The one that got away — Quakes fall to Columbus, 3-2
By Pete Ratajczak · May 11, 2008
The Crew’s Alejandro Moreno tries to control the ball in the Quakes’ penalty area, under the watchful eyes of San Jose’s Nick Garcia (left) and Ramiro Corrales. Photo by Joe Nuxoll, centerlinesoccer.com.
Disappointing. It’s a word that came up often during coach Frank Yallop’s post game interview after the ‘Quakes dropped a 3-2 decision to the Columbus Crew Saturday night.
Quakes keep shooting blanks in tie with Dallas
By Embele Awipi · May 3, 2008
Peguero Jean Philippe leaps over a slide tackle Saturday night at Buck Shaw Stadium. Photo: John Todd, isiphotos.com, centerlinesoccer.com
SANTA CLARA - At least the Earthquakes’ second home opener was a little better than the first.
At their first game at Buck Shaw Stadium, the resurrected San Jose franchise blistered the FC Dallas defense for nine shots and nine corners but could not break through and had to settle for an entertaining but frustrating goalless draw.
Former Quake Alvarez stays the course
By Jeff Carlisle · May 2, 2008
Alvarez with the U-23’s. Photo by isiphotos.com
The path to success for a young player is often full of detours and blind alleys. Opportunities for playing time can be scarce, and once they appear, form can be fickle, especially for attacking players. Nobody knows this better than FC Dallas forward Arturo Alvarez, whose up-and-down career has taken a decidedly upward trajectory in the last year.
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