The San Jose Earthquakes returns to the field this week with a home match on Saturday, August 22 against the Kansas City Wizards at Buck Shaw Stadium. The game kicks off at 7:30 p.m. PT and will be broadcast live on Comcast SportsNet Plus and 1220 KDOW. Fans can also listen in Spanish on sjearthquakes.com.
Earthquakes Schedule for the Week of 8/17/09
Tuesday, August 18 - 10:30 a.m. PT - Training at West Valley College
Wednesday, August 19 - 10:30 a.m. PT - TBD
Thursday, August 20 - 10:30 a.m. PT - Training at West Valley College
Friday, August 21 - 10:30 a.m. PT - Training at West Valley College
Saturday, August 22 - 7:30 p.m. PT - Earthquakes vs. Kansas City Wizards at Buck Shaw Stadium, live on Comcast SportsNet Plus and 1220 KDOW.
Injury Report
Out - Aaron Pitchkolan (L - groin avulsion).
Last Game
Columbus Crew 3, Earthquakes 0; August 8, 2009; Candlestick Park; San Francisco, Calif.
The Columbus Crew walked away with a 3-0 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes, courtesy of second-half goals from Alejandro Moreno, Robbie Rogers and Adam Moffat. The Quakes settled quickly, with Ryan Johnson springing Darren Huckerby on a breakaway in the third minute, but Crew goalkeeper Will Hesmer was off his line to spoil the Englishman's effort. Columbus responded with two chances in a four minute span. A short chip from Rogers nearly put Steven Lenhart through, but Quakes defender Brandon McDonald was able to muscle the Crew forward off the ball. In the eighth minute, a free kick from Chad Marshall was then saved comfortably by San Jose 'keeper Joe Cannon. While neither team could gain a stranglehold on possession, San Jose began carving out the better chances. In the 30th minute Cornell Glen evaded the attentions of Marshall with a quick turn, but his blast was turned superbly around the far post by Hesmer. Marshall was much sharper four minutes later, breaking up a quick combination between Huckerby and Glen that nearly threatened the Crew goal. In a bid to generate more offense, Warzycha brought on Emmanuel Ekpo and Moreno for Gaven and Garey, respectively, and it took less than 10 minutes for both players to help put the Crew ahead. Ekpo's cross from the right wing was headed back across goal by Rogers to Moreno, who nodded home his fourth goal of the season from close range. Earlier the Quakes had brought on Arturo Alvarez for the tiring Johnson, but Rogers doubled the Crew's advantage just four minutes after Moreno's tally. Rogers received the ball near the left hand corner of the box, and a hard tackle by Leitch looked to have killed the threat. But the ball fell fortuitously right back to the Crew midfielder, and he made no mistake with an authoritative finish into the upper corner. The double blow seemed to take the life out of the Quakes, and Moffat then capped off the night in the 87th minute, heading home Gino Padula's corner kick with the help of a deflection by the Quakes' McDonald.
Last Game vs. Kansas City
Kansas City Wizards 2, Earthquakes 0; April 5, 2009; CommunityAmerica Ballpark: Kansas City, Kan.
A buzzing Kansas City attack and a revamped Wizards lineup were too much for the San Jose Earthquakes to overcome in a 2-0 road loss Sunday afternoon at Community America Ballpark. Kansas City defender Aaron Hohlbein's first professional goal in the 28th minute and Claudio Lopez's 78th-minute goal sent the Quakes down in a game played in sustained winds of 25-30 mph and gusts up to 40 mph that ushered in rain and a 19-degree wind chill. Kansas City dominated most of the opening 20 minutes, reeling off multiple advances, corners and free kicks toward goalkeeper Joe Cannon's goal. Lopez had Cannon one-on-one in the third minute after a deflected through ball from countryman Santiago Hirsig, but his ensuing shot was smothered by an advancing Cannon. Lopez returned dangerously into the Quakes area down the right wing in the 20th minute off a ball by Watson. Seeing midfielder Josh Wolff open high at the back post, Lopez found the veteran, who was playing a midfield role, but his shot scooted just wide as Cannon rushed to his right post. But the Earthquakes would finally pay for their lack of sustained possession in the 28th minute. Davy Arnaud's shot from 17 yards was blocked by San Jose forward Cam Weaver and followed by a point-blank shot by K.C.'s Jimmy Conrad. A prone Cannon made the save, but Hohlbein directed the loose ball into the back of the net for his first goal of his three-year career. San Jose head coach Frank Yallop responded by inserting former Columbus and LA Galaxy man Simon Elliott into the midfield in place of back Eric Denton. The move nearly paid off two minutes on as Elliott loaded up and struck just high and left of Kevin Hartman's goal. In the 78th minute, Lopez put the nail in the San Jose coffin off a terrific assist from Herculez Gomez. On the right wing near midfield, Gomez placed a flighted ball over the defense and into the path of the Wizards forward. With time, Lopez took his touches and skillfully slid the ball into Cannon's far post as the netminder slid hopelessly on the wet surface.
Misc. Notes
Supercuts for Soccer
In partnership with Supercuts, The Earthquakes Community Fund is raising money to help youth in need throughout Northern California through the support of grassroots soccer programs. Earthquakes rookie sensation Quincy Amarikwa and Jason Hernandez are growing their hair in support of the program. Prior to the October 3rd home game against Eastern foe, New York Red Bull, Amarikwa and Hernandez will shave their heads courtesy of Supercuts.
Fans who donate at various levels will receive the following:
Donate $10: Receive a 2-for-1 ticket voucher to an Earthquakes game.
Donate $25: Receive a 2-for-1 ticket voucher to an Earthquakes game and an invite to watch the official head shaving ceremony on October 3.
Donate $50: Receive a 2-for-1 ticket voucher to an Earthquakes game, an invite to watch the official head shaving ceremony, and a meet and greet autograph session with the participating players.
Donate $100: Receive a 2-for-1 ticket voucher to an Earthquakes game, an invite to watch the official head shaving ceremony, a meet and greet autograph session with the participating players, and a chance to shave off a section of a player's hair.
Donate $250: Receive a 2-for-1 ticket voucher to an Earthquakes game, an invite to watch the official head shaving ceremony, a meet and greet autograph session with the participating players, a chance to shave off a section of a player's hair, and an on-field seat for the October 3 game.
Quakes to Face C.D. Aguila
The San Jose Earthquakes announced today that the club will host legendary Salvadoran side Club Deportivo Aguila on Tuesday, Sept. 8. The game will be held at Buck Shaw Stadium and will be season ticket holder bonus game "B." Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. PT. Prices for individual tickets range from $20 to $60. Season ticket holders should use their Bonus Game "B" ticket for the match. Season ticket holders will also have the ability to purchase additional tickets at a discounted price. Aguila is one of El Salvador's all-time winningest teams, having captured 15 first division championships since its founding in 1926. They won their first title in 1959 and their most recent championship came in 2006. They also were the first Salvadoran team to win the CONCACAF Championship when it captured that title in 1976. The club is located in San Miguel. The match marks the second straight year the Earthquakes will play a team from El Salvador. They defeated CD FAS 2-1 on Oct. 7, 2008 at Buck Shaw Stadium. San Jose is now 5-8-5 all-time against international opponents in friendly matches, including their 4-0 victory over the Honduran Olympic Team and the win against FAS last season.
Light The Night Walk
The San Jose Earthquakes announced that they have partnered with their supporter's group, Club Quake, and the Soccer Silicon Valley Community Foundation to participate in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's Light The Night Walk on Saturday, Oct. 10 in Palo Alto. Earthquakes players, members of the team's front office, along with Earthquakes fans will walk in the event that raises funds and awareness for blood cancers. The Earthquakes will also host The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) at Buck Shaw Stadium on Saturday, Aug. 22 when the Quakes take on the Kansas City Wizards. Six-year old Isabella Lima, who has survived a rare form of blood cancer, will perform the honorary First Kick prior to the match. Throughout the night, the Earthquakes will also host a silent auction for signed Earthquakes jerseys, as well as signed jerseys from prominent players from around the league. Proceeds from the auction will benefit both LLS and the San Jose Earthquakes Community Fund. Fans will be able to sign up for the Light The Night Walk at the LLS booth in the pregame vendor area. During the game, fans will also have the opportunity to donate directly to LLS through their mobile giving campaign. Fans can text a specific number that will appear on the video board during the game to make a $5 donation to the cause. The $5 will come directly from a donor's monthly phone bill. The money donated will go directly to the Earthquakes walk team. On Oct. 10, Club Quake, SSVCF and the Earthquakes will host a viewing party for the Quakes game that day at the Britannia Arms at Almaden. The Quakes take on Toronto FC at BMO Field in Toronto and fans can catch the game at the Brit at 1:00 p.m. PT. At the viewing party, a raffle will be held for people that have signed up for the Earthquakes walk team. For every $25 donated to the walk team, a fan will receive a raffle ticket. The prizes includes two sideline seats for a 2010 Earthquakes home match, a team signed ball, a team-signed jersey and other prizes. The Light The Night Walk festivities at Palo Alto High School will begin at 5 p.m. PT, with the walk starting at 7 p.m. Participants walk carrying illuminated balloons to celebrate and commemorate lives touched by cancer. All funds raised through the Light The Night Walk support LLS's mission to cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life for patients and their families. Children, adults and seniors are all encouraged to participate in the event. Fans that sign up for the Earthquakes Team will receive a commemorative t-shirt. The Earthquakes team will be walking this year in honor of Monique Larson, a San Jose resident and soccer mom, who was diagnosed with Acute Myelogenous Leukemia in 2007, and is currently in remission. To read her full story, go to sjearthquakes.com.
Viewing Party
On Saturday, August 29, the Earthquakes will take on the New England Revolution on the road at Gillette Stadium. The game is only available on TV with the MLS Direct Kick package, so the Earthquakes are hosting a viewing party at Double D's Sports Grille starting at 4 p.m. PT. The game kicks off at 4:30 p.m. Fans that attend will have a chance to win Earthquakes gear and prizes.
Cornell Glen Scores for his Country
Quakes forward Cornell Glen scored the 23rd goal of his international career in the sixth minute of their World Cup qualifier in Port of Spain, Trinidad on Aug. 12 against El Salvador, which featured Earthquakes Ramon Sanchez and Arturo Alvarez. Glen's goal at Hasely Crawford Stadium gave Trinidad & Tobago a 1-0 advantage that they held onto for the duration of the match.
Alvarez Earns First Cap for El Salvador, Sanchez Serves as Captain
Quakes midfielder Arturo Alvarez made his debut for El Salvador on Wednesday, Aug. 12 after playing for the United States at the youth national team level. He played for the U18, U20 and U23 United States national teams, but a recent FIFA ruling allows Alvarez to now play for El Salvador, the country where his parents were born. Alvarez earned his first cap, coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute of play in the team's 1-0 loss. Quakes midfielder Ramon Sanchez started and played 90 minutes as El Salvador's captain in the match.
Quakes vs. Wizards History
The Quakes lead the all-time regular season series between the two teams 18-15-6...The Earthquakes eliminated the Wizards from the 2003 Western Conference Championship game in overtime on Nov. 15, 2003 on a Landon Donovan goal ...The Wizards then ousted the Quakes from the 2004 MLS Cup Playoffs in the first round after rallying from a 2-0 aggregate-goal deficit by winning Game 2 3-0 on a late Jack Jewsbury goal ... Landon Donovan scored the Quakes first-ever hat trick on Sept. 20, 2003 in a 4-1 win at Arrowhead Stadium ... Joe Cannon recorded his first career shutout on Aug. 9, 1999 against the Wizards ... Shea Salinas scored his first career goal against Kansas City on Oct. 18, 2008.
Top Wizards Players vs. Quakes
Josh Wolff has scored three goals and notched two assists with Chicago and Kansas City against San Jose ... Davy Arnaud has scored three goals and tallied one assist against San Jose in his career ... Kevin Hartman has 15 career victories against San Jose with seven shutouts and a 1.18 goals-against-average ... Claudio Lopez has one goal and two assists against the Quakes.
Top Quakes Performers vs. Wizards
Five current Quakes have scored against the Wizards in their careers Arturo Alvarez, Ramiro Corrales (also has notched three assists), Shea Salinas, Bobby Convey and Darren Huckerby have all scored one goal vs. the Wizards ... Simon Elliott has 10 career assists against the Wizards ... Joe Cannon has 10 career wins, nine shutouts and a 1.16 goals-against-average versus Kansas City.
Earthquakes - Kansas City Connections
Kansas City defender Jimmy Conrad played in 84 games in four seasons with San Jose before joining the Wizards in a trade in January, 2003 ... Wizards defender Matt Marquess played at Santa Clara University with current Quake and Jamil Roberts ... Wizards goalkeeper Kevin Hartman played for Frank Yallop when Yallop was the head coach of the Los Angeles Galaxy in 2006 ... Jonathan Leathers played with current Quakes midfielder Shea Salinas at Furman University ... Wizards goalkeeper Boris Pardo played with current Quakes defender Jason Hernandez at Seton Hall University ... Wizards Interim head coach Peter Vermes was the Quakes television analyst for the 2004 season and played in the 1990 World Cup with John Doyle.
Ryan Johnson Among League Leaders in Goals Scored
Earthquakes forward Ryan Johnson is among the league leaders in goals this season. Johnson is currently tied for ninth place with seven goals.
Home Stretch
The Earthquakes have one match left on a four-game homestand after losing 3-0 to the Columbus Crew on Saturday at Candlestick Park. The team tied D.C. United 2-2 and beat Seattle Sounders FC 4-0 in the first two games of that stretch. They finish the homestand on Aug. 22 against the Kansas City Wizards at Buck Shaw Stadium.
Cannon Among All-Time Leaders
Earthquakes goalkeeper Joe Cannon is among the all-time league leaders in a number of goalkeeping categories. He is second in goalkeeper appearances (266), starts (265) and minutes played (23,955). He is now third all-time in saves (1,087), tied for second all-time in shutouts (66) and fifth all-time in wins (96) in league history. For San Jose, Cannon is first in club history as a goalkeeper in appearances (151), minutes played (13,761), saves (619), wins (58) and shutouts (36) and second in goals against average (1.34), and saves percentage (73.0). He also holds the team's all-time record for saves in a game with 12 on July 8, 2000 at Colorado.
Cannon in Quakes Record Books
Earthquakes goalkeeper Joe Cannon played 90 minutes August 8 against the Columbus Crew to record his 151st career game as a member of the Earthquakes. He is now fourth all-time in appearances. Cannon has also recorded 13,761 minutes, good for second all-time in Quakes history. His 151 career starts are now second all-time in San Jose history.
Corrales Among All-Time Leaders
Ramiro Corrales is now second on the all-time in appearances in Quakes team history with 157. Richard Mulrooney (1999-2004) is the all-time leader with 163. Corrales has 141 starts and 12,526 minutes played as a member of the Quakes. He is now in fourth place in franchise history in starts and third in all-time in club history for minutes played.
Quakes in August
The Earthquakes are 28-21-6 all-time in MLS games during the month of August.
Earthquakes Debut Weekly Segment on Telemundo 48
The Earthquakes have a weekly segment called "Quakes al día" every Thursday at 11 p.m. on Telemundo's newscast. The segment will include interviews with the players and coaches, along with features and behind the scenes footage.
MLS Futbolito Returns to San Jose
Thousands of soccer players of all ages and from all walks of life will lace up their cleats this summer to participate in the seventh edition of "MLS Futbolito", Major League Soccer's official 4-v-4 tournament and one of the nation's most successful grassroots soccer initiatives. The 13-event national tour, presented by Panasonic, hits San Jose on Saturday, September 19 at Independence High School in San Jose. For further information about MLS Futbolito, visit the event's revamped official site: www.MLSFutbolito.com.
Quakes Radio Segment on KNBR 1050
The Earthquakes have a weekly five-minute news segment every Friday on KNBR 1050 following the Razor and Mr. T show at 7 p.m. PT. John Shrader, the voice of the Earthquakes, will host the report that will include interviews, player features and team news.
Catch Yallop on SportsRamble
Earthquakes head coach Frank Yallop or another member of the team will appear every Sunday during the season on KDOW's weekly sports show, Sports Ramble. Yallop will appear with host Chetan Chaudhari at 8:30 p.m. PT each Sunday to talk Quakes soccer.
Stay up to Date on Insider News on Twitter
The Earthquakes are proud to announce the launch their official Twitter site, twitter.com/sjearthquakes. Fans can stay up to date on the latest team news straight from practice, games and road trips.
Listen to Quakes "en Español" on sjearthquakes.com
The Earthquakes have launched Spanish-language web broadcasts this season. Fans can tune into every home game during the 2009 Earthquakes season by clicking on the "Multimedia" link at sjearthquakes.com. Carlos Cesar Rivera returns for his second consecutive season as the voice of the Quakes and his fifth overall. A native of El Salvador, Rivera hosts a popular sports talk show from 5:00-7:00 p.m. PT Monday through Friday on 1370 AM that covers MLS, Mexican League soccer, as well as many other sports. Rivera, who has worked in radio in the Bay Area for over 25 years, has also called games for the San Francisco 49ers, Oakland Raiders, Oakland Athletics, San Francisco Giants and the San Francisco Bay Blackhawks in his career.
