MLS San Jose Earthquakes

Earthquakes Weekly Update

Published on April 6, 2009 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
San Jose Earthquakes News Release


The San Jose Earthquakes are back home and will look to bounce back after their 2-0 loss on the road against the Kansas City Wizards on Sunday. The Quakes will host Cuauhtémoc Blanco and the Chicago Fire on Saturday, April 11 at 1:00 p.m. PT at Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara. The game will be broadcast live on Comcast SportsNet California and 1220 KDOW and in Spanish on Telefutura. Fans can also listen to the game in Spanish at sjearthquakes.com.

Earthquakes vs. Chicago All-Time

MLS Regular Season: 6-10-9

Season Series: First Meeting

Home: 5-4-4

Away: 1-6-4

Shootout (1996-99): 1-0

Overtime (2000-05): 0-0-3

Playoffs: 1-0-0; U.S. Open Cup: 0-1-0

All-Time Scoring: San Jose - 28, Chicago - 35

Earthquakes Schedule for the Week of 4/6/09 Tuesday, April 7 - 10:30 a.m. PT - Training at Santa Clara

Wednesday, April 8 - 10:30 a.m. PT - Training at Santa Clara Thursday, April 9 - 10:30 a.m. PT - Training at Santa Clara Friday, April 10 - 10:30 a.m. PT - Training at Santa Clara Saturday, April 11 - 1:00 p.m. PT - Earthquakes vs. Chicago Fire at Buck Shaw Stadium on Comcast SportsNet California, Telefutura and KDOW.

Injury Report

Questionable - Quincy Amarikwa (R - hamstring strain); Out - Jason Hernandez (L - calf strain)

Last Game

Kansas City Wizards 2, Earthquakes 0; April 5, 2009; CommunityAmerica Ballpark: Kansas City, Kan.

A buzzing Kansas City attack and a revamped Wizards lineup were too much for the San Jose Earthquakes to overcome in a 2-0 road loss Sunday afternoon at Community America Ballpark. Kansas City defender Aaron Hohlbein's first professional goal in the 28th minute and Claudio Lopez's 78th-minute goal sent the Quakes down in a game played in sustained winds of 25-30 mph and gusts up to 40 mph that ushered in rain and a 19-degree wind chill. Kansas City dominated most of the opening 20 minutes, reeling off multiple advances, corners and free kicks toward goalkeeper Joe Cannon's goal. Lopez had Cannon one-on-one in the third minute after a deflected through ball from countryman Santiago Hirsig, but his ensuing shot was smothered by an advancing Cannon. Lopez returned dangerously into the Quakes area down the right wing in the 20th minute off a ball by Watson. Seeing midfielder Josh Wolff open high at the back post, Lopez found the veteran, who was playing a midfield role, but his shot scooted just wide as Cannon rushed to his right post. But the Earthquakes would finally pay for their lack of sustained possession in the 28th minute. Davy Arnaud's shot from 17 yards was blocked by San Jose forward Cam Weaver and followed by a point-blank shot by K.C.'s Jimmy Conrad. A prone Cannon made the save, but Hohlbein directed the loose ball into the back of the net for his first goal of his three-year career. San Jose head coach Frank Yallop responded by inserting former Columbus and LA Galaxy man Simon Elliott into the midfield in place of back Eric Denton. The move nearly paid off two minutes on as Elliott loaded up and struck just high and left of Kevin Hartman's goal. In the 78th minute, Lopez put the nail in the San Jose coffin off a terrific assist from Herculez Gomez. On the right wing near midfield, Gomez placed a flighted ball over the defense and into the path of the Wizards forward. With time, Lopez took his touches and skillfully slid the ball into Cannon's far post as the netminder slid hopelessly on the wet surface.

Last Match vs. Chicago

Earthquakes 0, Chicago Fire 0; June 28, 2008; Toyota Park: Bridgeview, Ill

The San Jose Earthquakes earned a 0-0 tie on the road against the Chicago Fire at Toyota Park. The Quakes hit the post late in the match and Joe Cannon made two brilliant second-half saves to preserve the shutout. Cannon had to face a shot in the first minute of the game when Fire midfielder Justin Mapp found forward Tomasz Frankowski in the 18-yard box for an open attempt. Cannon's dive to his right was the right move and he punched the ball away. Forward Ryan Johnson had one of the Earthquakes two first-half shots on a header in the fifth minute. The second header was by Kei Kamara in the 17th minute that went wide left. In the 10th minute, Fire forward Andy Herron attempted a bicycle kick that went straight at Cannon, and Herron was injured on the play. In the 52nd minute, Kamara was dragged to the ground by Fire defender Bakary Soumare after a misaimed header by Fire defender Brandon Prideaux set Kamara up just atop the penalty area. Corrales took the free kick but it glanced off the crossbar and out of play. The Earthquakes began to push the attack from that point, and in the 57th minute Johnson had the ball outside the box left and sent a cross to Kamara. But the Earthquakes forward collided with Fire goalkeeper Jon Busch to end the play. The Fire went close when a header by Gonzalo Segares from a free kick by Cuauhtémoc Blanco in the 60th minute went above the crossbar. The Fire had a corner kick in the 71st minute, and the ball eventually popped out to Mapp on the left wing. His shot was punched up and over the goal by Cannon, one of his four saves on the night. In the 83rd minute, a battle for the ball between Segares and Quakes striker John Cunliffe led to a free kick for the Earthquakes to the right of the box. Ronnie O'Brien's offering flew over the crowd and out of bounds. In the 86th minute, the Earthquakes had their best chance to score, when Salinas found himself open on the right side wide of the box and fired a shot that glanced off the far post and back out to Kamara at the top of the box. Kamara dribbled for a clear shot but his attempt went wide left. Ivan Guerrero had a clear run at Busch in the 88th minute but Fire defender Soumare made a slide tackle from Guerrero's right at the last moment that stopped the scoring attempt.

Misc. Notes

Quakes in the Community

What: Braly Fitness Walk

Who: Davide Somma

Location: Braly Elementary School

Date: Tuesday, April 7

Time: 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

Details: Somma will be walking and interacting with the students in an effort to help promote health and fitness and raise funds for the school through donations.

What: Career Day at Pleasant Hill Middle School

Who: John Doyle

Location: Pleasant Hill Middle School Main Gym

Date: Friday, April 10

Time: 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Details: John will be speaking to over 200 students at Pleasant Hill Middle School about his career and accomplishments.

What: Amway Global Kick for Kids

Who: Jamil Roberts

Location: TBD

Date: TBD

Time: 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.

Details: Roberts will appear at the school to speak to children about healthy living and give away tickets and t-shirts.

Game Time Changes

The Earthquakes home game on Saturday, June 20 against the Los Angeles Galaxy at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum has been moved to a 1:30 p.m. PT kickoff. The game will still be televised as planned, on ESPN 2 and ESPN Deportes. The October 10 road game in Toronto has also been moved to 1:00 p.m. PT.

Simon Elliott Makes Quakes Regular Season Debut

Simon Elliott made his first appearance with the Earthquakes against Kansas City on Sunday, April 2. He came on as a substitute in the 52nd minute for Eric Denton, and had an immediate impact, nearly scoring within the first few minutes of being on the pitch. Elliott is an MLS veteran who has played seven seasons in the league with the Los Angeles Galaxy, Columbus Crew and now, the Quakes. He also spent three seasons with Fulham F.C. in England.

Youth Team Checks Out Quakes Practice

The Vallejo Youth Soccer League was represented by a few teams from the U-10, U-11, and U-12 age groups as they came out to watch practice on Thursday, April 2. General Manager of Soccer Operations. John Doyle, greeted the children as they watch their favorite players train. Towards the end of practice the kids were able to come down to the field and watch the end of the scrimmage and some shooting drills. Once the practice wound down, they got to meet the entire team and posed for pictures and received autographs. Some of the kids were happy to talk to a few Earthquakes players about the previous night's World Cup Qualifying games such as the United States' 3-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago (Jozy Altidore's hat-trick) and Mexico's surprising 3-1 loss to Honduras (with Sven-Goran Eriksson losing his job).

Goalkeepers Joe Cannon and Andrew Weber Make Appearance at Verde Design VIP Party

Joe Cannon and Andrew Weber made an appearance at the Verde Design VIP party on Thursday, April 2. They met fans, as well as signed autographs during the two hour visit.

Catch Yallop on Sports Ramble

Earthquakes head coach Frank Yallop will appear every Sunday during the season on KDOW's weekly sports show, Sports Ramble. Yallop will appear with host Chetan Chaudhari at 8:30 p.m. PT each Sunday to talk Quakes soccer.

Quakes Radio Segment on KNBR 1050

The Earthquakes weekly five-minute news segment will air at its regularly scheduled time this week. The segment, which runs throughout the MLS season, will air Friday, April 10 on KNBR 1050 following the Razor and Mr. T show at 7 p.m. PT. John Shrader, the voice of the Earthquakes, will host the report that will include interviews, player features and team news. The segment will air every Friday on KNBR 1050 following the Razor and Mr. T show at 7 p.m. PT.

Listen to Quakes "en Español" on sjearthquakes.com

The Earthquakes have launched Spanish-language web broadcasts this season. Fans can tune into every home game during the 2009 Earthquakes season by clicking on the "Multimedia" link at sjearthquakes.com. Carlos Cesar Rivera returns for his second consecutive season as the voice of the Quakes and his fifth overall. A native of El Salvador, Rivera hosts a popular sports talk show from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m. PT Monday through Friday on 1370 AM that covers MLS, Mexican League soccer, as well as many other sports. Rivera, who has worked in radio in the Bay Area for over 25 years, has also called games for the San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders, Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants and the San Francisco Bay Blackhawks in his career

History of the Quakes-Fire Rivalry

The Earthquakes and the Chicago Fire have had a memorable rivalry since the Fire came into MLS in 1998.The most memorable game of the rivalry came in 2003, when Chicago and San Jose met for the MLS Cup at The Home Depot Center on Nov. 23. The Quakes defeated the Fire 4-2 in Frank Yallop's final game as the head coach before returning last season. Landon Donovan scored two goals, while Ronnie Ekelund and Richard Mulrooney each netted a goal to lead the Quakes to the victory. That game was the only playoff meeting between two of the league's most successful clubs ... Joe Cannon has appeared in 19 matches against Chicago and posted seven shutouts ... Nick Garcia made his MLS debut against Chicago on Mar. 25, 2000 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City while with the Wizards ... Jason Hernandez made his MLS debut on Oct. 5, 2005, playing for New York against the Fire at Soldier Field in Chicago.

Fire All-Time Leaders vs. San Jose

Brian McBride has scored eight career goals and has notched two assists in his career against the Quakes ... CJ Brown and Brandon Prideaux both have played 18 and 20 games, respectively, against San Jose ... Justin Mapp has played against San Jose 10 times, recording one assist ... Jon Busch has four career wins and five career shutouts against San Jose.

Quakes All-Time Leaders vs. Fire

Joe Cannon has shut out the Fire seven times in the 19 games he's played against Chicago ... Simon Elliott has three goals and nine assists in his career against the Fire in 21 games played ... Eric Denton has scored two goals and notched three assists in his 16 games played ... Nick Garcia has played in 23 games against the Fire.

Earthquakes - Fire Connections

Ryan Johnson spent time with the Chicago Fire before coming to San Jose. After being drafted by Real Salt Lake in 2006, he was traded to Chicago midway through that season. He played three games for Chicago in 2006. He spent a year in Sweden before returning to MLS to join the Quakes last season ... Chicago defender C.J. Brown is from Hayward, Calif. and played college soccer at San Jose State ... Fire forward Calen Carr played college soccer in the Bay Area at Cal ... Fire midfielder Peter Lowry played college soccer at Santa Clara with current Quakes Ryan Cochrane and Jamil Roberts ... Quakes defender/midfielder Kelly Gray began his MLS career with the Fire. He played for the Fire from 2002-2005 before being traded to San Jose in 2005. He scored his first MLS goal on April 2, 2002 in the Fire's 2-0 win over the MetroStars ... Simon Elliott played on the Columbus Crew with Fire goalkeeper Jon Busch in 2004 and 2005 as well as with Brian McBride at Fulham F.C. ... Logan Pause played with current Quakes defender Chris Leitch at the University of North Carolina and with Bobby Convey on the U-23 United States national team during Olympic qualifying in 2004 ... Justin Mapp and Brandon Prideaux also played with Bobby Convey while at D.C. United.

Cannon Amongst All-Time Leaders

Earthquakes goalkeeper Joe Cannon is among the all-time league leaders in a number of goalkeeping categories. He previously played for San Jose from 1999-2002. He is now fourth all-time in saves (1,035), fourth all-time in shutouts (65), fifth all-time in wins (93) and eighth all-time in goals against average (1.30) in league history. For San Jose, Cannon is first in club history as a goalkeeper in appearances (133), first in minutes played (12,231), first in saves (567), first in wins (55) and second in goals against average (1.26), shutouts (35) and saves percentage (74.6). He also holds the team's all-time record for saves in a game with 12 on July 8, 2000 at Colorado.

Cannon in Quakes Record Books

Earthquakes goalkeeper Joe Cannon played 90 minutes Sunday, April 5 against Kansas City to record his 134th career game as a member of the Earthquakes, which is good for fifth place in franchise history. Cannon has also recorded 12,231 minutes, good for fourth all-time in Quakes history. His 134 career starts are also fourth all-time in San Jose history.

Corrales in Record Books

Ramiro Corrales started and played 90 minutes on April 5 against the Wizards to record his 130th start and has logged 11,426 minutes as a member of the Quakes. He is now in fifth place by himself in starts, passing former player and current general manager John Doyle (1996-2000) with 129 and fifth all-time in club history for minutes played. With 146 appearances, Corrales is now third on the all-time appearances list. He is three behind Ronald Cerritos (1997-2001, 2005).

Quakes in April

The Earthquakes are 19-21-9 all-time in MLS games during the month of April.

Quakes Above .500

The Earthquakes all-time MLS record is above the .500 mark. The Quakes all-time regular season MLS record is 143-140-56 for 485 points. The Quakes finished 2008 with an 8-13-9 record, registering 33 points.

Making the First One Count

The Earthquakes now own a 70-4-12 record in their last 86 matches when they score the first goal of the game after defeating the Houston Dynamo 3-2 on March 28. They finished 8-1-3 in 2008 when scoring first. They lost to Columbus 3-2 on May 10, 2008 after 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's team was 8-1-3 in 2008 when scoring first and is 1-0-0 so far in 2009 when tallying the first goal.

Halftime Success

The Earthquakes remain amongst the best in league history in holding onto a half-time lead after defeating the Houston Dynamo 3-2 on March 28, 2009. Since the beginning of the 2000 season, the Earthquakes are now 54-1-8 in games when leading at the half, including 8-0-1 in 2003, 7-0-1 in 2004 and 7-0-3 in 2005. Despite holding a halftime lead on May 10, 2008 vs. Columbus, the Quakes fell 3-2. That game marked the team's first loss since 1999 when holding a halftime lead.

Stay up to Date on Insider News on MyQuakes

The Earthquakes are proud to announce the launch of MyQuakes.com, the official social network of the San Jose Earthquakes. The site is a place where fans, players, and staff interact and share all types of content such as photos, videos, blogs and more. Some features that members will enjoy are the following; a team blog on the main page that will update fans on insider team information, a forum on the main page where fans, players, and staff can create and respond to discussions, a fully customizable profile page, players and coaches pages, an option to create your own groups, a full event calendar, as well as live online chat. MyQuakes has now launched, so sign up and join Earthquakes players, coaches and fans from all over the world in the official online community for the Quakes.

Silent Auction

The Earthquakes along with Sports Gallery will auction off Earthquakes memorabilia at most Earthquakes home matches at Buck Shaw Stadium this season. A portion of the proceeds of the auction will be donated to the San Jose Earthquakes Community Fund. Fans can bid at the Sports Gallery tent in the Fan Zone at the South end of Buck Shaw Stadium.

San Jose Earthquakes Individual Tickets on Sale Now

Individual tickets for all 2009 San Jose Earthquakes home games are now on sale. Tickets for the much anticipated 2009 campaign are available online at sjearthquakes.com or by calling (800) 225-2277. Prices range from $20-$70 per ticket.

Season Tickets on Sale Now

Season tickets are on sale now for the 2009 Earthquakes season. The season-ticket package consists of 17 games, 15 regular season matches and two bonus matches. Prices begin at $306 and all packages offer significant savings off the regular price. Season ticket holders will also receive the following benefits: invitations to private Season Ticket Holder events, ability to purchase a season parking pass; Darren Huckerby Bobblehead and first priority for playoff tickets and all international games, along with a number of other benefits. To purchase season tickets, call 408-556-7700 or log on to sjearthquakes.com.

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