Emilio out for Saturday’s match

As we look ahead to Saturday night’s match, there’s good news and bad news coming out of the DC United camp this morning. The good news for DC United is that star forward Luciano Emilio scored the first goal as the team won their second U.S. Open Cup, defeating the USL-1 Charleston Battery 2-1. The bad news is that Emilio re-injured his groin on the very shot that scored the goal, and he has ruled himself out of Saturday’s match against the Quakes. The Washington Post story also notes that “(Joe) Vide left the game with a hamstring strain but said he is preparing as if he will play in Saturday’s game at San Jose, which waived Vide on July 14.”

Of course, whether or not any news is good or bad depends largely on one’s perspective, so Emilio’s absence is not necessarily bad news for San Jose. As for us, we’re not complaining.

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In  other news, the Quakes have moved up to number 8 in the Soccer by Ives MLS power rankings. Ives Garlarcep, the site’s proprietor, adds,”if we’re talking current form, San Jose is probably among the top three teams in MLS.”

Finally, Goal.com has published the latest column from Earthquakes midfielder/defender Kelly Gray, in which he praises teammate Jason Hernandez for his recent play.