Kickoff:
July 26, 4:00 p.m. PT at BC Place
Television:
CSN California
Radio:
1370 KZSF, 1590 KLIV
Earthquakes vs. Whitecaps All-Time
MLS Regular Season:
2-5-5
Home:
2-0-4 (7 GF, 4 GA)
Away:
0-5-1 (5 GF, 12 GA)
Playoffs:
0-0-0;
US Open Cup:
0-0-0;
US Open Cup Play-In:
0-2-0
All-Time Scoring:
San Jose – 12, Vancouver 16
Last Game vs. Vancouver Whitecaps
Earthquakes 1, Vancouver Whitecaps 0; April 11 2015; Avaya Stadium in San Jose, California
The San Jose Earthquakes walked off the pitch with three points after defeating Vancouver Whitecaps FC 1-0. The Quakes used sound, consistent defending and a spectacular goal by Sanna Nyassi to earn their third win of the season, and treated the sold-out crowd of 18,000 to a victory in Avaya Stadium’s first-ever night match. The Earthquakes created the first scoring opportunity of the match in the eighth minute. Midfielder Matias Perez Garcia whipped in an in-swinging cross from the left side of the pitch and onto the foot of forward Adam Jahn. Jahn controlled the ball and slotted it past Whitecaps FC goalkeeper David Ousted, but the goal was called back for offsides. Vancouver’s best opportunity in the first half came in the 41st minute. Forward Ocatvio Rivero entered the penalty area in a dangerous position and laid the ball off to midfielder Pedro Morales, who was charging ahead for a shot, but Quakes midfielder Shea Salinas did well to hustle back and intercept the pass. In the 69th minute, Salinas took a short corner from Perez Garcia and whipped in a cross. The ball was just too high for a leaping Adam Jahn and Clarence Goodson’s sliding effort at the back post narrowly missed wide right. San Jose broke the deadlock in the 75th minute. Perez Garcia played a through ball to Cordell Cato, who cut back and ripped a shot with his right foot. The shot was blocked and the rebound fell to Salinas, who one-timed the ball back on target, but his attempt was blocked as well. The loose ball then rolled out to midfielder Sanna Nyassi, who blasted a left-footed strike past goalkeeper David Ousted and into the back of the net. It marked his first goal as a member of the Earthquakes. The two teams each finished the match with 10 players after Whitecaps FC midfielder Pedro Morales and Quakes forward Adam Jahn were both sent off in the 88th minute. San Jose’s stout defense was evidenced by the fact that Vancouver recorded no shots on target, and the team’s four starting defensemen – Wynne, Goodson, Bernardez and Cato – each played the entire 90 minutes. Also, Matias Perez Garcia’s dangerous left foot saw plenty of action on set pieces once again, adding seven corner kicks to his league-leading total.
History of the Quakes-Vancouver Whitecaps FC Rivalry
The Quakes and Vancouver Whitecaps FC drew in each of their first two all-time meetings in 2011 … The teams tied 1-1 at Empire Field in Vancouver on May 11 as Chris Wondolowski scored a 39th-minute goal on a back-heeled flick that earned MLS Goal of the Week consideration, with Ryan Johnson assisting … The ‘Caps equalized in second-half stoppage time when Davide Chiumiento scored for a share of the points … The return fixture inside Buck Shaw Stadium on July 20 ended in a 2-2 tie with dueling braces by Wondolowski and Vancouver’s Eric Hassli as San Jose was unable to hold on to a pair of one-goal leads … In the first of three meetings in 2012 back on April 7 at Buck Shaw, the ‘Caps took a 1-0 lead early in the second half through a Sebastien Le Toux strike, only to see the Quakes storm back for three goals within a 10-minute span from the 68th to the 78th … Wondolowski tallied two more around what proved to be a game-winning header from second-half substitute Alan Gordon in the 72nd from a Ramiro Corrales cross … In the second meeting of the 2012 season at BC Place in Vancouver on May 5, the Whitecaps came out victorious off a stoppage time goal from forward Eric Hassli. Wondolowski opened the scoring in the 15th minute off a Marvin Chavez cross, but Vancouver answered with a goal from Gershon Koffie shortly before halftime … Vancouver Whitecaps FC won 2-1 at B.C. Place in the final matchup of 2012 between the two teams thanks to a Barry Robson 61st minute penalty kick. Whitecaps FC Dane Richards opened the scoring just 20 minutes into the match. Earthquakes Alan Gordon knotted the score at 1-1 just seven minutes before halftime with a header into the back post … The two sides drew 1-1 in their first meeting of 2013 with Chris Wondolowski and Corey Hertzog scoring goals at Buck Shaw Stadium … Vancouver won their next match of the campaign 2-0 at BC Place … The two teams drew 0-0 in their final meeting of the season on Sept. 14, 2013 at Buck Shaw Stadium … Chris Wondolowski scored twice to rally the San Jose Earthquakes to within one goal of their hosts, but Vancouver Whitecaps FC ultimately took the win 3-2 at a sold-out BC Place on May 3, 2014 … The San Jose Earthquakes fell 2-0 against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2014 at BC Place … The Quakes tied Whitecaps FC 0-0 in San Jose’s final game at Buck Shaw Stadium on October 18, 2014 … San Jose defeated Vancouver 1-0 in the first-ever night match at Avaya Stadium on April 11, 2015.
Earthquakes-Vancouver Whitecaps FC Connections
Vancouver Whitecaps FC midfielder Steven Beitashour played for San Jose from 2010-2013 … Beitashour was born in San Jose … Earthquakes midfielder Shea Salinas played for Vancouver Whitecaps FC in 2011 after being selected by the club during the 2010 MLS Expansion Draft … Salinas was traded from Vancouver to San Jose on Nov. 30, 2011, in exchange for allocation money … Salinas and Vancouver defender Jordan Harvey played together with the Philadelphia Union in 2010 … NBA All-Star Steve Nash of the Phoenix Suns, a member of the Vancouver Whitecaps FC ownership group, played basketball at Santa Clara University … Whitecaps FC forward/midfielder Erik Hurtado attended Santa Clara University where he was named the West Coast Conference Player of the Year in 2012 … San Jose defender Jordan Stewart and Whitecaps FC defender Sam Adekugbe both were born in England … Quakes defender Victor Bernardez and Vancouver Deybi Flores both are from Honduras … San Jose midfielders Leandro Barrera and Matias Perez Garcia and Whitecaps midfielders Matias Laba and Mauro Rosales were all born in Argentina … Quakes midfielder Khari Stephenson and defender Shaun Francis, as well as Vancouver midfielder Andre Lewis are all from Jamaica … Francis and Whitecaps goalkeeper Paolo Tornaghi both played together on the Chicago Fire during the 2013 season … San Jose midfielder Sanna Nyassi and Whitecaps defender Pa-Modou Kah and midfielder/forward Kekuta Manneh are all from Gambia … Vancouver defender Christian Dean’s hometown is East Palo Alto, Calif. … Dean and San Jose goalkeeper David Bingham both played at UC Berkeley.
