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Earthquakes Weekly Update

September 22, 2014 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
San Jose Earthquakes News Release


THIS WEEK

The Earthquakes hit the road on Saturday, Sept. 27 against the Colorado Rapids at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. Kickoff is 6:00 p.m. PT on Comcast SportsNet Bay Area and 1370 KZSF.

Last MLS Game

Earthquakes 0, Montreal Impact 2; Sept. 20, 2014; Stade Saputo in Montreal, Quebec.

The Earthquakes lost 2-0 on the road against the Montreal Impact at Stade Saputo. The game was deadlocked for 80 minutes before the Impact broke through for two goals in the final 10 minutes to take the victory. After fighting through the first half, the Quakes had two great chances to take the lead midway through the second half. On the first, Shea Salinas found space on the left wing and curled a left-footed cross in for Atiba Harris, who powered a header that just missed the back post. Moments later, Sam Cronin had a shotfrom distance that seemed destined for the corner before whistling past the post. The Impact took the lead in the 81st minute through Jack McInerney. Marco Di Vaio's shot was saved by Quakes goalkeeper Jon Busch, but the rebound deflected off McInerney into the net. With the game winding down, Dilly Duka scored the Impact's second, maneuvering around a Quakes defender in the box before finding the far post side-netting for a 2-0 lead.

Earthquakes in September

The Earthquakes are 34-24-13 all-time in MLS play in the month of September.

COLORADO RAPIDS INFO

Earthquakes vs. Colorado Rapids All-Time

MLS Regular Season: 26-18-12

Home: 13-8-7 (45 GF, 35 GA)

Away: 13-10-5 (35 GF, 34 GA)

Shootout (1996-99): 1-2; Overtime (2000-03): 0-0-2; Playoffs: 0-1-0; US Open Cup: 0-0-0; U.S. Open Cup Play-In: 0-0-0

All-Time Scoring: San Jose - 83, Colorado Rapids - 69

Last Game vs. Colorado

Earthquakes 0, Colorado Rapids 0; May 7, 2014; Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.

The San Jose Earthquakes picked up their third shutout of the season in a 0-0 draw against the Colorado Rapids at Buck Shaw Stadium on Wednesday, May 7. The Earthquakes peppered the Rapids' goal with 15 shots on the night, seven of which were on target. However, a stellar effort from Colorado goalkeeper Clint Irwin, including several spectacular saves, kept the sides level. San Jose's first big chance on goal came in the 23rd minute after Shea Salinas received the ball on a give-and-go from a corner kick. Salinas juked past a defender and curled a shot toward the near post where Irwin -->

Earthquakes Weekly Update: Sept. 22, 2014

THIS WEEK

The Earthquakes hit the road on Saturday, Sept. 27 against the Colorado Rapids at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. Kickoff is 6:00 p.m. PT on Comcast SportsNet Bay Area and 1370 KZSF.

Last MLS Game

Earthquakes 0, Montreal Impact 2; Sept. 20, 2014; Stade Saputo in Montreal, Quebec.

The Earthquakes lost 2-0 on the road against the Montreal Impact at Stade Saputo. The game was deadlocked for 80 minutes before the Impact broke through for two goals in the final 10 minutes to take the victory. After fighting through the first half, the Quakes had two great chances to take the lead midway through the second half. On the first, Shea Salinas found space on the left wing and curled a left-footed cross in for Atiba Harris, who powered a header that just missed the back post. Moments later, Sam Cronin had a shotfrom distance that seemed destined for the corner before whistling past the post. The Impact took the lead in the 81st minute through Jack McInerney. Marco Di Vaio's shot was saved by Quakes goalkeeper Jon Busch, but the rebound deflected off McInerney into the net. With the game winding down, Dilly Duka scored the Impact's second, maneuvering around a Quakes defender in the box before finding the far post side-netting for a 2-0 lead.

Earthquakes in September

The Earthquakes are 34-24-13 all-time in MLS play in the month of September.

COLORADO RAPIDS INFO

Earthquakes vs. Colorado Rapids All-Time

MLS Regular Season: 26-18-12

Home: 13-8-7 (45 GF, 35 GA)

Away: 13-10-5 (35 GF, 34 GA)

Shootout (1996-99): 1-2; Overtime (2000-03): 0-0-2; Playoffs: 0-1-0; US Open Cup: 0-0-0; U.S. Open Cup Play-In: 0-0-0

All-Time Scoring: San Jose - 83, Colorado Rapids - 69

Last Game vs. Colorado

Earthquakes 0, Colorado Rapids 0; May 7, 2014; Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.

The San Jose Earthquakes picked up their third shutout of the season in a 0-0 draw against the Colorado Rapids at Buck Shaw Stadium on Wednesday, May 7. The Earthquakes peppered the Rapids' goal with 15 shots on the night, seven of which were on target. However, a stellar effort from Colorado goalkeeper Clint Irwin, including several spectacular saves, kept the sides level. San Jose's first big chance on goal came in the 23rd minute after Shea Salinas received the ball on a give-and-go from a corner kick. Salinas juked past a defender and curled a shot toward the near post where Irwin blocked it into the air. Ty Harden was first to the rebound and attempted a bicycle kick, but his shot was knocked away by a Rapids defender before reaching the goal. Minutes later the Earthquakes were knocking on the doorstep once again, this time with a header from Chris Wondolowski. Jean-Baptiste Pierazzi headed a pass toward goal, finding Harden for a flicked header at the edge of the six-yard box. Wondolowski was waiting and redirected a shot toward the net, but Irwin made a one-handed diving save to knock it just past the post and out for a corner kick. Alan Gordon had the next golden chance with an open look inside the area in the 53rd minute. Salinas slid a pass between defenders to an open Gordon, but the ensuing shot darted just wide of the target. Irwin made his presence felt again in the 63rd minute. Atiba Harris blasted a shot from just inside the area that was destined for the net if not for Irwin reaching back to punch it away while diving to his left. Wondolowski nearly netted the game-winner in the waning moments, tapping a shot on the run toward goal after a through ball from Salinas, but Irwin sprawled and deflected the ball with his leg. The shot was still heading toward goal, but hit the post and bounced away.

History of the Quakes-Colorado Rapids Rivalry

The two teams played for the first time in 1996 and the Quakes swept the four-game season series, outscoring Colorado 9-3 in the process ... Ramiro Corrales' first career start came against Colorado on May 8, 1996 ... In 1997 Colorado won three of four and swept the Quakes in two games at San Jose ... Colorado dominated again in 1998 and had a memorable win at Stanford where they edged the Earthquakes 4-3 in penalty kicks ... The Earthquakes returned the favor and beat Colorado 4-3 in penalty kicks in the first match of 1999 and they split the season series 2-2 ... 2000 saw the teams split the series again with the Earthquakes winning the first two meetings ... on August 25, 2001 the Earthquakes scored three goals in four minutes for their second win of the year against the Rapids. Manny Lagos scored his second goal of the match on an assist from Junior Agogo. Two minutes later Landon Donovan scored on an assist from Ian Russell. Then in the 40th minute Donovan assisted Agogo for the fourth goal. The Quakes added one more and then cruised to a 5-2 victory ... In 2002 the teams split the series ... In 2003 the Quakes opened the season at Colorado and Brian Ching scored 53 seconds into the match and the Quakes were victorious 2-1 ... 2004 began an unbeaten streak in which the Earthquakes did not lose to the Rapids from 2004-2010. The Quakes were 8-0-4 during the streak before losing 1-0 on August 7, 2010 ... The two teams met again in the 2010 Eastern Conference Finals, but the Rapids beat the Quakes 1-0 on their way to winning the MLS Cup ... The Quakes were unable to beat the Rapids last year, with the Rapids defeating the Quakes 2-1 on August 13, 2011 at Buck Shaw Stadium, and the sides tying 1-1 on September 24, 2011 at Dick's Sporting Goods Park ... The Earthquakes swept their three games vs. Colorado in 2012, outscoring the Rapids 10-3 in the process ... Chris Wondolowski's most recent hat-trick came against Colorado on October 6, 2012 ... Mehdi Ballouchy's first career appearance for San Jose was against Colorado on August 25, 2012 ... The Quakes and Rapids tied 1-1 at Buck Shaw Stadium in their first meeting of 2013 ... The Earthquakes followed with a 2-1 win at Dick's Sporting Goods Park on June 15, the club's first road win of the season and the first game on the sidelines for interim head coach Mark Watson ... San Jose capped their 2013 involvement with Colorado with a 1-0 win at Buck Shaw Stadium on Oct. 9 thanks to a goal from Chris Wondolowski ... The Quakes and Rapids tied 0-0 at Dick's Sporting Goods Park on April 19 in their first meeting of 2014 ... The San Jose Earthquakes picked up their third shutout of the season in a 0-0 draw against the Colorado Rapids at Buck Shaw Stadium on Wednesday, May 7.

Earthquakes-Colorado Rapids Connections

Earthquakes midfielder Atiba Harris played for the Rapids in 2013 ... Rapids defender Drew Moor and Earthquakes defender Clarence Goodson played together for FC Dallas from 2005-07 ... Moor (2003-04) and Earthquakes midfielder Tommy Thompson (2013) both played at the University of Indiana ... Earthquakes midfielder Shea Salinas and Rapids midfielder Danny Mwanga played together for the Philadelphia Union in 2010 ... Mwanga and Earthquakes forward Mike Fucito were teammates with the Portland Timbers in 2012 ... Earthquakes defender Brandon Barklage and Rapids goalkeeper John Berner were born in St. Louis, Mo. ... Barklage and Rapids defender Marc Burch were teammates with D.C. United from 2010-11 ... Earthquakes midfielder Sam Cronin (2005-08) and Rapids midfielder Jared Watts (2010-13) played college soccer for Wake Forest ... Rapids midfielder Brian Mullan played with the Earthquakes from 2003-05 and played with Chris Wondolowski in Houston from 2006-09 ... Rapids forward Edson Buddle was the runner-up to Wondolowski in the 2010 Budweiser Golden Boot race as a member of the LA Galaxy ... Buddle was a teammate of Earthquakes goalkeeper Jon Busch with the Columbus Crew from 2002-05 ... Buddle also played with Earthquakes forward Alan Gordon from 2007-10 for the LA Galaxy ... Wondolowski and Rapids forward Gabriel Torres shared CONCACAF Gold Cup Golden Boot honors with five apiece, Wondolowski for the USA and Torres for Panama; Landon Donovan also had five during the competition ... Rapids forward Kamani Hill was born in Berkeley, Calif. ... Earthquakes defender Pablo Pintos and Rapids forward Vicente Sanchez were both born in Montevideo, Uruguay.

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES

Final Countdown at Buck Shaw Stadium

The Earthquakes have just two MLS regular season games remaining at Buck Shaw Stadium before they move into their new home at the beginning of the 2015 season. The club hosts the Portland Timbers on Saturday, Oct. 4 and Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Saturday, Oct. 18. Tickets are available to those matches by calling 1-800-225-2277, visiting www.sjearthquakes.com or www.tickets.com . Groups of 10 or more should call the club's Front Office at 408-556-7700 to ask about group rates.

Fan to Install First Seat at New Stadium

The Earthquakes will commemorate the beginning of their new stadium's seat installation process by giving season ticket holder Debbie Freeman an opportunity to mount her own seats on Tuesday, Sept. 23 at 10 a.m. The Earthquakes will begin placing the first of 18,000 seats on the north side of the stadium nearest the scoreboard. Freeman will be on hand to install her seat and will follow up by becoming the first person to sit in their seat at the new venue. The San Carlos native has been a season ticket holder since 2010 and secured her spot in section 101 for the 2015 season. In an effort to include community stakeholders throughout the construction process, the Earthquakes have hosted a number of ceremonies with fans, players and coaches. The club set a Guinness World Record for largest participatory groundbreaking ceremony on Oct. 21, 2012 with 6,256 fans digging at the site of the future playing field for two minutes. The Earthquakes also invited a group of season ticket holders to pour the cement foundation for the future locker room, allowed all fans to sign the final steel beam ahead of the stadium's topping out ceremony and hosted a public barbecue on the day of that topping out ceremony.

Earthquakes to Host C.D.S. Vida in International Friendly

The Earthquakes announced that the club will host C.D.S. Vida of Honduras on Tuesday, Oct. 14 at Buck Shaw Stadium (7:30 p.m. PT) in an international friendly. Season ticket holders should use Bonus Game "B" and will have an exclusive window to purchase additional seats beginning today. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Wednesday, Sept. 17 at 10 a.m. PT via the sjearthquakes.com, Tickets.com or by calling 1-800-225-2277. Groups of 10 or more should call the club's front office at 408-556-7700 to inquire about group rates. Vida is based in La Ceiba, Honduras - hometown of Earthquakes center back and Honduran World Cup veteran Victor Bernardez. The three-year MLS veteran began his career with Vida in 2003. Vida are eighth in the Honduran first division through seven matches in the 2014-15 Apertura. Their club won the Honduran league in 1981, 1983 and finished second in 1984 and 1985. The Earthquakes have a historical connection to the match. It was the Honduran Olympic squad that played the first international friendly at Buck Shaw Stadium on July 15, 2008. The Earthquakes were playing their first season at Buck Shaw Stadium after returning to MLS earlier that year. The club is now celebrating its final season at Buck Shaw before moving into their new stadium in 2015.

Busch in Historic Form

Earthquakes goalkeeper Jon Busch will be making a big contribution to his Saves for SEALs program at the end of this season. The 38-year-old veteran is on pace to top his career-high for saves in a single season (132) with a league-leading 114 through 28 games. The club record for saves in a season is 124 set by Joe Cannon in 2008. Busch's 114 saves so far this season would have led the league in 2008 and 2013.

Wondolowski Continues Hot Post-World Cup Pace

Chris Wondolowski is one of the hottest players in MLS since returning from the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Since his homecoming after United States Men's National Team duty, Wondolowski has eight goals and four assists in 13 games. He has a goal or an assist in nine of those 13 games and had the game-tying goal in the club's most recent match, a 1-1 draw against LA at Buck Shaw Stadium on Sunday, Sept. 14.

Backline Looks to Continue 2014 Success Against Colorado

The Earthquakes backline hopes to keep the Rapids scoreless during the entire 2014 campaign. San Jose has kept Colorado off the board in each of their previous two meetings this season.

Perez Garcia Returns to Action

San Jose Designated Player Matias Perez Garcia returned to MLS action against Montreal Saturday, Sept. 20 after undergoing right knee athroscopic surgery on Aug. 20. Perez Garcia came on in the 78th minute for Shea Salinas, recording one shot on goal in 12 minutes of play.

Pintos Makes MLS Debut

Newly signed defender Pablo Pintos made his MLS debut against the Montreal Impact on Saturday, Sept. 22, starting and playing 84 minutes. The Earthquakes signed the Uruguayan defender on Sept. 9. Pintos has played professionally in Argentina, Spain and Turkey in addition to his home country.

Salinas Aims for Career Assist Mark

Shea Salinas is looking to earn a new career season high in assists this weekend in Colorado after notching his eighth assist of the season in a 3-3 draw against the Portland Timbers on Sept. 7. The seven-year MLS veteran is in prime form, having recorded career-bests in three consecutive years. He leads the Earthquakes in assists since 2012 with 23, including seven in 2012 and eight in 2014.

Hernandez Makes Club History Against Montreal

Jason Hernandez made his 156th start for San Jose on Saturday, Sept. 20 against Montreal, moving him out of a tie with Richard Mulrooney for No. 3 in club history. Hernandez is 15 games away from surpassing Joe Cannon (171) as No. 2 on the club's all-time games started list. Ramiro Corrales holds the No. 1 spot with 228 games started.

Busch Moves Up All-Time Appearance List

After logging 90 minutes and posting four saves against the Montreal Impact on Saturday, Sept. 20, Jon Busch surpassed Wade Barrett as No. 7 on the club's all-time games played list with 144. Busch has started all but four of San Jose's games since the beginning of 2011.

Busch Among League Leaders

Earthquakes goalkeeper Jon Busch is having another stellar season for San Jose. He leads the league with 114 saves and is tied for second in saves percentage among goalkeepers with at least 10 starts at 72 percent.

Loan Watch: Jahn Starts in USL PRO Semifinal

Adam Jahn started and played 45 minutes for Sacramento Republic FC in a thrilling 3-2 win over LA Galaxy II in the USL PRO semifinals Saturday, Sept. 20 at Bonney Field. Sacramento advances to the USL PRO Championship Match where they will face the Harrisburg City Islanders on Saturday Sept. 27 at 7:30 p.m. PT at Bonney Field.

Loan Watch: Bingham Starts for Strommen IF

David Bingham played 90 minutes in a 2-2 win for Strommen IF in Norwegian second division action on Sunday, Sept. 21. Bingham has played in four matches since joining Strommen IF, including a 2-1 win over Fredrikstad on Sept. 14, a 6-1 win against HamKam on Aug. 31 and a 4-0 loss against Kristiansund BK on Aug. 24.

#MilestoEpicenter Goes Global

Earthquakes fans around the world will soon be able to gauge their distance to the Epicenter of soccer after the club announced an expansion of its #MilestoEpicenter campaign. Billboards will be placed in a number of locations depicting the distance to San Jose's new stadium, including: multiple places around the Bay Area, New England, Seattle, Portland, Los Angeles, Route 66, New York City, Miami and Las Vegas. The international boards include Mexico, Brazil, London, Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador and other locations around Europe.

Enter to Win #MilestoEpicenter

In addition to the billboard campaign, fans have a chance to win 2015 Earthquakes season tickets through the #MilestoEpicenter contest. To enter for a chance to win the grand prize of two 2015 Earthquakes season tickets, fans can either pick up a "Miles to the Epicenter" sign at the Quakes Front Office or download and print a paper one from the team's official website at sjearthquakes.com. Using the sign, fans can then write their distance from the Quakes New Stadium on the sign and take a photo of themselves with the sign. To enter the contest, fans have the option of emailing the photo to milestoepicenter@sjearthquakes.com or uploading the photo through the club website, sjearthquakes.com. All of the photos will then be displayed at sjearthquakes.com and the team's official Facebook page, facebook.com/sanjoseearthquakes. Fans can then share their submission with the hashtag #milestoepicenter and vote for their favorite photo. The photo that receives the most votes will win a pair of 2015 Earthquakes season tickets. The contest will run through the end of the 2014 MLS regular season on Sunday, Oct. 26.

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES

Earthquakes U-14 Academy

The Earthquakes U-14s improved to 3-0-0 to start their 2014-15 campaign with a 3-1 win against Ballistic United SC on Saturday, Sept. 20 at John Mise Park in San Jose. San Jose's Oscar Govea would open the game's scoring in the 47th minute, followed by goals from Jessy Garcia and Ricardo Oritz to secure the win for the Earthquakes.

Earthquakes U-16 Academy

The Earthquakes U-16's recorded a 2-1 win against LA Galaxy on Saturday, Sept. 20 at Cal State East Bay and a 3-1 loss to Chivas USA on Sunday, Sept. 21. The results moved their record to 2-1-0 to start the 2014-15 campaign. San Jose is currently tied for second in the Northwest Division with Crossfire Premier.

Earthquakes U-18 Academy

The Earthquakes U-18's continued their hot start to the 2014-15 season with a 2-1 win against LA Galaxy on Saturday, Sept. 20 at Cal State East Bay and a 2-0 win over Chivas USA on Sunday, Sept. 21 at Mustang Soccer Complex. Amir Bashti and Caleb Michael tallied goals to help San Jose secure the win against LA. Bashti would record his second goal of the weekend in a 2-0 win over Chivas USA. San Jose (3-0-0) is second in the Northwest Division with nine points behind division leading Vancouver Whitecaps FC.


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