Earthquakes head out to Colorado

Mark Chung

Ricardo Clark, Ryan Cochrane, Eddie Robinson, Wade Barrett -- Ian Russell (Mark Chung 61), Danny O'Rourke (Chris Aloisi 46), Brad Davis (Wes Hart 78) -- Dwayne De Rosario -- Alejandro Moreno, Ronald Cerritos


  • "The effort from the guys tonight, you can't complain about that," Kinnear said. "It's never good timing for injuries. But it happens. We just made a couple of mistakes. Both of (the Galaxy's goals) were soft. The first one, we lost the ball in midfield. The second goal is a great goal by them, terrible defending by us."

    TEAM NEWS


  • The Galaxy match was the first where the Earthquakes saw their former superstar teammate in Donovan. "It's weird seeing him in a different uniform," Kinnear said. "He hasn't been around for a while. No opinion."

  • Said Onstad: "We moved on. We assumed he was going to be playing in Germany. Unfortunately, he's with our biggest rival now. He's a good guy and the guys have always got along with him. It will be more interesting when he comes up (to Spartan Stadium on June 25) to play us. I hope the crowd gets on him. That's what we're counting on. To a certain extent, I think some (fans) are a little jaded about him."

  • After he was acquired on Friday, Chung made his first appearance with the Quakes as a 61st-minute substitute, and took just eight minutes to contribute on the scoresheet. "I was watching Mark years ago and I knew his move. I know he goes to the end line and then comes back so I was waiting for that cross," said Cerritos.

  • Said Chung: "I would've rather not come in and the team win. First of all, you try to make the simplest pass and look to give defensive support, and when you're in the attacking third, you try to make something happen. This is a good team, an exciting team, and it's the type of soccer I like to play. I know I'm going to enjoy it here."