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Earthquakes Weekly Update: September 24, 2018

September 24, 2018 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
San Jose Earthquakes News Release


The San Jose Earthquakes will head to Texas this week to face the Houston Dynamo on Saturday, Sept. 29 at 5:30 p.m. PT at BBVA Compass Stadium. The match will be broadcast live on NBC Sports Bay Area, KNBR 1050 and 1370 KZSF.

This past Saturday, the Earthquakes suffered a 2-0 loss to LAFC at Banc of California Stadium.

OPPONENT INFORMATION

Earthquakes vs. Houston All-Time

MLS Regular Season: 8-11-3

Home: 6-4-2 (18 GF, 13 GA)

Away: 2-7-1 (8 GF, 18 GA)

All-Time Scoring: San Jose - 26, Houston - 31

Last Game vs. Houston

Earthquakes 2, Houston Dynamo 2; April 14, 2018; Avaya Stadium, San Jose, California

The San Jose Earthquakes earned a point at home with a 2-2 draw against the Houston Dynamo. The Quakes took the lead in the 26th minute with Eriksson's goal and entered halftime with the advantage. Houston equalized in the 48th minute with Tomas Martinez's strike, and took the lead in the 63rd with Mauro Manotas' goal. Hyka, a second-half substitute, leveled the score in the 85th minute to earn both teams a point.

History of the Quakes - Dynamo Rivalry

The history of the Earthquakes-Dynamo rivalry pre-dates their first meeting on the field, as the original San Jose Earthquakes moved to Houston following the 2005 season, with MLS eventually returning to San Jose in 2008 ... The first meeting between the two clubs came on May 22, 2008, when the Earthquakes edged the Dynamo, 2-1, at Buck Shaw Stadium on the strength of second-half goals by Kei Kamara and Ivan Guerrero ... On Sept. 13, 2008, the Earthquakes and Dynamo battled to the lone tie in the all-time series between the two clubs, a 1-1 draw at Buck Shaw Stadium ... Later that season on Oct. 15, the Dynamo handed the Earthquakes a 2-1 defeat at Robertson Stadium ... In 2009, the Earthquakes and Dynamo split the season series, with the Earthquakes winning 3-2 at Buck Shaw on March 28, and the Dynamo earning a 3-1 victory on May 23 at Robertson Stadium... With a 2-1 triumph over Houston at Robertson on Sept. 5, 2010, San Jose became the first of the two clubs to record a win on the road, as Earthquakes midfielder Khari Stephenson and former forward Geovanni each scored the first goals of their MLS careers ... Houston returned the favor with a 1-0 decision at Buck Shaw on Oct. 16, 2010 ... On June 4, 2011, San Jose earned a 2-0 home victory, the second-half goals coming from Steven Lenhart and Simon Dawkins ... At the end of 2011, the Dynamo produced a come-from-behind 2-1 win in Houston on Sept. 17 ... In 2012, the Houston Dynamo picked up a 1-0 victory thanks to a Brian Ching first-half penalty at AT&T Park in San Francisco on St. Patrick's Day, March 17 ... Houston won the two teams' first meeting at BBVA Compass Stadium 2-0 on March 30, 2013 thanks to goals from Will Bruin and Giles Barnes ... San Jose routed Houston in a 3-0 victory on May 25, 2014 at Buck Shawn Stadium in Santa Clara, CA ... With the help of a second half goal by forward Adam Jahn, the Earthquakes defeated the Dynamo 1-0 on May 5, 2015 at BVAA Compass Stadium ... In their second meeting of the season, the Quakes fell to the Dynamo 2-0 at Avaya Stadium on July 10 ... The Earthquakes fell to the Dynamo 2-1 in their final clash of 2015 at BVAA Compass Stadium ... The Quakes routed Houston 3-1 at Avaya Stadium on May 11, 2016 behind Alberto Quintero's brace ... Chris Wondolowski made history as the second player ever to score against all 21 MLS clubs in the Quakes' 1-1 draw with Houston at BBVA Compass Stadium in their second meeting of 2016 ... The Quakes fell 2-1 to the Dynamo at Avaya Stadium on Aug. 19, 2016 ... In their first encounter of 2017, the Quakes fell to the Dynamo 2-0 in Texas ... In their second matchup of the year, the Quakes fell 3-0 at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston ... The Quakes defeated the Dynamo 1-0 at Avaya Stadium. Chris Wondolowski made his 251st appearance during the match, breaking the club record set by Ramiro Corrales ... In their first meeting of 2018, the Quakes earned a 2-2 draw against the Dynamo at Avaya Stadium with goals from Magnus Eriksson and Jahmir Hyka.

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES

Representing the Club

After starting and playing 90 minutes this past Saturday, forward Chris Wondolowski surpassed 24,000 minutes with San Jose (24,011). He becomes the sixth player in MLS history to surpass 24,000 career minutes with a single MLS club. Wondo, currently at 24,928 total MLS minutes between San Jose and Houston, would become the 32nd field player to ever reach 25,000 career minutes in the league should he play at least 72 minutes on Saturday.

Fast 50

Earthquakes defender Nick Lima made his 50th start for the club on Saturday. He became the Quakes' first Homegrown Player to reach the milestone.

Homegrown Keeper

Homegrown goalkeeper JT Marcinkowski made the first two starts of his MLS career last week, recording 10 total saves. He became the third Earthquakes keeper to make at least 10 saves across his first two starts, following Jon Conway (2000) and Andrew Weber (2009).

Heavy Workload

Nick Lima has played 2,689 minutes so far this season, second most among all non-goalkeepers in MLS (Union's Auston Trusty - 2,700).

Shot Taker

Earthquakes Designated Player Vako ranks third in MLS in total shots this season with 108, trailing only Toronto FC's Sebastian Giovinco (142) and Atlanta United FC's Miguel Almiron (132).


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