SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES vs LA GALAXY
STANFORD STADIUM, Palo Alto, Calif.
June 30, 2012 (WEEK 17, MLS Game #155)
7 p.m. PT (ESPN2/ Deportes; GolTV/RDS2)
The second California Clasico is ahead on Saturday night in front of a sold-out Stanford Stadium as the San Jose Earthquakes and LA Galaxy meet in a mouth-watering match. The Quakes are back home after yet another late comeback, winning their second game on a two-game trip, 2-1 at Real Salt Lake last weekend. The Galaxy have hauled themselves back into the playoff picture with three consecutive wins, last a 3-0 home win against Vancouver Whitecaps FC. The teams met May 23 in Carson, the Quakes storming back for a late 3-2 victory.
REFEREE: Hilario Grajeda. SAR (bench): Paul Scott; JAR (opposite): Scott Kachmarik; 4th: Ramon Hernandez
MLS Career: 67 games; FC/gm: 24.6; Y/gm: 3.5; R: 14; pens: 11
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INJURY REPORT:
- SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES -- OUT: MF Simon Dawkins (L shoulder sprain); MF Sam Garza (rib fracture); MF Joey Gjertsen (R knee surgery); DF Tim Ward (L non-specific soft tissue injury)
- LA GALAXY -- OUT: DF Andrew Boyens (L sports hernia surgery); FW Edson Buddle (R knee surgery); FW Adam Cristman (concussion); DF Omar Gonzalez (L knee surgery); MF Dan Keat (R knee surgery); DF Leonardo (R knee inflammation); QUESTIONABLE: MF Kyle Nakazawa (back spasms); FW Pat Noonan (R quad strain)
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INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
SUSPENDED: none
WARNINGS:
- SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: SJ: Ramiro Corrales, Alan Gordon ... LA: David Beckham
- SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: SJ: Steven Beitashour, Marvin Chavez ... LA: Juninho, Landon Donovan
HEAD-TO-HEAD
ALL-TIME (49 meetings): Earthquakes 16 wins (1 shootout), 63 goals... Galaxy 25 wins (4 shootout), 75 goals... Ties 8
AT SAN JOSE (23 meetings): Earthquakes 11 wins (1 shootout), 33 goals ... Galaxy 9 wins (2 shootout), 30 goals... Ties 5
FUTURE MATCH: 10/21: San Jose Earthquakes vs. LA Galaxy, 7 p.m. (Galavision)
- The teams are meeting for the second time in just over a month, after late goals from Khari Stephenson and the stoppage-time winner from Alan Gordon gave the Quakes a 3-2 victory, May 23 in Carson.
- It was the first victory for the Quakes at The Home Depot Center since 2005, snapping a four-game road winless streak vs. the Galaxy since San Jose returned to the league in 2008.
- The Earthquakes have a five-game unbeaten streak alive at home against the Galaxy. The streak started Aug. 3, 2008, the second of the three meetings at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
- The Galaxy have never won at Buck Shaw Stadium, with the Quakes having two wins in three all-time meetings in Santa Clara (with a draw). The first three northern California meetings between the teams after the Quakes' return were all in Oakland.
- Coaches record: Frank Yallop v LA: P21 W8 L8 D5 ... Bruce Arena vs. SJ: P16 W7 L6 D3
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LAST MEETING (MLS):
5/23: LA 2, SJ 3 (Jimenez 3; Magee 73 -- Lenhart 76; Stephenson 82; Gordon 94+)
- The Galaxy took an early lead. Barely three minutes in, Juninho slipped a ball into the penalty area for Chad Barrett, who then sent a backheel to a charging Hector Jimenez. He then beat San Jose goalkeeper Jon Busch with a shot to the far post.
- The match changed on the hour when Jimenez was sent off by referee Jair Marrufo after a studs-up tackle on Steven Beitashour.
- Yet it was the Galaxy who doubled their lead in the 73rd minute. On a counter, David Beckham floated a ball to Mike Magee on the left side. Magee faked a pass, shook himself around the goalkeeper and buried the ball into the roof of the goal.
- But the Quakes came right back down and cut the lead in half three minutes later when Marvin Chavez whipped in a corner kick and Steven Lenhart buried a diving header into the back of the goal.
- San Jose found the equalizer with eight minutes remaining. Jason Hernandez unloaded a shot from the corner of the area and Beckham got a piece of it with his arm. Khari Stephenson easily converted the resulting penalty.
- There was one final twist in stoppage time. Hernandez launched a long ball into the Galaxy area and Alan Gordon took advantage of indecision with the bouncing ball, looping a header over Brian Perk's head as the Earthquakes escaped with a stunning victory.
- LA GALAXY (4-4-2): Brian Perk - Sean Franklin, Bryan Gaul, A.J. DeLaGarza, Todd Dunivant - Hector Jimenez (sent off 59), Juninho (Michael Stephens 85), David Beckham, Mike Magee - Chad Barrett, Edson Buddle (Kyle Nakazawa 68).
- SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES (4-3-1-2): Jon Busch - Steven Beitashour, Ike Opara, Jason Hernandez, Justin Morrow - Rafael Baca (Marvin Chavez 74), Sam Cronin (Khari Stephenson 66), Simon Dawkins - Tressor Moreno - Sercan Guvenisik (Alan Gordon 46), Steven Lenhart.
SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES
The San Jose Earthquakes again made a stunning comeback late in a game, getting a late goal for a 2-1 win against Real Salt Lake on Saturday evening at Rio Tinto Stadium. The Quakes took over first place in the Western Conference with 33 points from 16 games.
HIGHLIGHTS: Quakes steal a win in "Battle of the Best"
LAST MATCH
- San Jose finally broke through in the quiet match in the 75th minute. A Ramiro Corrales free kick from the right side was allowed to bounce, and a miscommunication between Rimando and Nat Borchers left the ball sitting up for Alan Gordon to head into an open goal.
- Four minutes later, Javier Morales brought Real back to even terms. His perfect free kick from 24 yards swerved over the wall and into the upper-left corner past Quakes 'keeper Jon Busch.
- But San Jose swung the match back again six minutes from the end. A long throw from Justin Morrow was headed on by Gordon, and Wondolowski beat his man to the ball to redirect it on goal. Rimando got down for the shot, only to see it spin under him and over the line for his league-leading 13th goal.
- Earthquakes head coach Frank Yallop made two changes to the team that got two late goals for a 2-1 win against the Colorado Rapids at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. Khari Stephenson and Ramiro Corrales came into the midfield, in place of Rafael Baca and Sam Cronin.
- SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES (4-3-1-2): Jon Busch - Steven Beitashour, Jason Hernandez, Victor Bernardez, Justin Morrow - Marvin Chavez, Khari Stephenson (Jean-Marc Alexandre 84), Ramiro Corrales - Simon Dawkins (Shea Salinas 66) - Steven Lenhart (Alan Gordon 59), Chris Wondolowski.
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LA GALAXY
The LA Galaxy won their consecutive league match, strolling to a 3-0 victory against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Saturday evening at The Home Depot Center. The Galaxy are now in fifth place in the Western Conference with 20 points from 16 games.
HIGHLIGHTS: Galaxy continue rolling vs. Vancouver
LAST MATCH
- It took just over a quarter-hour for LA to open the scoring. David Beckham sent a corner kick to the far side of the box where efforts from Juninho and David Junior Lopes were blocked. The ball fell to Landon Donovan seven yards out, and his shot was parried by Whitecaps 'keeper Joe Cannon, but the rebound fell to Mike Magee who tapped in the shot from close range.
- The Galaxy doubled their lead on the half-hour. Donovan found Robbie Keane inside the box and the Irish international knifed through the Whitecaps defense before slotting home from the left side of the area.
- It was 3-0 before halftime. In the 40th minute, Keane once again broke clear of the Whitecaps FC backline and fired a shot at goal that was handled by Jay DeMerit. Donovan stepped up and easily converted the penalty.
- Galaxy head coach Bruce Arena made two changes to the team that came back from two goals down for a 3-2 win against Real Salt Lake at Rio Tinto Stadium. Hector Jimenez and Robbie Keane came into the side in place of Bryan Jordan and Marcelo Sarvas.
- LA GALAXY (4-4-2): Josh Saunders - Sean Franklin, David Junior Lopes, A.J. DeLaGarza, Todd Dunivant - Hector Jimenez (Michael Stephens 65), Juninho, David Beckham, Mike Magee (Bryan Jordan 75) - Landon Donovan (Chad Barrett 90), Robbie Keane.
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