MLS San Jose Earthquakes

Earthquakes Weekly

Published on August 26, 2002 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
San Jose Earthquakes News Release


The San Jose Earthquakes continue their push for the Supporter's Shield and the number one seed in the MLS Cup playoffs this Saturday, August 31 against D.C. United at RFK Stadium. The match starts at 4:30 p.m. PT, and will be broadcast on same day tape delay at 6:30 p.m. PT on Fox Sports Net. The Quakes and United played to a 2-2 tie on August 17 at Spartan Stadium in their only meeting this season.

Last Match Colorado Rapids 3, Earthquakes 0; Saturday, August 24, 2002; Invesco Field at Mile High; Denver, CO

The San Jose Earthquakes dropped a 3-0 decision to the Colorado Rapids Aug. 24 at Invesco Field at Mile High. The Quakes allowed an early goal, and could not take advantage of their chances, before allowing two late goals to lose to the Rapids on the road for the second time this season. Quakes goalkeeper Joe Cannon received a red card in the final minute and he will not be available for the Quakes next match on Saturday, August 31 against D.C. United. Just like the first meeting between the Earthquakes and Rapids this season, the Rapids jumped on the board first. Chris Carrieri got behind the defense on a long ball from Carlos Valderrama and one-timed a left-footed shot that snuck by Cannon at the near post. Early in the second half, Ramiro Corrales started a counterattack that nearly resulted in the tying goal. After intercepting a pass Corrales sent a ball behind the defense to Donovan, who one-timed a shot to the far post that went wide. Moments later, Graziani received a through ball from Donovan and outmaneuvered a defender and blasted a left-footed shot that slammed off the post. The Rapids scored their second goal in the 67th minute off a corner kick. Chung sent the corner kick to the penalty spot, where Zach Kingsley flicked a header to the back post for a 2-0 lead. Late in the match, second half substitute Seth Trembly got in alone on Cannon after receiving a long pass. Trembly dribbled around Cannon and as the ball headed towards the endline, Cannon slightly clipped Trembly in the ankle. Cannon received a red card and the Rapids were awarded a penalty kick. Chung blasted the penalty kick into the lower corner for the final goal of the match.

Last Match vs. D.C.

Earthquakes 2; D.C. United 2; Saturday, August 17, 2002 Spartan Stadium; San Jose, Calif.

The San Jose Earthquakes used a two-goal outburst from midfielder Ronnie Ekelund to tie D.C. United 2-2 in an entertaining match before 11,177 at Spartan Stadium. San Jose had two prime chances to win the game in overtime, but Manny Lagos' header in the 95th minute bounced off the crossbar and Landon Donovan's shot from 18-yards out in the 100th minute was barely knocked away by D.C. goalkeeper Nick Rimando. United started the scoring in the fifth minute, finding the back of the net for the first time in 536 minutes when Eliseo Quintanilla slipped behind the San Jose defense off a free kick. Marco Etcheverry's cross found Eddie Pope in the corner of the 18-yard box, and he headed the ball directly to an open Quintanilla, who touched the ball past Earthquakes goalkeeper Joe Cannon from close range for the 1-0 lead. The Earthquakes struck back twelve minutes later when Ekelund converted a penalty kick in the 17th minute, sending a clinical shot to the left corner past a diving Rimando. Following a quick re-start on a free kick, midfielder Ramiro Corrales controlled the ball in heavy traffic near the top of the D.C. penalty box. The ball came loose, but as Earthquakes forward Dwayne De Rosario attempted to collect it for a shot he was brought down by Ben Olsen, setting up Ekelund's goal. D.C. briefly took the lead once again in the 61st minute on Quintanilla's second goal of the game. The Salvadoran forward took a pass from Pope to the right of the Earthquakes net and fired a shot on goal through a tangle of San Jose defenders. The shot was deflected, but bounced right back to Quintanilla, who fired another rocket that bounced off a hustling Ian Russell and past Cannon for the 2-1 lead. The Earthquakes would only trail for two minutes however, as Ekelund notched his second goal of the match with a marvelous strike from 25 yards out on a free kick. A foul on De Rosario set up the penalty, and Ekelund blasted a shot off the left post and into the net to tie the match at 2-2, giving him his first multi-goal game in an Earthquakes uniform.

Misc. Notes

Barclay Against The World

Earthquakes midfielder/forward Devin Barclay started and played the full match while wearing the captain's armband in the U.S. U-20 team's 2-1 loss to Brazil in the XIX Torneo Internacional de Futbol de l'Alcudia in Valencia, Spain on Saturday, August 24. The U.S. scored first, despite playing a man-down, but allowed two late goals in the loss. In the second match of the tournament, Barclay scored the game-winning goal as the U.S. defeated Italy 2-1 earlier today. The U.S. concludes Group B play on August 27 against Ukraine. The tournament's Group A is comprised of Spain, Uruguay, Costa Rica and Gabon. The tournament in Spain will be the Under-20s final international games before World Youth Championship qualifying kicks off in the U.S. on November 13. The USA has posted a 11-6-9 record this year, recording 11 shutouts in 24 matches.

Earthquakes vs. Club America

International Sports Marketing Connection and the San Jose Earthquakes announced that the Quakes will play an international match on Wednesday, September 18 against one of Mexico's most storied teams Club America. The match between the defending champions of the United States and Mexico will kick off at 8:00 p.m. PT from 3COM Park. The game will mark the first meeting between the two teams in their history and will be the Earthquakes first-ever appearance at 3COM Park. International Sports Marketing Connection is marketing the game and fans can purchase tickets through Tickets.com only beginning on Saturday, August 24 at 10:00 a.m. PT. Ticket prices are $25, $35, and $45, and to purchase tickets, fans can log on to Tickets.com or visit any Tickets.com outlet, including Mollie Stone's, Raley's and Nob Hill Foods or any Giants Dug Out Store. Tickets may also be purchased by calling Tickets.com at 408-998-2277 or 415-478-2277.

Earthquakes season media credentials will be honored at this match. Media who do not have an Earthquakes season media credential must fax a single-game credential request to the Earthquakes media relations office at 408-553-0959. Parking passes are limited, and media should contact the Earthquakes media relations office at 408-260-6366 to obtain parking passes.

Cannon Sees Red

Earthquakes goalkeeper Joe Cannon received a red card in the 91st minute on Saturday against the Rapids, and will not be eligible to play for the Quakes this weekend against D.C. United. Cannon was red-carded after fouling Seth Trembly inside the 18-yard box. It was the first red card of his MLS career.

Corrales Player of the Week

San Jose Earthquakes defender Ramiro Corrales has been selected as Major League Soccer's Player of the Week for the week ending August 25, 2002. Corrales, who played for San Jose's 1996 and 1997 and 2001 squads, netted a career-high four points (1g, 2a) in the Earthquakes 3-1 win against the Dallas Burn on Wednesday, August 21 at Spartan Stadium. With the victory, the defending MLS Cup champions became the first team to secure a spot in the 2002 MLS Cup Playoffs.

Donovan, Cannon in Print

Quakes goalkeeper Joe Cannon is featured in the current issue of Sports Illustrated. The article on Cannon appears only in the editions of subscribers, not in the newsstand edition. Forward Landon Donovan can be found modeling in the current issue of the fashion magazine W Magazine.

Earthquakes-D.C. United Connections

Quakes head coach Frank Yallop served as an assistant coach for D.C. United under Thomas Rongen during the 2000 season...Current United assistant coach Curt Onalfo played for San Jose during the 1997 season, appearing in six matches...Jeff Agoos played five seasons with D.C. United and helped them win three MLS Championships ...Quakes forward Dwayne De Rosario played with D.C. goalkeeper Mike McGinty on the A-League's Richmond Kickers during the 2000 season...Earthquakes midfielder Ian Russell and United defender Brandon Prideaux were teammates on the A-League's Seattle Sounders in 1999 and at the University of Washington from 1994-1997...Earthquakes defender Jimmy Conrad was on the same UCLA team as United goalkeeper Nick Rimando in 1997.

Adjusting and Readjusting

The Earthquakes have forged the best record in MLS despite the luxury of being able to play with a consistent starting lineup. San Jose has missed a total of 76 man-games to injury, National Team duty or suspension in 2002, resulting in 16 different starting lineups through 24 games. Head coach Frank Yallop has used the same starting lineup back-to-back only eight times this season, as the team has seen nine different players miss a total of 52 games due to injury.

Landon on Channel One

Landon Donovan will help kick off the new school year as the first celebrity anchor for Channel One News, which reaches 8.1 million high school students every day, via satellite into the homerooms of over 12,000 secondary schools in the US. Donovan will join its on-air talent to report the latest and breaking news. Channel One will film Landon's broadcast as guest anchor on Tuesday, August 27 and it will be aired on Wed., August 28. Channel One uses two celebrities each month as guest anchors. Some of the past anchors have been Gwen Stephani (No Doubt), LL Cool J, The Hanson's, Shaquille O'Neal, Colin Powell, Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins). Channel One News, a Primedia company, is the largest source of news and information for young people. Its 12-minute news broadcast is delivered daily to more than eight million students and 400,000 educators in more than 12,000 middle and high schools across the country.

Still Stellar At Spartan

The Earthquakes extended their unbeaten streak at Spartan Stadium to 14 games, one shy of the all-time MLS record with a 3-1 win Wednesday over Dallas. The Earthquakes share the record with the Chicago Fire. During the 14-game unbeaten streak, which dates back to August 25, 2001, the team has outscored opponents 37-10. Since head coach Frank Yallop took over the Earthquakes prior to the 2001 season, San Jose is 22-3-4 at Spartan including regular season MLS games, playoff matches, F.C. Champions Cup play and U.S. Open Cup matches.

Three-Year Unbeaten Streak

It has been over three years since San Jose last lost a game against D.C. United. United defeated the Earthquakes on June 3, 1998, but since then San Jose is 5-0-2. The Quakes won with two shootout wins in 1999 and tied 2-2 and won 1-0 in 2000. The Earthquakes swept the series last year, winning 3-2 and 4-0. The 2-2 tie on Saturday extended that streak.

Quakes Keep Rolling

The Earthquakes have already tied last year's win total of 13 with their 3-1 win on Wednesday, August 21 over Dallas. San Jose is just one win away (three points) from tying last year's club-record point total (45).

Wade At The Ready

Earthquakes defender Wade Barrett is the only member of the team to start and play every single minute of all 24 games this season. Ariel Graziani and Ramiro Corrales are the only other Quakes to appear in all 24 matches.

Landon's Survival of the Sexiest

Landon Donovan has been chosen to be included in CosmoGIRL!'s Survival of the Sexiest Poll, which lets CosmoGirl!'s readers decide which hot celebrity will be on the COVER of CosmoGIRL!'s next "Sexiest Guys in the World" issue. Last year's contest was a huge success and CosmoGirl! received 44 million votes. The contest launches in CG!'s October issue-on newsstands September 10. Fans can vote for Landon as the Sexiest Guy in the World at www.cosmogirl.com.

Schedule Changes

The Earthquakes announced one game time change and one broadcast time change for their 2002 schedule. The Fox Sports Net broadcast on Saturday, August 31 will now be tape-delayed at 6:30 p.m. PT. Also, the Quakes Saturday, September 14 match against the Los Angeles Galaxy will now kick off at 8:00 p.m. PT instead of the originally scheduled 7:00 p.m. PT. The game will still be aired live on Action 36 Cable 6 (KICU).

Quick Notes

-The Earthquakes are 9-0-1 in MLS play when forward Ariel Graziani scores at least one goal. Including U.S. Open Cup play, San Jose is a combined 10-0-1 when Graziani finds the back of the net.

-San Jose is 14-0-0 when forward Landon Donovan scores at least one goal in MLS action, including playoffs.

-Defender Jimmy Conrad, defender Ramiro Corrales, midfielder/defender Zak Ibsen and forward Ariel Graziani will be suspended for the next match if he receives a yellow card against the Dallas Burn on Wednesday.

-Forward Ariel Graziani continues to lead MLS with six game-winning goals.

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