MLS San Jose Earthquakes

Earthquakes News & Notes

Published on July 27, 2009 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
San Jose Earthquakes News Release


This Week

The San Jose Earthquakes host Seattle Sounders FC for the first time this weekend on NASL Reunion Day at Buck Shaw Stadium. The game is scheduled to kick off on Sunday, August 2 at noon and will be broadcast live on Telefutura, Comcast SportsNet Plus and 1220 KDOW. Fans can also listen to the game in Spanish at sjearthquakes.com. At halftime of the game, the Earthquakes will honor members of the North American Soccer League Earthquakes teams that played from 1974-84.

Earthquakes vs. Seattle All-Time

MLS Regular Season: 0-2-0

Home: 0-0-0

Away: 0-2-0

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

All-Time Scoring: San Jose - 1, Seattle - 4

Earthquakes Schedule for the Week of 7/27/09

Tuesday, July 28 - 10:30 a.m. PT - Training at Santa Clara

Wednesday, July 29 - TBD

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

Friday, July 31 - 10:30 a.m. PT - Training at Santa Clara

Saturday, August 1 - 10:30 a.m. PT - Training at Santa Clara

Sunday, August 2 - 12:00 p.m. PT - Earthquakes vs. Seattle at Buck Shaw Stadium live on Telefutura, Comcast SportsNet and on 1220 KDOW.

Injury Report

Out - Aaron Pitchkolan (L - groin avulsion); Doubtful - Arturo Alvarez (R - hamstring strain); Questionable - Ryan Johnson (L - AC Sprain); Ramiro Corrales (R - ankle sprain); Probable - Ryan Cochrane (L - ankle surgery).

Last Game

Earthquakes 2, D.C. United 2; July 25, 2009; Buck Shaw Stadium; Santa Clara, Calif.

The San Jose Earthquakes tied D.C. United 2-2 at Buck Shaw Stadium. Ryan Johnson scored his seventh goal of the season and Cornell Glen added another one to tie the game. D.C. United's Christian Gomez had staked the visitors to an early lead, scoring twice inside of 21 minutes. But Ryan Johnson pulled a goal back for the home side nine minutes before halftime, and Cornell Glen's second-half penalty brought the Quakes level, earning them a share of the points. Those in attendance had barely settled into their seats when United broke on top. A long ball was headed by Chris Pontius towards Luciano Emilio on the right side of the San Jose box. Emilio then got tangled up with Quakes defender Mike Zaher, and after consulting his assistant, referee Kevin Stott pointed to the spot. Gomez duly slotted the resulting penalty past Quakes 'keeper Joe Cannon, giving the Black-and-Red a 1-0 lead. The Quakes responded by threatening twice in a five-minute span through Antonio Ribeiro and Ramon Sanchez, but United 'keeper Josh Wicks was on hand to save both efforts. United were enjoying most of the possession, however, and Gomez doubled his haul for the night with a fortuitous goal in the 21st minute. Jacobson's shot from distance deflected off Zaher right into Gomez's path and the Argentinean's simple finish from seven yards gave United a 2-0 lead. But just when it seemed as if the home side would get overrun, the Quakes climbed back into the game with a 36th-minute goal that was equal parts luck and pluck. Zaher's cross from the left wing was deflected high in the air, but Glen's flick header kept the play alive, and Johnson outmuscled Marc Burch at the far post and scored with a thumping volley. Johnson's night wasn't to last much longer, however. His attempt to latch onto a Darren Huckerby cross three minutes later saw him land awkwardly over Burch, and a left shoulder injury soon forced him to make way for Chris Wondolowski. The Quakes made one switch at half, with Shea Salinas coming on for Ribeiro. The overall play was less frantic than the first half, although Emilio did hook a shot just over the bar in the 49th minute. In a bid to kill the game off, Soehn brought on Jaime Moreno for Jacobson in the 55th minute. But the switch couldn't prevent the Quakes from equalizing seven minutes later. Huckerby's cross from a short corner was handled in the box by Wallace, and Glen fired home his spot kick past Wicks to bring San Jose level. Both sides were reduced to half-chances thereafter, but neither team could achieve a breakthrough, forcing them to settle for a point each.

Last Game vs. Seattle

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.

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