SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES vs NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION BUCK SHAW STADIUM, Santa Clara, Calif. 7:30 p.m. PT (CSN-CA; CSN-NE)
May 21, 2011 (WEEK 10; MLS Game 92)
The San Jose Earthquakes and New England Revolution face off in an intra-conference tussle when the clubs meet Saturday evening at Buck Shaw Stadium. The Quakes won for the first time at their Buck Shaw Stadium home last weekend, a 3-0 defeat of the Columbus Crew. The Revolution have posted back-to-back shutouts, last a 1-0 home win against Vancouver Whitecaps FC. REFEREE: Yader Reyes. SAR (bench): Peter Balciunas; JAR (opposite): Adam Garner; 4th: Alejandro Mariscal MLS Career: 13 games; FC/gm: 25.9; Y/gm: 3.7; R: 3; pens: 1 INJURY REPORT: SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES – OUT: MF Simon Dawkins (R/L bilateral fasciotomy); MF Andre Luiz (L knee injury); DOUBTFUL: DF Tim Ward (R hamstring strain); QUESTIONABLE: FW Scott Sealy (L hamstring strain) … NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION – OUT: MF Ousmane Dabo (R adductor strain); MF Marko Perovic (L knee sprain); QUESTIONABLE: DF Didier Domi (L quadriceps strain); FW Rajko Lekic (L knee contusion) INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none SUSPENDED: SJ: Brandon McDonald (through May 22) WARNINGS: SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: none SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: SJ: Sam Cronin … NE: Shalrie Joseph; Stephen McCarthy HEAD-TO-HEAD ALL-TIME (33 meetings): Earthquakes 17 wins (0 shootout), 61 goals … Revolution 11 wins (2 shootout),, 42 goals … Ties 5 AT SAN JOSE (16 meetings): Earthquakes 8 wins (0 shootout), 34 goals … Revolution 5 wins (2 shootout), 22 goals … Ties 3 RETURN MATCH: 8/3: New England Revolution vs. San Jose Earthquakes, 8 p.m. ET LAST YEAR (MLS): 4/17: SJ 2, NE 0 (Wondolowski 57; Opara 72) 5/15: NE 0, SJ 0 The Earthquakes have not won at Gillette Stadium since their return to the league. Their last win in Foxborough, in 2005, was the end of a seven-game unbeaten streak in New England for the Quakes, with six wins and a draw dating back to 2001. Since, the Revs have two of three (with one draw). The Revolution’s win at Buck Shaw Stadium in 2009 was their first in northern California since 2000, when they defeated San Jose 2-1 at Spartan Stadium. The Quakes won four of the six games in between, with two draws. Coaches record: Frank Yallop v NE: P15 W8 L5 D2 … Steve Nicol vs. SJ: P15 W3 L8 D4 SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES The San Jose Earthquakes snapped their winless run at six games with a breakout performance, rolling to a 3-0 win against the Columbus Crew on Saturday evening at Buck Shaw Stadium. The Quakes have 9 points from 9 games on the season, sitting in eighth place in the Western Conference. LAST MATCH The Earthquakes took control of the match in the second half with three goals in the space of 12 minutes. San Jose opened the scoring when Ryan Johnson put in a cross from the left wing and Chris Wondolowski snuck in at the back post to volley home. The Quakes doubled the lead in the 59th minute when Steven Lenhart powered a header toward goal off a Joey Gjertsen corner kick that bounced off the back of Brandon McDonald and into the goal. Three minutes later, the lead was 3-0. Bobby Convey found Khari Stephenson through a dummy played by Lenhart as he was clattered into from behind, and Stephenson lashed home a shot from outside the box. Earthquakes boss Frank Yallop made six changes to the team that played to a 1-1 draw with Vancouver Whitecaps FC at Empire Field. There was an entirely new back four of Chris Leitch, Brandon McDonald, Jason Hernandez and Bobby Convey for Steven Beitashour, Ike Opara, Bobby Burling and Ramiro Corrales, and Joey Gjertsen and Khari Stephenson came into the midfield for Scott Sealy and Sam Cronin. SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES (4-4-2): Jon Busch - Chris Leitch, Brandon McDonald (sent off 79), Jason Hernandez, Bobby Convey - Joey Gjertsen (Anthony Ampaipitakwong 61), Brad Ring (Sam Cronin 72), Khari Stephenson, Ryan Johnson - Chris Wondolowski (Ike Opara 82), Steven Lenhart.
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