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- 10 months ago
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Earthquakes vs. Rapids, Final Score: Simon Dawkins, Alan Gordon Lead San Jose To 4-1 Win
As the San Jose Earthquakes continue their incredible 2012 season, the Colorado Rapids came to town looking to end the Quakes' undefeated streak at Buck Shaw Stadium. But thanks to a pair of goals from both Simon Dawkins and Alan Gordon, San Jose trumped the Rapids 4-1 on Saturday night.
The Earthquakes (15-6-5) remained unbeaten in their last 12 home games, with their only loss in a home game coming in the second week against the Houston Dynamo at AT&T Park.
Tyrone Marshall scored the lone goal for Colorado (8-16-2), which has now lost eight of their last 10 matches and 11 of their 13 games on the road.
San Jose will retain the overall lead in MLS after this week, playing host to Chivas USA in its next match on Sept. 2. Colorado travels up north to take on the Portland Timbers on Friday.
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- 11 months ago
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Earthquakes Vs. Swansea City: Steven Lenhart Leads The Charge In 2-2 Draw
The San Jose Earthquakes' Steven Lenhart was outstanding once again In their international friendly with the EPL's Swansea City on Tuesday night, netting two late goals to help the Earthquakes salvage a 2-2 tie at Buck Shaw Stadium.
Lenhart's goals, scored in the 80th and 85th minute respectfully, came just three days after Lenhart netted the equalizer in extra time of a 1-1 draw with the Chicago Fire and kept the Quakes undefeated at home this season.
He and several other usual Quakes starters, including Shea Salinas, Rafael Baca, Simon Dawkins and Chris Wondolowski, started the game on the bench as coach Frank Yallop gave some of his lesser-used players some minutes during the exhibition match.
The Welsh squad took a 1-0 lead in the 41st minute on a defensive breakdown by the Quakes. Defender Ramiro Corrales played a ball back to goalkeeper David Bingham, but Danny Graham intercepted the pass and put it in the back of the net from about 15 yards out. Chico gave the Swans a 2-0 advantage in the 60th minute, though it wouldn't hold thanks to Lenhart.
Newly acquired midfielder Mehdi Ballouchy started the match for the Quakes after being traded from the New York Red Bulls on Monday.
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- 11 months ago
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Earthquakes Acquire Midfielder Mehdi Ballouchy From Red Bulls
The San Jose Earthquakes are looking to make the playoffs for the first time in seemingly forever, but announced on Monday that they acquired midfielder Mehdi Ballouchy from the New York Red Bulls for a 2013 international spot and a conditional 2013 draft pick.
Ballouchy, a seven-year MLS veteran, has netted 13 goals and 24 assists in 174 career games with three different MLS teams, He has been rather productive with the Red Bulla, scoring four goals and four assists in 51 appearances with New York.
San Jose head coach Frank Yallop had nothing but praises for the 29-year old native of Morocco:
"I've admired his play over the seven years he's been in the league," said Earthquakes head coach Frank Yallop. "He's steadily improved since joining MLS. Mehdi's a good player, a great addition to our team and we're looking forward to having him here in San Jose."
so far in 2012 Ballouchy has one goal and two assists in 10 starts (16 appearances) for the Red Bulls. In 2011, he had two goals and one assist while starting 17 of the 29 matches he played.
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- 12 months ago
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Earthquakes Vs. Galaxy, Final Score: Steven Lenhart, Chris Wondolowski Lead Quakes To 4-3 Win
Palo Alto, CA (Sports Network) - The San Jose Earthquakes extended their lead atop the Western Conference on Saturday, claiming a 4-3 win over the Los Angeles Galaxy in the California Clasico to go four points clear of second- place Real Salt Lake.
Steven Lenhart opened the scoring early on before the Galaxy hit for three goals through David Beckham, a Jason Hernandez own goal and Landon Donovan.
San Jose stormed back with three unanswered goals to take all three points as Victor Bernardez, Sam Cronin and Chris Wondolowski helped the 'Quakes secure their third straight win.
The Earthquakes (11-3-3) have amassed an MLS-best 36 points through 17 games this season as they still hold a game in hand over Real Salt Lake. The Galaxy (6-9-2) have their three-game winning streak snapped, falling to sixth place in the West on 20 points.
San Jose kicked off the seven-goal thriller by taking the lead inside the opening seven minutes as Lenhart pounced on a rebound given up by Josh Saunders and stuffed home the loose ball from close range.
The Galaxy responded with three goals in the span of 10 minutes to pull back into the driver's seat.
Beckham leveled the score with a patented free kick from just outside the box in the 31st minute, curling a perfect shot over the wall but just under the crossbar for his third goal of the season.
San Jose then gifted the lead to the visitors as Hernandez turned a low cross from Hector Jimenez into his own net in the 36th minute.
The Galaxy capitalized on a defensive miscue five minutes later to go two goals up. A failed clearance from Hernandez was collected on the right side of the box and sent back into the center of the penalty area where Donovan was waiting to slam home the cross.
The 'Quakes were able to pull one back before the break as Bernardez got on the end of corner kick delivered by Marvin Chavez and fired a one-time effort past Saunders.
The home side came out gunning in the second half and got on even terms less than two minutes after the restart. Steven Beitashour played a long ball into the box to find the surging run of Cronin. The midfielder reached the ball on the slide and slipped a shot past Saunders for his first goal of the season.
San Jose reclaimed the lead for good inside the final half-hour as Wondolowski provided the killer blow with a brilliant back heel. Major League Soccer's leading scorer lost his mark in the box to get on the end of corner kick delivery, flicking his shot past Saunders with an improvisational back heel.
The remainder of the match was end-to-end action with both sides creating a flurry of scoring opportunities, but the Earthquakes held on to claim the win in stunning fashion.
San Jose returns to action Tuesday with a trip to Jeld-Wen Field to face the Portland Timbers, while Los Angeles is off until Wednesday when it welcomes the Philadelphia Union to The Home Depot Center.
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- 12 months ago
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Earthquakes Vs. Real Salt Lake, Final Score: Wondolowski Does It Again, Quakes Win 2-1
Sandy, UT (Sports Network) – The San Jose Earthquakes took over the top spot in Major League Soccer on Saturday with a 2-1 win over Real Salt Lake at Rio Tinto Stadium after Chris Wondolowski’s league-leading 13th goal in the 84th minute.
Salt Lake dominated the match for large stretches but it was the Earthquakes who snatched the lead in the 75th minute as Alan Gordon found the back of the net against the run of play.
RSL grabbed a deserved equalizer with a wonderful free kick four minutes later, but Wondolowski scored six minutes from time to move San Jose one point clear of Salt Lake.
The first half was tame compared to the second 45 minutes, with the best chance coming in the 23rd minute when RSL’s Fabian Espindola had a shot cleared off the goal line by defender Justin Morrow.
The home side took over after the break but somehow failed to score when Will Johnson had his shot saved at close range, with San Jose’s Jason Hernandez making a last-ditch sliding tackle to keep out a rebound attempt.
Morales missed the net from 12 yards and Jonny Steele also came close before Hernandez made another save on his own goal line to deny a shot from Luis Gil.
But after soaking up all the pressure, the visitors snatched the lead when Ramiro Corrales played a long ball into the area that skipped past a defender and caused goalkeeper Nick Rimando to hesitate, allowing Gordon to sneak in and head the ball home.
Morales executed a perfect free kick from 20 yards to beat goalkeeper Jon Busch at the left post, but once again a bit of slack defending cost RSL as a throw in was flicked on by Gordon into the path of Wondolowski, who got just enough on his volley to send the ball past Rimando.
San Jose has now won three of its last four games, while RSL suffered its second successive home defeat.
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- 12 months ago
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Earthquakes Vs. Rapids, Final Score: Wondo Does It Again As Quakes Rally For 2-1 Victory
Commerce City, CO (Sports Network) - Chris Wondolowski's stoppage-time penalty kick helped the San Jose Earthquakes complete a 2-1 comeback win over the Colorado Rapids at Dick's Sporting Goods Park on Wednesday.
Brian Mullan's first-half goal for the Rapids held up until the 84th minute, when substitute Alan Gordon netted the equalizer for the Earthquakes.
And Gordon's impact was felt again in the 90th minute when he drew a foul on Rapids goalkeeper Matt Pickens inside the area, allowing Wondolowski to fire home the winner from the penalty spot.
Pickens was called upon after three minutes when a bullet of a free kick from Victor Bernardez forced the 'keeper to tip the ball over the crossbar.
But Colorado gradually took control and went in front in the 18th minute when a right-wing cross from Hunter Freeman was delivered to the back post for Mullan, who sent a looping header back across the face of goal and into the net.
Edu nearly made it 2-0 to the Rapids a few minutes later when his deflected shot struck the outside of the post.
San Jose goalkeeper David Bingham did well to keep out a free kick from Martin Rivero, with Pickens producing an even better save at the other end to deny San Jose's Steven Lenhart.
Colorado looked poised to see out the game with Mullan's goal providing the difference, but substitute Shea Salinas set up Lenhart, who turned a shot on goal that Pickens parried. Unfortunately for the Rapids, the rebound fell to Gordon for an easy finish from close range with six minutes to play.
The late equalizer would have been deflating enough, but the Earthquakes stole all three points in stoppage time when Gordon worked his way into the penalty area and was brought down by Pickens.
Wondolowski didn't have a huge impact on the match, but he kept his nerve from the spot and fired a shot high into the net over the diving Pickens.
San Jose has now lost once in its last five games, while the Rapids suffered their second successive defeat.
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- about 1 year ago
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Earthquakes Vs. United, Final Score: Chris Wondolowski, Steven Lenhart Dominate, Quakes Win 5-3
Santa Clara, CA (Sports Network) - Steven Lenhart and Chris Wondolowski scored two goals apiece to see the San Jose Earthquakes claim a 5-3 win over D.C. United in an eight-goal thriller at Buck Shaw Stadium on Wednesday.
Dwayne De Rosario had put the visitors in front after just eight minutes, but Lenhart, Wondolowski and Justin Morrow combined to give the 'Quakes a comfortable lead by halftime.
United cut the deficit to one goal when Daniel Woolard nodded home his first goal of the season, but Lenhart and Wondolowski struck again to ensure three points for the home side. Hamdi Salihi added another for United, but it failed to spark a dramatic comeback.
San Jose (7-1-1) takes sole possession of first place in the Western Conference after extending its unbeaten run to seven games. The club improves to 22 points on the season, three points better than second-place Real Salt Lake.
D.C. United (4-3-3) suffers its first loss in seven matches, but retains second place in the East with Red Bull New York not in action Wednesday.
De Rosario powered United to an early lead with a well-taken goal. The Canadian latched on to pass from Danny Cruz and curled a brilliant shot around Jon Busch and into the upper corner.
San Jose caught fire shortly after, netting three goals in the span of 11 minutes to take control of the match.
Lenhart provided the equalizer in the 19th minute, slamming a failed clearance past Joe Willis on the half-volley for his third goal of the season.
The go-ahead goal arrived just two minutes later from Wondolowski. He capped off a lovely passing move from the 'Quakes and took advantage of some slack defending from United by receiving a splitting pass from Simon Dawkins before tucking a shot into the back of the net from close range.
Morrow added a third for the home side in the 31st minute, netting his first career MLS goal. A corner kick was not dealt with by the D.C. United defense, and when the ball fell to Morrow on the edge of the box, he hurled a shot toward goal. His effort took a couple of deflections on its way past Willis, but the goal was credited to Morrow.
D.C. United pulled to within a goal when Woolard nodded home a cross from Andy Najar with a diving header in the 64th minute, but San Jose answered back with two goals to put the result beyond any doubt.
Wondolowski went to the top of the MLS scoring chart with his 10th goal of the season. He headed home a cross from Steven Beitashour in the 69th minute for his second of the match.
The 'Quakes extended the lead even further five minutes later when a shot from Marvin Chavez was spilled by Willis. Lenhart pounced quickly to stuff the rebound into the back of the net.
Salihi grabbed a late consolation goal for United, latching on to a perfectly weighted through ball from De Rosario in the 88th minute and chipping a shot over an on-rushing Busch for his first career MLS goal.
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- about 1 year ago
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Earthquakes Vs. Union, Final Score: Teams Battle To 0-0 Draw at PPL Park
Chester, PA (Sports Network) - San Jose Earthquakes head coach Frank Yallop made the most of his substitutes on Saturday as Steven Lenhart and Marvin Chavez both came off the bench for the final 30 minutes to help the club to a 2-1 win over the Philadelphia Union at PPL Park.
Chavez set up Lenhart's first goal with 15 minutes to play, only for the Union's Gabriel Gomez to level the match seven minutes later and appear to help his side to a draw.
But Chavez and Lenhart combined once more in the 93rd minute with Lenhart heading home the winning goal from a Chavez cross to make Yallop's substitutions look like a stroke of genius, at least for one night.
San Jose threatened twice in the opening 20 minutes while Philadelphia's Michael Farfan struck the crossbar on the half-hour mark.
However, it wasn't until both Lenhart and Chavez came off the bench in the 60th minute that the scoring began.
Chavez turned past a defender and drove a nice cross to the back post for Lenhart to head home in the 76th minute.
The Earthquakes appeared to have given away all three points in the 83rd when Danny Mwanga collected a loose ball and dropped it back for Gomez to lash past goalkeeper Jon Busch with a first-time strike.
A San Jose goal was ruled out for a questionable offside decision in the 89th minute, but Lenhart made that call irrelevant when a right-wing cross from Chavez picked him out inside the six-yard box for a simple header past a helpless Zac MacMath in the Union net.
The win gives San Jose five wins from its last six games to remain atop the Western Conference.
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- about 1 year ago
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Earthquakes Vs. Real Salt Lake, Final Score: Chris Wondolowski Shines Again, Quakes Win 3-1
Santa Clara, CA (Sports Network) - Simon Dawkins and Chris Wondolowski scored in stoppage time as the San Jose Earthquakes defeated nine-man Real Salt Lake, 3-1, on Saturday night at Buck Shaw Stadium in Major League Soccer.
San Jose won for the fourth time during a five-game unbeaten streak, and moved ahead of Real Salt Lake for first place in the Western Conference.
Real (5-3-0), which had Fabian Espindola and Jamison Olave shown straight red cards, used a second-half goal from Kyle Beckerman to erase a first-half goal from Khari Stephenson, but could not hold up through stoppage time.
Dawkins notched the game-winner for San Jose (5-1-1) when he turned a pass from Steven Beitashour, who also assisted on the first Earthquakes' goal, past Real goalie Nick Rimando.
Wondolowski followed with his eighth goal of the season, which leads MLS, as the Earthquakes finished off short-handed RSL.
Real, which has lost two straight, can regain the top spot in the West when it hosts FC Dallas on Wednesday. San Jose visits the Philadelphia Union on April 28, when RSL also hosts Toronto FC to cap a two-game week.
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- about 1 year ago
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Shea Salinas Injury: Earthquakes Midfielder Undergoes Surgery To Repair Broken Clavicle, Out 6-8 Weeks
Some bad news coming out of San Jose Earthquakes camp, with reports on Tuesday that midfielder Shea Salinas will have to go under the knife to repair the fractured left clavicle he suffered against the New York Red Bulls last Saturday. The surgery was scheduled for today.
Salinas suffered the injury after midfielder New york's Rafa Marquez took him out in the 42nd minute. He claims to have felt a pop when Marquez took him down followed by immediate ringing in his head. He is expected to miss 6-8 weeks.
Here is Salinas at the San Francisco Giants game on Tuesday, giving an update to fellow pro soccer player Kaley Fountain via Tout. Salinas explains that he clavicle was literally shattered into four separate pieces, but also goes on to thank the fans for all their support.
The Quakes also lost Victor Bernadez to a sprained MCL during the game Saturday as well, meaning they'll have to have some stop-gap plans for the next few weeks until the both can return.
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- over 1 year ago
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Earthquakes Vs. Revolution, MLS Scores: Chris Wondolowski Paces Quakes To 1-0 Victory [VIDEO]
San Jose Earthquakes forward Chris Wondolowski picked up in 2012 right where he left off in 2011 in the team's season-opening match against the New England Revolution Saturday night. And behind a clean sheet from goalkeeper Jon Busch Wondolowski netted the match's lone goal, leading the Quakes past the revos by the score of 1-0 at Buck Shaw Stadium.
Wondo was hungry early in the match, striking his first goal of the season in the 15th minute when a New England tried to play a ball across the field in their own half, ending up with San Jose's Shea Salinas. Salinas quickly dumped it off to Wondolowski, who's beautiful one- touch from outside the penalty box extended his MLS-leading scoring streak to six straight games dating back to last season.
As for keeper Jon Busch, his defense made his night very easy for him after having to make only one official save and having only six shot attempts come his way all night. It was San Jose's first home opening win since the club rejoined MLS as an expansion side in 2008.
Full box score can be found here.
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