Matchday Rewind: San Jose Earthquakes drop season opener 1-0 to Real Salt Lake
Real Salt Lake goalkeeper Nick Rimando does his best Lucy Van Pelt impersonation in denying Chris Wondolowski the chance to poach a late second half goal for the San Jose Earthquakes. Photo: Joe Nuxoll, centerlinesoccer.com. Monday morning, and my clothes are still drying out from Saturday night’s monsoon-like conditions at Buck Shaw Stadium. And as frustrating as the weather was, the Earthquakes inability to score in the 1-0 loss to Real Salt Lake further compounded the misery... Read More
Beckerman’s goal beats San Jose in wet, windy opener, 1-0
A relentless rain and high winds played a significant role in Saturday night's match, but RSL keeper Nick Rimando kept a clean sheet despite an Earthquakes attacked that pinned their opponents in their own end for the last 20 minutes. Photo: Joe Nuxoll, centerlinesoccer.com Center Line Soccer’s complete match coverage includes our new post-game podcast, which features interviews with players and coaches from both sides, as well as a photo gallery. (Santa Clara) On... Read More
Earthquakes, Real Salt Lake players, coaches on CLS post-game pod
On the debut Center Line Soccer post-game podcast, your hosts Robert Jonas and Jay Hipps bring you interviews with Frank Yallop, Chris Wondolowski, Simon Dawkins, Anthony Ampaipitakwong, Jon Busch, and Jason Hernandez of the San Jose Earthquakes as well as Real Salt Lake’s Jason Kreis, Nat Borchers, and Kyle Beckerman, following the visitors’ 1-0 win over the Quakes at a stormy Buck Shaw Stadium. Read More Enhanced Podcast Download Read More
Gallery: Quakes vs Real Salt Lake
In a torrential downpour of sideways rain, the San Jose Earthquakes fell 0-1 in the season opening match against Real Salt Lake on March 19th, 2011 in Santa Clara, CA. Photo gallery by Joe Nuxoll. Read More Read More
San Jose Earthquakes hope it won’t be déjà vu all over again when they face Real Salt Lake in MLS First Kick
Ryan Johnson battles hard against Real Salt Lake in last season's home opener. The San Jose Earthquakes face the same opponent for MLS First Kick in 2011. Photo: Joe Nuxoll, centerlinesoccer.com. When Major League Soccer revealed the slate of opening games for the 2011 regular season, better known as MLS First Kick, the San Jose Earthquakes could be excused for thinking they had accidently been given the 2010 schedule instead. However, this was not a case of the league getting... Read More