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Week 9 – SEAvSJ
Drink Of The Match (DOTM):
Some #SEAvSJ "Seattle Smog":
— LOBINA (@LOBINA_QUAKES15) May 7, 2016
Shots of Midori, peach schnapps, Curacao into jar w/ ice.
Fill w/ cranberry juice, top w/ OJ & #Quakes74 goals
#SEAvSJ
Hard core #Quakes74 prep on the flight up to the Emerald City:
Couple sleeping beauties on the flight up to seattle @marvwynne22 @ChrisWondo #oldpeople pic.twitter.com/hbedQ3JEJ5
— Fatai Prince Alashe (@FataiPrince27) May 6, 2016
Tommy Takes Over Snapchat!
And Geez saves us all the trouble:
Room. Chipotle. Sleep. Toilet. Sleep. Breakfast. Sleep. Toilet. Pre game meal. Sleep. Toilet. Game. Sleep. Airport!! https://t.co/fexdMLWa2U
— Jordan Stewart (@jordanstewart3) May 6, 2016
San Jose made their presence known right away in the Pacific Northwest:
Prophecy?? Quakes shaking things up (literally!) in
— Quakes Fans (@QuakesFan) May 7, 2016Washington : https://t.co/KaSHpzElYA #Quakes74 @SJEarthquakes
Lineups came out a little late, & shaken up more than the earlier earthquake:
Wow! Kinnear is really rolling the dice on this one. Buckle up #Quakes74 https://t.co/Vl8lXCeR4L
— Bill Midd (@bill_midd) May 8, 2016
Congratulations to Matheus Silva who makes his first career @MLS start tonight in #SEAvSJ! #Quakes74pic.twitter.com/fn9cL7aQF4
— San Jose Earthquakes (@SJEarthquakes) May 8, 2016
Not going to lie... It hurts to see @CBarrett19 in an Earthquakes kit. #SEAvSJ #EBFG pic.twitter.com/mgISJu6YC5
— Matt Banks (@MLDBanks) May 8, 2016
The calm before the storm #SEAvSJ pic.twitter.com/mZVInU8XvX
— Prost Amerika (@ProstSoccer) May 8, 2016
FIRST HALF:
Great tracking back by Quintero. Liking Kofi at RB more and more.
— Quakes Fans (@QuakesFan) May 8, 2016
— Radio Cascadia (@Radio_Cascadia) May 8, 2016
Salinas slides a great low ball across the box for Barrett, who has his man just about sealed. Skies the shot high from a good spot. #SEAvSJ
Dempsey and Alonso both attempt bicycle kicks in the box, with varying degrees of/very little success
— Matt Pentz (@mattpentz) May 8, 2016
Silva standing up big in the box!
— Eli Stuart (@goldenballzen) May 8, 2016
Some good defensive work by the youngster.
0-0 13'#SEAvSJ
CitiLink Field is usually a Sounders fortress, and even though the Quakes usually enjoy a certain degree of success, the rabid waves of seafoam green usually washout any Black & Blue. But this time, the ULTRAS were in the house, & EVERYONE knew it:
— Prost Amerika (@ProstSoccer) May 8, 2016
San Jose 's away support certainly making themselves heard tonight. #SEAvSJ pic.twitter.com/hBACMyVXcI
Shea, 11 touches, one key pass so far, 4 crosses, 100% passing accuracy.
— Quakes Fans (@QuakesFan) May 8, 2016
1st quarter stats:
— Quakes Fans (@QuakesFan) May 8, 2016Seattle leads corners 4-2, Bingham 2 saves,Seattle leads possession 55%-45%.Seattle leads chances 2-1. #Quakes74
DEUCE SCORES:
Dempsey takes a break from his blossoming rap career to redirect a slice & dice passing combo in the box to the far side of goal & well out of Bingham's reach:
GOAL SEATTLE! Friberg finds the ball in the box and picks out Dempsey who side foots it past Bingham to put
— Prost Amerika (@ProstSoccer) May 8, 2016Seattle on top 1-0. #SEAvSJ
Dempsey gives
— Total MLS (@TotalMLS) May 8, 2016Seattle the lead! pic.twitter.com/A6HB8lsVyd
Some Flounder Fans, ignoring Demsey's less-than-Sounder performance for most the year, dared to compare Deuce with MLS' 2016 leading & 4th all-time goalscorer:
Dempsey >>> Wondowlowski #SEAvSJ #MLS
— Ryan (@Utz14) May 8, 2016
Hahahahahahahahaha#Quakes74 https://t.co/fUza3epdgy
— LOBINA (@LOBINA_QUAKES15) May 8, 2016
The Quakes had some quality chances, including a lovely through ball that picked the Seattle Defensive lock, & left Wondo 1-on-1 with the keeper, the ball at his feet, & only soccer gods or Seattle turf to thwart a sure goal:
Well defended there by the astroturf at CenturyLink Field #POTW #RecycledTiresEverywhere #SEAvSJ
— Nerdy Gales (@NerdyGales) May 8, 2016
Oh dear Wondo... pic.twitter.com/YCUVv1jpho
— Total MLS (@TotalMLS) May 8, 2016
Meanwhile, Sounders gonna Flounder:
@QuakesEpicenter *Scheduled Tweet.
— Eli Stuart (@goldenballzen) May 8, 2016
HALFTIME
And that's all for the first half of #SEAvSJ Seattle's got the lead and looked the better side, but San Jose's had some sterling chances.
— Prost Amerika (@ProstSoccer) May 8, 2016
The Ultras were singing & supporting--& keeping their shirts on--which didn't stop haters hating:
Too bad A Tribe Called Quest never penned a song called "I Left My Shirt in
— Brendan Vaughn (@bmvaughn) May 8, 2016San Jose " #SEAvSJ
#RIPPhifeDawg
Although, that song might actually be not a bad idea.
A couple more "Seattle Smogs" & we'll be ready to rock it.
But LOBINA got the Ultras backs COVERED:
I'm happy to report that no shirts have been removed. #SEAvSJ pic.twitter.com/y1oWY3dPXd
— ⚽️ Jesse & Brittny (@Jeslophoto) May 8, 2016
Yet.@SanJoseUltras #Quakes74 https://t.co/VrnRI43KDM
— LOBINA (@LOBINA_QUAKES15) May 8, 2016
Dang, Quakes traveling fans are still going. Haven't seen on of their (numerous) flags drop at all tonight. #SEAvSJ
— Prost Amerika (@ProstSoccer) May 8, 2016
Because,
.@sounderatheart Hey, someone in section 111 needs to tell that ball kid to slow it down when San Jose has throw in. #SEAvSJ @LIVESounders
— Sue Skinner (@sfskinner4) May 8, 2016
Props for Dawkins:
Glad to see Dawkins continue playing at a DP level, same as the second half of the Union game. Firing on all cylinders. #Quakes74 #SEAvSJ
— Bill Midd (@bill_midd) May 8, 2016
Apparently, Sounders fans / MLSlive watchers "inflicted" by the silky-smooth sounds of CSN's Passereli & Dangerfield:
@AndyHolman09 the color guy sounds like he's a grandpa sitting in a leather chair in his study telling war stories
— Nathan Rieger (@rnscott12) May 8, 2016
FYI @PassarelliVoice & @ChrisDanger7 #Quakes74 fans, of course, love you.#SEAvSJ https://t.co/4ZGQwocGMT
— Eli Stuart (@goldenballzen) May 8, 2016
SECOND HALF:
Time for rally Scotch! pic.twitter.com/esFRzzYNPW
— Pub League MVP (@m1spike) May 8, 2016
Great steal from Quintero and a great save to deny Chad Barrett. Really thought that was going to make it 1-1. #SEAvSJ #Quakes74
— Connor Armstrong (@ConnorArmstrong) May 8, 2016
This is horrendous defending from
— Total MLS (@TotalMLS) May 8, 2016Seattle . Joevin Jones with another bad touch but Frei stops Barrett from scoring. pic.twitter.com/19aZFr4HfY
Barrett has surprisingly great feet... He's played in Dawkins two or three times now with inch perfect passes in heavy traffic.
— Pub League MVP (@m1spike) May 8, 2016
With his good footwork & start-the-attack through passes, Silva looking Hummelsesque tonight.
— Eli Stuart (@goldenballzen) May 8, 2016
1-0 55'#SEAvSJ
A @CalMensSoccer guy -- @BinghamDb -- stops a @StanfordMSoccer guy -- @JmoSmooth13 -- from scoring for @SoundersFC in 52nd.
— Elliott Almond (@ElliottAlmond) May 8, 2016
SHOCKING!
Dempsey, having already avoided yellows for 3-4 bookable offenses, throws a shit-fit. No card.
That's shocking from Dempsey. Have a kick at a player punch a ball away and no yellow. Come on. Horrible
— Clarence Goodson (@ClarenceGoodson) May 8, 2016
Dempsey has gestures. pic.twitter.com/lLofedLLlj
— Total MLS (@TotalMLS) May 8, 2016
DAWKINS!!
Dawkins hits the bar and then RIGHT ON THE LINE. pic.twitter.com/5zBR6Mn2uV
— Total MLS (@TotalMLS) May 8, 2016
ULTRA UPDATE:
Update:
— Sounders North (@SoundersNorth) May 8, 2016
#SEAvSJ https://t.co/6BfNUufER8
Crossbar and Astroturf combining for some stellar defense for the @SoundersFC #MVPs #SEAvSJ
— Nerdy Gales (@NerdyGales) May 8, 2016
Given the incredible cross-pollination between Seattle & the San Francisco Bay Area, this was bound to happen:
Friends-ish forever! @trintran @sterling_m (GO @SoundersFC!) pic.twitter.com/Wck8rcC4GE
— Billy Berghammer (@louiethecat) May 8, 2016
It's ok.
We're all soccer fans.
And it's not like Seattle has a World Champion basketball team to support, so...
The beginning of the end:
Adam Jahn on for Chad Barrett, who gets a warm round of applause as he leaves the field. They really liked him here. #SEAvSJ 74'
— Radio Cascadia (@Radio_Cascadia) May 8, 2016
King Deuce the Impudent reigns on:
Dempsey fouling with impunity, still no cards from the ref. #ItsGoodToBeTheKing #Quakes74
— Quakes Fans (@QuakesFan) May 8, 2016
How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?
— Eli Stuart (@goldenballzen) May 8, 2016
How many fouls does Dempsey have to commit to get a card?#Quakes74
PENALTY!
Muma?!?
What's more surprising: that San Jose actually got a penalty call in the Seattle box or that it was Bernárdez who earned it? In the box?!?
Mears concedes a penalty. pic.twitter.com/2tRhhfJBWz
— Total MLS (@TotalMLS) May 8, 2016
But Wondo HITS THE POST pic.twitter.com/QgiC01FGrS
— Total MLS (@TotalMLS) May 8, 2016
When Wondo hits a PK off the post you know the soccer gods are flipping #Quakes74 the middle finger.#SEAvSJ #Quakes74
— Eli Stuart (@goldenballzen) May 8, 2016
MORRIS MAKES IN FOUR IN FOUR!!! He picks his head up from 30 yards out and drills it low and to the left #SEAvSJ
— Prost Amerika (@ProstSoccer) May 8, 2016
Ouch...a chance to tie the game late with a PK missed turns into a 2-0 lead for Seattle...rough sequence there for #Quakes74
— Ryan Fritzberg (@Ryan_TheMayor23) May 8, 2016
So it goes.
Meanwhile, back in the stands:
Stadium usher looked over at SJ fans "Rowdy bunch aren't they?" I explained their Ultra problem.Usher "So they thinned the herd?" #SEAvSJ
— Lisa (@Bkworm16) May 8, 2016
At least 1) Silva had an amazing first match at DM--good positioning, intelligent reading, & fabulous footwork--could be a keeper for years to come.
(Keeper as in he stays, not challenging Bingham between the posts)
& 2) we have Quakes Family & Quakes Moms:
Remember that time Janis was on our flight to the NY playoff game in 2010 and she bought the ultras drinks? Legend! https://t.co/xy1fRKGayf
— Pub League MVP (@m1spike) May 8, 2016
Back to Avaya & Houston!