MLS San Jose Earthquakes

Earthquakes head to Salt Lake City

Published on August 15, 2005 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
San Jose Earthquakes News Release


This Week's Match-Up The Earthquakes head to Salt Lake City this weekend to take on Real Salt Lake on Saturday, August 20 at Rice-Eccles Stadium. The game, which kicks off at 6:30 p.m. PT, will air live on radio on 1590 AM KLIV (English) and in high definition on television on HDNet. The game marks the Quakes final trip to Utah in the regular season. The Quakes reserves get back in action on Sunday, August 21 as they take on the RSL reserves at 10:00 a.m. local time in Park City, Utah.

Last Match

Rapids 1, Earthquakes 1; Saturday, August 13, 2005; Spartan Stadium; San Jose, Calif. The Western Conference leading San Jose Earthquakes extended their home-unbeaten streak to 13 games with a 1-1 tie against the Colorado Rapids at Spartan Stadium. Ricardo Clark scored early in the second half for San Jose, but the Quakes could not hold on to the lead as Jean Philippe Peguero scored for the Rapids to even the match. Earthquakes goalkeeper Pat Onstad snuffed out a Rapids chance in the 13th minute when Colorado took advantage of a San Jose turnover and Jeff Cunningham quickly headed up field. Cunningham dished the ball off to his left to Peguero, who took a few touches before unleashing a hard, low shot that a sliding Onstad was able to knock away. Brad Davis tested Rapids goalkeeper Joe Cannon in the 38th minute when he powered a free kick from 25 yards out on the left side over the Colorado wall to the near post, but Cannon was able to make the save. The Earthquakes survived a wild scramble in front of the goal in the final seconds of the first half, as Onstad and Eddie Robinson managed to knock the ball out of danger several times after Cunningham had a shot from close range. San Jose took a 1-0 lead in the 48th minute on Clark's second goal of the season. Alejandro Moreno slipped a pass to Dwayne De Rosario in the middle of the field near the Rapids penalty area. De Rosario found an on-rushing Clark on the right side with a nice ball, and Clark carried the ball into the area before roofing a blast past Cannon to the near post for the 1-0 lead. The Rapids stormed back to tie it at 1-1 in the 57th minute on a Peguero goal. Kyle Beckerman lofted a through ball over the Quakes defense to Peguero outside the Quakes penalty area. Peguero was able to hold off Danny Califf and take a few dribbles toward the goal before dumping a shot over Onstad.

Last Match vs. Real Salt Lake

Earthquakes 3, Real Salt Lake 0; Saturday, June 18, 2005; Spartan Stadium; San Jose, CA The San Jose Earthquakes exploded for three first half goals, downing expansion club Real Salt Lake 3-0 at Spartan Stadium to earn their first ever win over RSL. The Earthquakes wasted no time getting on the board, as Mark Chung recorded his first goal as a member of the Quakes just 1:18 into the match. Following a strong San Jose attack, Dwayne De Rosario worked a give-and-go on the left sideline with Brad Davis. De Rosario hit Davis on an overlapping run, and Davis then dribbled the ball towards the corner before sending a low cross into the Real penalty area. A charging Chung was able to get to the ball to one-time a high blast into the goal for a 1-0 lead. San Jose extended its lead to 2-0 in the 13th minute on a goal from San Jose product and former Leigh High School star Kelly Gray. Gray, making his Earthquakes debut and first start for the club, started the play by receiving a ball on the right wing. He sent the ball forward along the sideline to Ronald Cerritos, who then dished it back to an overlapping Gray near the top of the penalty area. Gray dribbled around Real Salt Lake defender Matt Behncke and into the box, leaving him charging in alone with only the goalkeeper to beat. Gray slotted the ball past a diving D.J. Countess to the far post for his second goal of the season. The Quakes pushed their advantage to 3-0 in the 35th minute on Wade Barrett's first MLS goal since May 4, 2002. Barrett received the ball near midfield before hitting an open Cerritos running up the left sideline. Cerritos carried the ball down the sideline before whipping in a cross through the box that a hustling Barrett was able to charge in on and direct into the goal, putting the Quakes up 3-0. Pat Onstad made a great save to preserve the shutout just four minutes into the second half following a Clint Mathis free kick from 25 yards out. Mathis sent the ball into the six-yard box, where Behncke headed the ball down towards the net. However, an alert Onstad was able to kick the ball off the goal line to save the goal. In the 81st minute, Earthquakes forward Brian Ching made his return to the field after missing the previous five games with a hamstring strain.

Misc. Notes Vote For The San Jose Earthquakes All-Time Best XI At sjearthquakes.com

In celebration of the 10th season of the team, San Jose Earthquakes fans have the opportunity to select the club's all-time Best XI team. Fans can log onto www.sjearthquakes.com to vote for the best all-time team in Earthquakes/Clash history. Players who had appeared in 25 MLS games by July 15, 2005 are eligible for selection in a 4-4-2 formation. Fifty-three players are available to choose from, including four goalkeepers, 15 defenders, 23 midfielders and 11 forwards. All the players' career stats are available at sjearthquakes.com simply by clicking the players' name. San Jose has been the home to some of the top players in Major League Soccer and this team will feature some of the most legendary players to have ever donned a San Jose jersey. Leading candidates for the team include longtime team captain John Doyle, all-time leading scorer Ronald Cerritos, midfield stalwart Richard Mulrooney, two-time Defensive Player of the Year Jeff Agoos and star forward Landon Donovan, among others.

Unbeaten Streak Reaches Four After winning three straight games, the Quakes earned a 1-1 tie against the Rapids to move their unbeaten streak to four games. Earlier this season the Quakes strung together seven games without a loss (6/4 - 7/9).

Ten Wins, 38 points In 2004, the Earthquakes won nine games and earned 38 points on the season. Following their win over the Crew on August 6, the team has surpassed last season's win total with its 10th win. The team also has 38 points, equaling last season's point total with 10 games remaining.

Tough D Despite not recording a shutout since their match against the Rapids on June 29, the Quakes continue to stymie opponents' offensive attacks, as they have allowed just 25 goals on the season, good for the third lowest number of goals allowed in MLS. In the past four matches, the Quakes have given up just one goal in each game.

Tight Games

After a tie with the Rapids, San Jose has now had 19 of their 22 games either decided by one goal or finish in a tie. Also, 13 of the 22 games that the Quakes have played in 2005 have entered the halftime break with the teams tied.

Unbeaten At Home The Quakes currently have a 13-game unbeaten streak at Spartan Stadium as they have not lost since Sept. 8, 2004 in their home stadium. The 13-game streak is the third longest in team history. The club has two 15-game unbeaten streaks at Spartan (8/21/99 - 7/4/00 and 8/25/01 - 9/7/02). The team has posted a 6-0-7 record at Spartan during the streak. The Quakes are the only MLS team without a loss at home in 2005, posting a 6-0-5 record.

Reserves Back in Action The Earthquakes reserves play their first match since June 26 on Sunday, August 21 against the Real Salt Lake Reserves in Park City, Utah at 10:00 a.m. MT. The Quakes reserves have posted a 4-2-2 record and sit in third place in the standings with four games remaining. After losing their first two matches, the Quakes reserves have gone unbeaten in their past six matches, including back-to-back 3-0 wins in June against Los Angeles and RSL. Chris Wondolowski leads the team with five goals and one assist.

One-Goal Games In 2004, San Jose had the worst record in MLS in one-goal games, posting a 2-9 record. The team has turned that around in 2005 as they are now 8-3 in one-goal games.

De Rosario Continues to Shine Quakes midfielder Dwayne De Rosario has been on a roll of late, scoring two goals and notching three assists in five games. He has scored a goal or recorded an assist in four straight games. His assist against Colorado was his ninth of the year, tying him for first in MLS in assists and setting a career high for assists in a season. He has also moved into a tie with Brian Ching for third all-time in goals scored in team history with 22. He has scored four goals in 2005.

Unbeaten vs. Colorado

With a tie against the Rapids on Saturday, the Quakes finished their season series against Colorado with an unbeaten 3-0-1 record. This season marks the first time since 1996 that the Quakes have finished unbeaten against the Rapids in the season series.

Quakes Face Galaxy in Open Cup Quarters The San Jose Earthquakes defeated the Portland Timbers 2-0 in the fourth round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on August 3 at PGE Park in Portland, Ore. Wade Barrett and Brian Mullan scored goals for San Jose as the team defeated Portland for the second straight season in the Open Cup. The Quakes will now take on the Los Angeles Galaxy in the quarterfinals on Wednesday, August 24 at Spartan Stadium at 7:30 p.m. PT. The Quakes and Galaxy have met three times in the Open Cup with the Galaxy winning all three times. The Quakes possess a 10-7 overall record in Open Cup play and have outscored opponents 34-15 in the tournament. The Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, the U.S. Soccer Federation's National Championship, is an annual competition open to all amateur and professional soccer teams affiliated with U.S. Soccer. It is the oldest annual team tournament in U.S. sports history and among the oldest soccer tournaments of its type in the world.

Pitching In Through 22 games, the Quakes have scored 33 goals and the goals are coming from the entire team. Fourteen different players have scored a goal and no player has scored more than five goals. Also, the team has never had one-player score two goals or more in a single game this season.

League Leaders -Dwayne De Rosario is tied with FC Dallas' Ronnie O'Brien and Kansas City's Josh Wolff for first in MLS in assists with nine.

-Brad Davis is tied for fourth in assists with eight.

-Ronald Cerritos is tied for sixth in MLS in assists with seven.

-De Rosario is tied for the league lead in game-winning assists with four.

-Pat Onstad is tied for third in the league in goals against average with a 1.14 GAA. He is tied for second in MLS with seven shutouts on the season and is leading the league in save percentage (76.2).

-Opponents have fouled forward Alejandro Moreno 67 times this year, placing him first in the league in fouls suffered. Brian Mullan is sixth in the league with 49 fouls suffered.

Fouls Committed, Fouls Suffered After 22 games in 2005, San Jose leads MLS in fouls suffered (408) and fouls committed (380). In their season opener against New England on April 2, San Jose set the team record with 30 fouls committed.

Hot in August Mark Chung has proven to play his best in August with 17 goals and 12 assists in the month in his career. Pat Onstad's best month is also August, as he has posted a 0.58 goals against average, earned seven wins, and posted seven shutouts in the month. Ronald Cerritos has eight goals and 12 assists in his career in August.

Quakes All-Time in August

San Jose's all-time record in August is 22-20-5.

In the Community Who: Jon Conway & 'Q'

What: San Mateo Kid's Day - Dribble, Pass & Score

When: Monday, August 15th-12:00-5:00

Details: The SJ Earthquakes will be running the Sierra Mist MLS Dribble, Pass & Score competition. Jon Conway will be out at the San Mateo Kid's Day from 2:00-3:00 signing autographs.

What: Dribble, Pass & Score

When: Wednesday, August 17th-10:00-12:00

Location: Castro Valley, MLS Camps

Details: The Earthquakes will be running the Sierra Mist MLS Dribble, Pass & Score competition.

What: Dribble, Pass & Score

When: Saturday, August 20th-8:00-6:00

Location: Castro Valley Soccer Tournament

Details: The Earthquakes will be running the Sierra Mist MLS Dribble, Pass & Score competition.

Who: Player (TBD)

What: Milpitas Art & Wines Festival-Dribble, Pass & Score

When: Sunday, August 21st-12:00-6:00

Location: Milpitas Art & Wine Festival

Details: The Earthquakes will be running our Sierra Mist MLS Dribble, Pass & Score competition at the Art & Wine Festival. 'Q' will be out interacting with the children and coaching them through the Sierra Mist MLS Dribble, Pass & Score competition. A player will be signing autographs on Sunday from 2:00-3:00 at the SJ Earthquakes booth.

MLS Camps MLS Camps will be putting on youth soccer camps in eight different areas the week of August 15. MLS Camps will hold camps for Dixie Youth Soccer League, AYSO 223 Mount Diablo SA, AYSO 43 Mountain View, Palo Alto Soccer Club, AYSO 27 - Saratoga, Burlingame, Castro Valley Youth Soccer League and Windsor Youth Soccer League.

Earthquakes - RSL Connections

Salt Lake midfielder Chris Brown was traded to the Quakes in the early part of the 2004 season and played with San Jose for the rest of the year...Salt Lake defender Rustin Pierce played soccer at UNC Greensboro with San Jose forward Alejandro Moreno...Salt Lake's Leighton O'Brien wore a Quakes uniform in 1999, when he played in four games for San Jose...Ricardo Clark and Clint Mathis were teammates on the MetroStars in 2003...Brad Davis played with Mathis on the MetroStars in 2002...Alejandro Moreno and Paul Broome played together on the Galaxy in 2003 and 2004...Ronald Cerritos played with Paul Broome on Dallas in 2002 and 2003...Mark Chung and Jordan Cila were teammates on Colorado in 2004.

Top Real Salt Lake Players vs. Quakes

RSL has only faced the Earthquakes twice this season. In the teams' game on April 30, RSL forward Jason Kreis wasted no time scoring against the Quakes. Kreis scored two goals against San Jose, one on a penalty kick. In his MLS career, Kreis has scored eight goals and dished out six assists in 30 career games against San Jose.

Top Quakes Performers vs. Real Salt Lake

In their two meetings with RSL, five different Quakes players have scored goals with Brian Ching, Alejandro Moreno, Mark Chung, Kelly Gray and Wade Barrett all scoring.

Quakes Set Unbeaten Streak Record At Home The Earthquakes set an MLS record with their August 7, 2004 win against D.C. United, extending their unbeaten streak at home to 46 games when scoring first. That streak now stands at 53 games after San Jose's 1-1 tie with the Colorado Rapids on August 13, 2005. It started on April 3, 1999.

Quakes Above .500

The Earthquakes have now gotten their all-time MLS record above the .500 mark. The Quakes all-time regular season MLS record is 126-125-45.

Halftime Success

Despite relinquishing a halftime lead on June 12, 2005 against Chivas USA in a game that ended 1-1, the Earthquakes remain amongst the best in league history in holding on to a half-time lead. Since the beginning of the 2000 season, the Earthquakes are 46-0-7 in games when leading at the half, including 8-0-1 in 2003, 7-0-1 in 2004 and 4-0-2 in 2005.

Making The First One Count

The Quakes earned another 2-1 win over the Columbus Crew to continue their incredible run over the past 64 games when scoring first. Dating back to the 2000 season, the Earthquakes own a 54-3-8 record in their last 65 matches when they score the first goal of the game. In 2005, San Jose remains undefeated at 7-0-4 when scoring first. The Earthquakes were 25-2-2 in 2001 and 2002 when finding the back of the net first. The Quakes only gave up leads two times in 2002, losing 2-1 to Los Angeles on July 4 and falling 2-1 to Kansas City on July 27. The team continued that trend in 2003, possessing an 11-0-1 mark in the regular season when they scored the first goal. In 2004, the Quakes went 8-1-1 when scoring first, the top mark in MLS. The Quakes gave up their lead and lost to Los Angeles on July 4, 2004 for the first time since July 27, 2002 against Kansas City. The Quakes are also impressive in the playoffs when scoring first, posting a 6-0-0 record.

Individual Tickets Now on Sale Individual tickets for 2005 San Jose Earthquakes games are now on sale. Individual ticket prices for the Earthquakes 2005 regular season are $45 (VIP), $30 (West Sideline), $16 (East Sideline and Corners) and $13 (Endzone). Tickets can be purchased by visiting the Earthquakes Ticket Office at 100 North Almaden Ave., by logging onto www.sjearthquakes.com, or by calling Ticketmaster at 408-998-TIXS, 415-421-TIXS, 510-625-TIXS, 925-685-TIXS, or by visiting any Ticketmaster outlet, including Tower Records, Rite Aid and Ritmo Latino. Discounted tickets for groups of 15 or more are available by calling 408-985-GOAL.

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