper appearances (259), starts (258) and minutes played (23,325). He is now third all-time in saves (1,069), tied for second all-time in shutouts (65) and fifth all-time in wins (94) in league history. For San Jose, Cannon is first in club history as a goalkeeper in appearances (144), minutes played (13,131), saves (601), wins (56) and shutouts (35) and second in goals against average (1.32), and saves percentage (73.5). He also holds the team's all-time record for saves in a game with 12 on July 8, 2000 at Colorado.
Cannon in Quakes Record Books
Earthquakes goalkeeper Joe Cannon played 90 minutes Saturday, June 13 at Seattle Sounders FC to record his 144th career game as a member of the Earthquakes. He is now fourth all-time in appearances. Cannon has also recorded 13,131 minutes, good for second all-time in Quakes history. His 144 career starts are now second all-time in San Jose history after passing Ronald Cerritos (142).
Corrales Amongst All-Time Leaders
Ramiro Corrales started and played 90 minutes on June 13 against Seattle Sounders FC to record his 155th appearance in a San Jose uniform. With 155 appearances, Corrales is now second on the all-time appearances list. Richard Mulrooney (1999-2004) is the all-time leader with 163. Corrales also made his 139th start and has logged 12,391 minutes as a member of the Quakes. He is now in fourth place in franchise history in starts and third in all-time in club history for minutes played.
Quakes in June
The Earthquakes are 25-17-13 all-time in MLS games during the month of June.
Road Game Against Real Salt Lake Moved to July 3
The San Jose Earthquakes game at Western Conference foe Real Salt Lake has been moved from Saturday, July 4 at 6 p.m. PT to Friday, July 3 at 7 p.m. PT. The game will still air on the radio on 1220 KDOW. The game will mark the Quakes first appearance ever at Rio Tinto Stadium. San Jose has met Real Salt Lake seven times in MLS play in club history. The Earthquakes are 2-2-3 all-time against Real Salt Lake. In their four games at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, the Quakes posted a 1-1-2 record.
Fan Voting for MLS All-Star Game
Fans can vote now for the First XI for the 2009 MLS All-Star Game, which pits the best of Major League Soccer against Everton FC of the English Premier League. The 14th annual All-Star Game will take place at Rio Tinto Stadium in Sandy, Utah on July 29 at 6:30 p.m. PT. The game will be televised on ESPN2 and Telefutura. Fans can vote for the All-Star First XI online by selecting one goalkeeper, three defenders, five midfielders, and two forwards. Fans can vote up to 10 times per day. The online fan balloting program, which concludes on July 6, will comprise 25 percent of the total vote for the All-Star First XI, with coaches and general managers, players, and media each holding 25 percent of the vote. Earthquakes players on the ballot are Joe Cannon, Chris Leitch, Nick Garcia, Eric Denton, Jason Hernandez, Darren Huckerby, Arturo Alvarez, Ramiro Corrales, Bobby Convey, Ryan Johnson, Cam Weaver and Shea Salinas.
MLS Futbolito Returns to San Jose
Thousands of soccer players of all ages and from all walks of life will lace up their cleats this summer to participate in the seventh edition of "MLS Futbolito", Major League Soccer's official 4-v-4 tournament and one of the nation's most successful grassroots soccer initiatives. The 13-event national tour, presented by Panasonic, hits San Jose on Saturday, September 19 at Independence High School in San Jose. The tournament begins with a New York Red Bulls hosted event in New York City on Saturday, June 6 and follows a week later in Miami with a nationally televised event on Univision, including a celebrity game, on Sunday, June 14, before continuing to the other markets, including San Jose. For further information about MLS Futbolito, visit the event's revamped official site: www.MLSFutbolito.com.
Quakes Radio Segment on KNBR 1050
The Earthquakes have a weekly five-minute news segment every Friday on KNBR 1050 following the Razor and Mr. T show at 7 p.m. PT. John Shrader, the voice of the Earthquakes, will host the report that will include interviews, player features and team news.
Catch Yallop on SportsRamble
Earthquakes head coach Frank Yallop will appear every Sunday during the season on KDOW's weekly sports show, Sports Ramble. Yallop will appear with host Chetan Chaudhari at 8:30 p.m. PT each Sunday to talk Quakes soccer.
Listen to Quakes "en Español" on sjearthquakes.com
The Earthquakes have launched Spanish-language web broadcasts this season. Fans can tune into every home game during the 2009 Earthquakes season by clicking on the "Multimedia" link at sjearthquakes.com. Carlos Cesar Rivera returns for his second consecutive season as the voice of the Quakes and his fifth overall. A native of El Salvador, Rivera hosts a popular sports talk show from 5:00-7:00 p.m. PT Monday through Friday on 1370 AM that covers MLS, Mexican League soccer, as well as many other sports. Rivera, who has worked in radio in the Bay Area for over 25 years, has also called games for the San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders, Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants and the San Francisco Bay Blackhawks in his career.
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