The San Jose Earthquakes will see action twice this week, first taking on Seattle Sounders FC on Wednesday, June 28 in the U.S. Open Cup Round of 16, and then wrapping up the week against the LA Galaxy on Saturday, July 1, in the annual California Clasico at Stanford Stadium.
Wednesday’s Open Cup matchup at Avaya Stadium will kick off at 7:30 p.m. The Quakes’ match against the Galaxy at Stanford on Saturday will also kick off at 7:30 p.m. and broadcast live on Univision, Facebook Live via Univision Deportes, KNBR 1050 and KZSF 1370. After being appointed as the head coach on Sunday, June 25, both of this week’s matches will be Chris Leitch’s first in charge of the team.
OPPONENT INFORMATION
Earthquakes vs. Los Angeles Galaxy All-Time
MLS Regular Season:
20-30-14
Home:
15-11-8 (50 GF, 45 GA)
Away:
5-19-6 (36 GF, 59 GA)
All-Time Scoring:
San Jose – 86, Los Angeles – 104
Last Game vs. Los Angeles
Earthquakes 2 – 4 Galaxy; Saturday, May 27, 2017; Avaya Stadium, San Jose, CA
The San Jose Earthquakes fell to the LA Galaxy 4-2 at Avaya Stadium in the first California Clasico of the 2017 season. Chris Wondolowski and Danny Hoesen tallied goals for San Jose, with Hoesen and Homegrown midfielder Tommy Thompson each recording an assist. Hoesen’s goal was the first of his MLS career and Thompson’s assist was his second in as many games at Avaya Stadium.
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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 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 in-state rivals matched up more than any other teams in the league … Along with playing each other 62 times in the regular season, the Quakes and the Galaxy have also faced off 10 times in the postseason and five times in the Lamar Hunt US Open Cup … The teams squared off in the playoffs in 1996, 2003 and 2005, as well as the 2001 MLS Cup … The Galaxy captured the 1996 conference semifinal series, two games to one, taking the final two contests at the Rose Bowl by identical scores of 2-0 … In 2001, the sides met in the MLS Cup, with the Quakes producing a come-from-behind 2-1 triumph at Columbus Crew Stadium as Dwayne De Rosario scored the winner in overtime … The 2003 Western Conference Semifinal series produced one of the most memorable games in league history. After dropping the road leg of a two-game set, 2-0, San Jose fell behind by that same score after just 13 minutes of the home return to trail the series 4-0 on aggregate. The Quakes responded with a four-goal explosion in regulation to level the aggregate, 4-4, getting the fourth from Chris Ronér in the 90th minute just moments after he had come into the game. Fellow second-half substitute Rodrigo Faria then struck six minutes into sudden-death overtime to send San Jose to the Western Conference Finals, and ultimately its second MLS Cup … In 2005, having lost the first leg of the Western Conference Semifinals 3-1 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 2 on Oct. 29, 2005, Ned Grabavoy scored for the Galaxy to end the Quakes’ hopes. That match marked the Quakes’ final game before the team was relocated to Houston on Dec. 15, 2005 … Since returning to MLS in 2008, the Quakes and Galaxy have had a number of memorable matches … The sides played to a scoreless draw in front of what was a Buck Shaw record crowd of 10,872 on June 25, 2011 with the Quakes unable to find a goal despite out-shooting the Galaxy, 25-8, and playing with a man advantage for 47 minutes … The return fixture in Carson resulted in a 2-0 victory for LA as Robbie Keane scored the winner on his MLS debut … The Earthquakes were 2-0-1 against the Galaxy in 2012, rallying from two-goal deficits to knock off their Southern California rival on May 23, 3-2, at The Home Depot Center and June 30, 4-3, in front of 50,391 at Stanford Stadium … San Jose again came from behind in their final regular season meeting of 2012, equalizing a pair of one-goal deficits for a 2-2 draw at Buck Shaw Stadium … After defeating the Galaxy 1-0 in the first leg of Western Conference Semifinals, the Quakes dropped the second match at Buck Shaw Stadium 3-1 and were eliminated from the postseason … The 2013 California Clasico got off to a lively start as the Earthquakes rallied from a 2-1 deficit while playing a man down with goals from Shea Salinas and Alan Gordon in second-half stoppage time, making San Jose the first team in league history to accomplish that feat … The Galaxy won the two teams’ next meeting in 2013 with a 3-0 rout on Aug. 31 at the StubHub Center thanks to a goal from Landon Donovan and a brace by Robbie Keane … The Earthquakes dropped a 1-0 result to the Galaxy in their first meeting of 2014, a match that drew a sold-out crowd of 50,006 … Newly signed designated player Matias Perez Garcia and U.S. National Team forward Chris Wondolowski both scored in the first half to help the Earthquakes earn a valuable road point with a 2-2 draw against the LA Galaxy at the StubHub Center on Aug. 8 … In their third meeting of 2014, the Earthquakes tied the LA Galaxy 1-1 at Buck Shaw Stadium on Sept. 14, thanks to a second half goal from Quakes forward Chris Wondolowski … In their first regular season meeting of 2015, the San Jose Earthquakes defeated the LA Galaxy 3-1 in the California Clasico at Stanford Stadium in front of a sellout crowd of 50,422 … The Quakes fell to the Galaxy 1-0 in the Round of 16 in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup at Avaya Stadium on July 1, 2015 … Although the Earthquakes’ newly acquired forward Quincy Amarikwa scored the first two goals of the match, San Jose was defeated 5-2 at the StubHub Center on July 17, 2015 … The Earthquakes defeated LA for the second time in the 2015 season in their first MLS meeting at Avaya Stadium on August 28 … In their first matchup of 2016, San Jose fell to LA 3-1 at the StubHub Center after the Quakes went down to 10 men just prior to halftime … The Earthquakes drew 1-1 with the Galaxy on the road in their second meeting, thanks in part to Fatai Alashe’s late equalizing header … The 2016 series concluded with a 1-1 draw between the two sides at Stanford Stadium on June 25, 2016. Chad Barrett scored in the 90th minute to rescue a point for San Jose … San Jose hosted the Galaxy in the first Clasico of 2017 on May 27, falling 4-2 at Avaya Stadium.
Earthquakes – Galaxy Connections
Galaxy head coach Curt Onalfo spent the 1997 season with the San Jose Clash, making 6 appearances ... Galaxy technical director Jovan Kirovski played in nine matches for the Quakes in 2008 … Quakes defender Shaun Francis and Galaxy midfielder Robbie Rogers were teammates at the Columbus Crew from 2010-2011 … Galaxy midfielder Sebastian Lletget was born in the Bay Area (San Francisco) … Quakes midfielder Tommy Thompson played alongside Galaxy forward Bradford Jamieson IV for the U.S. at the 2015 U-20 FIFA World Cup in New Zealand … Quakes defender Marvell Wynne and midfielder Jackson Yueill, along with Galaxy goalkeeper Brian Rowe and defender Nathan Smith, played collegiately at UCLA … San Jose defender Florian Jungwirth and LA midfielder Jermaine Jones were both born in Germany … Jones and Quakes forward Chris Wondolowski have played together for the U.S. National Team … Quakes forward Marco Ureña and Galaxy forward Ariel Lassiter were both born in Costa Rica … Lassiter and Quakes defender Kip Colvey both played collegiately at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo.
EARTHQUAKES IN THE COMMUNITY
SoccerKraze Meet & Greet
Who:
Earthquakes midfielder Jahmir Hyka
What:
Meet & Greet at SoccerKraze
When:
Thursday, June 29 from 3:30-5 p.m.
Where:
SoccerKraze; 797 W Hamilton Ave., Campbell, CA 95008
Meet & Greet with Andres Imperiale
Who:
Andres Imperiale
What:
Meet at Greet
When:
Thursday, June 29 at 1 p.m.
Where:
Vista Montana Park, 4041 N 1st St, San Jose, CA 95134
MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
Dynamic Duo
New Quakes Danny Hoesen and Marco Ureña both recorded their second goals of the season in Saturday’s 2-1 win over Real Salt Lake.
Club Fixture
Quakes midfielder Shea Salinas made his 200th appearance for San Jose on Saturday night, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute against RSL. He currently ranks third all-time in club history in number of games played.
Defensive Stalwart
Against RSL on Saturday, center back Victor Bernardez made his 151st appearance for the Earthquakes, surpassing Jon Busch for 7th all-time in the club’s history books.
Stop The Streak
The Earthquakes are currently 1-3 in their four matchups against Sounders FC in U.S. Open Cup play. The first two of those encounters (1-1) came while Seattle was still a USL club.
Managerial Debut
Wednesday’s U.S. Open Cup matchup will be head coach Chris Leitch’s first in charge of the Quakes.
Leading The Pack
Quakes captain Chris Wondolowski has scored seven goals in 16 appearances against the Galaxy, more than any other player in San Jose history. If he starts against the Galaxy, Wondo will equal Ramiro Corrales’ 228 games started for the club, the most in Quakes history.
Cardinal Castle
The Quakes have faced the Galaxy at Stanford Stadium annually since 2012, losing just once in five Clásico matches during that time (3-1-1).
THIS WEEK IN EARTHQUAKES HISTORY
A look back on important moments in Earthquakes history that took place during the week of June 26 – July 2
June 26, 2015 –
The Earthquakes acquired forward Quincy Amarikwa from Chicago Fire in exchange for defender Ty Harden.
June 29, 2016 –
The Earthquakes announce multi-year USL affiliate partnership with Reno 1868 FC.
RENO 1868 FC UPDATE
Reno 1868 FC’s seven-game unbeaten run in USL play ended on Monday night, as the club fell 2-1 to Real Monarchs SLC at Rio Tinto Stadium. Reno bounced back on Saturday night with a 2-0 win over Portland Timbers 2 in Oregon. The Quakes affiliate will be back in action on Friday, June 30, when they take on Phoenix Rising FC at Greater Nevada Field at 7:30 p.m.
BURLINGAME DRAGONS FC UPDATE
Burlingame Dragons FC drew 1-1 on Friday night against the visiting FC Golden State Force. The Dragons will be back in action this weekend with matches on Friday, June 30 and Saturday, July 1. On Friday, the club will take on Ventura County Fusion at Ventura College at 7 p.m., while on Saturday, the Dragons will face Southern California Seahorses at Biola University at 7 p.m.
NEWS ARTICLES
MLS: Quakes replace Kinnear with Leitch as head coach
By Paul Kennedy, Soccer America
https://www.socceramerica.com/article/73918/mls-quakes-replace-kinnear-with-leitch-as-head-co.html
San Jose Earthquakes get on ‘board, win column
By Martin Gallegos, Mercury News
http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/06/24/san-jose-earthquakes-get-on-board-win-column/
Earthquakes happy to rely on Danny Hoesen as Dutchman finds his feet in MLS
By Geoff Lepper,
MLSsoccer.com
https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/06/25/earthquakes-happy-rely-danny-hoesen-dutchman-finds-his-feet-mls
San Jose Earthquakes sign Valeri Qazaishvili as designated player
By Staff, ESPNFC
http://www.espnfc.com/san-jose-earthquakes/story/3147346/san-jose-earthquakes-sign-valeri-qazaishvili-as-designated-player
San Jose Earthquakes players bond over NorCal roots
By Scott Reiss, KTVU
http://www.ktvu.com/sports/263019188-story
