Kickoff: June 20, 1:00 p.m. PT at CenturyLink Field
Television:
Comcast SportsNet Bay Area
Radio:
1370 KZSF, 1590 KLIV
Avaya Stadium Viewing Party
June 20, 2015:
Quakes vs. Seattle Sounders FC
Location:
Avaya Stadium 7UP Epicenter
Kickoff:
1:00 p.m.
Stadium Gates:
12:00 p.m.
Parking Lot:
12:00 p.m.
Earthquakes vs. Seattle Sounders FC All-Time
MLS Regular Season:
9-6-2
Home:
5-1-1 (11 GF, 4 GA)
Away:
4-5-1 (10 GF, 15 GA)
Playoffs:
0-0-0;
US Open Cup:
0-0-0
All-Time Scoring:
San Jose – 21, Seattle – 19
Last Game vs. Seattle Sounders FC
Earthquakes 3, Sounders 2; March 7, 2015; CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Wash.
The San Jose Earthquakes earned a 3-2 victory against Seattle Sounders FC at CenturyLink Field, despite playing nearly the entire second half a man down. Seattle opened the scoring in the first minute of the match. Sounders defender Tyrone Mears had a shot on target from outside the penalty area, which was blocked by Quakes goalkeeper David Bingham. The loose ball fell to forward Clint Dempsey at the edge of the six-yard box, who headed it into the back of the net. The Quakes nearly leveled the score in the ninth minute. Following a free kick by Matias Perez Garcia, midfielder Fatai Alashe, making his first MLS start, headed the ball across the front of net. Forward Chris Wondolowski rose to meet it, but his header caromed off the cross bar and was cleared out of danger. San Jose equalized in the 13th minute. A cross from the right flank by defender Marvell Wynne was controlled by Wondolowski, who calmly proceeded to slot the ball into the bottom-right corner of the goal with his left foot. The Earthquakes took a 2-1 lead in the 48th minute. After Sounders defender Brad Evans misplayed a header back towards his own net, Wondolowski took possession of the ball and blasted a left-footed shot past goalkeeper Stefan Frei. It marked Wondolowski’s second goal of the match and ninth all-time against Seattle Sounders FC, the most among all players in MLS history. Despite losing a player to a red card early in the second half, San Jose continued to put pressure on Seattle’s goal, eventually doubling their lead in the 70th minute. Weaving past defenders and working a give-and-go with forward Adam Jahn, Innocent Emeghara, also making his first career MLS start, created space in the penalty area by faking a left-footed shot and cutting the ball back onto his right. He then curled the ball far post to earn his first MLS goal. Seattle pulled within one goal in the 84th minute, when forward Obafemi Martins tapped in a ball across the six-yard box by midfielder Andy Rose. Facing a barrage of shots and corner kicks late in the match, goalkeeper David Bingham and San Jose’s defense stood tall and prevented a game-tying goal by Seattle.
History of the Quakes-Seattle Sounders FC Rivalry
The two teams first met in regular season play in 2009 when the Sounders joined MLS … San Jose won all three meetings in the 2012 regular season, including two wins at CenturyLink Field in Seattle … Chris Wondolowski scored the winner in a 1-0 win on March 31 in Seattle on a penalty kick, following a foul by Marc Burch on Steven Lenhart … Lenhart then scored a dramatic game-winner on Aug. 11 at Buck Shaw Stadium, netting a stoppage time goal following a late equalizer by Sounders FC … San Jose then took a 2-1 win on Sept. 22 at CenturyLink Field with goals from Simon Dawkins and Chris Wondolowski … Seattle did win 1-0 over San Jose in a U.S. Open Cup quarterfinal match at Kezar Stadium. Current Quakes midfielder Cordell Cato scored the winner for Seattle that night … The Quakes and Sounders FC played three times in 2009, with Seattle taking both meetings at what was then called Qwest Field (2-0 on April 25 and 2-1 on June 13), before the Earthquakes registered a 4-0 triumph at Buck Shaw Stadium on Aug. 2 … In 2010, the Earthquakes edged the Sounders FC at Qwest Field, 1-0 on May 22 thanks to a Chris Wondolowski goal, while Seattle returned the favor at Buck Shaw on July 31 through a Fredy Montero strike … In 2011, the two teams battled to a 2-2 draw at Buck Shaw on April 2, while Seattle took a 2-1 decision at CenturyLink Field on Oct. 15 … San Jose won each of their three regular-season matches in 2012 by one goal … Seattle Sounders FC knocked the Earthquakes out of the 2012 U.S. Open Cup in the quarterfinals, upending San Jose 1-0 on June 26 at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco … They have squared off twice this season, with each team winning their home game. In the first meeting, San Jose won 1-0 thanks to a Chris Wondolowski goal in first-half stoppage time … After dropping their second meeting of 2013 4-0 at CenturyLink Field, the Earthquakes bounced back for a gritty 1-0 win … San Jose dropped their first meeting of 2014 against Seattle after a golazo from Obafemi Martins, a chipped shot from near the end line on May 17 at CenturyLink Field … The San Jose Earthquakes evened the season series on Saturday, Aug. 2, topping Western Conference leading Seattle Sounders FC 1-0 thanks to a goal from Portuguese forward Yannick Djalo … The two teams finished off the 2014 season with a 1-1 draw at CenturyLink Field on Aug. 20, with goals by Sounders FC forward Chad Barrett and Earthquakes forward Chris Wondolowski …, On March 7, the Earthquakes secured their first victory of the 2015 season with a 3-2 win on the road at Seattle.
Earthquakes-Seattle Sounders Connections
Seattle Sounders FC was brought into MLS as an expansion franchise ahead of the 2009 season, a year after the San Jose Earthquakes rejoined the league following a two-season absence … Sounders FC sporting director Chris Henderson played with Quakes general manager John Doyle in the early 1990s for the U.S. Men’s National Team … Earthquakes forward Steven Lenhart, Seattle midfielder Brad Evans, and Seattle defender Chad Marshall played together for the Columbus Crew in 2008 … Earthquakes defender Shaun Francis and Marshall were teammates with the Columbus Crew from 2010-12 … Sounders FC forward David Estrada grew up in Salinas, Calif., starring at Alisal High School before moving on to UCLA … Quakes forward Cordell Cato made eight appearances for the Sounders FC in 2012, recording one assist … San Jose forward Mike Fucito played for Seattle from 2009-11, scoring three goals in 23 appearances … Fucito and midfielder Lamar Neagle were both traded from Seattle to the Montreal Impact on Feb. 17, 2012 for forward Eddie Johnson … After spending the majority of 2012 with the Portland Timbers, Fucito joined the Earthquakes on Feb. 13, 2013 … Seattle reacquired Neagle on Jan. 27, 2013 for an international roster spot … Seattle midfielder Brad Evans scored his first career goal against San Jose … Earthquakes defender Marvell Wynne (2004-05), Seattle forward Chad Barrett (2003-04), and Seattle defender Andy Rose (2008-11) played at UCLA … Wynne and Barrett were teammates at UCLA in 2004 … Earthquakes defender Clarence Goodson and Sounders FC forward Kenny Cooper were teammates with FC Dallas from 2006-07 … Earthquakes defender Brandon Barklage and Cooper were teammates with the New York Red Bulls in 2012 … Earthquakes goalkeeper David Bingham, and Seattle goalkeeper Stefan Frei played at Cal … Earthquakes forward Adam Jahn (2009-12), midfielder JJ Koval (2010-13), Seattle midfielder Aaron Kovar (2012-13), and Seattle defender Chad Marshall (2002-03) played at Stanford … Jahn, Koval and Kovar were teammates at Stanford in 2012 … Quakes midfielder Sanna Nyassi made 38 appearances for Seattle from 2008-10 … Earthquakes midfielder Khari Stephenson and Sounders FC defender Damion Lowe were both born in Kingston, Jamaica … Earthquakes goalkeeper Bryan Meredith played for Seattle from 2011-12 … Seattle Tyrone Mears and Quakes defender Jordan Stewart were both born in England … Earthquakes forward Chris Wondolowski and Sounders FC forward Clint Dempsey played together for the United States National Team during the 2014 FIFA World Cup, with Wondolowski replacing Dempsey in the 87th minute against Portugal … Dempsey (2001-03) and Quakes midfielder Shea Salinas (2004-07) both played at Furman University.
