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Earthquakes Weekly Update: June 29, 2021

June 29, 2021 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
San Jose Earthquakes News Release


The San Jose Earthquakes fell to Orlando City SC 5-0 last Tuesday at Exploria Stadium and the LA Galaxy 3-1 last Saturday at PayPal Park. The sold-out California Clasico on Saturday was the Quakes' first match at PayPal Park with no capacity restrictions since March 7, 2020.

The Earthquakes announced on Tuesday that the club has parted ways with general manager Jesse Fioranelli effective immediately. Fioranelli served as the club's general manager since January 2017, guiding the team to a 41-67-28 regular season record and reaching the MLS Cup Playoffs in 2017 and 2020.

The Quakes will now hit the road to face Minnesota United FC this Saturday, July 3. The match kicks off from Allianz Field at 5:00 p.m. PT and will be broadcast on NBC Sports California, KNBR 1050 and 1370 KZSF.

EARTHQUAKES NOTES

LAST GAME VS. ORLANDO CITY SC (6/22)

Overall Record

The Quakes are now 1-2-3 all-time vs. Orlando City SC.

LAST GAME VS. LA GALAXY (6/26)

Full House

Saturday's match marked the first with no capacity restrictions since March 7, 2020.

Where Things Stand

The Earthquakes now hold a 3-7-1 record (10 pts.) during the 2021 MLS regular season and are currently in 10th place in the Western Conference.

Versus LA

The Quakes are now 26-34-16 all-time vs. the LA Galaxy.

Cowell Strikes Again

Forward Cade Cowell scored his third goal of the season and fourth of his MLS career.

Making The Play

Midfielder Chofis tallied an assist on Cowell's goal, marking his first assist in MLS.

NEXT GAME VS. MINNESOTA UNITED FC (7/3)

Against Minnesota

The Quakes hold a 4-3-0 all-time record vs. Minnesota United FC.

MNUFC in 2021

Minnesota United FC are on a six-match unbeaten streak (4-0-2) in which they've recorded four shutout victories, while only conceding twice.

In Form

Minnesota United FC have surged up to fifth in the Western Conference standings after dropping their first four regular season matches.

As Visitors

The Quakes hold a winning record in road fixtures against Minnesota United FC, falling short in just one of three matches (2-1-0) to date.

Breaking The Streak

San Jose will seek to end a three-match winless streak against Minnesota this weekend.

ACADEMY UPDATE

The MLS NEXT playoffs kicked off this past weekend with the Quakes Academy Boys U-15s defeating the LA Surf 1-0 on Friday, June 25, and FC Dallas 3-0 on Monday, June 28 to advance to the semifinals where they will face Real Salt Lake on Wednesday, June 30. The match will kick off at 6:05 p.m. PT and will be streamed on MLSsoccer.com and the free MLS app.

For details on the MLS NEXT 2021 playoffs, click here.

The U-17s defeated Atlanta United 3-1 on Saturday June 26, before being eliminated by the Colorado Rapids 3-1. The U-17s have joined the MLS Next Showcase for the remainder of the tournament.

Quakes Academy players Damian Alguera, Alejandro Cano and Brandon Zelaya were called up to El Salvador's Senior National Team camp in Los Angeles.

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