MLS San Jose Earthquakes

Earthquakes Weekly Update

Published on July 20, 2009 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
San Jose Earthquakes News Release


The San Jose Earthquakes are back at home for the next four games as they take on D.C. United on Going Green Night, presented by Comcast, this Saturday, July 25 at Buck Shaw Stadium. The game kicks off at 7:30 p.m. PT and will air live on Fox Soccer Channel and 1220 KDOW. Fans can also listen to the game in Spanish at sjearthquakes.com. The first 5,000 fans will receive a reusable tote bag presented by Comcast and 1,000 fans will receive flower seed packets, courtesy of the America the Beautiful Fund.

Earthquakes vs. D.C. United All-Time

MLS Regular Season: 12-10-4

Home: 7-2-4

Away: 5-8-0

Shootout (1996-99): 3-0

Overtime (2000-03): 0-0-1

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

All-Time Scoring: San Jose - 37, D.C. United - 44

Earthquakes Schedule for the Week of 7/20/09

Tuesday, July 21 - 10:30 a.m. PT - Training at Santa Clara

Wednesday, July 22 - TBD

Thursday, July 23 - 10:30 a.m. PT - Training at West Valley College

Friday, July 24 - 10:30 a.m. PT - Training in Santa Clara

Saturday, July 25 - 7:30 p.m. PT - Earthquakes vs. D.C. United at Buck Shaw Stadium live on Fox Soccer Channel and on 1220 KDOW.

Injury Report

Out - Aaron Pitchkolan (L - groin avulsion); Questionable - Ramiro Corrales (R - ankle sprain); Probable - Ryan Cochrane (L - ankle surgery).

Last Game

Chicago Fire 2, Earthquakes 0; July 18, 2009; Toyota Park; Bridgeview, Illinois

The San Jose Earthquakes lost a tough road game 2-0 to the Chicago Fire at Toyota Park Saturday night. The Fire scored two goals in the last 10 minutes to earn the win. Chicago Fire midfielder Cuauhtemoc Blanco set up a Patrick Nyarko goal in the 82nd minute then added one of his own with a sublime shot in stoppage time to give the Fire the victory. Prior to Nyarko's goal, their last home game in MLS play was May 9, four games ago. But the Nyarko goal came as a result of the Fire trying to make something happen. Forward Chris Rolfe chased a ball into the right corner against an Earthquakes defender, who in his rush to release the ball sent it out to Blanco in the midfield. Blanco set himself up for the pass over the defense to Nyarko, who sent a one-touch shot past Earthquakes 'keeper Joe Cannon from close range. Blanco scored himself in stoppage time, taking advantage of a poor clearance by the Earthquakes defense. Wilman Conde raced forward to intercept the ball, playing it to Blanco right on the edge of the area. Blanco stood on the ball before lifting a subtle chip that Cannon could barely get a finger on, the ball just looping over him and settling into the back of the net.

Last Game vs. D.C. United

Earthquakes 2, D.C. United 1; September 6, 2008; Buck Shaw Stadium: Santa Clara, Calif.

The San Jose Earthquakes earned a 2-1 victory over D.C. United at Buck Shaw Stadium. Arturo Alvarez and Darren Huckerby scored for the second straight game to lead the Quakes. Santino Quaranta scored the lone goal for D.C. United. San Jose attacked from wide positions, with Ronnie O'Brien and Darren Huckerby constantly testing the D.C. defense. In the 11th minute, Ronnie O'Brien split two United defenders to break in alone from the right side, but his shot from 15 yards out was saved by Louis Crayton. The Earthquakes managed to keep the rebound in play, but then Arturo Alvarez's blast from 20 yards went wide left. Earthquakes coach Frank Yallop made no changes to his team that knocked off Kansas City last weekend, and after 18 minutes, he saw his side break through. Huckerby stole the ball from Gonzalo Martinez in midfield and broke in from the left side. His centering pass found a wide open Alvarez, who easily beat Crayton from 12 yards out to put the Earthquakes in the lead. San Jose kept up the pressure. Scott Sealy stole the ball in midfield and fired a shot from the top of the arc in the 40th minute that forced a Crayton save. Just before the halftime whistle, it was O'Brien slipping the ball through to Huckerby up the middle, but he missed wide left with his shot from 15 yards. The second half started like the first half ended, with San Jose threatening to score. In the 50th minute, an O'Brien free kick fed Francisco Lima at the top of the box, but his shot missed wide left from 20 yards out. In the 51st minute, it was Sealy with a free kick from the left top corner of the penalty area, but his attempt was just inches over the crossbar. Huckerby finally put San Jose up 2-0 in the 62nd minute. Eric Denton started the play by finding Sealy down the left side. Sealy centered it for Huckerby, whose shot from 15 yards beat Crayton inside the left post. When D.C. pulled Gallardo in the 75th minute, it looked like the Quakes could easily ride out the final minutes, but United pulled a goal back on fine individual effort by Quaranta just seconds later. Taking a pass from Dyachenko, Quaranta dribbled around a pair San Jose defenders at the top of the box and beat Joe Cannon from 18 yards out with a left-footed blast. United then pushed forward in search of an equalizer, but the Earthquakes stood firm, counterattacking through Huckerby and O'Brien to effectively close out the match.

Misc. Notes

Quakes in the Community

What: Amway Global Kicks for Kids Program

Who: Mike Graczyk

Location: Hope Technology School in Palo Alto

Date: Wednesday, July 22

Time: 12 p.m.

Details: Graczyk will talk to students about the importance of living a healthy lifestyle.

What: San Jose's Got Talent

Who: Jason Hernandez

Location: Plaza de Cesar Chavez

Date: Thursday, July 23

Time: 5:30-6:30 p.m.

Details: Jason will be a judge guest at the Music in the Park San Jose's Got Talent event. The winner of the contest will sing the national anthem at an upcoming Earthquakes game.

Four in a Row at Home

After a stretch of seven out of 10 games on the road, the Quakes now find themselves with four straight home games in late July and early August. San Jose hosts D.C. United, Seattle Sounders FC, the Columbus Crew and the Kansas City Wizards over the next month. The team's next road game is August 29 at Gillette Stadium against the New England Revolution.

Leitch in the Top 10 Assist Leaders

Earthquakes defender Chris Leitch earned his fifth assist of the season on June 20 against the Los Angeles Galaxy. Leitch is currently tied for ninth place in MLS in assists. Leitch entered the season with six career assists and is just one assist shy of equaling that total this season.

Johnson in Top 10

Earthquakes forward Ryan Johnson is among the league leaders in goals this season. Johnson is currently tied for seventh place with six goals. Guillermo Barros Schelotto of the Columbus Crew leads the league with 10 goals.

Earthquakes Host Going Green Night

The Earthquakes will host Going Green night, presented by Comcast, on Saturday, July 25 when they take on D.C. United at Buck Shaw Stadium. The game will kick off at 7:30 p.m. PT and will be broadcast live on Fox Soccer Channel. The Quakes have teamed up with Green-E Energy and Santa Clara's Green Power to off-set stadium energy use for the game by donating a percentage of the ticket revenue to the program. Additional tickets sold will also be used to off-set energy use for the remainder of the 2009 season. The night will also feature two giveaway items; reusable tote bags, presented by Comcast, given to the first 5,000 fans and flower seed packets, courtesy of America the Beautiful Fund, to the first 1,000 fans. Fans will also have a chance to tour the Santa Clara University solar decathlon house prior to the game, while children will be able to participate in a pre-game activity provided by a representative from Our City Forest. Additionally, Codexus is donating 250 tickets to bring kids from the San Jose community out to the game to learn about "going green".

Earthquakes Debut Weekly Segment on Telemundo 48

The Earthquakes will have a weekly segment called "Quakes al día" every Thursday at 11 p.m. on Telemundo's newscast. The segment will include interviews with the players and coaches, along with features and behind the scenes footage.

Earthquakes Host FC Barcelona in Doubleheader Spectacular August 8 at Candlestick Park

The San Jose Earthquakes, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and Soccer United Marketing (SUM) announced last week that the Quakes will host a doubleheader spectacular at Candlestick Park on Saturday, August 8. The Earthquakes will take on the defending MLS Cup Champion Columbus Crew at 5:30 p.m. PT, followed by UEFA Champions League winner FC Barcelona against Mexican powerhouse Club Deportivo Guadalajara (more popularly known as Chivas). The match will mark Barça's first visit ever to the Bay Area. Barça and Chivas have played twice before in the United States with Barça posting a win and a tie. Tickets to see the Spanish giant, whose honors include 19 La Liga trophies, a record-setting 25 Copa del Rey championships and three UEFA Champions League titles, are on sale now. Season ticket holders will receive a comparable ticket to the match and will receive new tickets to the match in the mail. Season ticket holders should contact the Earthquakes Front Office at 408-556-7700 to purchase additional tickets or for any questions and concerns. Tickets prices start at $30 and can be purchased by calling (800) 225-2277 or by logging on to sjearthquakes.com. FC Barcelona intends on bringing its heralded roster of international superstars that currently includes Lionel Messi, Rafael Marquez, Xavi, Carles Puyol, Thierry Henry and Andres Iniesta. The club just finished their treble winning season. They won all three of their major competitions: Spain's La Liga, UEFA Champions League and Copa del Rey. Guadalajara is one of the top teams in the Primera Division de Mexico, the highest professional division in Mexico, and returns to the U.S. to take part in what will be a rematch against FC Barcelona of the 1-1 tie played in 2008 in front of 92,650 fans at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Chivas have won a Mexican Primera Division record 11 league titles in their existence.

Earthquakes-D.C. United Connections

Earthquakes head coach Frank Yallop served as an assistant coach to Thomas Rongen with D.C. United in 2000. He then left D.C. United to become head coach of the Earthquakes in 2001 ... Bobby Convey started his MLS career with D.C. United and played from 2000-2004 with the likes of Ben Olsen (2000-2004), Jaime Moreno (2000-2002, 2004), Bryan Namoff (2001-2004), Santino Quaranta (2001-2004), Christian Gomez (2004) ... Earthquakes head coach Frank Yallop coached Santino Quaranta while with the Los Angeles Galaxy ... Earthquakes defender Mike Zaher played with D.C. United in 2008 ... D.C. United defender Marc Burch played in three games for the Los Angeles Galaxy in 2006 under Frank Yallop, and also played with Earthquakes goalkeeper Joe Cannon, and Quakes forward Cornell Glen ... New D.C. United midfielder Danny Szetela played with Quakes midfielder Simon Elliott in 2004-2005 with the Columbus Crew, as well as Cornell Glen in 2004 ... Quakes defender Chris Leitch played with Santino Quaranta in New York briefly in 2007 and with Jaime Moreno in 2003.

History of the Quakes-D.C. United Rivalry

The Earthquakes beat D.C. United 1-0 in the historic MLS Inaugural Game on April 6, 1996 before 31,683 fans at Spartan Stadium ... Current Earthquakes goalkeeper Joe Cannon made his MLS debut against D.C. United on April 17, 1999 at RFK Stadium. He also picked up his first win that day defeating D.C. United in a shootout ... Current Quakes midfielder Bobby Convey scored his first career goal playing for D.C. United against Kansas City on April 7, 2001 ... The Earthquakes lost to D.C. United 3-0 on July 15, 2005 in their last appearance at RFK Stadium. The Quakes would then finish the regular season without another loss that season.

D.C. United All-Time Leaders vs. San Jose

United forward Jaime Moreno has been the top D.C. player against San Jose in his career, scoring eight goals and notching six assists against San Jose ... Midfielder Ben Olsen has scored two goals and recorded one assist in his career against San Jose.

Quakes All-Time Leaders vs. D.C. United

Goalkeeper Joe Cannon has posted a 1.13 goals against average against D.C. United and a 8-3-5 record in his career with four shutouts ... Simon Elliott has four career assists against D.C. United in 19 appearances ... Darren Huckerby scored a goal and notched an assist in his only game against D.C. United ... Arturo Alvarez has netted a goal and recorded two assists in his career against D.C. United.

Quakes Development Schools

The San Jose Earthquakes announced that the Earthquakes Development Schools will debut in the summer of 2009 throughout Northern California. The Earthquakes will run the schools in conjunction with their official camp partner, UK International Soccer Camps. Development School attendees will enjoy a week-long camp experience that will include daily sessions with top-level coaches, along with visits from Earthquakes players and coaches throughout the week. All participants will receive an Earthquakes t-shirt and a ticket to an Earthquakes game. The total cost for a week is $170 for half day and $220 for a full day. To sign up or to request to host a Development School in your area please contact Director of Development Schools Neil Diaz at developmentschools@sjearthquakes.com or call 510-461-0463.

Stay up to Date on Insider News on Twitter

The Earthquakes are proud to announce the launch their official Twitter site, twitter.com/sjearthquakes. Fans can stay up to date on the latest team news straight from practice, games and road trips.

Cannon Among All-Time Leaders

Earthquakes goalkeeper Joe Cannon is among the all-time league leaders in a number of goalkeeping categories. He is second in goalkeeper appearances (263), starts (262) and minutes played (23,685). He is now third all-time in saves (1,079), tied for second all-time in shutouts (65) and fifth all-time in wins (95) in league history. For San Jose, Cannon is first in club history as a goalkeeper in appearances (148), minutes played (13,491), saves (611), wins (57) and shutouts (35) and second in goals against average (1.33), and saves percentage (73.2). 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 July 18 vs. Chicago Fire to record his 148th career game as a member of the Earthquakes. He is now fourth all-time in appearances. Cannon has also recorded 13,491 minutes, good for second all-time in Quakes history. His 148 career starts are now second all-time in San Jose history.

Corrales Among All-Time Leaders

Ramiro Corrales is now second on the all-time in appearances in Quakes team history with 157. Richard Mulrooney (1999-2004) is the all-time leader with 163. Corrales has 141 starts and 12,526 minutes played as a member of the Quakes. He is now in fourth place in franchise history in starts and third in all-time in club history for minutes played.

Quakes in July

The Earthquakes are 20-29-10 all-time in MLS games during the month of July.

MLS Futbolito Returns to San Jose

Thousands of soccer players of all ages and from all walks of life will lace up their cleats this summer to participate in the seventh edition of "MLS Futbolito", Major League Soccer's official 4-v-4 tournament and one of the nation's most successful grassroots soccer initiatives. The 13-event national tour, presented by Panasonic, hits San Jose on Saturday, September 19 at Independence High School in San Jose. For further information about MLS Futbolito, visit the event's revamped official site: www.MLSFutbolito.com.

Quakes Radio Segment on KNBR 1050

The Earthquakes have a weekly five-minute news segment every Friday 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.

Catch Yallop on SportsRamble

Earthquakes head coach Frank Yallop or another member of the team 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.

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.

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