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Gates Open: 5:30 p.m.
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Title Sponsor: Wells Fargo
Giveaway: 7,500 Fatai Alashe Bobbleheads
Special Event: Fatai Bobblehead Night
Re-live the first goal ever scored at Avaya Stadium with the Fatai Alashe Inaugural Goal Bobblehead. Alashe scored the goal less than five minutes into the inaugural match against the Chicago Fire on March 22, 2015, an eventual 2-1 victory over the Chicago Fire. The bobblehead, courtesy of Wells Fargo, features Alashe's goal celebration and will be given to the first 7,500 fans and will be available for pick up after the match with their voucher.
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Food Trucks:
Lalo's Tacos
Speedy Panini
Jon Jon’s BBQ
Twisted Chill
BBQ Kalbi
Gold Rush Eatery
The Kabob Job
OPPONENT INFORMATION
Earthquakes vs. Seattle Sounders FC All-Time
MLS Regular Season: 10-6-2
Home: 5-1-1 (11 GF, 4 GA)
Away: 5-5-1 (12 GF, 15 GA)
All-Time Scoring: San Jose – 23, Seattle – 19
Last Game vs. Seattle Sounders FC
Earthquakes 2, Seattle Sounders FC 0; June 20, 2014; CenturyLink Field in Seattle, Wash.
The San Jose Earthquakes won for the second time in 2015 at CenturyLink Field, defeating Seattle Sounders FC 2-0 in a Western Conference battle. Matias Perez Garcia scored his first goal of the year and set up Sanna Nyassi for the Quakes’ other goal. David Bingham made three saves as the Quakes earned their fourth shutout in the past seven games. A quick counter brought San Jose the first chance of the match. Nyassi broke out quickly and found Adam Jahn across the field. The big forward slipped a pass through for Shea Salinas just inside the left side of the box. Just as Salinas shot, a Seattle defender stretched to deflect the shot out for a corner. Quakes goalkeeper David Bingham came up big 12 minutes into the match with a leaping save. Lamar Neagle shook free of his defender 25 yards from goal and unleashed a drive that seemed destined for the back of the net, but Bingham jumped and touched the ball over the bar to keep Sounders FC off the board. The Quakes struck first on a goal from Nyassi, who returned this week from international duty, in the 28th minute. Salinas got the ball on the wing and dribbled toward the middle and rolled a pass to Perez Garcia. Perez Garcia made some space and poked a ball into the path of Nyassi and the Gambian international made no mistake, smashing a shot past Sounders FC goalkeeper Stefan Frei into the upper corner. Perez Garcia gave the Quakes a two-goal advantage in the 73rd minute with a great effort, beating two Sounders FC defenders in tight space to score. Cordell Cato, who entered the game at halftime took a pass from Perez Garcia and took off on a long run. He drew two defenders and pushed a pass back to Perez Garcia. The Argentinean midfielder dribbled between two defenders before hooking a shot into the upper corner for a 2-0 lead.
History of the Quakes-Seattle Sounders FC Rivalry
The two teams first met in regular season play in 2009 when the Sounders joined MLS … San Jose won all three meetings in the 2012 regular season, including two wins at CenturyLink Field in Seattle … Chris Wondolowski scored the winner in a 1-0 win on March 31 in Seattle on a penalty kick, following a foul by Marc Burch on Steven Lenhart … Lenhart then scored a dramatic game-winner on Aug. 11 at Buck Shaw Stadium, netting a stoppage time goal following a late equalizer by Sounders FC … San Jose then took a 2-1 win on Sept. 22 at CenturyLink Field with goals from Simon Dawkins and Chris Wondolowski … Seattle did win 1-0 over San Jose in a U.S. Open Cup quarterfinal match at Kezar Stadium. Current Quakes midfielder Cordell Cato scored the winner for Seattle that night … The Quakes and Sounders FC played three times in 2009, with Seattle taking both meetings at what was then called Qwest Field (2-0 on April 25 and 2-1 on June 13), before the Earthquakes registered a 4-0 triumph at Buck Shaw Stadium on Aug. 2 … In 2010, the Earthquakes edged the Sounders FC at Qwest Field, 1-0 on May 22 thanks to a Chris Wondolowski goal, while Seattle returned the favor at Buck Shaw on July 31 through a Fredy Montero strike … In 2011, the two teams battled to a 2-2 draw at Buck Shaw on April 2, while Seattle took a 2-1 decision at CenturyLink Field on Oct. 15 … San Jose won each of their three regular-season matches in 2012 by one goal … Seattle Sounders FC knocked the Earthquakes out of the 2012 U.S. Open Cup in the quarterfinals, upending San Jose 1-0 on June 26 at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco … They have squared off twice this season, with each team winning their home game. In the first meeting, San Jose won 1-0 thanks to a Chris Wondolowski goal in first-half stoppage time … After dropping their second meeting of 2013 4-0 at CenturyLink Field, the Earthquakes bounced back for a gritty 1-0 win … San Jose dropped their first meeting of 2014 against Seattle after a golazo from Obafemi Martins, a chipped shot from near the end line on May 17 at CenturyLink Field … The San Jose Earthquakes evened the season series on Saturday, Aug. 2, topping Western Conference leading Seattle Sounders FC 1-0 thanks to a goal from Portuguese forward Yannick Djalo … The two teams finished off the 2014 season with a 1-1 draw at CenturyLink Field on Aug. 20, with goals by Sounders FC forward Chad Barrett and Earthquakes forward Chris Wondolowski …, On March 7, the Earthquakes secured their first victory of the 2015 season with a 3-2 win on the road at Seattle… In their second matchup of 2015, the Quakes shutout Seattle Sounders FC 2-0 on the road at CenturyLink Stadium on June 20.
Earthquakes-Seattle Sounders Connections
Seattle Sounders FC was brought into MLS as an expansion franchise ahead of the 2009 season, a year after the San Jose Earthquakes rejoined the league following a two-season absence … Sounders FC sporting director Chris Henderson played with Quakes general manager John Doyle in the early 1990s for the U.S. Men’s National Team … Earthquakes forward Steven Lenhart, Seattle midfielder Brad Evans, and Seattle defender Chad Marshall played together for the Columbus Crew in 2008 … Earthquakes defender Shaun Francis and Marshall were teammates with the Columbus Crew from 2010-12 … Sounders FC forward David Estrada grew up in Salinas, Calif., starring at Alisal High School before moving on to UCLA … Quakes forward Cordell Cato made eight appearances for the Sounders FC in 2012, recording one assist … San Jose forward Mike Fucito played for Seattle from 2009-11, scoring three goals in 23 appearances … Fucito and midfielder Lamar Neagle were both traded from Seattle to the Montreal Impact on Feb. 17, 2012 for forward Eddie Johnson … After spending the majority of 2012 with the Portland Timbers, Fucito joined the Earthquakes on Feb. 13, 2013 … Seattle reacquired Neagle on Jan. 27, 2013 for an international roster spot … Seattle midfielder Brad Evans scored his first career goal against San Jose … Earthquakes defender Marvell Wynne (2004-05), Seattle forward Chad Barrett (2003-04), and Seattle defender Andy Rose (2008-11) played at UCLA … Wynne and Barrett were teammates at UCLA in 2004 … Earthquakes defender Clarence Goodson and Sounders FC forward Kenny Cooper were teammates with FC Dallas from 2006-07 … Earthquakes defender Brandon Barklage and Cooper were teammates with the New York Red Bulls in 2012 … Earthquakes goalkeeper David Bingham, and Seattle goalkeeper Stefan Frei played at Cal … Earthquakes forward Adam Jahn (2009-12), midfielder JJ Koval (2010-13), Seattle midfielder Aaron Kovar (2012-13), and Seattle defender Chad Marshall (2002-03) played at Stanford … Jahn, Koval and Kovar were teammates at Stanford in 2012 … Quakes midfielder Sanna Nyassi made 38 appearances for Seattle from 2008-10 … Earthquakes midfielder Khari Stephenson and Sounders FC defender Damion Lowe were both born in Kingston, Jamaica … Earthquakes goalkeeper Bryan Meredith played for Seattle from 2011-12 … Seattle Tyrone Mears and Quakes defender Jordan Stewart were both born in England … Earthquakes forward Chris Wondolowski and Sounders FC forward Clint Dempsey played together for the United States National Team during the 2014 FIFA World Cup, with Wondolowski replacing Dempsey in the 87th minute against Portugal … Dempsey (2001-03) and Quakes midfielder Shea Salinas (2004-07) both played at Furman University.
