The San Jose Earthquakes will remain in the Bay Area this week as they look to get a victory after their 3-3 tie with the Chicago Fire this past weekend. The Quakes will host Landon Donovan and the Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday, April 18 at 7:30 p.m. PT at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. Following the game, fans will be treated to a fireworks show. The game will be broadcast live on Comcast SportsNet California and 1220 KDOW. Fans can also listen to the game in Spanish at sjearthquakes.com. The first 5,000 fans will receive an Earthquakes rally towel, presented by Verizon Wireless.
Earthquakes vs. Los Angeles All-Time
MLS Regular Season: 13-23-5
Season Series: First Meeting
Home: 9-9-3
Away: 4-14-2
Shootout (1996-99): 1-4
Overtime (2000-05): 0-0-5
Playoffs: 3-5-0; U.S. Open Cup: 0-4-0
All-Time Scoring: San Jose - 66, Los Angeles - 84
Earthquakes Schedule for the Week of 4/13/09
Tuesday, April 14 - 10:30 a.m. PT - Training at Santa Clara
Wednesday, April 15 - Day off
Thursday, April 16 - 10:30 a.m. PT - Training at Santa Clara
Friday, April 17 - 10:30 a.m. PT - Training at Santa Clara
Saturday, April 18 - 7:30 p.m. PT - Earthquakes vs. Los Angeles Galaxy at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum on Comcast SportsNet California and KDOW.
Injury Report
Questionable - Kelly Gray (L - calf strain); Out - Jason Hernandez (L - calf strain)
Last Game
Earthquakes 3, Chicago Fire 3; April 11, 2009; Buck Shaw Stadium: Santa Clara, Calif.
The San Jose Earthquakes and the Chicago Fire played to a 3-3 draw. The home side took the lead on three different occasions, only to see the Fire come back each time, with Chris Rolfe's strike with five minutes remaining giving the visitors the last word. San Jose goals from Ryan Johnson and Bobby Convey, sandwiched around Marco Pappa's effort put the home side 2-1 up at halftime. Chicago equalized yet again through Brian McBride, only to see Arturo Alvarez's 75th-minute penalty give the Quakes the lead. But the ejection of San Jose's Shea Salinas for two bookable offenses breathed new life into the visitors, and the Fire made the Quakes pay courtesy of Rolfe's heroics, keeping Chicago unbeaten on the 2009 season. For the first goal, defender Chris Leitch's inch-perfect 50-yard pass found Darren Huckerby in stride on the left, with the Englishman's exquisite first touch leaving Brandon Prideaux in his wake. Huckerby's low centering feed was then scrambled over the line by Johnson for his second goal of the season. The Fire secured an equalizer in the 41st minute. A pass to Logan Pause caught the Quakes defense over-shifted, and his slide-rule pass found a wide-open Pappa, who fired his shot past Joe Cannon in the San Jose goal. But no sooner had Chicago finished celebrating when San Jose reclaimed the lead. Convey pounced on a loose ball in the attacking half, and after evading two Fire defenders, slotted his shot under Busch to make the score 2-1 in favor of the home side. Chicago head coach Denis Hamlett brought on Cuauhtémoc Blanco to start the second half, and this change seemed to benefit Chicago as they capped off a spell of sustained pressure with a brilliant strike from McBride in the 56th minute. A long pass was headed by Blanco towards McBride, and his deft takedown and quick turn saw him deposit his shot past Cannon. That is until the 74th minute, when a ball over the top saw Convey get on the wrong side of Robinson and then was bundled over by the Chicago defender. Alvarez easily dispatched the spot kick to give the home side the lead for the third time in the match. San Jose were then forced to play with 10 men when Salinas earned his second yellow card of the match for delaying a restart in the 81st minute, and Chicago quickly made the man advantage pay off, with Rolfe's bullet shot from distance giving the Fire a share of the points. The Quakes remain at home next weekend, making the trek to Oakland where they will take on the LA Galaxy at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in the first game between the in-state rivals this season.
Last Match vs. Los Angeles
Earthquakes 3, Los Angeles Galaxy 2; August 3, 2008; Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum: Oakland, Calif.
The San Jose Earthquakes earned a 3-2 victory over the LA Galaxy at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
The Quakes had opened a two-goal lead in the first half, as Arturo Alvarez and Darren Huckerby scored. But before the half was out, Landon Donovan pulled a goal back for the Galaxy, then late in the second half, Edson Buddle netted a score for LA that seemed to secure the point, until Ryan Cochrane's late heroics. In the eighth minute, Alvarez opened the scoring. From the left wing, Huckerby centered a pass to Scott Sealy at the top of the penalty area. Sealy's one-touch pass found Alvarez racing up the middle, and he bent a left-footed shot past Galaxy goalkeeper Steve Cronin cleanly inside the right post. San Jose doubled its lead in the 40th minute when Eric Denton knocked the ball forward for Huckerby. LA defender Chris Klein slipped, allowing Huckerby to come in alone on goal from the left wing. From a tough angle, Huckerby's shot slid past Cronin to the far post for a 2-0 Earthquakes advantage. LA then battled back, getting a goal back almost immediately. In the 42nd minute, a David Beckham free kick from 35 yards out found Donovan for a header from six yards out. Earthquakes goalkeeper Joe Cannon made the save, pushing the ball off the crossbar, but San Jose couldn't clear the rebound. The ball got back out to Beckham on the right wing, and he sent another cross to the net. This time, Donovan's header from the top of the six cleanly beat Cannon inside the left post for his league-leading 13th goal of the year. The Galaxy got their equalizer after Edson Buddle got the ball about 30 yards from goal. Buddle danced through the San Jose defense, taking advantage of a collision between defenders Nick Garcia and Cochrane to score from 20 yards out. But in the end, it was San Jose coming out on top. In the waning moments, a Corrales cross from the right wing was knocked away by Cronin, and Huckerby pounced on the loose ball. Huckerby's shot from 15 yards out shot was saved, but the rebound fell to Cochrane, who put it away to give San Jose the win.
Misc. Notes
Quakes in the Community
What: Amway Global Kick for Kids
Who: Andrew Weber
Location: Lockwood Elementary
Date: Tuesday, April 14
Time: 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Details: Weber will appear at the school to speak to children about healthy living and give away tickets and t-shirts.
What: Comcast Spring Break
Who: Cam Weaver, Ryan Johnson and Earthquakes Street Team
Location: Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
Date: Weaver and Johnson (Thursday, April 16th) and Street Team (April 15th-April 17th)
Time: 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Details: Weaver and Johnson will be signing autographs on April 16th, and the Street Team will be on location throughout the entire event.
What: Copa Piramide Tournament
Who: Shea Salinas and Street Team
Location: Evergreen Valley College
Date: Sunday, April 19th
Time: 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Details: Salinas will be at the tournament with the Earthquakes Street Team and will be signing autographs and meeting fans.
Game Time Changes
The Earthquakes home game on Saturday, June 20 against the Los Angeles Galaxy at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum has been moved to a 1:30 p.m. PT kickoff. The game will still be televised as planned, on ESPN 2 and ESPN Deportes. The October 10 road game in Toronto has also been moved to 1:00 p.m. PT.
Offense Starts Strong
After scoring three goals or more in a game just twice in 2008, the Earthquakes have already scored three goals in a game twice in the season's first four games in 2009. San Jose netted three goals on August 3 vs. the Los Angeles Galaxy and four goals Aug. 16 against the New England Revolution in 2008. This year, the Quakes scored three vs. the Houston Dynamo on March 28 and three against the Chicago Fire last weekend.
Campos First Start
Quakes forward Pablo Campos made his first career MLS start on April 11 vs. the Chicago Fire.
Bobby Convey's First Goal as a Member of the Quakes is up for Goal of the Week Honors
Bobby Convey netted his first goal in Quakes uniform on Saturday, April 11 against the Chicago Fire. Coming up from his left back position, Convey came in on a full sprint to pounce on a loose ball. He then dribbled past an opposing defender and chipped the ball to himself over another sliding defender. Convey then slotted the ball past a diving Jon Busch to give San Jose a 2-1 lead just before halftime. This goal also becomes the second Earthquakes goal that has been nominated on Mlsnet.com for the Goal of the Week. To vote for Convey's goal, log on to http://web.mlsnet.com/sights/goalofthe_week/.
Ryan Johnson and Arturo Alvarez Score Their Second Goal of the Season
Forward Ryan Johnson and midfielder Arturo Alvarez each scored their second goal of the 2009 campaign against the Fire this past weekend. This was Johnson's seventh career goal and number 18 for Alvarez. Johnson tallied the first of the match in the 14th minute off of an assist from Darren Huckerby. Huckerby had a great touch from a deep ball off the foot of Chris Leitch and slid the ball across the face of the goal past a sprawling Jon Busch, where Johnson slid to knock it in the back of the net. Alvarez gave the Quakes a 3-2 lead in the 75th minute on a penalty kick.
Youth Team Checks Out Quakes Practice The Luton Town Football Club's youth team from Luton, England came out to take in the Quakes practice on Thursday, April 9. The players and coaches from across the pond enjoyed watching the Quakes train, and they learned some new drills for their own training. Players spoke with Darren Huckerby and Bobby Convey specifically about what it is like to play here in the United States as opposed to playing in England. After the Quakes practice concluded, the boys from Luton Town were able to meet many of the Quakes players, get autographs and take pictures.
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 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 41 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.
Galaxy All-Time Leaders vs. San Jose
Edson Buddle recorded a hat trick on June 14, 2008 and has scored seven career goals in ten appearances against the Quakes ... Former Quake Landon Donovan has scored four goals and notched two assists in his six appearances against San Jose ... Chris Klein has netted a pair of goals and also tallied six career assists against the Earthquakes in his 29 appearances against the club ... Dema Kovalenko has scored four career goals in 16 games.
Quakes All-Time Leaders vs. Galaxy
Joe Cannon has six career shutouts and seven wins against the Galaxy in 23 games ... Arturo Alvarez leads the Quakes with two goals scored against Los Angeles along with one assist.
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. San Jose fell to the Galaxy 2-0 on April 3, 3-0 on June 14 and won 3-2 on August 3, 2008.
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, 2008. 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 last season.
Earthquakes - Galaxy Connections
Five members of the current San Jose Earthquakes have connections to the Los Angeles Galaxy. Midfielder Simon Elliott, goalkeeper Joe Cannon, defender Kelly Gray, midfielder/defender Brandon McDonald and assistant coach Ian Russell all spent time with the Galaxy in their careers. Elliott came to the Quakes from Fulham F.C. in England during this offseason, but spent 1999-2003 with Los Angeles. He scored 10 goals and notched 33 assists for the Galaxy during his time spent with the club. Cannon played one year for the Galaxy in 2007, appearing in 29 games and posting nine wins. Gray spent part of the 2007 season with the Galaxy, coming over in a mid-season trade from Houston. He appeared in six matches for Los Angeles. McDonald was originally drafted by the Galaxy last year, and spent his rookie campaign in Los Angeles. He appeared in 16 games, 10 of which he started, scoring one goal and tallying one assist. Russell played three games for Frank Yallop with the Galaxy in 2007 ... Galaxy forward Edson Buddle played with current Quakes midfielder Simon Elliott with the Columbus Crew from 2004-2005 and Los Angeles defender Tony Sanneh spent the 2004 season with the two of them in Columbus as well ... Galaxy defender Todd Dunivant played with the San Jose Earthquakes from 2003-2004, where he scored one goal and notched six assists ... Galaxy forward Jovan Kirovski played in nine matches for the Quakes in 2008 ... Los Angeles defender Chris Klein played with Nick Garcia both for one year at the University of Indiana and in Kansas City from 2000-2005 as well as with Joe Cannon in 2007 under Frank Yallop on the Galaxy ... Quakes midfielder Bobby Convey played with Galaxy midfielder Dema Kovalenko with D.C. United in 2003 ... Galaxy midfielder Eddie Lewis spent 1996-1999 with the San Jose Clash and played on the United States national team with Bobby Convey ... Quakes defender Chris Leitch played in New York with Galaxy forward Mike Magee for five seasons ... Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena coached Bobby Convey with the US national team and also coached in New York, where Chris Leitch played under him ... Galaxy forward Bryan Jordan played at Oregon State with Quakes forward Ryan Johnson ... Johnson has also played with Galaxy goalkeeper Donovan Ricketts on the Jamaican National team.
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 is now fourth all-time in saves (1,043), fourth all-time in shutouts (65), fifth all-time in wins (93) and eighth all-time in goals against average (1.31) in league history. For San Jose, Cannon is first in club history as a goalkeeper in appearances (135), first in minutes played (12,321), first in saves (575), first in wins (55) and second in goals against average (1.28), shutouts (35) 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.
Cannon in Quakes Record Books
Earthquakes goalkeeper Joe Cannon played 90 minutes Saturday, April 11 against Chicago to record his 135th career game as a member of the Earthquakes, which is good for fifth place in franchise history. Cannon has also recorded 12,231 minutes, good for fourth all-time in Quakes history. His 135 career starts are also fourth all-time in San Jose history.
Cannon to Start 250th Career Game
Earthquakes goalkeeper Joe Cannon will make his 250th career start in goal on Saturday, April 18, 2009 against his former team, the Los Angeles Galaxy.
Corrales in Record Books
Ramiro Corrales started and played 90 minutes on April 11 against the Wizards to record his 131st start and has logged 11,516 minutes as a member of the Quakes. He is now in fifth place in franchise history in starts, and fifth all-time in club history for minutes played. With 147 appearances, Corrales is now third on the all-time appearances list. He is two behind Ronald Cerritos (1997-2001, 2005).
Quakes in April
The Earthquakes are 19-21-10 all-time in MLS games during the month of April.
Quakes Above .500
The Earthquakes all-time MLS record is above the .500 mark. The Quakes all-time regular season MLS record is 143-140-57 for 486 points. The Quakes finished 2008 with an 8-13-9 record, registering 33 points.
Making the First One Count
The Earthquakes now own a 70-4-13 record in their last 87 matches when they score the first goal of the game after tying the Chicago Fire 3-3 on April 11. They finished 8-1-3 in 2008 when scoring first. They lost to Columbus 3-2 on May 10, 2008 after scoring first. 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. Yallop's team was 8-1-3 in 2008 when scoring first and is 1-0-1 so far in 2009 when tallying the first goal.
Halftime Success
The Earthquakes remain amongst the best in league history in holding onto a half-time lead after tying the Chicago Fire 3-3 on April 11, 2009. Since the beginning of the 2000 season, the Earthquakes are now 54-1-9 in games when leading at the half, including 8-0-1 in 2003, 7-0-1 in 2004 and 7-0-3 in 2005. Despite holding a halftime lead on May 10, 2008 vs. Columbus, the Quakes fell 3-2. That game marked the team's first loss since 1999 when holding a halftime lead.
Quakes Radio Segment on KNBR 1050
The Earthquakes weekly five-minute news segment will air at its regularly scheduled time this week. The segment, which runs throughout the MLS season, will air Friday, April 17 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. The segment will air every Friday on KNBR 1050 following the Razor and Mr. T show at 7 p.m. PT.
Catch Yallop on Sports Ramble
Earthquakes head coach Frank Yallop 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.
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
Stay up to Date on Insider News on MyQuakes
The Earthquakes are proud to announce the launch of MyQuakes.com, the official social network of the San Jose Earthquakes. The site is a place where fans, players, and staff interact and share all types of content such as photos, videos, blogs and more. Some features that members will enjoy are the following; a team blog on the main page that will update fans on insider team information, a forum on the main page where fans, players, and staff can create and respond to discussions, a fully customizable profile page, players and coaches pages, an option to create your own groups, a full event calendar, as well as live online chat. MyQuakes has now launched, so sign up and join Earthquakes players, coaches and fans from all over the world in the official online community for the Quakes.
Season Tickets on Sale Now
Season tickets are on sale now for the 2009 Earthquakes season. The season-ticket package consists of 17 games, 15 regular season matches and two bonus matches. Prices begin at $306 and all packages offer significant savings off the regular price. Season ticket holders will also receive the following benefits: invitations to private Season Ticket Holder events, ability to purchase a season parking pass; Darren Huckerby Bobblehead and first priority for playoff tickets and all international games, along with a number of other benefits. To purchase season tickets, call 408-556-7700 or log on to sjearthquakes.com.
