The San Jose Earthquakes will travel to Carson, Calif. to take on archrivals LA Galaxy on Saturday, August 20 at The Home Depot Center. The game kicks off at 7:30 p.m. PT and will air live on MLS Direct Kick, 1220 KDOW and 1370 KZSF.
Earthquakes vs. LA Galaxy All-Time
MLS Regular Season: 15-24-8
Home: 11-9-5
Away: 4-15-3
Shootouts: 1-4-0
Playoffs: 3-4-1; U.S. Open Cup: 0-1-0
All-Time Scoring: San Jose – 60, Los Angeles – 71
Earthquakes Schedule for the Week of 8/15/11
Tuesday, Aug. 16 – 10:15 a.m. PT – Practice at Nutrilite Training Facility
Wednesday, Aug. 17 – TBD
Thursday, Aug. 18 – 10:15 a.m. PT – Practice at Nutrilite Training Facility
Friday, Aug. 19 – 10:15 a.m. PT – Practice at Nutrilite Training Facility
Saturday, Aug. 20 – 7:30 p.m. PT – San Jose Earthquakes at LA Galaxy, The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.
Sunday, Aug. 21 – Off
Injury/Discipline/International Duty Report
Out: Andre Luiz (L – knee injury); Ike Opara (L – foot injury); Alan Gordon (surgery); Doubtful: Scott Sealy (R – groin strain), Brad Ring (R – shoulder sprain); Questionable: Bobby Burling (L – hamstring strain).
Last Game
Earthquakes 1, Colorado Rapids 2; Aug. 13, 2011; Buck Shaw Stadium; Santa Clara, Calif.
The San Jose Earthquakes lost 2-1 against the Colorado Rapids at Buck Shaw Stadium. The Quakes struck first with a goal by Joey Gjertsen in the 22nd minute, but Colorado rallied with a penalty in the 39th minutes by Caleb Folan and free-kick strike by Jeff Larentowicz in the 72nd minute. The Earthquakes played a man down after Sam Cronin was sent off with a straight red card in the 50th minute. Jason Hernandez reached a San Jose milestone, surpassing current Earthquakes assistant coach Ian Russell for sole possession of No. 9 on the club’s all-time starts list with 92
Last Game vs. LA Galaxy
Earthquakes 0, LA Galaxy 0; June 25, 2011; Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.
The San Jose Earthquakes took the game to the LA Galaxy from the opening whistle, but could only manage a 0-0 draw in front of a Buck Shaw Stadium record crowd of 10,872. The Quakes outshot the Galaxy 17-5 and applied pressure throughout, but the Galaxy defense held firm and the teams split the points. Jon Busch recorded his fourth shutout of the season.
History of the Quakes-Galaxy Rivalry
As the two original MLS teams in California, the Earthquakes (then known as the Clash) and the Galaxy met for the first time in league history on April 28, 1996 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. In front of a crowd of 40,347, the Clash fell to the Galaxy 2-1. From 1996-2005, the two teams met each other more than any other teams in the league. Along with playing each other 43 times in the regular season, the Quakes and the Galaxy have also met eight times in the playoffs and four times in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup. The teams squared off in the playoffs in 1996, 2001, 2003 and 2005 ... The Galaxy captured the 1996 playoff series two games to one, winning the final two games of the series at the Rose Bowl ... In 2001, the two teams met in MLS Cup with the Quakes earning a 2-1 overtime win. Dwayne De Rosario scored the winning goal in overtime for San Jose ... The 2003 playoff series between the Galaxy and the Quakes produced one of the most memorable games in league history. After losing the opening game of the two-game aggregate goal series 2-0, San Jose fell behind 2-0 in the second game to trail 4-0 overall in the series. However, the Earthquakes responded with four goals in regulation to tie the series 4-4. Chris Ronér tied the series in the 90th minute. Rodrigo Faria then scored six minutes into overtime to send San Jose to the Western Conference Championship game. The Quakes would go on to win the 2003 MLS Cup ... 2005 marked the end of the line for the Quakes. After losing the first leg of the Western Conference Semifinals 3-1 to the Galaxy at The Home Depot Center, the Quakes needed another two-goal comeback to win the series. After going up 1-0 on a Brian Ching goal in game two on Oct. 29, 2005, Ned Grabavoy scored for the Galaxy to end the Quakes hopes. That match marked the Earthquakes’ final game before the team was relocated to Houston on Dec. 15, 2005 … Since the Earthquakes rejoined the league in 2008, the teams have met nine times. The Quakes 3-3-3 in that stretch including a 1-0 win in front of what was a stadium-record crowd of 10,799 at Buck Shaw Stadium on Aug. 21, 2010 thanks to a 4th minute goal by Chris Wondolowski.
Earthquakes – Galaxy Connections
Galaxy forward Landon Donovan played with the Earthquakes from 2001-2004, during which he won two MLS Cups in 2001 and 2003 … Quakes forward Alan Gordon played for the Galaxy from 2004-2010 and under Frank Yallop from 2006-2007 … Assistant coach Ian Russell played three games for Frank Yallop with the Galaxy in 2007 … Galaxy defender Todd Dunivant played with the San Jose Earthquakes from 2003-2004, where he scored one goal and notched six assists … Galaxy forward Jovan Kirovski played in nine matches for the Quakes in 2008 … Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena coached Bobby Convey with the US national team and also coached the New York Red Bulls, where Chris Leitch played under him … Galaxy defender Frankie Hejduk played in Columbus with Quakes defenders Tim Ward (2006-2007) and Chris Leitch (2006), forward Steven Lenhart (2008-2010), and goalkeeper Jon Busch (2003-2006)… Galaxy forward Mike Magee played in New York with Quakes defenders Jason Hernandez (2005), Tim Ward (2005), and Chris Leitch (2004-2005) … Leitch also played with Galaxy defender Todd Dunivant in New York during the 2007 season ... Galaxy goalkeeper Josh Saunders was on the Earthquakes roster in 2003 but did not appear in any games … Quakes forward Scott Sealy played with Galaxy midfielder Chris Birchall on the Trinidad and Tobago National team ... Galaxy midfielder Hector Jimenez and Earthquakes goalkeeper David Bingham were teammates at Cal from 2008-2010 ... Quakes midfielder Sam Cronin played with Galaxy forward Chad Barrett in Toronto from 2009-2010.
Earthquakes All-Time Leaders vs. LA Galaxy
Goalkeeper Jon Busch is 7-6-4 all-time and has seven wins and six shutouts … Chris Wondolowski has netted one goal … Alan Gordon has scored three goals … Bobby Convey has scored two goals and notched one assist, while Ramiro Corrales and Chris Leitch each have two assists.
LA Galaxy All-Time Leaders vs. Earthquakes
Former San Jose forward Landon Donovan has scored six goals and notched four assists … David Beckham has scored a goal and notched three assists ... Jovan Kirovski has scored two goals … Frankie Hejduk has notched two assists … Goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts is 1-2-2 all-time against the Quakes and has one shutout, but will not play due to injury. Back-up keeper Josh Saunders has played 19 minutes against the Earthquakes.
