This Week
The San Jose Earthquakes hit the road for the second time this season with a match against the Colorado Rapids this weekend. The Quakes and the Rapids square off on Saturday, April 19 at 6:30 p.m. PT at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. The game will be broadcast live on Fox Soccer Channel and KLOK 1170 AM.
Earthquakes vs. Colorado Rapids All-Time
MLS Regular Season: 19-16-5
Season Series: First Meeting
Home: 10-7-3
Away: 9-9-2
Shootout (1996-99): 1-2
Overtime (2000-05): 0-0-2
Playoffs: 0-0-0; U.S. Open Cup: 0-1-0
All-Time Scoring: San Jose - 61, Colorado - 57
Earthquakes Schedule for the Week of 4/14/08
Tuesday, Apr. 15 - 10:30 a.m. PT - Training at Stanford
Wednesday, Apr. 16 - 10:30 a.m. PT - Training at Stanford
Thursday, Apr. 17 - 10:30 a.m. PT - Training at Stanford
Friday, Apr. 18 - Travel to Colorado
Saturday, Apr. 19 - 6:30 p.m. PT - Earthquakes vs. Colorado Rapids at Dick's Sporting Goods Park on Fox Soccer Channel and KLOK 1170 AM
Sunday, April 20 - Off
Injury Report
None
Misc. Notes
Last Match
Chicago Fire 1, Earthquakes 0; Apr. 12, 2008; McAfee
Coliseum; Oakland, Calif.
The San Jose Earthquakes played their first home game in almost 2-1/2 years on Apr. 12 at McAfee Coliseum, falling 1-0 to the Chicago Fire on a first-half goal by Chad Barrett. Chicago created the game's first chance after just four minutes when a Justin Mapp long ball found Tomasz Frankowski behind the San Jose defense. But Quakes goalkeeper Joe Cannon was alert to the danger, and got enough of a touch to defuse the threat. San Jose quickly found their rhythm with Ronnie O'Brien finding plenty of space on the right wing to launch his trademark crosses. The spell of possession resulted in two quality chances. Kei Kamara's centering feed to Gavin Glinton was shot straight at Jon Busch in the 14th minute. Kamara found Glinton in the box again four minutes later, but his rasping shot was touched over the bar by Busch. But with the Earthquakes seemingly in control, a midfield turnover by Kamara saw the Fire break quickly in the 19th minute. The ball fell to Blanco, and his through ball found Tomasz Frankowski in the clear. The Pole's shot was saved by Cannon, but Barrett was quickest to the rebound and he slotted the ball underneath the Quakes 'keeper, giving the Fire a 1-0 lead. Chicago nearly doubled their advantage in the 33rd minute when a quick combination with Barrett put Frankowski in alone on Cannon, but the Quakes 'keeper responded with a sprawling save. The second half began with Chicago imposing more of their will, and a long ball in the 53rd minute nearly sprung Barrett on a breakaway, but a Nick Garcia tackle broke up the play, with Barrett's subsequent penalty appeal denied by referee Kevin Stott. Tempers began to fray in the 55th minute. A foul on Blanco resulted in some pushing and shoving between the Quakes' O'Brien and Chicago's Bakary Soumare, with Soumare getting booked for his troubles. Yallop brought on Shea Salinas, Ryan Johnson and John Cunliffe in a desperate attempt to find an equalizer, and the move almost paid off as Ramiro Corrales hit the crossbar with an attempted cross in stoppage time. And just a minute later, a Kamara header hit the post, and Salinas' follow-up was skied over the bar from point-blank range.
Last Match vs. Rapids
Rapids 1, Earthquakes 1; Saturday, August 13, 2005; Spartan Stadium; San Jose, Calif.
The Western Conference leading San Jose Earthquakes extended their home-unbeaten streak to 13 games with a 1-1 tie against the Colorado Rapids at Spartan Stadium. Ricardo Clark scored early in the second half for San Jose, but the Quakes could not hold on to the lead as Jean Philippe Peguero scored for the Rapids to even the match. Earthquakes goalkeeper Pat Onstad snuffed out a Rapids chance in the 13th minute when Colorado took advantage of a San Jose turnover and Jeff Cunningham quickly headed up field. Cunningham dished the ball off to his left to Peguero, who took a few touches before unleashing a hard, low shot that a sliding Onstad was able to knock away. Brad Davis tested Rapids goalkeeper Joe Cannon in the 38th minute when he powered a free kick from 25 yards out on the left side over the Colorado wall to the near post, but Cannon was able to make the save. The Earthquakes survived a wild scramble in front of the goal in the final seconds of the first half, as Onstad and Eddie Robinson managed to knock the ball out of danger several times after Cunningham had a shot from close range. San Jose took a 1-0 lead in the 48th minute on Clark's second goal of the season. Alejandro Moreno slipped a pass to Dwayne De Rosario in the middle of the field near the Rapids penalty area. De Rosario found an on-rushing Clark on the right side with a nice ball, and Clark carried the ball into the area before roofing a blast past Cannon to the near post for the 1-0 lead. The Rapids stormed back to tie it at 1-1 in the 57th minute on a Peguero goal. Kyle Beckerman lofted a through ball over the Quakes defense to Peguero outside the Quakes penalty area. Peguero was able to hold off Danny Califf and take a few dribbles toward the goal before dumping a shot over Onstad.
Misc. Notes
Sloustcher Signs
The San Jose Earthquakes announced that former Loyola Marymount star Adam Sloustcher signed a developmental contract with the Earthquakes Apr. 14. The Pleasanton, Calif. resident played two seasons for LMU, appearing in 37 games and notching four assists for the Lions. Prior to playing for Loyola Marymount, he spent two seasons at the University of North Carolina. He also made 37 appearances for North Carolina and was named to the Atlantic Coast Conference All-Freshman Team. A versatile player, Sloustcher played for both the United States U17 and U18 national teams.
Glinton Starts
Gavin Glinton made his first start for the Quakes on Saturday, Apr. 12 against the Chicago Fire. He nearly scored the team's first goal, but his Fire goalkeeper Jon Busch tipped his early effort over the net.
Corrales Now Sixth in Appearances
By starting and playing 90 minutes against the Chicago Fire on Apr. 12, Ramiro Corrales moved into sixth all-time in games played. He has now appeared in 123 games with San Jose. Next on the list is Ian Russell (2000-05), who appeared in 131 games.
Records Intact
When the San Jose Earthquakes were relocated to Houston on Dec. 15, 2005, Major League Soccer announced that the team's records and history would remain in San Jose if a team returned to the Bay Area. The expansion Earthquakes still own the 2001 and 2003 MLS Cups as well as the 2005 MLS Supporter's Shield. The team was still riding a league record 18-game home unbeaten streak coming into the 2008 season. The streak stretched from Sept. 25, 2004-Oct. 8, 2005. The streak was snapped with the 1-0 loss to Chicago on Apr. 12.
Open Cup Begins
The Earthquakes begin play in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup on Wednesday, Apr. 30 against Real Salt Lake. The play-in match will take place on the road at Rice Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City at 6 p.m. PT. The winner advances to play the Columbus Crew in Columbus, Ohio.
Quakes-Rapids Connections
Quakes defender Eric Denton played two seasons for the Colorado Rapids, helping the Rapids reach the Western Conference Championship game on two occasions in 2004 and 2005 ... San Jose defender James Riley is from Colorado Springs and played club soccer for the Colorado Rush and attended Harrison High School ... Colorado midfielder Mehdi Ballouchy was an All-American at Santa Clara University ... Colorado defender/midfielder Kelly Gray is a San Jose native (Leigh High School) and played for the Quakes during the 2005 season ... Colorado forward Herculez Gomez and defender Ugo Ihemelu played for Frank Yallop, while both were with the Los Angeles Galaxy in 2006 ... Colorado head coach Fernando Clavijo played with San Jose General Manager of Soccer Operations John Doyle on the U.S. National Team in the early 1990s.
History of the Quakes-Rapids Rivalry
The Earthquakes have lost only one out of the past nine matches against Colorado, posting a 4-1-4 record during that stretch ... In 2005, the Quakes won the season series with Colorado 3-0-1 ...Joe Cannon set the Quakes club record for saves in a game with 12 on July 8, 2000, a 1-0 Quakes victory ... Despite playing in the same conference nearly every season, the Rapids and Earthquakes never met in the postseason from 1996-2005 ... Saturday will mark the Quakes first appearance every at Dick's Sporting Goods Park; the Quakes played at Mile High Stadium and Invesco Field at Mile High from 1996-2005 ... San Jose has dominated the final 15 minutes of the games against the Rapids, outscoring Colorado 16-7 in that part of the game.
Rapids All-Time Leaders vs. San Jose
Christian Gomez has scored two goals against San Jose in his career, while Jose Burciaga Jr., Kelly Gray and Jovan Kirovski have all netted one goal vs. the Quakes.
Quakes All-Time Leaders vs. Colorado
Joe Cannon has six wins and four shutouts against Colorado in his career ... Ned Grabavoy has scored two goals and notched one assist in six games against Colorado in his career ... Ronnie O'Brien has scored one goal and recorded six assists in 13 games against Colorado in his career.
San Jose in April
The Quakes are 18-19-9 all-time in April in MLS play.
Quakes in Home Openers
San Jose is 4-4-3 all-time in home openers after losing to Chicago on Apr. 12.
Yallop Back With Quakes
When John Doyle was named General Manager of Soccer Operations for the Earthquakes in October 2007, he wasted little time finding the right man to build the new Earthquakes on the field, bringing back Frank Yallop to become the Quakes head coach after coaching a season and a half with the Los Angeles Galaxy. Yallop coached the Quakes from 2001 to 2003 and brought two MLS Cup Championships in three years to San Jose. He posted a 41-25-17 record over those three seasons, the best mark in MLS over that time. He left the Quakes following the 2003 season to take over as head coach of the Canadian National Team.
Corrales Back in San Jose
San Jose midfielder Ramiro Corrales returns to his hometown team in 2008 after spending three seasons in Norway from 2005-07. A resident of Salinas, Calif., Corrales is the only player from San Jose's inaugural 1996 team that is still active in Major League Soccer. He is one of nine active MLS players who was on an MLS roster in 1996 and one of four players on the same team as 1996. He played for San Jose from 1996-98, before being selected in the Expansion Draft by the Miami Fusion. He was later traded to the MetroStars, where he played in 1999 and 2000. He returned to San Jose to help the Quakes win championships in 2001 and 2003. He left the team following the 2004 season to sign in Norway.
Cochrane Returns
Quakes defender Ryan Cochrane is the only member of the 2005 San Jose Earthquakes that has returned to play for San Jose in 2008. Cochrane played for San Jose in 2004 and 2005, before moving with the team to Houston following the 2005 season. He was the first pick in the 2007 MLS Expansion Draft by the Quakes.
Cannon Amongst All-Time Leaders
Earthquakes goalkeeper Joe Cannon is among the all-time league leaders in a number of goalkeeping categories. He previously played for San Jose from 1999-2002. He entered the 2008 season fourth all-time in saves (902), fourth all-time in shutouts (56), fifth all-time in wins (84) and eighth all-time in goals against average (1.30). For San Jose, Cannon entered the year first in club history in appearances (101), first in minutes played (9,261), first in saves (434), first in wins (46) and second in goals against average (1.25), shutouts (26) and saves percentage (74.6). He also holds the team's all-time record for saves in a game with 12 on July 8, 2000 at Colorado.
Preseason Ends With Success
The San Jose Earthquakes finished the preseason with a seven-game unbeaten streak after losing their first match 1-0 to the Houston Dynamo. The Quakes went 5-0-2 in their final seven matches, including four straight wins to close out the preseason. The Quakes captured the Carolina Challenge Cup for the second time in club history with wins over Toronto FC, Charleston Battery and New York Red Bulls. The team also won the title in 2005.
Preseason Schedule and Results (5-1-2)
Feb. 13 - 1-0 loss vs. Houston Dynamo at PAL Stadium in San Jose, Calif.
Feb. 16 - 0-0 tie vs. Houston Dynamo at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco, Calif.
Feb. 22 - 2-1 win vs. Columbus Crew (Kamara (2) at Alex G. Spanos Stadium in San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Feb. 24 - 0-0 tie vs. D.C. United at Alex G. Spanos Stadium in San Luis Obispo, Calif.
Mar. 15 - 1-0 win vs. Toronto FC (Hernandez) at Blackbaud Stadium in Charleston, S.C.
Mar. 19 - 2-1 win vs. Charleston Battery (Kamara, Glinton) at Blackbaud Stadium in Charleston, S.C.
Mar. 19 - 3-0 win vs. New York Red Bulls (Kamara, Glinton, Own Goal) at Blackbaud Stadium in Charleston, S.C.
Mar. 28 - 2-1 win at Portland Timbers (Kamara, Salinas) at Clive Charles Soccer Complex in Portland, Ore.
Colonel's Corner
The San Jose Earthquakes announced Mar. 24 that the team has partnered with KFC to launch the Colonel's Corner promotion at every home game for the 2008 season. The promotion will give fans the opportunity to purchase great seats for only $15-the most affordable Earthquakes tickets in town. The Corner View Section 107 at Buck Shaw Stadium in Santa Clara and sections 231 and 232 at McAfee Coliseum in Oakland will be officially branded as the KFC Colonel's Corner. Fans can purchase tickets regularly priced at $22 for Buck Shaw Stadium and at $30 for McAfee Coliseum for only $15 at participating KFC restaurants. The Colonel's Corner vouchers can be purchased at 26 participating KFC restaurants across the South Bay and will be redeemable for any game, subject to availability. The vouchers can be redeemed at Earthquakes Offices or at the stadium on the day of the game. KFC will have 500 tickets available for each game. For more information on KFC Colonel's Corner promotion and participating stores please visit sjearthquakes.com.
Quakes Above .500
The Earthquakes all-time MLS record is above the .500 mark. The Quakes all-time regular season MLS record is 134-127-47 for 449 points. They had the third-best regular season record in MLS history at the conclusion of the 2005 season at 134-125-47.
Halftime Success
The Earthquakes remain amongst the best in league history in holding on to a half-time lead. Since the beginning of the 2000 season, the Earthquakes are 48-0-8 in games when leading at the half, including 8-0-1 in 2003, 7-0-1 in 2004 and 7-0-3 in 2005.
Making The First One Count
The Quakes scored first and beat the Galaxy 3-1 on Oct. 15, 2005 at The Home Depot Center to continue their incredible run over the past 73 games when scoring first. Dating back to the 2000 season, the Earthquakes own a 61-3-9 record in their last 73 matches when they score the first goal of the game. In 2005, San Jose went undefeated at 14-0-5 when scoring first. The Earthquakes were 25-2-2 in 2001 and 2002 when finding the back of the net first. The Quakes only gave up leads two times in 2002, losing 2-1 to Los Angeles on July 4 and falling 2-1 to Kansas City on July 27. The team continued that trend in 2003, possessing an 11-0-1 mark in the regular season when they scored the first goal. In 2004, the Quakes went 8-1-1 when scoring first, the top mark in MLS. The Quakes gave up their lead and lost to Los Angeles on July 4, 2004 for the first time since July 27, 2002 against Kansas City. The Quakes are also impressive in the playoffs when scoring first, posting a 6-0-0 record.
Scoring First Under Yallop
During Frank Yallop's first tenure with San Jose, the Earthquakes were one of the best teams in the league when scoring the first goal. The team went 36-2-1 from 2001-03 when scoring the first goal of the game. The Quakes only gave up leads two times in 2002, losing 2-1 to Los Angeles on July 4 and falling 2-1 to Kansas City on July 27.
Individual Tickets on Sale Now
Individual tickets for 2008 San Jose Earthquakes games are now on sale. Tickets for the Earthquakes long awaited return are available online at sjearthquakes.com, by calling (800) 225-2277 or by visiting your local authorized Tickets.com outlets. Prices for individual tickets range from $20 to $70. The 2008 Earthquakes season schedule is highlighted with three games being played at McAfee Coliseum in Oakland. The first game at newly renovated Buck Shaw Stadium will be May 3 against Duilio Davino and FC Dallas.
Season Tickets on Sale Now
San Jose Earthquakes season ticket packages for the 2008 season are now on sale. The Earthquakes 2008 season ticket package features 17 games, including all MLS regular season games and special bonus games. Prices for the ticket packages are $306 for Goal View, $340 for Corner Flag, $595 for Field View and $595 for Sideline. Tickets for the Earthquakes long awaited return will be available online at sjearthquakes.com, by calling (800) 225-2277 or by visiting your local authorized Tickets.com outlets.
