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Earthquakes Weekly Update: October 16, 2017

October 16, 2017 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
San Jose Earthquakes News Release


The Quakes return home for Decision Day against Minnesota United FC on Sunday, Oct. 22 at 12:45 p.m. PT at Avaya Stadium. The match will be broadcast live on NBC Sports California, KNBR 1050 and 1370 KZSF. Should the Quakes win against Minnesota, they will secure a place in the Audi 2017 MLS Cup Playoffs.

The Earthquakes enter the game having earned a crucial road point against Western Conference-leading Vancouver Whitecaps FC with a 1-1 draw on Sunday, Oct. 15. Quakes midfielder Vako scored in the 77th minute to cancel out Vancouver's first-half score.

THIS WEEK

Earthquakes Schedule for the Week of Oct. 16, 2017

All training sessions are closed to the public. If you would like to attend a training session, please contact Jake Pisani at mailto:jpisani@sjearthquakes.com jpisani@sjearthquakes.com. Media must be escorted to the Earthquakes Training Facility by a member of the team's media relations department. Please do not go out to the training field unattended.

Tuesday, Oct. 17 - Off Wednesday, Oct. 18 - 10:15 a.m. - Training at Earthquakes Training Facility Thursday, Oct. 19 - 10:15 a.m. - Training at Earthquakes Training Facility Friday, Oct. 20 - 10:15 a.m. - Training at Earthquakes Training Facility Saturday, Oct. 21 - 10:15 a.m. - Training at Earthquakes Training Facility Sunday, Oct. 22 - 12:45 p.m. PT - Earthquakes vs. Minnesota United FC, Avaya Stadium, LIVE on NBC Sports California, KNBR 1050 and 1370 KZSF

OPPONENT INFORMATION

Earthquakes vs. Minnesota United FC All-Time

MLS Regular Season: 1-0-0 Home: 0-0-0 (0 GF, 0 GA) Away: 1-0-0 (1 GF, 0 GA) All-Time Scoring: San Jose - 1, Minnesota - 0

Last Game vs. Minnesota United FC San Jose Earthquakes 1 - 0 Minnesota United FC; April 29, 2017; TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MS. The San Jose Earthquakes defeated Minnesota United FC 1-0 at TCF Bank Stadium in their first ever MLS matchup. Quakes midfielder/defender Florian Jungwirth scored the game winner early in the second half, assisted by forward Chris Wondolowski and midfielder Jahmir Hyka.

History of the Quakes - Minnesota United FC Rivalry On April 29, 2017, the Earthquakes faced Minnesota United FC in their first ever MLS match. The Quakes defeated MNUFC 1-0 at TCF Bank Stadium. Quakes midfielder/defender Florian Jungwirth scored the game winner early in the second half assisted by forward Chris Wondolowski and midfielder Jahmir Hyka.

Earthquakes - Minnesota United FC Connections Quakes forward Marco Urena and MNUFC defender Francisco Calvo and midfielder Johan Venegas were all born in Costa Rica and have featured for their national team ... Minnesota sporting director Manny Lagos played for the Earthquakes from 2001-03, winning two MLS Cups with the club ... Loons head coach Adrian Heath and assistant coach Ian Fuller were on the coaching staff at Orlando City SC while Earthquakes midfielder Darwin Ceren played for the Florida club (2014-16) ... Minnesota assistant coach Mark Watson served as the Quakes' assistant coach from 2010-13, as interim head coach in 2013 and then as head coach in 2014 ... Earthquakes midfielder Jackson Yueill was born and grew up in Bloomington, Minnesota ... Quakes midfielder Cordell Cato and Loons midfielder Kevin Molino were both born in Trinidad & Tobago and have featured for their national team ... Earthquakes midfielder Matheus Silva and Minnesota midfielder Ibson were both born in Brazil... San Jose defender Marvell Wynne and Minnesota defender Marc Burch played together at the Colorado Rapids in 2014... Quakes midfielder Darwin Ceren and Loons midfielder Kevin Molino played together at Orlando City SC during the 2014-16 seasons... MNUFC midfielder Sam Cronin played for the Earthquakes from 2010-14 ... San Jose defender Kip Colvey and Minnesota goalkeeper Patrick McLain both played collegiately at Cal Poly.

EARTHQUAKES IN THE COMMUNITY

TeamSnap Dream Coach Who: Earthquakes midfielder Tommy Thompson What: TeamSnap winning team Dream Coach meet and greet When: Thursday, Oct. 19 Where: San Carlos

CommUniverCity's Safe and Green Halloween Fair Who: Earthquakes mascot 'Q' What: Meet and greet at the Halloween-related sustainability practices event, hosted by CommUniverCity San Jose When: Friday, Oct. 20 Where: McKinley Elementary in San Jose

Trace Elementary School Walk-A-Thon - Re-Schedule Who: Earthquakes mascot 'Q' What: Walk-A-Thon at Trace Elementary is re-scheduled for this Friday due to poor air quality as a result of the fires last week When: Friday, Oct. 20 Where: Trace Elementary in San Jose

Victor Bernardez Celebrity Scarer Who: Earthquakes defender Victor Bernardez What: Quakes defender Victor Bernardez will be a celebrity scarer at California's Great America Halloween Haunt When: Friday, Oct. 20 at 7:30 p.m. Where: California's Great America, 4701 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA.

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES

"Win and we're in" With San Jose's draw against Vancouver and losses by both FC Dallas and Real Salt Lake, the Quakes have moved from eighth to sixth place in the Western Conference. A win against the Loons on Sunday would be enough for the Earthquakes to punch their ticket to the postseason for the first time since 2012. The Quakes can still advance to the playoffs with a draw or loss depending on the other results in the conference.

First Time at Avaya Sunday afternoon marks the second MLS matchup ever between the Earthquakes and Minnesota United FC. This will be the first time the two clubs will face off at Avaya Stadium.

Vako Stays Hot Forward Vako tallied the late equalizer on Sunday afternoon in Vancouver, helping the Quakes jump from eighth to sixth in the West. He has now tallied either a goal or an assist in each of the last three games (2g, 2a).

Shea Time Midfielder Shea Salinas has officially logged over 15,000 career minutes in MLS (15,080).

#AvayaCastle San Jose closes out the regular season with their last game at Avaya Stadium. The Quakes are 11-2-5 in their home matches this season, including both MLS and U.S. Open Cup contests.

Record Breaker If Quakes forward Chris Wondolowski scores one goal against Minnesota, he will tie Jeff Cunningham for second most goals in Major League Soccer history (134).

Game Winning Earthquakes forward Chris Wondolowski is one game-winning goal away from tying Jeff Cunningham for second most in Major League Soccer history (40).

RENO 1868 FC UPDATE

The Quakes' USL affiliate Reno 1868 FC finished the regular season with a draw against Sacramento Republic FC at home Saturday night (1-1). Reno has cemented the USL record for most goals in a single season at 75. Adding to this historic inaugural season, Reno forward Dane Kelly took home the USL Golden Boot with 18 goals and midfielder Chris Wehan was named USL Assist Champion with 12.

Reno 1868 FC are now headed to the USL Cup playoffs as the third seed in the Western Conference and will face OKC Energy FC at Greater Nevada Field on Oct. 21 at 5:25 p.m. PT.

QUAKES ACADEMY UPDATE

The Quakes Boys' Academy faced the Portland Timbers on Saturday at the U-15, U-17 and U-19 levels. The U-15s won 1-0, U-17s fell 3-1 and U-19s tied 1-1. On Sunday, the U-15s, U-17s and U-19s faced Seattle Sounders FC. The U-15s tied 1-1, U-17s fell 7-1 and U-19s fell 2-1. On Saturday, Oct. 21, the U-12s, U-13s and U-14s will play San Francisco Glens Evolution.

The Quakes Girls' Academy will have a two-week break and will next face California Thorns FC on Sunday, Nov. 5.

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