MLS San Jose Earthquakes

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Published on June 30, 2008 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
San Jose Earthquakes News Release


Kei Kamara made his first appearance last Saturday against Chicago after missing five games due to international duty with Sierra Leone.

Cannon Appearances

Earthquakes goalkeeper Joe Cannon played 90 minutes last Saturday at Chicago to record his 115th career game as a member of the Earthquakes. He is now tied with former teammate Eddie Lewis (1996-99) for eighth in the all-time list.

Cannon One Behind Meola in Shutouts

After a 0-0 draw last Saturday against Chicago, Joe Cannon recorded his 61st career shutout. He is one away from tying Tony Meola for second in all-time shutouts in MLS history. Cannon achieved 61 shutouts in 230 games. Kansas City Wizards goalkeeper Kevin Hartman is the league's all-time shutout record holder with 73 in 286 games.

Corrales Continues Climbing to the Top

After starting and playing 90 minutes against the Chicago Fire last Saturday, Ramiro Corrales started his 119th game and recorded 10,715 minutes as a member of the Quakes. He currently sits in sixth in the all-time list in both categories. Next on the list is Troy Dayak (1996-98, 2001-05), who started 122 games and recorded 10,830 minutes.

Quakes Approach the End of Long Road Stretch

The Earthquakes will conclude their four-game road trip this weekend at Chivas USA, the longest road trip of their 2008 schedule. After playing five of six games on the road, the Quakes now have two road games remaining with one home game left before the Pepsi MLS All-Star game on July 24. Following the All-Star break, San Jose finishes the season with nine of their final 13 matches at home.

Earthquakes - Chivas USA Connections

Earthquakes forward John Cunliffe played for Chivas USA in his rookie season in 2007. He was traded to San Jose on March 28 for midfielder Chris Pozniak. Defender Jason Hernandez played the last two seasons for Chivas USA before being selected by the Earthquakes in the eighth round of the 2007 MLS Expansion Draft.

History of the Quakes-Chivas USA Rivalry

Then expansion team Chivas USA opened their road season schedule on April 9, 2005 with a 3-3 draw with the Earthquakes. Chivas USA prevented their second consecutive loss by scoring the tying goal one minute into stoppage time. Chivas USA also scored the first goal in team history against the Earthquakes on April 9, 2005. Thiago Martins scored the goal in the third minute. Chivas USA is the only team in MLS that has not defeated San Jose.

Chivas USA All-Time Leaders vs. San Jose

Chivas USA forward Ante Razov has scored six goals and recorded five assists against San Jose. Defender Carey Talley has appeared in 21 games and started 13 of them against San Jose.

Quakes All-Time Leaders vs. Chivas USA

Ronnie O'Brien scored two goals and made five assists against Chivas USA in his career. Jovan Kirovski scored two goals and recorded four assists in the 13 appearances he's made in his career against Chivas USA.

Cannon Among the All-Time Leaders

Earthquakes goalkeeper Joe Cannon is among the all-time league leaders in Major League Soccer history in a number of goalkeeping categories. He is currently fourth all-time in MLS in appearances (230), fourth in minutes (20,715), fourth all-time in saves (960), third all-time in shutouts (61), fifth all-time in wins (87) and ninth all-time in goals against average (1.31). For San Jose goalkeepers, Cannon is first in club history in appearances (115), first in minutes played (10,521), first in saves (492), first in wins (49), first in shutouts (31) and second in goals against average (1.27) and saves percentage (74.3). He also holds the team's all-time record for saves in a game with 12 on July 8, 2000 at Colorado.

Quakes in July

The Earthquakes will enter July with a 20-26-6 record in MLS.

Quakes in June

The Quakes exit June still strong, compiling a 25-16-12 record overall; it is the best month in franchise history. The team went unbeaten in June in 2001 (3-0-1) and 2005 (3-0-2). The team is also 11-8-8 in June under Frank Yallop.

Milestones in June

Amir Lowery made his first career appearance on June 18, 2005 when he played for the Colorado Rapids against Chivas USA ... Gavin Glinton has notched four of his five career assists in June ... Nick Garcia has started and played 40 games in June. He scored the only goal of his career against D.C. United on June 28, 2006.

Quakes Above .500

The Earthquakes all-time MLS record is above the .500 mark. The Quakes all-time regular season MLS record is 137-133-50. They had the third-best regular season record in MLS history at the conclusion of the 2005 season at 134-125-47.

Halftime Success

The Earthquakes remain amongst the best in league history in holding onto a half-time lead despite losing to the Columbus Crew 3-2 on May 10. That game marked the team's first loss since 1999 when holding a halftime lead. Since the beginning of the 2000 season, the Earthquakes are now 50-1-8 in games when leading at the half, including 8-0-1 in 2003, 7-0-1 in 2004 and 7-0-3 in 2005.

Record Unbeaten Streak at Home Snapped

The Earthquakes set an MLS record with their August 7, 2004 win against D.C. United, extending their unbeaten streak at home to 46 games when scoring first. That streak reached 57 games after the Earthquakes' 2-2 tie with Real Salt Lake on October 8, 2005. However after scoring first against the Columbus Crew on May 10, 2008 the Quakes fell 3-2, halting the streak at 57. The Quakes had not lost at home when scoring first since April 3, 1999.

Making the First One Count

The Quakes scored first and defeated the Columbus Crew 2-0 on June 7, 2008. The Earthquakes now own a 64-4-9 record in their last 77 matches when they score the first goal of the game. They are 3-1-0 this season when scoring first. In 2005, San Jose went undefeated at 14-0-5 when scoring first. 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 an 11-0-1 mark in the regular season when they scored the first goal. In 2004, the Quakes went 8-1-1 when scoring first, the top mark in MLS. The Quakes gave up their lead and lost to Los Angeles on July 4, 2004 for the first time since July 27, 2002 against Kansas City. The Quakes are also impressive in the playoffs when scoring first, posting a 6-0-0 record.

Scoring First Under Yallop

During Frank Yallop's first tenure with San Jose, the Earthquakes were one of the best teams in the league when scoring the first goal. The team went 36-2-1 from 2001-03 when scoring the first goal of the game. 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. Yallop is now 3-1-0 in 2008 when scoring first after defeating the Columbus Crew on June 7.

Buck Shaw to Host SuperLiga Game

Club Deportivo Guadalajara will play Atlante FC in a SuperLiga match on Saturday, July 19 at 7 p.m. PT at Buck Shaw Stadium. The inaugural SuperLiga tournament was played in 2007 with eight teams, four from Major League Soccer and four from the Mexican First Division. SuperLiga will kick off its second season on Saturday July 12, when D.C. United meets Chivas Guadalajara at RFK Stadium in Washington D.C. The Dynamo will meet Atlante that same night at Robertson Stadium in Houston. The SuperLiga final is scheduled for Aug. 5. Individual tickets for the game will go on sale Tuesday, June 10 at 10 a.m. PT. Tickets are available online at sjearthquakes.com, by calling 1-877-Quakes-01 or by visiting your local authorized Tickets.com outlets. Prices for individual tickets range from $20 to $60.

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