Quakes blanked 4-0 in Open Cup action
(UPDATED) The San Jose Earthquakes fell 4-0 to Real Salt Lake Wednesday night in a play-in match for the U.S. Open Cup. The one-sided match was marred by a catastrophic clash of heads between Earthquakes defenders Ryan Cochrane and Jay Ayres just nine minutes into the match, with both players being taken off the field before play resumed in the 15th minute. Read More Read More
Quakes/RSL play-by-play available online
KALL 700 will be broadcasting tonight’s U.S. Open Cup play-in match between the Quakes and Real Salt Lake. Read More
Press looks ahead to Open Cup, Buck Shaw
The Quakes play Real Salt Lake in a U.S. Open Cup play-in match tonight, and if you’re wondering whether the Quakes will play their first team, the answer is no. In story for MLSnet.com, coach Frank Yallop made it plain to writer Jeff Carlisle that his focus is on MLS. “I’m going to play all of the reserves, guys who haven’t played,” said Yallop. “They’ve done well in the reserve games, and they’ve done well in training, so they... Read More
Winning “seconds” could be the key to victory for Quakes over RSL
Traditionally MLS teams have taken a casual approach to the US Open Cup. There is little prestige and even less money involved. Most coaches try and sneak through the early rounds using reserve players. It does, however, represent a trophy and I can’t help but think that San Jose’s coaching staff may consider the Open Cup a winnable prize. In addition, both San Jose and Real Salt Lake have lost games recently and need to get back on track. Coaches cannot afford... Read More
A quick look around the league
Okay, so the new ‘Quakes forward is “Peguero Jean Phillippe.” Somewhere, the old NASL Chicago Sting’s Ingo Peter (who’s also in the record books as “Peter Ingo”) is smiling. Taking a quick look around the league… Can someone in the MLS office take steps to stop fans throwing streamers (and other crap) at players taking corner kicks? That kind of behavior is embarrassing, strictly bush league. I love all the passion MLS matches can muster — chants, songs, signs,... Read More