This Week
The San Jose Earthquakes take on Landon Donovan, David Beckham and the Los Angeles Galaxy in Major League Soccer's biggest rivalry on Sunday, Aug. 3 at McAfee Coliseum. Kickoff is set for 12 noon PT. The game will air live on Comcast SportsNet West and Telefutura and on radio on tape delay in Spanish on KLOK 1170 AM. The Earthquakes Reserves are also back in action this weekend, as they take on the Galaxy Reserves on Sunday at 5:30 p.m. PT at Stanton Field in Santa Clara.
Earthquakes vs. Los Angeles Galaxy All-Time
2008 Season Series:
0-2-0
MLS Regular Season:
12-23-5
Home:
8-9-3
Away:
4-14-2
Shootout (1996-99):
1-4
Overtime (2000-03):
0-0-5
Playoffs:
3-5-0;
U.S. Open Cup:
0-4-0
All-Time Scoring:
San Jose - 63, Los Angeles - 82
Earthquakes Schedule for the Week of 7/29/08
• Tuesday, July 29 - 10:15 a.m. PT - Training at Santa Clara University
• Wednesday, July 30 - 10:15 a.m. PT - Training at Santa Clara University
• Thursday, July 31 - TBA
• Friday, Aug. 1 - 10:15 a.m. PT - Training at Santa Clara University
• Saturday, Aug. 2 - 10:15 a.m. PT - Training at Santa Clara University
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Sunday, Aug. 3 - 12:00 noon PT - Los Angeles Galaxy at Earthquakes at McAfee Coliseum in Oakland, Calif. - Live on Telefutura and on KLOK 1170 AM
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Sunday, Aug. 3 - 5:30 p.m. PT - Earthquakes Reserves vs. Galaxy Reserves at Stanton Field at Santa Clara University
Injury Report
Out - Gavin Glinton (R - adductor release surgery); Ned Grabavoy (R - groin surgery)
Last Match
Earthquakes 1, New York Red Bulls 1
July 27, 2008; Buck Shaw Stadium; Santa Clara, Calif.
In a game both teams needed to win, the San Jose Earthquakes and New York Red Bulls had to settle for a 1-1 draw on a sunny Sunday afternoon at Buck Shaw Stadium. The Red Bulls were gifted an early own goal, but one of the Earthquakes' new signings, Darren Huckerby, equalized nine minutes later. Just four minutes into the game the Red Bulls scored, with a lot of help from the Earthquakes. Dave van den Bergh's long cross from left midfield looked relatively harmless as San Jose defender Eric Denton played it on the bounce inside the penalty area, but Denton's header back to Joe Cannon floated over the goalkeeper's head and into the net. The Earthquakes got that goal back in the 13th minute. A Ronnie O'Brien throw in found Sealy in the box with his back to the goal. Sealy turned and shot left footed from 10 yards out. Jon Conway made the initial save, but Darren Huckerby pounced on the rebound, scoring his first MLS goal to tie the game at 1-1. San Jose had most of the chances the rest of the way, but neither team could break through for the deciding goal. Twice, Jeff Parke made sliding tackles to stop an Earthquakes forward breaking in alone on goal. Parke's heroics stopped Ryan Johnson in the 22nd minute and Sealy in the 79th. New York's best scoring chance came in the 87th minute, after John Wolyniec spun past two defenders and broke in on goal from the left side of midfield. Wolyniec set up Mike Magee for a shot, but his effort from the top of the box went straight to goalkeeper Cannon.
Last Match vs. Los Angeles Galaxy
Galaxy 3, Earthquakes 0
June 14, 2008; McAfee Coliseum; Oakland, Calif.
In front of 39,872, the largest non-doubleheader crowd in San Jose's history, the Earthquakes fell 3-0 to David Beckham and the Los Angeles Galaxy. The Galaxy's Edson Buddle opened the scoring in the sixth minute, David Beckham served up a cross to Josh Tudela in front of the goal. Tudela headed the ball down to Edson Buddle at the top of the box, and Buddle slammed a volley past a diving Joe Cannon inside the left post for a 1-0 lead. The Galaxy almost got another goal in the 18th minute as Buddle, out on the right wing, worked his way in along the goal line. Buddle slid a pass to Ely Allen inside the six-yard box. Allen's quick turning shot beat the goalkeeper but banged off the near post before being cleared away and came out the other side. San Jose struggled to find an equalizer. San Jose's best chance in the first half came in the 24th minute, when Ryan Johnson's diving header was saved by goalkeeper Steve Cronin. John Cunliffe's shot in the 41st minute sailed wide of the left post. In the 60th minute, Kelly Gray stole the ball and fired a shot from 25 yards out, but it sailed wide right. The second goal came on a Buddle header in the 63rd minute. San Jose tried to answer in the 65th minute, as a through ball sprung Shea Salinas up the middle of the field, but his shot sailed wide right. In the 68th minute, it was the Galaxy again working the left side with good results. The Galaxy stretched the lead to 3-0 in the 68th minute. Ante Jazic played the ball to an overlapping Mike Randolph down the wing. Randolph's cross found Buddle, again about 10 yards in front of goal, and his leaping header finished his hat trick. It was the second hat trick of the season for Buddle, who earlier had netted three goals in a game against Dallas. Ramiro Corrales took his first shot of the match in the 81st minute but the ball went high. Seconds later, Ned Grabavoy shot from the goal box but the shot went wide right. Gray took his third shot of the game from 25 yards out but the shot went over the crossbar and into the crowd. Buddle almost had a fourth goal in the 86th minute when he broke in alone on the goalkeeper, but he fired just wide of the far post. Gray tried in vain to put the Earthquakes on the scoreboard with a turning shot from the top of the box in the 88th minute, but he couldn't get in on target.
Quakes in the Community
Who: James Riley
Location: San Jose Migrant Education Summer Program
Date: Tuesday, July 29
Time: 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Details: James Riley will speak to a group of summer school students.
Who: Ivan Guerrero
Location: Biblioteca Latinoamericana
Date: Wednesday, July 30
Time: 2:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Details: Library Appearance
Who: Big Brothers Big Sisters
Location: Buck Shaw Stadium
Date: Wednesday, July 30
Time: 10:30 - 12:00 p.m.
Details: A group from Big Brothers Big Sisters will attend Earthquakes practice and interact with players.
Earthquakes Acquire Arturo Alvarez from FC Dallas
The San Jose Earthquakes announced Monday that the team acquired midfielder/forward Arturo Alvarez from FC Dallas in exchange for allocation money and a first round pick in the 2009 Major League Soccer SuperDraft. Alvarez, who was originally drafted by the Earthquakes in 2003, made 16 appearances with FC Dallas this season. He scored three goals and notched three assists. With FC Dallas from 2005-08, Alvarez recorded 11 goals and 11 assists in 86 appearances. He made a career-high 27 appearances last year, while scoring three goals and picking up three assists to help Dallas reach the playoffs.
Tough Defense
Despite an early own goal, the Earthquakes defense was tough once again against the New York Red Bulls Sunday. The Earthquakes defense has been excellent recently, allowing one goal or fewer in six of the past seven matches, including three shutouts. The team has allowed only three goals in the past five games.
Heading to Germany
Midfielder Ned Grabavoy is scheduled to travel to Munich, Germany on Tuesday. He is expected to undergo surgery to repair a sports hernia at Hernia Centre Munich later this week. Dr. Ulrike Muschaweck will perform the surgery.
Huckerby Strikes for First MLS Goal
Darren Huckerby scored his first MLS goal in his home debut last Sunday against the Red Bulls. Huckerby scored on a rebound from a Scott Sealy shot in the 13th minute.
Earthquakes Trade Kamara to Houston
The Earthquakes announced last Thursday that the team acquired allocation money and a first round pick in the 2009 Major League Soccer SuperDraft from the Houston Dynamo in exchange for forward Kei Kamara. Kamara appeared in 12 games with the Earthquakes, including 11 starts. The Sierra Leone native scored two goals this season.
Quakes Visit Lucile Packard
Earthquakes players Ramiro Corrales, Ronnie O'Brien, Ryan Johnson and Kei Kamara took time off from training to visit several eager and enthusiastic children at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford on Tuesday, July 22. During Tuesday's visit, the players played with the children in the hospital playroom and were delighted to revisit the fun days of youth. Together, the players and children played video games, colored pictures and played on the playground. The players also took time to visit and mingle with several children in their rooms. The day concluded with members of the team donating tickets to the match on Sunday, July 27 against the New York Red Bulls to some of the families that were present. Tuesday's visit was the second of several scheduled visits at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital for the Earthquakes.
Earthquakes Road Stretch Result
The Earthquakes played their toughest part of the 2008 schedule in the last month and a half, playing seven of nine games on the road. The Quakes concluded that stretch on July 19 at Toronto. The team has collected only two losses in the last six road games. San Jose has also collected nine points on road this season, ranking the team fourth in the league in road play.
O'Brien Seventh in League in Corner Kicks
After playing against New York last Sunday, Ronnie O'Brien now has taken 45 corner kicks. He is ranked seventh in the league this season in corner kicks.
Cannon in League Goalkeepers This Season
Earthquakes goalkeeper Joe Cannon has not missed a minute this season, ranking him first in the league with five other goalkeepers. He is ranked seventh in goals against average at 1.28 and fourth in saves with 72.
Cannon's Appearances and Minutes
Earthquakes goalkeeper Joe Cannon played 90 minutes last Sunday against the New York Red Bulls to record his 119th career game as a member of the Earthquakes. He is eighth in the all-time list. Cannon has also recorded 10,881 minutes and has now passed Troy Dayak (1996-98, 2001-05), who recorded 10,830 minutes in his career.
Cannon Ties Tony Meola in All-Time Shutouts
Earthquakes goalkeeper Joe Cannon has tied Tony Meola for second in all-time shutouts in MLS history. Cannon achieved 62 shutouts in 233 games. Kansas City Wizards goalkeeper Kevin Hartman is the league's all-time shutout record holder with 73 in 289 games.
Corrales in Top 10 in Minutes
Earthquakes midfielder Ramiro Corrales is ranked tenth in MLS in minutes this season with 1,611.
Corrales Continues Climbing to the Top
Ramiro Corrales started and played 90 minutes last Sunday against New York to record his 123rd start and 11,072 minutes as a member of the Quakes. Corrales has now passed Troy Dayak (1996-98, 2001-05) for fifth in all-time in starts. Dayak started 122 games. Next on the list for minutes played for the Quakes is general manager John Doyle (1996-2000), who has recorded 11,385 minutes and started 129 games. With 139 appearances, Corrales is still fourth in the all-time appearances list, next is Wade Barrett, who has made 142 appearances.
Cannon Continues to Move Up
Earthquakes goalkeeper Joe Cannon is among the all-time league leaders in Major League Soccer history in a number of goalkeeping categories. He is currently fourth all-time in MLS in appearances (234), fourth in minutes (21,075), fourth all-time in saves (974), tied for second all-time in shutouts (62) with Tony Meola, fifth all-time in wins (87) and eighth all-time in goals against average (1.30). For San Jose goalkeepers, Cannon is first in club history in appearances (119), first in minutes played (10,881), first in saves (506), first in wins (49), first in shutouts (32) and second in goals against average (1.26) and saves percentage (74.5). He also holds the team's all-time record for saves in a game with 12 on July 8, 2000 at Colorado.
Largest Non-Doubleheader Crowd in Team History
The Earthquakes set a non-doubleheader attendance record on June 14 against David Beckham and the Los Angeles Galaxy, as 39,872 people came to see the Quakes at McAfee Coliseum. It was the largest crowd since May 12, 1996 when 31,728 filled Spartan Stadium to see the Clash (as the Earthquakes were known then) meet the Galaxy. San Jose drew a club-record 73,123 people at Stanford Stadium on July 4, 1999 for a doubleheader with the United States Women's National Team. The U.S. defeated Brazil in the Women's World Cup Semifinal, followed by the Clash defeating D.C. United in a shootout.
Top Five Quakes Non-Doubleheader Home Attendances
1. 39,872 (June 14, 2008 vs. Los Angeles)
2. 31,728 (May 12, 1996 vs. Los Angeles)
3. 31,683 (April 6, 1996 vs. D.C. United in MLS' Inaugural Game)
4. 27,030 (Sept. 25, 2004 vs. Los Angeles)
5. 26,229 (Sept. 21, 2002 vs. Los Angeles)
Earthquakes - Galaxy Connections
Four members of the current San Jose Earthquakes have connections to the Los Angeles Galaxy. Forward Gavin Glinton, goalkeeper Joe Cannon, midfielder Ned Grabavoy and assistant coach Ian Russell all spent time with the Galaxy in their careers. Glinton was picked by the Quakes in the ninth round of the 2007 MLS Expansion Draft after playing the 2006 and 2007 seasons with the Los Angeles Galaxy. Glinton scored four goals for Los Angeles in 2007. He also played for the Galaxy during the 2002 and 2003 seasons. Cannon played one year for the Galaxy in 2007, appearing in 29 games and posting nine wins. Grabavoy was originally drafted by the Galaxy in 2004 and he played parts of three seasons with Los Angeles, scoring one goal and recording six assists in his Galaxy career. Russell played three games for Frank Yallop with the Galaxy in 2007.
Yallop Faces the Galaxy
Quakes head coach Frank Yallop coached the Los Angeles Galaxy during the 2006 and 2007 seasons. During his time with the Galaxy, Yallop posted an 18-21-12 record. He faces his former team for the third time this season on Sunday. San Jose fell to the Galaxy 2-0 on April 3 and 3-0 on June 14.
Cronin Returns to Face Former Team
Current Galaxy goalkeeper Steve Cronin played for the Earthquakes in 2004 after being drafted in the first round of the MLS SuperDraft by San Jose that year. He also played with current Quakes defender Ryan Cochrane at Santa Clara University and on the United States Under-20 National Team. Cronin did not appear in a match for San Jose before being traded to the Galaxy prior to the 2005 season.
Lalas Faces Former Team
Current Galaxy General Manager Alexi Lalas got his start as an executive in Major League Soccer with the San Jose Earthquakes. After retiring following the 2003 season, Lalas was named President and General Manager of the Quakes on Jan. 27, 2004. He spent parts of two seasons with San Jose, before leaving the Quakes to become president and general manager of the MetroStars on June 13, 2005.
History of the Earthquakes-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 38 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 three-game 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.
Donovan: A Familiar Face Meets a Former Team
Galaxy forward Landon played for the Quakes from 2001 to 2004. He then left San Jose to join Bayer Leverkusen in Germany before returning to play for Los Angeles in 2005. He helped the Galaxy eliminate the Quakes from the playoffs in 2005 Western Conference Semifinals by scoring two goals in the first leg and recorded an assist on Ned Grabavoy's goal in the second leg. Donovan scored 32 goals and notched 29 assists in his Earthquakes career and is still the club's all-time leader in playoff goals with 10. For the first time in his career, Donovan saw Quakes head coach Frank Yallop coaching the opposing team in the Quakes' 2-0 loss to the Galaxy on April 3. With the exception of Yallop coaching the Canadian National Team in a friendly game against the Quakes in 2004, Yallop coached Donovan his entire MLS coaching career before this season.
Earthquakes and Galaxy's MLS Cup Success
Since the 2001 season, the Earthquakes and the Galaxy have each won two MLS Cups. The Quakes defeated the Galaxy 2-1 in a dramatic fashion to capture the 2001 MLS Cup in overtime. The following season, the Galaxy defeated the New England Revolution 1-0 in overtime to claim their first MLS Cup Championship. The Quakes would return to the top in 2003 when they defeated the Chicago Fire 4-2 at The Home Depot Center. The Galaxy would claim their second championship in 2005 when they defeated the Revolution again in overtime.
Los Angeles Galaxy's All-Time Leaders Against Quakes
Galaxy forward Carlos Ruiz is the Galaxy's all-time leading scorer against San Jose with six goals in his career for Los Angeles against San Jose. Edson Buddle recorded a hat trick on June 14.
Quakes All-Time Leaders vs. Los Angeles Galaxy
Ronnie O'Brien has had a great career against the Galaxy. In the 16 games he has started and played, O'Brien has notched in five assists, his highest assist against any team in his MLS career.
Quakes in July
The Earthquakes exit July with a 20-27-9 in MLS after playing New York last Sunday. The Quakes only allowed three goals this season in July.
Quakes in August
The Earthquakes are 24-20-5 in August all-time in MLS play.
Quakes Above .500
The Earthquakes all-time MLS record is above the .500 mark. The Quakes all-time regular season MLS record is 137-134-53. They had the third-best regular season record in MLS history at the conclusion of the 2005 season at 134-125-47.
