MLS San Jose Earthquakes

Earthquakes News & Notes

Published on August 10, 2009 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
San Jose Earthquakes News Release


This Week

The San Jose Earthquakes have a bye week after losing to the Columbus Crew on August 8 at Candlestick Park. The team gets back to action on Saturday, August 22 against the Kansas City Wizards at Buck Shaw Stadium. The game kicks off at 7:30 p.m. PT and will be broadcast live on Comcast SportsNet Bay Area and 1220 KDOW. Fans can also listen in Spanish on sjearthquakes.com.

Earthquakes Schedule for the Week of 8/10/09

Tuesday, August 11 - 10:30 a.m. PT - Training at Santa Clara

Wednesday, August 12 - 10:30 a.m. PT - TBD

Thursday, August 13 - 10:30 a.m. PT - Training at Santa Clara

Friday, August 14 - 10:30 a.m. PT - Training at Santa Clara

Saturday, August 15 - TBD

Injury Report

Out - Aaron Pitchkolan (L - groin avulsion).

Last Game

Columbus Crew 3, Earthquakes 0; August 8, 2009; Candlestick Park; San Francisco, Calif.

The Columbus Crew walked away with a 3-0 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes, courtesy of second-half goals from Alejandro Moreno, Robbie Rogers and Adam Moffat. The Quakes settled quickly, with Ryan Johnson springing Darren Huckerby on a breakaway in the third minute, but Crew goalkeeper Will Hesmer was off his line to spoil the Englishman's effort. Columbus responded with two chances in a four minute span. A short chip from Rogers nearly put Steven Lenhart through, but Quakes defender Brandon McDonald was able to muscle the Crew forward off the ball. In the eighth minute, a free kick from Chad Marshall was then saved comfortably by San Jose 'keeper Joe Cannon. While neither team could gain a stranglehold on possession, San Jose began carving out the better chances. In the 30th minute Cornell Glen evaded the attentions of Marshall with a quick turn, but his blast was turned superbly around the far post by Hesmer. Marshall was much sharper four minutes later, breaking up a quick combination between Huckerby and Glen that nearly threatened the Crew goal. In a bid to generate more offense, Warzycha brought on Emmanuel Ekpo and Moreno for Gaven and Garey, respectively, and it took less than 10 minutes for both players to help put the Crew ahead. Ekpo's cross from the right wing was headed back across goal by Rogers to Moreno, who nodded home his fourth goal of the season from close range. Earlier the Quakes had brought on Arturo Alvarez for the tiring Johnson, but Rogers doubled the Crew's advantage just four minutes after Moreno's tally. Rogers received the ball near the left hand corner of the box, and a hard tackle by Leitch looked to have killed the threat. But the ball fell fortuitously right back to the Crew midfielder, and he made no mistake with an authoritative finish into the upper corner. The double blow seemed to take the life out of the Quakes, and Moffat then capped off the night in the 87th minute, heading home Gino Padula's corner kick with the help of a deflection by the Quakes' McDonald.

Misc. Notes

Viewing Party

On Saturday, August 29, the Earthquakes will take on the New England Revolution on the road at Gillette Stadium. The game is only available on TV with the Direct Kick package, so the Earthquakes are hosting a viewing party at Double D's Sports Grille starting at 4 p.m. PT. The game kicks off at 4:30 p.m. Fans that attend will have a chance to win Earthquakes gear and prizes.

Hernandez Visits Bay Area Scores Program

Earthquakes defender Jason Hernandez visited America Scores Bay Area Wednesday, August 5 as part of the Amway Global Kicks for Kids Program. Hernandez was first introduced by America Scores San Francisco Soccer Director, Yuri Morales, and was welcomed by the children with overwhelming cheers and applause. The New York native stressed the impact a healthy diet and active lifestyle had on his life growing up playing multiple sports. Hernandez, a former baseball player, explained to the children how the choices he made as a child to eat healthy foods helped him achieve his goal of becoming a professional soccer player. He spoke about how small choices like choosing wheat bread over white bread can go a long way and emphasized drinking water over soda especially in the warm California weather. After Hernandez finished speaking, he opened the floor to a question and answer session. The crowd consisted of enthusiastic soccer fans, many donning Earthquakes, Barcelona and Chivas jerseys in spirit with the Night of Champions doubleheader they were receiving tickets to and asked Hernandez many questions about the Earthquakes and the current season. To conclude the afternoon, the 5'11" defender signed player cards and Earthquakes staff handed out over 150 jersey replica shirts and 150 tickets, donated by Amway Global, to the students to attend the Earthquakes home game on August 8 against the Columbus Crew and the second game between FC Barcelona and CD Guadalajara at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.

Three Quakes to Play in Qualifier Wednesday

Three members of the San Jose Earthquakes were called up by their respective national teams for the Wednesday, August 12 World Cup qualifying match between El Salvador and Trinidad and Tobago. The match kicks off at 4:30 p.m. PT at Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Cornell Glen has been named to the roster for Trinidad and Tobago for the match, while Ramon Sanchez and Arturo Alvarez will suit up for El Salvador. All three players departed the Bay Area on Sunday and will be back before the Quakes next Major League Soccer match on August 22 against the Kansas City Wizards. Sanchez, who is currently the captain of El Salvador, has made more than 50 appearances for El Salvador's senior national squad, scoring two goals. The San Juan Opico native has appeared in every World Cup qualifying match for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. Alvarez will be looking to make his debut for El Salvador after playing for the United States at the youth national team level. He played for the U18, U20 and U23 United States national teams, but a recent FIFA ruling allows Alvarez to now play for El Salvador, the country where his parents were born. Glen most recently played for Trinidad and Tobago on June 6 in a 3-2 qualifying loss to Costa Rica. For his career, he has appeared in 56 games and scored 22 goals for his country.

Second Biggest Crowd in Team History

Saturday night's doubleheader at Candlestick Park marked the second biggest crowd, 61,572, in San Jose Earthquakes history. The all-time record is 73,123 for a match on July 4, 1999 at Stanford Stadium.

Second Time at Candlestick

The Earthquakes played at Candlestick Park for the second time in their history on Saturday in a 3-0 loss to the Columbus Crew. They previously played there on Sept. 18, 2002 in a 1-1 tie with Club America.

Ryan Johnson Among League Leaders in Goals Scored

Earthquakes forward Ryan Johnson is among the league leaders in goals this season. Johnson is currently tied for ninth place with seven goals.

Home Stretch

The Earthquakes have one match left on a four-game homestand after losing 3-0 to the Columbus Crew on Saturday at Candlestick Park. The team tied D.C. United 2-2 and beat Seattle Sounders FC 4-0 in the first two games of that stretch. They finish the homestand on Aug. 22 against the Kansas City Wizards at Buck Shaw Stadium.

Cannon Among 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 (266), starts (265) and minutes played (23,955). He is now third all-time in saves (1,087), second all-time in shutouts (66) and fifth all-time in wins (96) in league history. For San Jose, Cannon is first in club history as a goalkeeper in appearances (151), minutes played (13,761), saves (619), wins (58) and shutouts (36) and second in goals against average (1.34), and saves percentage (73.0). 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 August 8 against the Columbus Crew to record his 151st career game as a member of the Earthquakes. He is now fourth all-time in appearances. Cannon has also recorded 13,761 minutes, good for second all-time in Quakes history. His 151 career starts are now second all-time in San Jose history.

Corrales Among All-Time Leaders

Ramiro Corrales is now second on the all-time in appearances in Quakes team history with 157. Richard Mulrooney (1999-2004) is the all-time leader with 163. Corrales has 141 starts and 12,526 minutes played 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 August

The Earthquakes are 28-21-6 all-time in MLS games during the month of August.

Earthquakes Debut Weekly Segment on Telemundo 48

The Earthquakes have a weekly segment called "Quakes al día" every Thursday at 11 p.m. on Telemundo's newscast. The segment will include interviews with the players and coaches, along with features and behind the scenes footage.

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. 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 or another member of the team 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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