Any Earthquakes player who scores against the LA Galaxy earns a special place in the hearts of San Jose faithful.
Score against the Galaxy in your debut to help earn a crucial road point – well, that’s another level.
Matias Perez Garcia started and played 83 minutes in San Jose’s 2-2 draw against the Galaxy on Friday. About a half hour in, he hammered a nifty back-heel pass from Chris Wondolowski for his first career MLS goal.
PEREZ GARCIA, WONDO UP FOR AT&T MLS GOAL OF THE WEEK
That goal made Perez Garcia the ninth player in Earthquakes history to score in his club debut and the fourth to do it against the Galaxy. At 31 minutes, it was also the fifth-fastest goal in a club debut for San Jose (Brian Ching holds the record at 59 seconds).
Here’s the full list of debut goal scorers – not bad company for MPG.
<strong>Date</strong> |
<strong>Player</strong> |
<strong>Opponent</strong> |
<strong>Result</strong> |
<p>Aug. 8, 2014</p> |
<p>Matias Perez Garcia</p> |
<p>at LA Galaxy</p> |
<p>T 2-2</p> |
<p>June 18, 2005</p> |
<p>Kelly Gray</p> |
<p>Real Salt Lake</p> |
<p>W 3-0</p> |
<p>April 12, 2003</p> |
<p>Brian Ching</p> |
<p>at Colorado</p> |
<p>W 2-1</p> |
<p>April 12, 2003</p> |
<p>Todd Dunivant</p> |
<p>at Colorado</p> |
<p>W 2-1</p> |
<p>April 7, 2001</p> |
<p>Dwayne De Rosario</p> |
<p>at LA Galaxy</p> |
<p>W 3-2</p> |
<p>June 11, 1998</p> |
<p>Francisco Uribe</p> |
<p>at Chicago</p> |
<p>L 2-5</p> |
<p>April 12, 1997</p> |
<p>Ronald Cerritos</p> |
<p>at LA Galaxy</p> |
<p>W 4-1</p> |
<p>April 12, 1997</p> |
<p>Istvan Urbanyi</p> |
<p>at LA Galaxy</p> |
<p>W 4-1</p> |
<p>April 6, 1996</p> |
<p>Eric Wynalda</p> |
<p>D.C. United</p> |
<p>W 1-0</p> |
