The San Jose Earthquakes host the Chicago Fire on Sept. 10 at Buck Shaw Stadium for Fiesta Latina Night presented by Xfinity. The game kicks off at 7:30 p.m. PT and will air live on Comcast SportsNet California, 1220 KDOW and 1370 KZSF.
Earthquakes vs. Chicago Fire All-Time
MLS Regular Season: 7-12-10
Home: 5-5-4
Away: 2-7-6
Shootout (1996-99): 1-0
Overtime (00-03): 0-0-3
Playoffs: 1-0-0; U.S. Open Cup: 0-1-0
All-Time Scoring: San Jose – 37, Chicago – 48
Earthquakes Schedule for the Week of 9/5/11
Tuesday, Sept. 6 – 10:15 a.m. PT – Practice at Nutrilite Training Facility
Wednesday, Sept. 7 – Off
Thursday, Sept. 8 – 10:15 a.m. PT – Practice at Buck Shaw Stadium
Friday, Sept. 9 – 10:15 a.m. PT – Practice at Nutrilite Training Facility
Saturday, Sept. 10 – Chicago Fire at San Jose Earthquakes, Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.
Sunday, Sept. 11 – TBD
Injury/Discipline/International Duty Report
Out: Andre Luiz (L – knee injury), Ike Opara (L – foot injury), Alan Gordon (surgery), Steven Lenhart (family leave); Probable: Brad Ring (R – shoulder sprain), Anthony Ampaipitakwong (L – groin strain).
Last Game
Earthquakes 1, Toronto FC 1; Aug. 27, 2011; BMO Field; Toronto, Canada
San Jose Earthquakes forward Chris Wondolowski scored a late equalizer in the 87th minute to help the Earthquakes to a 1-1 road draw against Toronto FC. San Jose’s leading scorer found the net for the ninth time in 2011, polishing off a pass to the back post after Jacob Peterson found Bobby Burling’s head with a long throw into the area. With the draw, San Jose remained unbeaten in four trips to BMO Field since Toronto FC joined the league in 2008.
Last Game vs. Chicago Fire
Earthquakes 2, Chicago Fire, 2; May 28, 2011; Toyota Park, Bridgeview, III.
The San Jose Earthquakes extended their unbeaten streak to four matches following a 2-2 draw against the Chicago Fire at Toyota Park. Earthquakes midfielder Anthony Ampaipitakwong came on as a sub at halftime and sparked the Quakes attack with two assists. Ramiro Corrales and Chris Wondolowksi scored the goals for San Jose, while Dominic Oduro and Cory Gibbs found the net for the Fire. Ampaipitakwong set up the Quakes first goal in the 49th minute with a perfect service on a corner kick that found Corrales in the box and he headed it in at the far post for the 1-0 lead. After Oduro tied the score, Ampaipitakwong helped San Jose regain the lead. Corrales drew two defenders and dropped a ball for Ampaipitakwong, who chipped a cross to Wondolowski in the box. Wondolowski flicked a header past Fire goalkeeper Sean Johnson for a 2-1 lead in the 74th minute. Gibbs brought the Fire level again six minutes later with a header of his own to prevent San Jose from winning its third straight.
History of the Quakes – Chicago 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 two seasons ago. 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 … The two teams have played each other in a 1998 U.S. Open Cup quarterfinal match that ended in a 1-1 tie before entering penalty kicks. The goals came from Lubos Kubik for Chicago and Jeff Baicher for San Jose. The Fire prevailed in the PK shootout, 4-3, on their way to winning the title ... Jason Hernandez made his MLS debut on Oct. 5, 2005, playing for New York against the Fire at Soldier Field in Chicago … The teams have since faced each other seven times from 2008-2011.
Earthquakes – Chicago Fire Connections
Quakes goalkeeper Jon Busch played with the Fire from 2007-09, where he won MLS Goalkeeper of the Year in 2008 … Quakes defender Tim Ward played for the Chicago Fire from 2009-2010 before being traded to San Jose midway through the season… Chicago goalkeeper Job Conway played for the Earthquakes from 2000-2005 ... Conway also played with Quakes defender Chris Leitch at the New York Red Bulls in 2007-08 and with midfielder Sam Cronin, defender Nana Attakora, and midfielder Jacob Peterson at Toronto FC for part of the 2010 season ... He also had a stint with the San Francisco Seals, appearing in 4 matches in 2000 ... Quakes defender Bobby Burling played with Fire defender Yamith Cuesta at Chivas USA for the second half of the 2009 season ... Chicago midfielder Daniel Paladini also played with Burling at Chivas USA in 2008 ... Quakes defender Ike Opara and midfielder Sam Cronin played with Fire midfielder Corben Bone at Wake Forest, where they won a national championship together … San Jose midfielder Brad Ring grew up in the Chicago area and played his youth and high school soccer there … Fire midfielder 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 ... Chicago defender Jalil Anibaba also attended UNC ... Quakes forward Matt Luzunaris and Fire goalkeeper Sean Johnson played together at the University of Central Florida in 2007.
Earthquakes All-Time Leaders vs. Chicago Fire
Forward Scott Sealy has five goals and two assists in 10 career appearances … Midfielder Bobby Convey has one goal in 5 career appearances … Forward Chris Wondolowski has three goals in seven career appearances … Defender/Midfielder Ramiro Corrales has one goal and one assist in 17 career appearances ... Goalkeeper Jon Busch is 5-4-5 and has three shutouts in 14 career appearances.
Chicago Fire All-Time Leaders vs. Earthquakes
Forward Patrick Nyarko has two goals and two assists in four appearances … Midfielder Marco Pappa has two goals and one assist in five career appearances … Midfielder Logan Pause has two assists in 11 career appearances ... Goalkeeper Sean Johnson is 1-0-1 and has one shutout in two career appearances.
