MLS San Jose Earthquakes

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Published on April 12, 2004 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
San Jose Earthquakes News Release


The Earthquakes look for their first win of the season against the New England Revolution on Saturday, April 17 at 4:00 p.m. PT at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass. The match will be broadcast on Fox Sports Net and Fox Sports World and on the radio on 1590 KLIV.

Injury Report/Suspensions Out: Chris Ronér (R - ankle surgery), Ramiro Corrales (Red Card Suspension)
Doubtful: Todd Dunivant (L - quadriceps strain)
Questionable - Ryan Cochrane (L - Torn Meniscus) Probable: Troy Dayak (Neck Sprain);

Last Match

Earthquakes 0, Chicago Fire 0; Saturday, April 10, 2004; Spartan Stadium; San Jose, Calif.

The San Jose Earthquakes played to a 0-0 tie against the Chicago Fire in their home opener. In a rematch of the 2003 MLS Cup Championship, the Quakes applied heavy pressure to the Chicago goal but were not able to score despite playing a man down for the final 17 minutes following a Ramiro Corrales red card. Earthquakes goalkeeper Pat Onstad made five saves for the Quakes to earn his first shutout of 2004, as the Quakes got their first point of the year. Last season, Onstad broke the San Jose club record with nine shutouts on his way to winning the MLS Goalkeeper of the Year award. The Fire forced Onstad to make a great save in the 23rd minute, when Damani Ralph connected with Ante Razov in the box. Ralph crossed the ball from the right and Razov struck a fine overhead volley toward goal, but Onstad was up to the task and punched it over the bar. In the 36th minute the Quakes had perhaps their best chance of the game when Agoos sent a pass to a streaking Dwayne De Rosario on the left side. De Rosario dribbled to the end line before crossing the ball into the middle of the box where an open Landon Donovan drove a volley that sailed just over the crossbar. As the match wore on, the tension rose and tempers flared. For the second straight week, San Jose was left with 10 men after Corrales was dispatched after a tackle on Andy Williams. Despite the disadvantage, Donovan came close to drawing a penalty kick with 12 minutes left. He had Fire defender Evan Whitfield beaten and seemingly went down with a tug to the shirt, but no penalty was called.

Last Match vs. New England

Earthquakes 2, Revolution 1; Saturday, September 7, 2003; Spartan Stadium; San Jose, Calif.

The San Jose Earthquakes recovered from a 1-0 deficit with goals from Dwayne De Rosario and Landon Donovan to earn a 2-1 win over the New England Revolution at Spartan Stadium. The Revolution struck first in the 40th minute on a goal by Pat Noonan. Steve Ralston controlled the ball in midfield and then slotted a ball through for Noonan to the left of Quakes goalkeeper Pat Onstad. As Onstad came out to cut off the angle, Noonan pushed the ball past Onstad into the empty net for a 1-0 lead. The Quakes responded one minute later as De Rosario netted his first goal of the season on a pass from Mullan. Jeff Agoos found Mullan on the right wing and Mullan beat Joey Franchino before sending a low cross to De Rosario in front of the net. De Rosario took a touch and sent the ball past Brown into the upper part of the net to even the game at 1-1. Seven minutes into the second half, Donovan netted the game-winner from 10 yards out. De Rosario started the play by finding Ramiro Corrales, who then served a ball from the left wing to the back post to Donovan. Donovan powered a header on goal but Brown made the save. The rebound fell to Ekelund and he tipped it to Donovan, who slotted the ball past Brown. The Revolution went down a man in the 83rd minute after an altercation between Rusty Pierce and Mullan. Mullan came in hard and fouled Pierce and the Revolution defender retaliated by throwing Mullan to the ground. Mullan was shown a yellow card, while Pierce received his second yellow and was sent off.

Misc. Notes

Opening Weeks

This is only the third time in team history, and the first time since 2000, that the Earthquakes enter the third week of the MLS season without a win. The Quakes are currently 0-1-1 after their first two matches, matching the club's record in the first weeks of the 2000 season. That year the Quakes earned a win in the third match. San Jose started the 1998 season with three straight losses before getting the first win of the year in their fourth match.

In April

San Jose possesses a 16-15-6 record in the month of April after playing to a 0-0 tie with the Chicago Fire on April 10. Last season, San Jose was undefeated in April with a 2-0-1 record.

Earthquakes vs. Revolution

The Quakes are 12-8-2 all-time against the New England Revolution in the regular season, and recently have dominated the series. The Quakes have not lost to New England in their last seven games, putting together a 6-0-1 record in that time. The Quakes have not lost to New England since July 22, 2000. San Jose last lost to the Revs in New England on June 10, 2000. The Quakes have outscored New England by a 44-32 all-time total.

Leading Scorers vs. New England

Defender Troy Dayak is the Quakes all-time leading scorer against New England. In 13 games against the Revs, Dayak has scored five goals and registered two assists for a whopping 12 points. Landon Donovan has scored nine points on three goals and three assists in six games against New England, while Dwayne De Rosario and Ronnie Ekelund each have burned the Revs for five points in their career.

Revolution Leaders vs. Quakes

Forward Joe Max-Moore leads New England with 14 points on five goals and four assists against San Jose in ten career games. Second-year player Pat Noonan has two points in three games on two assists, while Steve Ralston (five games) and Taylor Twellman (four games) also have two points vs. the Quakes.

Firsts Against the Revolution

Defender Troy Dayak scored his first MLS goal vs. New England on Aug. 11, 1996 ... Dayak recorded his first MLS assist vs. the Revs on May 4, 1996, the same day he received his first MLS caution ... Dwayne De Rosario received his first MLS yellow card vs. New England on May 5, 2001 ... Landon Donovan recorded his first MLS multi-assist game vs. New England on Aug. 8, 2001 ... Ronnie Ekelund scored his first MLS goal vs. New England on April 6, 2002 ... Craig Waibel received his first MLS caution vs. the Revs on July 17, 2001.

Brown To Join Quakes

Recently acquired forward Chris Brown will officially join the Earthquakes this week in New England. Brown was acquired in a trade with the Revolution on April 8, but stayed in Boston last week to attend to personal business. Brown will meet the team when the Quakes train on Friday in Foxboro, and will be with the team on Saturday as the Quakes battle his former team.

Earthquakes - Revolution Connections

Earthquakes forward Roger Levesque is from Portland, ME ... Earthquakes forward Chris Brown was a member of the Revs in 2003 and joined San Jose in a trade on April 8, 2004 ... Earthquakes President & General Manager Alexi Lalas played for the Revolution in 1996-1997 ... Revolution midfielder Steve Ralston and Earthquakes head coach Dominic Kinnear were teammates on the Tampa Bay Mutiny in 1997 - 2000 ... Revolution defender Carlos Llamosa played with Earthquakes defender Jeff Agoos on D.C. United from 1997 - 2000.

Ramiro Sees Red

For the second straight game, the Earthquakes were forced to play a man down when Ramiro Corrales was ejected from the Quakes 0-0 tie with Chicago for a hard tackle late in the second half. In the Quakes season-opener on April 3, Craig Waibel was ejected for a hard foul. Corrales received the fifth red card of his career and the third of his San Jose career, tying him with current assistant coach John Doyle for the most red cards received in Earthquakes history.

Onstad Player of the Week

Earthquakes goalkeeper Pat Onstad was named MLS Player of the Week after earning his first shutout of 2004 on Saturday and his tenth career shutout in a San Jose uniform. He made five saves in leading the Quakes to a 0-0 tie. Starting just his second season with the team, Onstad is currently second in San Jose club history in shutouts, trailing Joe Cannon.

Hart Gets Started

Earthquakes defender Wes Hart made his first MLS start as a member of the Earthquakes on April 10 when he started the match at right defense. Hart had played for the Quakes in both of their CONCACAF Champions Cup matches in March, but did not appear in San Jose's season-opener vs. D.C. United on April 3. Hart was acquired by the Earthquakes in a trade with Colorado on Feb. 23, 2004.

Cochrane Returns To Action

Earthquakes 2004 first round pick Ryan Cochrane participated in his first full practice since March 19 surgery on his left knee. Cochrane went through the Quakes optional workout on Monday in his first action since tearing the meniscus in his left knee in the Quakes 2-1 preseason loss to the Los Angeles Galaxy on March 12.

Different For Dunivant

In his rookie season last year, Quakes defender Todd Dunivant started and scored in San Jose's first game of the year en route to playing in all 30 games and racking up 2,778 minutes in the regular season, leading the Quakes and playing the most minutes of any field player in MLS. The 2004 season has been different, as the Stanford product has yet to see action in the 2004 regular season due to a left quadriceps strain.

Ching Comes Back

Earthquakes forward Brian Ching will make his first return to Gillette Stadium since his successful 2003 season was cut short by a ruptured right Achilles tendon on Aug. 16 in New England. Ching was in the midst of establishing himself as one of the most dangerous forwards in MLS through his first 15 games with San Jose, scoring six goals and registering two assists before suffering the injury in the 13th minute of the Quakes 1-1 tie with New England.

Scoreless vs. Chicago

The Quakes 0-0 tie with the Chicago Fire on April 10 was the third time in the last five match-ups between the teams that has finished in a scoreless tie.

Day To Remember In New England

Landon Donovan and the Earthquakes had a day to remember in New England on Aug. 8, 2001 when Donovan set a personal record and tied the San Jose team record for most points in a game with six in a 5-1 Quakes rout. Donovan scored two goals and added two more assists in tying the record.

Dayak's Debut

Earthquakes veteran defender Troy Dayak made his 2004 debut on April 10 against the Chicago Fire, starting in central defense and playing all 90 minutes of the 0-0 tie. Dayak was forced to miss the Quakes opening game with a sprained neck.

Quakes Historic Score Vs. New England

San Jose established the club's all-time record for most goals in a game against the New England Revolution on Aug. 11, 1996 when San Jose beat Jim St. Andre six times at Spartan Stadium to down the Revs, 6-1.

"We Believe" - The Story of the 2003 San Jose Earthquakes DVD on Sale Now

For the first time ever, Earthquakes fans can relive the Quakes incredible ride to the 2003 MLS Cup Championship with "We Believe, The Story of the 2003 San Jose Earthquakes." This special two-disc DVD set captures all of the drama and excitement from the Earthquakes unbelievable season. In addition to a 33-minute season in review that includes player interviews and game action, Disc One features an exclusive behind the scenes package as well as a highlight reel. Disc Two of this one-of-a kind set is the original television broadcast of the "Greatest Game In MLS History," the Earthquakes dramatic 5-2 win over Los Angeles in the Western Conference Semifinals on Nov. 9, 2003. Earthquakes fans can Believe Again with this extraordinary two-disc DVD set. Fans can purchase this special two DVD set on the Earthquakes website at sjearthquakes.com or by calling 408-985-GOAL.

Quakes In The Community
Wednesday, April 14
Who: Craig Waibel
Where: San Miguel Elementary School in Sunnyvale
When: 1:30 p.m.
What: Waibel will address a fifth-grade class and sign autographs for the children.

Halftime Success

If the Earthquakes enter the half-time break with the lead, recent history suggests they will keep it. Since the beginning of the 2000 season, the Earthquakes are 35-0-4 in games when leading at the half, including 8-0-1 in 2003.

Making The First One Count

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 a 11-0-1 mark in the regular season when they scored the first goal. Dating back to the 2000 season, the Earthquakes own a 39-2-3 record in their last 44 matches when they score the first goal of the game. The Quakes are also impressive in the playoffs when scoring first, posting a 6-0-0 record.

Earthquakes Office Has Moved

The San Jose Earthquakes corporate and ticket offices are now operating out of a new location. The new address is 100 North Almaden Ave. San Jose, CA 95110. The Earthquakes ticket number, 408-985-GOAL, and web address, sjearthquakes.com, will remain the same for your convenience.

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