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Quakes end pre season with a whopping three goal win over Sacramento Rep FC

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sjearthquakes.com photo: The San Jose Earthquakes got a successful end to their pre season with a three goal win over the Sacramento Republic FC at Ayaya Stadium in San Jose on Saturday afternoon

By Ana Kieu

 

SAN JOSE — The San Jose Earthquakes concluded their preseason with a 4-1 win over Sacramento Republic FC at Avaya Stadium on Saturday afternoon.

The Earthquakes got on the board first as midfielder Shea Salinas kicked the ball into the net to beat Republic FC goalkeeper Evan Newton for a 1-0 lead at the 14th minute.

Earthquakes forward Marco Urena made an excellent kick from the ground for a potential goal, but the Republic FC defense was strong and held the home team to just one goal in the first half.

Shots were 11-3 in favor of the Earthquakes, who took a 1-0 lead into the locker room. Earthquakes defender Victor Bernardez was handed a caution at the 48th minute. As a result, three minutes of stoppage time were added to the first half.

The Earthquakes made a halftime substitution as Salinas was replaced by Jahmir Hyka.

Earthquakes midfielder Anibal Godoy received a yellow card for a hand ball in the box at the 53rd minute. Republic FC was awarded the penalty kick.

Republic FC forward Sammy Ochoa converted on the penalty kick to tie the score 1-1 just one minute later.

Earthquakes midfielder Simon Dawkins picked up a pass from Darwin Ceren and made an impressive kick at the 66th minute to give his team a 2-1 lead.

In his first 35 minutes with the Earthquakes, Hyka blasted a shot past Newton to extend San Jose’s lead to 3-1 at the 79th minute.

“I think it was a good pass to me,” Hyka said when asked about his goal. “I don’t know who he was passing to, but the pass from him to me was very good.”

Hyka added that it was nice to score in his MLS debut at Avaya Stadium.

Earthquakes forward Danny Hoesen expanded San Jose’s lead to 4-1 at the 90th minute.

The Earthquakes concluded the preseason with a 4-1 win over Republic FC.

“It really gives a good boost,” Earthquakes head coach Dominic Kinnear said when asked how the substitutions helped the team’s offense in the second half. “I think we brought in Jahmir (Hyka), Danny (Hoesen) and Cordell (Cato) to stretch the field. I think Sacramento (Republic FC) got a little tired towards the end of the game and it really opened the game and we took advantage of that.”

The Earthquakes kick off the 2017 Major League Soccer season next Saturday as they host the Montreal Impact at 6:45 p.m. PST on CSNBA.

 

 

 

San Jose Earthquakes Saturday game wrap: Earthquakes rookie Thompson nails gamer against Reno 1868 FC in nail biter in Biggest Little City

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mismultiplex.com file photo: The San Jose Earthquakes Tommy Thompson scored the game’s only goal against their MLS affiliate Reno 1868 on Saturday afternoon

by London Marq

It’s an exciting time to be alive if you are a soccer fan in Reno, Nevada. The United Soccer League’s Reno 1868 FC had their inaugural match this Saturday against their MLS affiliate, the San Jose Earthquakes.

It was a better match than expected as both teams were competitive throughout the 90 minutes.

This exhibition game allowed the San Jose training staff and even the fans to get a better look at rookie Tommy Thompson. Thompson was looking to get the career highlight reel started early. Not only did he score the go-ahead goal (that would prove to be decisive), but his tally came off a astonishing heel hick, in traffic no less. The ball flew past the diving keeper and into the bottom left corner of the goal. The rookie Thompson looked supremely confident as the San Jose Earthquakes would hold onto the lead, winning the game ultimately 1 – 0

This game was more than a friendly exhibition game, however. It was the start of something new in Reno, Nevada. As the inaugural season for newly founded Reno 1868 FC continues, another chapter is being written into the legacy of American Soccer. Where it will take us, only time will tell.

 

San Jose Earthquakes Saturday game wrap: Olmes Garcia makes mark against Galaxy

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~ Photo from San Jose Earthquakes’ Twitter

~ February 11, 2017

~ By Pearl Allison Lo

~ One of the San Jose Earthquakes’ pickups brought home the California Clasico Cup Vegas style, in a 1-0 win over Los Angeles Saturday.

Like a regular Goonie, in the 89th minute, Garcia got the ball past keeper Clement Diop after he made a save on Tommy Thompson’s try. Garcia got his first goal after joining the team 12/13/16. Real Salt Lake made him available for the Expansion Draft.

The 2017 inaugural rivalry took place before 4,000 fans.

San Jose made eight subs in the second half spread out four different times, as they continued their undefeated preseason (4-0-1). The Galaxy made eleven, with a pair and then nine at once.

It was Los Angeles’ first loss (0-1-1).

Game notes: Last year, it was the Galaxy with the 1-0 preseason win. The Quakes continue training when they face the Reno 1868 FC next Saturday at 12:30pm. It will take place in Reno, a first for a major league team there.

Earthquakes finish preseason with 1-0 win over Sounders FC

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October 16, 2016 file photo: San Jose Earthquakes Midfielder Cordell Cato (7) who scored San Jose’s lone goal on Tue Feb 7, 2017’s game against the Seattle Sounders Tucson is seen in this file photo as he drives a ball into the box during the Major League Soccer game between the Vancouver Whitecaps and the San Jose Earthquakes at Avaya stadium in San Jose, CA. (Photo by Bob Kupbens/Icon Sportswire) (Icon Sportswire via AP Images)

By: Eric He

The San Jose Earthquakes wrapped their preseason winning three of four games to head into the regular season on a strong note. On Tuesday, they defeated Seattle Sounders FC 1-0 in Tucson.

Cordell Cato scored the lone goal of the match, beating the goaltender with his left foot in the 57th minute. The assists went to Marcos Ureña and Jackson Yueill.

Both teams had strong chances throughout the match, but the Quakes held off the Sounders’ attempts to equalize.

Forward Danny Hoesen and defender Florian Jungwirth debuted for San Jose in the match.

The Earthquakes will now head back to San Jose, where they begin regular season play on Mar. 4 against Montreal.

San Jose Earthquakes Friday game wrap: The wonder kid shines in pre season play; Wondolowski finds back of the net to tie ball game 1-1

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sjearthquakes.com photo: Chris Wondolowski who scored the tying goal for San Jose against Real Salt Lake FC on Friday night in Tucson AZ

The Wonder Kid Shines in Pre-Season Play

By Barbara Mason

The San Jose Earthquakes took on Real Salt Lake in an early pre-season match-up Friday morning in Tucson, Arizona. The game ended in a draw 1-1 when Chris Wondolowski scored his first goal of the pre-season keeping San Jose undefeated through two matches taking place in the desert. Wondolowski will no doubt be at the top of his game as they head into the 2017 season.

The Quakes gave up a goal 16 minutes into the game giving Real Salt Lake the lead 1-0. San Jose leveled the game soon after for the tie game. Wondolowski got loose unmarked at the top of the penalty area as he was able to curl the ball into the side netting to tie up the game 1-1.

Goalkeeper Andrew Tarbell and defender Nick Lima each played the full 90 minutes in the draw. San Jose will next take on the Seattle Sounders at Kino Sports Complex on Tuesday February 7th at 9:30am PT in another pre-season match-up looking to remain undefeated.

San Jose Earthquakes Tuesday game wrap: Quakes Thompson scores just in time in 1-0 shutout over Sporting Kansas City

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~ Photo credit: San Jose Earthquakes Twitter

~ By Pearl Allison Lo

~ The San Jose Earthquakes’ Tommy Thompson scored in the final minute for a 1-0 edge over Sporting Kansas City Tuesday morning in Tucson, Arizona.

It was the Quakes’ second straight postseason win and shutout. This was their first taste of MLS action though.

Thompson now has two goals through two games. Him playing a full game, he was the only one, paid off especially this match.

Sporting Kansas City played 30 players in the game, separating them out. San Jose played 21 players amidst the regular first and second half.

Game notes: The Quakes play the second of three in Tucson Friday, facing Real Salt Lake at 10am.

 

Sporting Kansas City playoff-bound while Quakes close out season

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~ Photo credit: USA Today Sports Images

~ By Pearl Allison Lo

~ Benny Feilhaber scored the game winner and had an assist as Kansas City reached the playoffs for the sixth straight year with a 2-0 win over San Jose Sunday.

Feilhaber scored for the first time in over two months.  His goal came off a penalty kick as Cordell Cato was called for a handball.

It was the third time in five games where a penalty kick has occurred in one of the Quakes’ games and second game in three where a penalty has been converted against them.

Sporting was one of six teams hoping to clinch the four playoff spots remaining.

Both teams were coming off scoreless draws as they played for the second time in a month. In terms of shot activity, the number by each team were about half of the shots in San Jose’s last game.

The Quakes’ Chris Wondolowski had a game-high four shots and at least four shots for the third straight game while was Tim Melia was forced to make four saves.

On generating chances, but not being able to capitalize, Wondolowski replied, “Yeah, I think it’s just a microcosm of our season. It’s very frustrating, but credit to Kansas City, they did a good job and they are very hard to break down defensively.”

The first of Wondolowski’s chances came in the 10th minute. Tommy Thompson was in good position but Matt Besler was able to block the attempt.

In the 24th minute, Simon Dawkins’ shot rebounded off Melia. Wondolowksi was able to get the ball but Melia won by recovering in time.

Graham Zusi put the game result pretty much out of doubt when he scored in the 88th minute, as his team came to congratulate him.

Wondolowski had a high header earlier and his last attempt came in the 90th minute.

Game notes: Sporting won the season series 2-1. The first game was won by San Jose by way of penalty kick. Kansas City midfielder Brad Davis announced his retirement before the game. Sporting ended the regular season in fifth place in the Western Conference with a 13-13-8 record and the Quakes finished in ninth place with an 8-12-14 record.

San Jose Earthquakes Sunday post game wrap: Whitewash–Rainy day session Whitecaps and Quakes play to a 0-0 draw

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by London Marq

sjearthquakes.com photo: It was a sparse crowd during the last San Jose Earthquakes home game of 2016 against the visiting Vancouver Whitecaps at Avaya Stadium on Sunday afternoon

SAN JOSE–It was a dreary, rain soaked afternoon when the San Jose Earthquakes hosted the Vancouver Whitecaps at Avaya Stadium this Sunday. Both teams entered play battling for nothing more than pride, as both were eliminated from playoff contention earlier this season. The game was dominated in possession by the Earthquakes, but in the end, their finishing left more to be desired.

San Jose controlled just under 60% of possession and amassed 18 shots on goal. 12 of them from inside the box, 7 of them on target. They were in sync as a unit and the ball movement was excellent. The Quakes were just shy of 500 passes total with 490 in the match. It was indicative of their season that they were held scoreless, as they failed to capitalize on more than a few excellent opportunities to bulge the net.

Vancouver was only ever second best and never had any lasting momentum in the match offensively. The Whitecaps conceded 18 fouls on the day and managed only 40% of possession. Their defense should be commended, as they were constantly under pressure from crosses into the box that never seem to find there intended target. They walk away with a draw that probably feel more like a win.

Final Score: Vancouver 0 San Jose 0

The season concludes next Sunday as the Earthquakes travel to Kansas City to face Sporting Kansas City for a 1:00PM kick off  Pearl Lo will have the post game coverage right here at http://www.sportsradioservice.com

London Marq is a radio talk show host at KWDC at facebook.com/LondonMarqRadio

 

 

Quakes miss playoffs

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~ Photo credit: SJ Earthquakes

~ By Pearl Allison Lo

~ The Colorado Rapids’ Kevn Doyle’s brace singlehandedly sent San Jose home for the rest of the season with a 2-1 win Thursday.

Doyle broke a five month drought with a career-high two goals in two different scenarios. He last started on September 3.

If the Quakes were looking for any consolation, it could be that they lost to the team with the best MLS record, who are now at the top of the Western Conference table. The Rapids are now 11-0-5 at home on the season.

San Jose’s Chris Wondolowski had a game-high and tied a season-high with six shots and three shots on goal for the second time in last three games. However, the Quakes’ playoff drought now extends to four years. They finish 8-11-13.

Doyle had his first score in the 38th minute. Dominique Badji passed to a free Marc Burch who set the ball up for a diving Doyle.

Badji almost became the star of a play as he got past goalie David Bingham. However, that was not enough as Bernardez took two touches, one with each foot, for a goal line clearance in the 45th minute..

In the 49th minute, San Jose had an ample opportunity to tie the game. Wondolowski had a free kick as he sent the ball along the grass through the wall. Howard stopped the attempt then fumbled. The rebound then went to Henok Goitom nearby, who skied the ball.

Wondolowski broke through on the penalty kick in the 57th minute. This came after after he missed a penalty kick September 28, as he broke through goalie Tim Howard.

After Bingham made a stop against Doyle, he was not nearly as close with Doyle’s second attempt. The Rapids were awarded a penalty kick and Doyle went straightaway as Bingham went to his right to give Doyle a brace in the 73rd minute.

Later, another Quakes player acted as goalie again. Bingham boldly went straight to Caleb Calvert, who had the ball and stopped his first touch. On Calvert’s ensuing second touch, Marvell Wynne was in net to head the ball away.

Game notes: This loss marked an end to a 14-game win streak over Colorado as Bingham experienced his first loss versus them. It was just the second time in over 30 meetings San Jose gave up more than one goal to them. Next up for the Quakes is their home finale against the Vancouver Whitecaps. It will be Fan Appreciation Day and starts Sunday at 2pm.

Earthquakes get much-needed win over Real Salt Lake 2-1

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By: Eric He

sjearthquakes photo: Simon Dawkins and Fatai Alashe both found the back end of the net in the San Jose Earthquakes one goal win over Real Salt Lake on Saturday night at Avaya Stadium

With the schedule dwindling and their playoff hopes fading, the San Jose Earthquakes received a much-needed boost on Saturday night in a 2-1 win over Real Salt Lake at Avaya Stadium.

The three points came at a pivotal time as the Earthquakes snapped a seven-game winless streak.

Fatai Alashe netted the game-winner in the 72nd minute, heading a cross from Shea Salinas into the net off the hand of the diving Real Salt Lake goaltender Nick Rimando. It was Alashe’s third goal of the season and biggest one yet to give the Earthquakes a 2-1 lead, which they held on to for the win.

San Jose struck first in the 34th minute on a long-distance shot by Simon Dawkins, who took a back-heel touch from Chris Wondolowski and buried it to give the Earthquakes a 1-0 advantage.

Real Salt Lake answered just six minutes later, though, as the Earthquakes could not a clear a free kick sent into the area, and Justen Glad poked it off the cross and in off goaltender David Bingham’s back.

But Bingham did well to keep the game even and, later, seal the win. He made big save after big save, stopping point-blank opportunities in a duel with Rimando, showing why both goaltenders were recently called upon to play for the U.S. National Team.

With three games left to play, the Earthquakes sit four points behind Seattle for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. Their next opponent is Colorado on the road Oct. 13.