Quakes vs CD FAS - an international "too" friendly

The Quakes reserves took on El Salvadorian club champions CD FAS at the SB San Siro. H's friend, we'll just call her "El Salvador", was lets say - VERY enthusiastic and friendly. Yikes. We did our best to maintain good foreign relations (the US Ambassadors to El Salvador would have been proud!). Lesson: be careful with your drums at international football games - FAS FAS Fas-Fas-Fas, FAS FAS, Fas-Fas-Fas. We were literally stuck between Miss El Salvador - who was dancing (I guess you could call it that) up a storm for CD FAS and our friends to our left who were CD Aguila supporters (Go Eagles). There is nothing like "rubbing elbows" with those from another country.

(H - next time, please don't encourage them!)

We stayed away from a "latin" post-game meal tonight (we are still recovering from our El Salvador experience). We hit Yung Kee for a late night snack in Oakland Chinatown (Mongolian beef chow mein HK-style and won ton noodle soup w/roast duck)

1 "friendly" and 1 "must win"

There will be 2 Quakes games this week at the SB San Siro. The first one is tomorrow night vs CD FAS - an international friendly. Don't expect the first team out there on the pitch for this one. CD FAS is a top club from El Salvador. The big game will be on Saturday when we take on Chivas USA - a must win as I see it if we are going maintain an outside chance to get into post season play. Chivas is one of the teams that is also fighting for a playoff spot in the Western Conference. Currently they have 39 points (2nd to Houston with 43). The Q's only have 30. RSL, Colorado, and FC Dallas are the teams we are trying to catch (this is why the FC Dallas tie last week really hurt us). This week: NY @ RSL, Toronto @ Dallas, and Colorado @ LA. (The Galaxy is behind the Q's with 29 pts. Ideally - Quakes win, RSL and Dallas lose, and Colorado and LA tie).

Only 5 games left. C'mon Boys!

Only 5 regular season games left (+ 1 friendly against CD Fas). Tonight's match is HUGE. The team is going to have to be playing their "A" game from this point forward. The defensive lapses cost us a victory in our last game vs. Real Salt Lake. The boys need to help Joe out. All the other teams know what Hucks can do now so they are adjusting their D to put more pressure on him. Arturo had trouble getting into the last game - I hope that changes soon. C'mon Boys - "Let's Go Earthquakes - da-da-dadada-da-da-da

10/02 - Thursday
@ FC Dallas
6:00 p.m.
ESPN2, Deportes

10/07 - Tuesday
CD Fas &
7:00 p.m.

10/11 - Saturday
Chivas USA
7:00 p.m.
HDNet, CSNW

10/15 - Wednesday
@ Houston Dynamo
6:00 p.m.
CSNBA, DK, MLSLIVE.tv

10/18 - Saturday
@ Kansas City Wizards
5:00 p.m.
CSNBA, DK, MLSLIVE.tv

10/25 - Saturday
Toronto FC
7:00 p.m.
CSNBA, DK, MLSLIVE.tv

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