OPPONENT INFORMATION
Earthquakes vs. FC Dallas All-Time
MLS Regular Season: 25-19-13
Home: 15-7-6 (49 GF, 31 GA)
Away: 10-12-7 (40 GF, 38 GA)
All-Time Scoring: San Jose – 89, FC Dallas – 69
Last Game vs. FC Dallas
Earthquakes 2, FC Dallas 2; April 9, 2016; Toyota Stadium, Frisco, Texas
The San Jose Earthquakes took a well-earned first away point of the season in a 2-2 draw at former Western Conference leaders FC Dallas. Goals from winger Alberto Quintero and striker Chris Wondolowski, the latter’s fourth in five games this season, gave the Quakes 1-0 and 2-1 leads. However, Dallas got goals from forward Tesho Akindele and an own goal from San Jose defender Victor Bernardez to earn the draw. The Quakes opened the scoring in the fourth minute. Forward Quincy Amarikwa took a quick throw-in at the halfway line to winger Simon Dawkins, who then played a return, slide-rule pass down the touchline. Amarikwa hit a low ball across the face of the goal and Quintero, just inside the area, connected on the volley with the outside of his right boot. The ball scorched past the despairing dive of FC Dallas goalkeeper Chris Seltz and into the top-right corner of the net for the Panamanian’s first goal for the club. The hosts equalized on 36 minutes when San Jose defender Shaun Francis tangled with Ryan Hollingshead in the box and was whistled for a foul. Tesho Akindele converted the resulting spot-kick, driving his shot down the middle as Bingham dived to his left. On 55 minutes the Earthquakes went back in front. Amarikwa cut in from the left and played a pass between two defenders for Wondolowski who swept the ball into the bottom right corner with a first-time effort from his left foot, just inside the area. Wondolowski now has four goals on the season. FC Dallas equalized less than 10 minutes later when Bernardez inadvertently headed Fabian Castillo’s cross into his own goal from close range with two Dallas attackers rushing into the box.
History of the Quakes – FC Dallas Rivalry
The Earthquakes were 9-1-4 in the final 14 games against Dallas prior to San Jose’s relocation to Houston … The Quakes posted a seven-game winning streak during that stretch from July 20, 2002-Apr. 15, 2004 … San Jose and Dallas met in an important match on Oct. 16, 2004, as San Jose needed a win or a tie to advance to the playoffs, while Dallas needed a win to clinch the final berth in the playoffs. The two teams played to a 2-2 tie at the Cotton Bowl, giving San Jose a spot in the playoffs, while Dallas did not qualify. Ramiro Corrales scored the Quakes second goal in that game … On Sept. 27, 2003, San Jose’s Dwayne De Rosario scored the fastest goal from the start of the game in MLS history, netting a goal 11 seconds into the match at Spartan Stadium against Dallas. De Rosario would go on to net a hat trick in the game, the second hat trick in Quakes team history … The Earthquakes won both matches against FC Dallas last season … The Earthquakes defeated FC Dallas in a 2-0 road win in the first meeting of this season on Mar. 26, and closed out the 2011 season with a 4-2 win at Buck Shaw Stadium on Oct. 22 … In their first meeting this season, the two teams battled to a scoreless draw on July 7 at FC Dallas Stadium … The Earthquakes followed up with a 2-1 win on July 18 at Buck Shaw Stadium … The Quakes’ plus-25 goal differential against FC Dallas is the highest against any team in the league … San Jose is riding a six-game unbeaten streak against FC Dallas … The Earthquakes were 1-1-1 against FC Dallas in 2013 … FC Dallas won their first meeting of 2012 1-0 at FC Dallas Stadium thanks to a strike from Fabian Castillo … The Quakes and FC Dallas tied 2-2 on August 24 after three red cards were issued … The Quakes capped off the 2013 campaign with a 2-1 win at Buck Shaw Stadium in Ramiro Corrales last game of his career … San Jose won their first two meetings against FC Dallas in 2014, each with a score of 2-1, before dropping the third game 5-0 at Buck Shaw Stadium on August 16 … On March 7, 2015 the Quakes dropped the season opener at FC Dallas with a stoppage time goal, 1–0 … In the second matchup of the 2015 season, San Jose kept a scoreless draw at Avaya Stadium on June 7 despite finishing the game with only nine men … The Earthquakes fell to FC Dallas 2-1 in their final game of the 2015 season after going down to 10 men in the second half due to a Matias Perez Garcia red card … In their first meeting in 2016, the Quakes drew 2-2 with FC Dallas at Toyota Stadium.
Earthquakes – FC Dallas Connections
Earthquakes defender Clarence Goodson began his career as a member of the Dallas Burn in 2004 (they re-named the club FC Dallas one year later) … Goodson was a No. 7 overall pick for Dallas in the 2004 SuperDraft and went on to record three goals and two assists in 74 appearances during his four seasons in Texas … Goodson (2000-03) and FC Dallas goalkeeper Chris Seitz (2005-06) played college soccer at Maryland … FC Dallas defender Zach Loyd and Earthquakes forward Chris Wondolowski have played together numerous times with the U.S. Men’s National Team … Earthquakes midfielder Shea Salinas grew up in the Dallas area and played USL soccer in the summer for Dallas-Fort Worth Tornados in 2005 and 2006 … Earthquakes defender Marvell Wynne (2004-05) and FC Dallas midfielder Ryan Hollingshead (2009-12) both attended UCLA … FC Dallas midfielder Atiba Harris played on the Earthquakes in 2014 … FC Dallas midfielder Ryan Hollingshead and Earthquakes forward Adam Jahn and midfielder/forward Tommy Thompson are all from Sacramento, Calif … Earthquakes midfielder Shea Salinas (2004-07) and FC Dallas defender Walker Zimmerman (2011-12) both attended Furman University … Quakes midfielder Matias Perez Garcia and defender Andres Imperiale, as well as FC Dallas midfielders Mauro Diaz and Mauro Rosales and forward Maximiliano Urruti were all born in Argentina … San Jose defender Victor Bernardez and FC Dallas defender Maynor Figueroa are both from Honduras and played on the national team together from 2004-2014 … Quakes midfielder Cordell Cato and FC Dallas midfielder Mauro Rosales played together on Sounders FC in 2012.
