Quakes' Beautiful Game Grinds Dynamo Down To 10-Men, Bottom of MLS West

Week 9.5 – SJvHOU

Drink Of The Match:

Seco Herrerano

['nuf sed!]

So much good soccer going on around the Bay Area!

(& on Reddit!)

Tonight there will be three Bay Area teams playing in Round 1 of the USOC: The Dragons as well as a... https://t.co/Ux4AGOuaOp #Quakes74

— /r/SJEarthquakes (@rSJEarthquakes) May 11, 2016

Confusion about No Fun League rules:

FO source said #Quakes74 STH backpacks exempt from bag ban for 2016 season.
"We fought hard for that one."
https://t.co/rp3zhF4715

— LOBINA (@LOBINA_QUAKES15) May 11, 2016

Cattle pens! Nice touch. #MLSBagPolicyAgeddon pic.twitter.com/qcki1HYKbY

— Matt Wilcox (@fadedtoblack) May 12, 2016

Pregame Build-Up / Mexican Heritage Night!

Here's one #Quakes74 fan who's really going the distance for Mexican Heritage Night at Avaya!
Stay connected!

drinking a boba tea in Cancún. Trying to catch up on #Quakes74 news while I still have Wi-Fi. GO QUAKES# pic.twitter.com/NNFWs78ONL

— hella_SJ (@cvlt_member) May 11, 2016

Somebody found a way moove through the cattle pens:

I'm in! 30 mins door to seat. #MLSBagPolicyAgeddon was all in my head. Thanks #quakes74 #warriors pic.twitter.com/zYtEb2wr9c

— Matt Wilcox (@fadedtoblack) May 12, 2016

[The parable of the chef slowly heating the water so the Q doesn't know it's being cooked comes to mind]

Speaking of a mascot who never admits da-feet:

Earthquakes v Dynamo w Q :) #Quakes74 https://t.co/x4t3rPDYqs pic.twitter.com/6PyiYk2REO

— Kelley L Cox (@KelleyLCox) May 12, 2016

You know what they say about a mascot with big shoes...
Big #Quakes74 Staff Love!#SJvHOU
https://t.co/tk6xrL15xx

— Eli Stuart (@goldenballzen) May 12, 2016

Lineups!

Your #Quakes74 starting XI for #SJvHOU! pic.twitter.com/DQyssyxYZa

— San Jose Earthquakes (@SJEarthquakes) May 12, 2016

So was my prediction that the Twitterati would be excited true? https://t.co/TaSytDMJcW

— Colin Etnire (@ColinEtnire) May 12, 2016

Good backline, Alashe-Godoy D-Mid, Crazy Attack w/ Wondo up top:
Should be very, very fun.#SJvHOU #Quakes74 https://t.co/TxYkZVEKyS

— Eli Stuart (@goldenballzen) May 12, 2016

So like a 4-2-3-1 against one of the 2 teams Wondo hasn't scored against in a formation that he doesn't succeed in? https://t.co/I18ENW2WeA

— Hunter Leach (@ohmygoodson) May 12, 2016

Last minute changes:

Just in: Andres Imperiale is out, @SJEarthquakes spokesman just told us. @KofiSarkodie8 back starting again, meaning @marvwynne22 is CB

— Elliott Almond (@ElliottAlmond) May 12, 2016

FIRST HALF:

GOOOOOOOOAL!

Quintero!

The counter. The cross. The goal. #SJvHOU https://t.co/cLLubkAUi6

— Major League Soccer (@MLS) May 12, 2016

Hard to tell what excited Quakes fans more: the early fab Quintero goal or OH MY GOD IT'S LENNY!! AT AVAYA IT'S MUTHAFRACKIN' STEVEN LENHART BACK IN THE FLESH IN AN ACTUAL SOCCER STADIUM HOLY SHIT!!!

We found @lenny24balls! #Quakes74 pic.twitter.com/YYpjW9GRTl

— JMoore Quakesfan (@jmoorequakesfan) May 12, 2016

Lenny enters the building, #Quakes74 score in 3 minutes.
Coincidence?#gooniesneversaydie
1-0 4'#SJvHOU https://t.co/Cku5H5dh7w

— LOBINA (@LOBINA_QUAKES15) May 12, 2016

Back on the pitch, this Houston Fan Observed:

Looks like @GilesBarnesReal forgot to show up again in the first half. #ForeverOrange #SJvHOU

— Michael Thomas (@sundaydriveguy) May 12, 2016

Chris Dangerfield is right, both Quintero and Dawkins looking better each game. Which is exactly what we needed. #Quakes74

— Quakes⚡️ (@QuakesForever) May 12, 2016

Ain't no more reliable *Scheduled Retweet* than: @ChrisDanger7 is right.
1-0 29'#SJvHOU https://t.co/A0OEXnIBd3

— LOBINA (@LOBINA_QUAKES15) May 12, 2016

Fans are fanning!

#Quakes74 with the crew from @PropelPLM go quakes pic.twitter.com/L1d3KF9gOD

— Ken Rutsky (@Ken_Rutsky) May 12, 2016

HALFTIME

"Empty Seat" criticism.

Many more in house, cheering on #Quakes74 from various spots.
Avaya doesn't strap fans down Clockwork ORANGE style https://t.co/KMXTwSMxrx

— LOBINA (@LOBINA_QUAKES15) May 12, 2016

Another vote for Supporters Groups on opposite sides:

@AvayaStadium @SJEarthquakes Im all for multiple groups, but one of the SGs should move to the #LOBINA side

— 'Til I Die (@tilidieapparel) May 12, 2016

#NonWestCoastProblems

Unfortunately I can't watch the rest of the game. Stupid west coast games!  Good luck @HoustonDynamo #SJvHOU #ForeverOrange

— Jonathan Melcher (@melcher83) May 12, 2016

SECOND HALF

Dawkins' touch is incredible. Can slow down any ball with ease. #quakes74

— Quakes Epicenter (@QuakesEpicenter) May 12, 2016

[Q Jaws music]

Some guy in my section looks like Mark Watson lmao #quakes74

— Renee (@woahhhlolo) May 12, 2016

GODOY GOOOOOOOOAL!!

God that is good. Team Panama for the win. More love for Quintero. #Quakes74 #SJvHOU

— Benedict Fox (@sharkeyfox) May 12, 2016

Godoy gives San Jose the lead. pic.twitter.com/o6BXTRCMLF

— Total MLS (@TotalMLS) May 12, 2016

What the @AvayaStadium loudspeakers should be playing right about now. #SJvHOU https://t.co/zu73NQbVQj

— Robert Jonas (@robertjonas) May 12, 2016

Kiddos loving LOBINA & the 2-1 lead:

Go #quakes74 #avayastadium pic.twitter.com/VnON9BkqLT

— TJ Delgado (@TJDelgado) May 12, 2016

And now for something completely different:

HOUSTON KEEPER GETS RC, all three subs used!!

Take a shot @BinghamDb

— Quakes Epicenter (@QuakesEpicenter) May 12, 2016

LIKE LIKE LIKE https://t.co/V6f15xNpV7

— Colin Etnire (@ColinEtnire) May 12, 2016

Anibaba apparently drew the shortest straw, hadn't played goalkeeper since middle school:

SAVE! Jalil Anibaba. #SJvHOU pic.twitter.com/SF4yDwHXjW

— Ben Jata (@Ben_Jata) May 12, 2016

¯\_(ツ)_/¯

If Coyle says "unlucky" again postgame …. #SJvHOU pic.twitter.com/J0OgVNv317

— James H (@nobius) May 12, 2016

Oh, yeah, there was this heart-stopping holdup play by Wondo, with fab Quintero finish:

Wondo provides, Quintero scores. Again. #SJvHOU https://t.co/CQXnEHFYT3

— Major League Soccer (@MLS) May 12, 2016

FT: 3-1 SJvHOU

As long as @a_godoy03 & @negritime actually understand that #Panamaniacs is term of #Quakes74 love & affection... https://t.co/7OxfPQM8Fb

— Eli Stuart (@goldenballzen) May 12, 2016

Us: ⚽️⚽️⚽️. Them: . Huge @SJEarthquakes win! #Panamaniacs #quakes74 #SJvHOU pic.twitter.com/2YYSLGHPl8

— Tricia (@sharkielou) May 12, 2016

ENDNOTES:

Nude Zealand: West Ham Reid scores last goal at Boleyn Ground, SJE Colvey gets called up to NZ national team.

Coincidence?

NEWS: #Quakes74 Defender @KipColvey Called to New Zealand National Team for OFC Nations Cup: https://t.co/0nPwE7hBsU pic.twitter.com/I2UicIjDEi

— San Jose Earthquakes (@SJEarthquakes) May 12, 2016

Speaking of International players spotlighting #SJvHOU:

USA, NY. 24 years old. Love chatting, animals, be naked;) Watch my page>>  #SJvHOU https://t.co/DEerBdoD5J pic.twitter.com/L7vY8RfaxG

— Валерия Крутских (@stepansharov1x1) May 12, 2016

We hope our own Love-Chatting, Animal, Naked Q finally finds the A it's looking for.