The San Jose Earthquakes host the Portland Timbers on Saturday, August 6 at Buck Shaw Stadium for Chris Wondolowski Bobblehead Night presented by Wells Fargo. The game kicks off at 7:30 p.m. PT and will air live on Comcast SportsNet California, 1220 KDOW and 1370 KZSF. For the match, 5,000 fans will receive a Wondolowski bobblehead courtesy of Wells Fargo.
Earthquakes vs. Portland Timbers All-Time
MLS Regular Season: 0-0-0
Home: 0-0-0
Away: 0-0-0
Shootouts: 0-0-0
Playoffs: 0-0-0; U.S. Open Cup: 2-0-0; U.S. Open Cup Play-In: 1-0-0
All-Time Scoring: San Jose – 6, Portland – 0
Earthquakes Schedule for the Week of 8/2/11
Tuesday, Aug. 2 – 10:15 a.m. PT – Practice at Nutrilite Training Facility
Wednesday, Aug. 3 – Off
Thursday, Aug. 4 – 10:15 a.m. PT – Practice at Nutrilite Training Facility
Friday, Aug. 5 – 10:15 a.m. PT – Practice at Buck Shaw Stadium
Saturday, Aug. 6 – 7:30 p.m. PT – Portland Timbers at San Jose Earthquakes, Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.
Sunday, Aug. 7 – 11 a.m. PT – Reserve League: Portland Timbers at San Jose Earthquakes, Nutrilite Training Facility in San Jose, Calif.
Injury/Discipline/International Duty Report
Out: Andre Luiz (L – knee injury), Ike Opara (L – foot injury); Questionable: Steven Beitashour (R- leg injury); Alan Gordon (R – quadriceps strain); Simon Dawkins (R – hamstring strain); Probable: Jason Hernandez (R – calf strain).
Last Game
Earthquakes 0, DC United 2; July 30, 2011; Buck Shaw Stadium; Santa Clara, Calif.
The San Jose Earthquakes lost for the first time in the club’s last seven games at home, falling 2-0 against D.C. United in front of a sold out crowd of 10,525 at Buck Shaw Stadium. Former San Jose striker Dwayne De Rosario scored both goals for D.C. United, one in the 57th minute and another in the 66th minute, to lead United to the win.
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Last Game vs. Portland Timbers
Earthquakes 1, D.C. United 0; May 3, 2011; JELD-WEN Field; Portland, Oregon
The San Jose Earthquakes pulled out a dramatic 1-0 overtime win over the Portland Timbers at JELD-WEN Field in a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Play-in match. Ike Opara netted the winning goal in the final minute of overtime, heading home a cross from Sam Cronin. Andrew Weber made three saves, including a couple of big ones early in the match, to earn the shutout in his first appearance of the season. The win was the Quakes first-ever victory in a U.S. Open Cup Play-in game.
San Jose’s Record in July
The Quakes are 31-24-6 all-time in August in MLS play.
History of the Quakes – Portland Timbers Rivalry
The Earthquakes and Timbers rivalry dates back to when the teams played in the North American Soccer League … The squads faced off for the first time as members of the NASL in 1975 in San Jose and the Earthquakes were victorious 2-1 with Ilija Mitic scoring both goals for the Quakes … The Timbers evened the series with a 2-1 home victory towards the end of the ’75 season … In 1976 the teams only met once and Portland got the better of the Earthquakes in a 1-0 victory in San Jose … The Earthquakes swept the 1977 season series with a 3-2 victory at home and 2-1 win in Portland … The Timbers came back in 1978 and outscored the Earthquakes 8-2 in two wins on their way to the NASL National Conference Final, where they lost to the New York Cosmos … The teams split the 1979 series with Portland winning 4-3 in San Jose and the Earthquakes winning 2-1 in Portland …In 1980 the Earthquakes dropped both games to the Timbers, losing each match by just one goal … The Timbers got the best of the Earthquakes in 1981 as well, sweeping the season series by finals of 3-0 and 2-1 … 1982 was the last NASL series between the two teams … The Earthquakes won the first game 1-0 in Portland and the Timbers were victorious 1-0 when they traveled to San Jose … The two sides played again in a 2001 exhibition in Portland and the Timbers were victorious 2-1 … The next meeting came in 2004 during the U.S. Open Cup and the Earthquakes won 3-0 … In 2005 the sides met again in the U.S. Open Cup and the Earthquakes were victorious 2-0 … The Earthquakes topped Portland in U.S. Open Cup Qualifying 1-0 on May 3, 2011 with Ike Opara scoring the game winner in the 120th minute.
Earthquakes – Portland Timbers Connections
Portland defender Eric Brunner played for the New York Red Bulls with San Jose defender Chris Leitch in 2008 and with San Jose Forward Steven Lenhart from 2009-2010 ... San Jose All-Star forward Chris Wondolowski played for Houston Dynamo with Portland defender Mike Chabala from 2006-2009 ... San Jose defender Justin Morrow attended Notre Dame with Portland forward Bright Dike from 2007-2009 ... Portland defender Kevin Goldthwaite played for Toronto FC with San Jose defenders Nana Attakora and Chris Leitch in 2007 ... San Jose defender Jason Hernandez played for Chivas USA with Portland midfielder Rodrigo Lopez from 2006-2007 ... Portland midfielder Peter Lowry played for Chicago Fire with San Jose goalkeeper Jon Busch from 2008-2009 and with San Jose defender Tim Ward from 2009-2010 ... Peter Lowry attended Santa Clara University, home of the San Jose Earthquakes, from 2004-2007 ... Portland goalkeeper Troy Perkins played for DC United in 2004 with San Jose defender Bobby Convey and in 2005 with San Jose goalkeeper Andrew Weber.
