Quakes Shake-Up the Revs

WOW. The Earthquakes played at a different intensity level tonight - a level that we have not seen in a long time. Chris Wondoloski and Ike Opara scored for the Q's and they went on to win 2-nil over the New England Revolution. It was an amazing victory of the Quakes.

Sharon - our steady drummer in Section 108 was MIA again tonight (she wasn't at the game on Wed. night either). Playing golf? Babysitting? Her priorities have been just thrown out the window! (we miss you!). Her hubby Ed continues to do his best to fill in for her!

Also - without having to have Lisa give us a warning - we kept our mouths shut about assuming a victory until the final whistle was blown!

SCORING SUMMARY
San Jose	New England
Chris Wondolowski (57)
Ike Opara (71)

MATCH STATS
	San Jose	New England
Shots (on Goal)	13(8)	11(6)
Fouls	7	9
Corner Kicks	5	3
Offsides	2	3
Time of Possession	0%	0%
Yellow Cards	0	1
Red Cards	0	0
Saves	6	6

MATCH INFORMATION

Stadium: Buck Shaw Stadium Attendance: Match Time: 22:00 ET Official(s): Elias Basakos (Referee)

Quakes Drop match to Revs; The Quick Re-Birth of WSD?

The Quakes took on the Revs today, but lost another one (2-1 Revs).  The game was scoreless about 2/3 through the game, but then the Revs got 2 goals and went up 2-nil.  Ramon Sanchez did knock in a nice header for his first MLS goal close to the end of regulation eliminating Reis' clean sheet.  Up next for the Q's are a couple of non-league games (9/4 vs Copa Alianza All-Stars and 9/8 vs CD Aguila).  My guess is that these games will be games for the Quakes reserves.  Next MLS game will be against Colorado at Buck Shaw on 9/18.

Rebirth as "World Football Daily"

well - less than a week ago, World Soccer Daily ended (the only daily football talk show in America) due to controversial comments by host Steven Cohen with regards to the Hillsborough 96 tragedy.  Yesterday it was announced that WSD would return as "WFD" under a different format (no advertisers, but listener supported through "subscription".  I think that this show is great for football in the US.  I just have to make a personal decision as to whether to make the financial commitment for a subscription or not.  (It is a nominal amount, but cash doesn't grow on trees).  we'll see. 

Quakes Home Opener....Dud.

Well - what can I say. All of the pomp of opening night was nice (fireworks, Amway, etc.) and I did get to enjoy the game with my niece (because H was unavailable). It was cold and there was off and on rain. The Quakes had a slow start and the first half ended nil-nil. Alot of slips on the wet pitch by both sides.The Quakes woke up and had a ton of great chances and missed them all (one was kicked point blank, it the crossbar, bounced away from goal). Honestly, I think the Q's outplayed the Revs, but still ended up on the losing end of a 1-nil game.

Referee Ricardo Salaza: He didn't do us any favors the way he was calling the game. Long story short - this was my niece's first time attendign a football match and she asked me, "Was the referee from New England". That about says it all. NE seemed to get all the calls (including a bunch of lame ones and the Q's seemed to never get anything called their way. Maybe the MLS refs need a little more pre-season.

Hucks looked ok, but he missed his scoring chances. Convey played well. Joe was solid in net for most of the night (sans one goal).Consistency in passing and ball control was missing (off-on-off-on). Next week - Houston visits the SB San Siro.

This year's Buck Shaw: Not much change from last year. Alot more Amway signs, giant inflatable Amway jersey, a huge dome "tent" is the VIP area. The new seats (top row of Sec 108 are great. There is one empty seat between us and kalia's grandpa. Cool. It was an ok crowd - not sold out though. I hate to say that it pales in comparison to what I saw on Thurs night at the Sounders FC opener.

KNBR is Covering the Quakes!

Weekly Quakes Report from John Shrader

http://www.knbr.com/pages/sjearthquakes

Fire dominate Revs

I've been out of town this week on business, but was able to catch the 2nd leg of the Chicago/NE playoff battle. I saw highlights of the first game and it was a physically brutal nil-nil tie. The 2nd leg game was in Chi-town and the Fire dominated the game and took a 3-nil victory. Blanco is amazing - despite being slower - he touches are precise and deceptive. He loves to do the "no-look" pass and back heel to entertain the home fans. It appeared that there were alot of empty seats - on the sideline (not the endzones). Not sure what all that was about. It was supposed to be wet, but it didn't look that cold. ?????



Oh well, what am I complaining about. My team isn't even in the post season.

Who are these Quakes???

Man, I missed another home game (company picnic). Missed the 4-nil drubbing of the New England Revolution. Ryan Johnson, Ronnie O'Brien (2x), and Scott Sealy scored the goals, but after watching the replay on MLStv, it was obvious to me that Darren Huckerby was the man of the match. His leadership has brought the expansion Quakes to new heights. Their play has truend around completely with the addition of Hucks + Alvarez, Sealy, and Lima. It is a completely different team. We aren't depending on only Ronnie to generate offense. The playoffs are not a pipe dream anymore. GO QUAKES!

We just found out that one of our "bonus" games this year is against the Seattle Sounders (USL). They will be joining the MLS next season as Seattle Sounders FC. It will be a nice addition to the west coast and QWest Field would be a great play to visit for a road game.