Kickoff:
May 1, 7:00 p.m. PT at Rio Tinto Stadium
Television:
Univision Deportes
Radio:
1370 KZSF, 1590 KLIV
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Comcast, Dish (UDN), Direct TV, AT&T U-Verse
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Earthquakes vs. Real Salt Lake All-Time
MLS Regular Season:
7-9-7
Home:
4-5-3 (21 GF, 18 GA)
Away:
3-4-4 (9 GF, 17 GA)
Playoffs:
0-0-0;
US Open Cup:
0-0-0;
US Open Cup Play-In:
0-2-0
All-Time Scoring:
San Jose – 30, Real Salt Lake – 35
Last Game
Earthquakes 0, Real Salt Lake 1; April 5, 2015; Avaya Stadium in San Jose, California
The San Jose Earthquakes dropped a tight affair with Real Salt Lake 1-0 on Easter Sunday at Avaya Stadium. San Jose’s defense was tested due to several injuries and ultimately had a strong showing against a talented RSL side. Midfielders JJ Koval and Cordell Cato played extensive minutes on the backline and proved they could hold their own despite being out of their normal positions. The Quakes first chance on net came in the eighth minute. After playing a one-two with forward Innocent, midfielder Sanna Nyassi found himself with open space along the right flank and played a dangerous ball across the six-yard box. The ball skipped through the penalty area just out of the reach of the attacking players. Real Salt Lake broke the deadlock in the 44th minute on the right foot of midfielder Javier Morales. Morales took a free kick in the center of the pitch just outside of the 18-yard box, but his curled attempt was driven into the wall. The rebound came out and he followed up with another attempt, directing the ball off of the crossbar and into goal. In the 54th minute, San Jose nearly equalized. Forward Adam Jahn made a run to the near post and received a low cross, letting the ball run through his legs before creatively redirecting it with his right foot, narrowly missing the goal wide left. In the 70th minute, the Quakes center backs combined to keep Real Salt Lake from doubling their advantage. Real forward Olmes Garcia hit a ball across the box and Earthquakes defender Clarence Goodson made a diving header to thwart any redirection by an oncoming attacker. The ball popped into the air and drifted towards San Jose’s net, but Victor Bernardez bicycle-kicked the ball off the goal line and out of danger.The Earthquakes created several opportunities late, including an attempt by midfielder Fatai Alashe in the waning moments, but were unable to find the equalizer.
History of the Quakes – Real Salt Lake
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 … The San Jose Earthquakes rallied from a two-goal first-half deficit to tie Real Salt Lake 3-3 in the club’s 2014 MLS opener on Saturday, March 15 at Buck Shaw Stadium … Sam Cronin scored for the second time in as many games to lead the Earthquakes to a 1-1 draw against Real Salt Lake on Saturday, Aug. 30 … The Earthquakes were defeated by Real Salt Lake by a score of 2-0 on October 11, 2014 at Rio Tinto Stadium … San Jose was defeated by Real Salt Lake 1 – 0 on April 5, 2015 at Avaya Stadium.
Earthquakes – Real Salt Lake Connections
Quakes forward Chris Wondolowski played with RSL midfielder Kyle Beckerman and RSL goalkeeper Nick Rimando for the U.S. Men’s National Team in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil … San Jose defender Clarence Goodson has also represented the U.S. on the international stage … 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 … Quakes midfielders Matias Perez Garcia and Leandro Barrera along with RSL midfielder Javier Morales and forward Sebastian Jaime are all from Argentina and played in the Argentina Primera Division … Quakes defender Clarence Goodson (2000-03) and RSL midfielder John Stertzer (2009-12) both attended the University of Maryland … Goodson and RSL head coach Jeff Cassar were teammates with FC Dallas from 2004-06 … Earthquakes defender Shaun Francis and midfielder Khari Stephenson, as well as RSL defender Demar Phillips, were all born in Jamaica and played on the country’s national team … Earthquakes midfielder Jordan Stewart and RSL’s midfielder Luke Mulholland both are from England.
