The Earthquakes now begin their portion of the World Cup break after suffering a 2-0 defeat at the hand of FC Dallas on Saturday, June 5. San Jose heads into the break, which lasts until Friday, June 25, when they travel to Salt Lake City to take on defending MLS Cup Champions, Real Salt Lake at 6 p.m. PT. The Quakes will play an exhibition match this Saturday, June 12 against MLS side Chivas USA at 7 p.m. PT at Raley Field in Sacramento.
Soccer History in Sacramento
The Earthquakes will make their second appearance in Sacramento in team history on Saturday. The team faced CD Olimpia from Honduras in a CONCACAF Champions Cup match at a sold-out Sheldon Florin Community Stadium. Landon Donovan, Ian Russell and Jeff Agoos scored for the Quakes in a 3-1 win that moved San Jose into the quarterfinals of the Champions Cup. Ramiro Corrales is the only current Quakes player that appeared in that match on March 16, 2002. San Jose and Chivas USA have played 10 times with the Southern Californian squad holding a 4-2-4 series lead, including a 3-2 win on April 24 at The Home Depot Center in Los Angeles. The Earthquakes are 5-4-1 in 2010, while Chivas USA is 3-8-1. The June 12 match marks the return of soccer to Raley Field; the ballpark hosted international matches for three consecutive years 2006, 2007 and 2008, including a game between Preston North End (England) and Monterrey (Mexico).
Earthquakes vs. Chivas USA All-Time
MLS Regular Season: 2-4-4
Home: 1-2-1
Away: 1-2-3
Playoffs: 0-0-0; U.S. Open Cup: 0-0-0
All-Time Scoring: San Jose – 13, Chivas USA – 13
Earthquakes Schedule for the Week of 6/7/10
Tuesday, June 8 – Off
Wednesday, June 9 – Off
Thursday, June 10 – 10:15 a.m. PT – Training at Nutrilite Training Facility
Friday, June 11 – 10:15 a.m. PT – Training at Nutrilite Training Facility
Saturday, June 12 – Earthquakes vs. Chivas USA at 7 p.m. PT at Raley Field in Sacramento, Calif.
Injury Report
Probable: Ike Opara (L shoulder strain); Doubtful: Andre Luiz (L knee internal derangement); Joey Gjertsen (L quad strain).
Last Game
Earthquakes 0, FC Dallas 2; June 5, 2010; Pizza Hut Park; Frisco, Texas.
Brek Shea energized a sluggish attack with two goals in the span of two minutes on Saturday night as FC Dallas topped the visiting San Jose Earthquakes 2-0 at Pizza Hut Park. After a somewhat lathargic first half for both sides, Shea put the hosts on top in the 58th minute. The youngster finished off a nifty set-up from David Ferreira, who took a pass from Heath Pearce and took off down the left flank and to the San Jose touchline. The dross pass found Shea, who hammered home the goal past San Jose veteran Joe Cannon, who had kept the Quakes in the match much of the first half. Shea struck again almost instantly, but this one was all his own. After a lofty through ball from Pearce was misplayed by San Jose’s Chris Leitch just inside the box, Shea pounced and eventually flicked a right-footed shot past a surging Cannon for his third tally of the season.
Last Game vs. Chivas USA
Earthquakes 2, Chivas USA 3; April 24, 2010; The Home Depot Center; Carson, Calif.
Chivas USA collected a victory on Saturday evening, holding off a late push from the visiting San Jose Earthquakes for a 3-2 victory at The Home Depot Center. Goals from Sacha Kljestan, Justin Braun and Chukwudi Chijindu were the difference as the Red-and-White claimed their second consecutive win at home. It was Kljestan who found the back of the net first. San Jose equalized just before halftime with a 41st-minute penalty kick. Chris Wondolowski netted from the spot for the visitors, slotting a low ball into the left-hand corner of the net after he was taken down in the box by Jonathan Bornstein. Any momentum the Quakes had going into the second half was quickly squelched by Justin Braun in the 54th minute. The big Chivas striker got onto the end of an incisive cross from Mariano Trujillo to head the ball past a diving Cannon and into the far left side of the net. It was Braun’s fourth consecutive goal against the Earthquakes. Substitute striker Chukwudi Chijindu added a third notch for the Red-and-White in the 88th minute after collecting a long pass from Lahoud and outpacing Steven Beitashour. The SoCal native calmly slipped the ball under Cannon, who had charged off his line. The Quakes swarmed in the game’s closing minutes, getting a goal of their own in the 92nd minute when defender Steven Beitashour hit a speculative shot from beyond the 18-yard line that sailed over the Chivas USA defense but dipped under the bar at the last moment.
Misc. Notes
Wondolowski Among MLS Leaders
Quakes forward Chris Wondolowski is currently tied for second with Juan Pablo Angel of New York Red Bulls in all of MLS in scoring with his six goals. The six goals are one more than his previous career high of five in 2008, when he split time with Houston and San Jose.
Convey Remains Near Top of Leaderboard
Quakes midfielder Bobby Convey sits alone in second in the league in assists with seven. This total ties his career high, which he matched in 2001 for D.C. United. Convey trails only Galaxy midfielder, Landon Donovan, who has nine assists.
Sealy Makes First Quakes Start Since Return
Quakes forward Scott Sealy made his first start with the Earthquakes since his return to the team on Saturday, June 5 in the 2-0 loss at FC Dallas. Sealy made 14 starts in 2008 with the team after a trade from Kansas City.
Quakes Enter Break at 5-4-2
The San Jose Earthquakes head into the first break in MLS history during the World Cup at 5-4-2, which has them sitting in fourth place in the Western Conference with 17 points. They are just three points behind second place Real Salt Lake, who is their next opponent on June 25. When looking at San Jose’s first two seasons back in MLS, they were 3-7-1 in 2008 and 2-7-2 in 2009.
World Cup Kicks Off Friday
The 2010 FIFA World Cup kicks off on Friday, June 11 when hosts South Africa take on Mexico at Soccer City Stadium in Johannesburg at 7:30 a.m. PT. The United States play on Saturday, June 12 at 11:30 a.m. PT against European power, England. While the Quakes are off already, MLS as a whole begins their two week break after matches conclude Thursday. This is the first time in league history that there has been a break during the World Cup.
Earthquakes – Chivas USA Connections
Quakes defender Jason Hernandez played for Chivas USA from 2006-2007 with many of the current members of Chivas USA and their current head coach Martin Vasquez was an assistant at that time ... Quakes defender Bobby Burling played at Chivas USA for two and a half seasons before being acquired in 2009 … Quakes rookie defender Steven Beitashour scored his first career goal against Chivas USA on April 24, 2010 … Defender Ante Jazic of Chivas USA played with the Los Angeles Galaxy from 2006-2007 and the Canadian national team from 2004-2006 under current Quakes head coach Frank Yallop ... Sacha Klestjan played at Seton Hall University for two years (2003-2004) with Quakes defender Jason Hernandez ... Quakes forward Ryan Johnson played with Chivas USA goalkeeper Zach Thornton for part of 2006 in Chicago ... Chivas USA assistant coach Carlos Llamosa played for one season in D.C. with Bobby Convey and with Jason Hernandez at Chivas USA … Chivas USA defender Kevin Harmse played with the Los Angeles Galaxy in 2007 under current Quakes coach Frank Yallop …Yallop also coached Marcelo Saragosa in Los Angeles in 2006 …Quakes midfielders Arturo Alvarez and Ramon Sanchez play with Chivas USA midfielder Osael Romero on El Salvador’s national team … Chivas USA forward Jesus Padilla is originally from San Jose, and lived there until he moved to Guadalajara at age 14.
Earthquakes Leaders vs. Chivas USA
Arturo Alvarez has three career assists against Chivas USA ... Joe Cannon has registered three wins and four ties, with one shutout against Chivas USA in 14 appearances in his career.
Chivas USA Leaders vs. Earthquakes
Goalkeeper Zach Thornton has seven career wins and seven ties with five shutouts against the Quakes in 19 appearances ... Justin Braun has four goals against San Jose in five career appearances.
San Jose in June
The Quakes are 26-18-14 all-time in June in MLS play.
Cannon Among All-Time Leaders
Earthquakes goalkeeper Joe Cannon is among the all-time league leaders in a number of goalkeeping categories. He is second in goalkeeper appearances (285), starts (284) and minutes played (25,665). He is now second all-time in saves (1,154), second all-time in shutouts (73) and fourth all-time in wins (103) in league history. For San Jose, Cannon is first in club history as a goalkeeper in starts (170), minutes played (15,471), saves (686), wins (65), and shutouts (43) and second in appearances (170), goals against average (1.33), and saves percentage (73.4). He also holds the team's all-time record for saves in a game with 12 on July 8, 2000 at Colorado.
Corrales Among All-Time Leaders
Ramiro Corrales has the most appearances in franchise history with 178, has made 162 starts and has logged 14,405 minutes played as a member of the Quakes. He is now alone in second place in franchise history in starts, is third in all-time in club history for minutes played and ninth in assists with 21.
Quakes Host Club Partner Tottenham Hotspur July 17
The San Jose Earthquakes will play club partner Tottenham Hotspur from the English Premier League (EPL) on Saturday, July 17 at Buck Shaw Stadium. The kick-off time will be announced at a later date. Season ticket holders should use their Bonus Game “B” ticket for the match. Tickets are on sale now and range from $20-$50 and can be purchased by calling (800) 225-2277 or by logging on to sjearthquakes.com. Tottenham Hotspur, also known as Spurs, signed a club partnership agreement in 2008 with the objective of creating a long-term bond between the two clubs. The relationship focuses on both soccer and commercial development by exchanging and implementing the best practices from both organizations. The partnership to date has seen Earthquakes technical staff visiting Spurs Lodge on numerous occasions, with the team using the Tottenham Hotspur training facility as a base for this season’s pre-season preparations.
Quakes Launch Blog “The Core”
The Earthquakes have launched their official team blog at http://www.quakescore.blogspot.com. Make sure to check out the latest written content from the San Jose Earthquakes.
Quakes Launch YouTube Channel
The Earthquakes have launched their YouTube channel at www.youtube.com/sanjoseearthquakes. Make sure to check out the latest video content from the San Jose Earthquakes.
Philadelphia Match on Sept. 18 Moved to Sept. 15
The San Jose Earthquakes announced last week that their game that was scheduled for Saturday, September 18 has been moved to Wednesday, Sept. 15 at 7:00 p.m. PT at Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. The full 2010 Earthquakes schedule is available on www.sjearthquakes.com.
Quakes Individual Tickets
The San Jose Earthquakes announced that individual tickets for all 2010 Earthquakes home games are now on sale. The Quakes significantly reduced prices for the 2010 season with prices ranging from $20-50. Tickets for the much anticipated 2010 campaign are available online at sjearthquakes.com or by calling 1-800-225-2277. The new, reduced prices for the 2010 season are as follows; Premier Midfield $50 per game ($60 in 2009), Center Circle $35 per game ($40 in 2009), Sideline $25 per game ($35 in 2009) and Goal View $20 per game ($22 in 2009).
Earthquakes 2010 Partial Plan
The San Jose Earthquakes have one partial plan for the 2010 season still available, the Pick 6 Plan. With the Pick 6 Plan you can select any six Earthquakes home games at Buck Shaw Stadium during the 2010 regular season. Prices are as follows: Corona Cove - $330, Center Circle - $192, Sideline - $132, Goal View - $108, Supporters Section - $90. To purchase either of these partial plans or full season tickets, call the front at 408-556-7700 and ask to speak to a ticket sales representative.
