Kickoff: August 30, 7:30 p.m. PT at Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara, Calif.
Television: CSNBA
Radio: 1370 KZSF, 1590 KLIV
Meet Krazy George:
Fans can purchase a copy of Earthquakes legend Krazy George's autobiography "Still Krazy After All These Cheers" and meet the man himself at Saturday's match.
REAL SALT LAKE INFO
Earthquakes vs. Real Salt Lake All-Time
MLS Regular Season: 7-7-6
Home: 4-4-2 (20 GF, 16 GA)
Away: 3-3-4 (9 GF, 15 GA)
Playoffs: 0-0-0; US Open Cup: 0-0-0; US Open Cup Play-In: 0-2-0
All-Time Scoring: San Jose – 32, Real Salt Lake – 38
Last Game vs. RSL
Earthquakes 3, Real Salt Lake 3; March 15, 2014; Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.
The Earthquakes rallied from a two-goal first-half deficit to tie Real Salt Lake 3-3 in the club’s MLS opener. Honduran center back Victor Bernardez provided the spark with a pair of second-half goals, the latter of which came in the 95th minute. Chris Wondolowski put San Jose on top early with a close-range finish from his thigh. Shea Salinas whipped a free kick into the box where Bernardez flicked the ball toward goal and right in front of Wondolowski, who calmly directed a shot past Real Salt Lake goalkeeper Nick Rimando. Real Salt Lake came roaring back with three straight goals. The first was a blast from long range via Kyle Beckerman. RSL’s captain struck his shot from 30 yards out with his left foot, banging it off the post and in. Joao Plata was the next RSL player to find the scoresheet, working a give-and-go with Luis Gil in the area. Plata fed Gil, who returned the pass to Plata who was running horizontally across the box. Plata whiffed his first attempt, but collected and fired to the near post to make it 2-1 RSL. Luke Mulholland capped the scoring for RSL with a put-back attempt from close range in the fourth minute of first-half stoppage. Ned Grabavoy tried his luck from just inside the box, but Earthquakes goalkeeper Jon Busch punched the ball away. Unfortunately for Busch, Mulholland found the blocked shot first and fired from the doorstep to give the visitors a 3-1 advantage. Bernardez pulled one back in the 75th minute, smashing a header past Rimando. Salinas picked up the assist with another set piece, this time providing service from a corner kick. Bernardez wriggled himself free at the near post and powered his shot into the net for his first goal of the season. The Honduran national teamer scored the game-tying goal in the fifth minute of stoppage time. Shaun Francis sent a high-arching cross into the mix, forcing Rimando to try and bat the ball away from trouble. However, Rimando wasn’t able to send the ball where he wanted thanks to pressure from Alan Gordon. Bernardez was the benefactor, taking one touch before booting his shot to the lower corner.
History of the Quakes-Real Salt Lake Rivalry
Real Salt Lake joined MLS as an expansion side prior to the 2005 campaign … The two teams played to a 2-2 draw in their first-ever meeting on April 30, 2005, at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, with Alejandro Moreno providing a late equalizer for San Jose … After going 2-0-2 over their first four MLS regular-season meetings, the Quakes dropped their first league tilt to RSL, 3-1, on May 31, 2008, at Rice-Eccles … The Quakes suffered two straight home defeats in league play in shutout fashion in back-to-back season openers in 2010 (3-0) and 2011 (1-0) … On March 19 the Quakes and RSL kicked off the 2011 season at Buck Shaw Stadium in a match later dubbed The Great Deluge as RSL took a 1-0 decision in a driving rainstorm through a 64th-minute Kyle Beckerman strike from 25 yards out that glanced off the left post and went in … That game marked Simon Dawkins’ MLS debut for the Quakes as a 66th-minute substitute … Real Salt Lake swept the 2011 season series with a 4-0 triumph in Utah on July 23 … The Quakes win against RSL on April 21, 2012 snapped a six-game winless streak in all competitions, including an 0-3-2 mark in the five prior MLS regular-season match-ups, and a loss via penalty-kick shootout in a 2010 US Open Cup play-in contest at Buck Shaw Stadium … The Quakes again beat RSL on June 23, 2012 by a 2-1 scoreline behind late goals from Alan Gordon and Chris Wondolowski for their first-ever win at RSL’s Rio Tinto Stadium … RSL was the last Quakes opponent to play a regular-season match at Spartan Stadium, earning a 2-2 tie on Oct. 8, 2005 … San Jose was 3-0-0 against RSL in 2012, outscoring them 9-2 in the process … The Earthquakes dropped their first two games of 2013 against RSL, losing 2-0 on March 3 at Buck Shaw Stadium and 3-0 on June 1 at Rio Tinto Stadium, but bounced back for a key 2-1 win at Rio Tinto on Sept. 21 thanks to a brace from Steven Lenhart.
Earthquakes – Real Salt Lake Connections
Quakes forward Chris Wondolowski and Quakes defender Clarence Goodson have played with RSL midfielder Kyle Beckerman and RSL goalkeeper Nick Rimando for the U.S. Men’s National Team … Quakes forward Chris Wondolowski suited up alongside RSL defender Tony Beltran in the USMNT’s 0-0 draw against Canada on Jan. 29 at Houston’s BBVA Compass Stadium … RSL midfielder Ned Grabavoy appeared in 24 games for San Jose in 2008 … Grabavoy was a teammate of Quakes goalkeeper Jon Busch with the Columbus Crew in 2006 … Grabavoy played with Quakes forward Alan Gordon for the LA Galaxy from 2004-06 … Busch also played alongside RSL defender Chris Wingert with the Crew in 2004-05 … Wingert (St. John’s) and Quakes defender Jason Hernandez (Seton Hall) played against each other in the Big East Conference from 2001-03 … Earthquakes forward Alan Gordon (2002-03) and RSL forward Robbie Findley (2003-06) attended Oregon State … Earthquakes midfielder Atiba Harris started his MLS career with Real Salt lake in 2006 and 2007, notching four goals and two assists in 43 appearances during his stay … Earthquakes defender Ryan Neil was a first-round pick (No. 18 overall) of Real Salt Lake in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft, but went unsigned and was picked up by San Jose.
