LOS MEJORES FICHAJES DEL FÚTBOL MUNDIAL

El mercado de fichajes de Fútbol siempre deja alguna sorpresa y en este 2016 podría dejar un nuevo récord por un traspaso. Paul Pogba podría convertirse en el jugador más caro de la historia del balompié mundial si el Manchester United termina de concretar la negociación por el pase del galo, a un precio de 120 millones de Euros.

A pesar que no se ha confirmado, el francés daría el gran golpe económico. No obstante,  otro que se metió entre los primeros del listado de los diez futbolistas más costosos fue el argentino Gonzalo Higuaín, que fue comprado por la Vecchia Signora por 94 millones.

Estos fueron los 10 traspasos más caros:

•  Gareth Bale (2013): El Real Madrid compró la ficha del galés al Tottenham por 101 millones de Euros.

•  Gonzalo Higuaín (2016): El delantero argentino revolucionó el mercado mundial este año tras pasar del Napoli al Juventus por 94,7 millones.

•  Cristiano Ronaldo (2009): El astro portugués fue el deseo del Real Madrid más costoso de su historia, cuando finalizó una transacción con el Manchester United por 94 millones.

•  Neymar Jr (2013): Después de ganar la Copa Libertadores con el Santos de Brasil, el futbolista brasileño fue codiciado por los grandes del mundo, pero fue Barcelona quien se desembolsilló con 88.2 millones.

•  Luis Suárez (2014) El artillero uruguayo hizo una temporada de ensueño con el Liverpool y sonó en todo el viejo continente, aunque el Barcelona lo sedujo para irse a España por 81.7 millones.

•  Ángel Di María: El argentino oriundo de Rosario conquistó la Champions de 2014 con la Casa Blanca y quiso seguir en la institución, pero el técnico no lo tomó como prioridad y lo dejo libre de irse al Manchester United por 75 millones.

•  James Rodríguez (2014): El 10 de Colombia culminó como el goleador de la Copa del Mundo de Brasil y se puso en la órbita de la élite, pero fue el Real Madrid quien le hizo un cheque al Mónaco de 75 millones para comprarlo.

  

•  Kevin de Bruyne (2014): El belga acaparó los titulares en la Bundesliga con el Wolfsburgo y el Manchestr City fue el más intereresado al pagar 74 millones.

  

•  Zinedine Zidane (2001) El francés era el objeto más anhelado del Real Madrid y se lo quitó a la Juventus por 73.5 millones.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic (2009): El delantero sueco vino de romperla al coronarse en la Champions League con el Inter y el Barcelona fue el que 

compró sus ficha por 69.5 millones.

Earthquakes Weekly Update

Foto: Luz Conde ISC

MLS All-Star Week invades San Jose starting Monday, including several events throughout the Bay Area featuring Earthquakes stars. Midfielder Tommy Thompson will highlight the Chipotle MLS Homegrown Game on Wednesday at 6 p.m., while goalkeeper David Bingham and forward Chris Wondolowski will appear with the MLS All-Stars in Thursday's AT&T MLS All-Star Game at 4:30 p.m, with both matches taking place at Avaya Stadium. Following the All-Star festivities, the Earthquakes will hit the road again for a clash with the Houston Dynamo on Sunday, July 31. The matchup kicks off at 6 p.m. and will be broadcast live on CSN California, 1370 KZSF and 1590 KLIV.

Last Friday, the Earthquakes secured a road point with a 1-1 draw against Real Salt Lake. Forward Chris Wondolowski scored his eighth goal of the season, moving into clear second in all-time goals with one club (113). His ninth-minute score marked the third quickest goal for the Quakes this season and the second time they have scored first on the road.

For a complete list of all events surrounding All-Star.

THIS WEEK

Earthquakes Schedule for the Week of 7/25/16

All training sessions are closed to the public. If you would like to attend a training session, please contact Jake Pisani at jpisani@sjearthquakes.com. Media must be escorted to the Earthquakes Training Facility by a member of the team's media relations department. Please do not go out to the training field unattended. 

Tuesday, July 26 - 10:15 a.m. - Training at Earthquakes Training Facility

Wednesday, July 27 - 10:15 a.m. - Training at Earthquakes Training Facility

Thursday, July 28 - Off

Friday, July 29 - 10:15 a.m. - Training at Earthquakes Training Facility

Saturday, July 30 - Travel to Houston

Sunday, July 31 - 6 p.m. PT - Earthquakes vs. Houston Dynamo - BBVA Compass Stadium, LIVE on CSNCA, 1590 KLIV and 1370 KZSF

OPPONENT INFORMATION

Earthquakes vs. Houston Dynamo All-Time

MLS Regular Season: 7-8-1

Home: 5-3-1 (14 GF, 9 GA)

Away: 2-5-0 (7 GF, 12 GA)

Playoffs: 0-0-0; US Open Cup: 0-0-0

All-Time Scoring: San Jose - 21, Houston - 21

Last Game vs. Houston Dynamo  

Earthquakes 3, Houston Dynamo 1; May 11, 2016; Avaya Stadium, San Jose, California The San Jose Earthquakes defeated the Houston Dynamo 3-1 at Avaya Stadium behind a trio of goals from Panamanian midfielders Alberto Quintero (two) and Anibal Godoy (one). Forward Chris Wondolowski tallied a pair of assists, marking his second career multi-assist game. The Earthquakes took the lead less than three minutes into the match. Receiving a feed from Dawkins, Wondolowski sent a low cross to Quintero, who got just enough on the ball to slip it past Houston goalkeeper Tyler Deric. Houston leveled just before halftime on a long-range strike by midfielder Ricardo Clark. Defender Agus took a shot that was punched out of the box by Earthquakes goalkeeper David Bingham. The loose ball fell to Clark, who drilled a one-timer into the corner of the net. The Quakes retook the lead five minutes into the second half. Quintero and Godoy, who are also teammates on the Panama National Team, combined on a give-and-go, sending Godoy in alone on the keeper. He calmly slotted his left-footed strike into the back of the net for his first goal of the season. San Jose doubled their advantage in the 70th minute. Shielding his defender from the ball with his back to goal, Wondolowski found Quintero unmarked at the back post. Quintero quickly redirected the pass goal-ward and into the net. Houston went down to 10 men in the 79th minute, when Deric impeded Dawkins' path to a loose ball. Having already used all three substitutes, defender Jalil Anibaba stepped in to play the final 11 minutes in goal.

History of the Quakes - Houston Dynamo Rivalry The history of the Earthquakes-Dynamo rivalry pre-dates their first meeting on the field, as the original San Jose Earthquakes moved to Houston following the 2005 season, with MLS eventually returning to San Jose in 2008 ... The first meeting between the two clubs came on May 22, 2008, when the Earthquakes edged the Dynamo, 2-1, at Buck Shaw Stadium on the strength of second-half goals by Kei Kamara and Ivan Guerrero ... On Sept. 13, 2008, the Earthquakes and Dynamo battled to the lone tie in the all-time series between the two clubs, a 1-1 draw at Buck Shaw Stadium ... Later that season on Oct. 15, the Dynamo handed the Earthquakes a 2-1 defeat at Robertson Stadium ... In 2009, the Earthquakes and Dynamo split the season series, with the Earthquakes winning 3-2 at Buck Shaw on March 28, and the Dynamo earning a 3-1 victory on May 23 at Robertson ... With a 2-1 triumph over Houston at Robertson on Sept. 5, 2010, San Jose became the first of the two clubs to record a win on the road, as Earthquakes midfielder Khari Stephenson and former forward Geovanni each scored the first goals of their MLS careers ... Houston returned the favor with a 1-0 decision at Buck Shaw on Oct. 16, 2010 ... On June 4, 2011, San Jose earned a 2-0 home victory, the second-half goals coming from Steven Lenhart and Simon Dawkins ... At the end of 2011, the Dynamo produced a come-from-behind 2-1 win in Houston on Sept. 17 ... In 2012, the Houston Dynamo picked up a 1-0 victory thanks to a Brian Ching first-half penalty at AT&T Park in San Francisco on St. Patrick's Day, March 17 ... Houston won the two teams' first meeting at BBVA Compass Stadium 2-0 on March 30, 2013 thanks to goals from Will Bruin and Giles Barnes ... San Jose routed Houston in a 3-0 victory on May 25, 2014 at Buck Shawn Stadium in Santa Clara, CA ... With the help of a second half goal by forward Adam Jahn, the Earthquakes defeated the Dynamo 1-0 on May 5, 2015 at BVAA Compass Stadium ... In their second meeting of the season, the Quakes fell to the Dynamo 2-0 at Avaya Stadium on July 10 ... The Earthquakes fell to the Dynamo 2-1 in their final clash of 2015 at BVAA Compass Stadium ... The Quakes routed Houston 3-1 at Avaya Stadium on May 11, 2016 behind Alberto Quintero's brace.

Earthquakes - Houston Dynamo Connections Following the 2005 MLS season, the San Jose Earthquakes relocated to Houston as the Houston Dynamo ... The Earthquakes (2001, 2003) and Dynamo (2006, 2007) each have a pair of MLS Cup championships, with only D.C. United (4) and the LA Galaxy (5) having earned more MLS titles ... Earthquakes head coach Dominic Kinnear coached the Houston Dynamo for nine seasons from 2006 to 2014 ... Dynamo assistant coach Wade Barrett played for San Jose from 1998-02, and again in 2005, and still ranks among the club's all-time leaders in several statistical categories, including fifth in appearances (142) ... San Jose forward Chris Wondolowski played for the Dynamo from 2006-09, scoring four goals in 37 games ... Quakes midfielder Tommy Thompson (2013) and Dynamo forward Will Bruin (2008-10) both played at Indiana University ... Houston's Tyler Deric made his MLS debut with Houston vs. San Jose on Oct. 16, 2010, making three saves to post his first career shutout and the first in league play for the Dynamo since July 10, 2010, breaking a streak of 12 games without a shutout ... Houston's Ricardo Clark was a member of the Earthquakes in 2005, appearing in 30 games, starting all but two of the appearances, and scored three goal ... Quakes defender Victor Bernardez and Houston midfielder Oscar Boniek Garcia represented Honduras in the 2014 World Cup in Brazil ... Dynamo forward Giles Barnes as well as Quakes defender Jordan Stewart and midfielder Simon Dawkins are all from England ... Quakes forward Mark Sherrod made nine appearances for Houston in 2014 and scored two goals ... Earthquakes midfielder Matheus Silva and Dynamo midfielder Alex were both born in Sao Paulo, Brazil ... Houston midfielders Cristian Maidana and  Leonel Miranda as well as San Jose defender Andres Imperiale and midfielder Matias Perez Garcia are all from Argentina ... Dynamo defender Jalil Anibaba is from Fontana, California and went to Santa Clara University (2007-09) ... Anibaba and Earthquakes forward Chad Barrett were teammates on Seattle Sounders FC in 2014 ... Earthquakes defender Kofi Sarkodie made 98 appearances and tallied 10 assists for Houston from 2011-15 before being traded to San Jose earlier this season.

EARTHQUAKES IN THE COMMUNITY

Earthquakes players will be making several appearances during MLS All-Star Week. For information on where you can meet the Quakes, you can visit.

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES

Slight Edge vs. Houston The Earthquakes are 3-2-0 in their last five games against the Dynamo, including a 1-0 win at BBVA Compass Stadium on May 5, 2015.

Kinnear in Familiar Territory Dominic Kinnear coached Houston from 2006-14, winning two MLS Cups in 2006 and 2007 and amassing a 152-116-107 record during that time. Since joining the Quakes in 2015, he has led the club to a 2-2-0 record against his former team.

Getting on the Board First Chris Wondolowski's goal in the ninth minute marked the second time the Earthquakes have scored first on the road this season (April 9, 2016 vs. FC Dallas).

A Tale of Eight Quakes No. 8 scores his eighth goal of the season after going eight games without a goal Friday night against Real Salt Lake. Wondolowski now leads all active players in MLS for scoring against RSL with eight goals.

Dawkins Joins 5,000 Club With 90 minutes played against Real Salt Lake Friday, Simon Dawkins became the latest Earthquakes player to eclipse 5,000 career MLS minutes, all with San Jose.

Wondo Climbs Another All-Time List Wondolowski is now ranked second in MLS history for goals scored for one club with 113, surpassing Landon Donovan (112) and trailing only Jamie Moreno who scored 131 for D.C. United.

Thompson Returns to the Fold Midfielder Tommy Thompson made his first appearance since June 1, entering as a substitute in the 89th minute vs. RSL.

Marvell Hits Milestone Earthquakes defender Marvell Wynne made his 50th career start with the club on Friday. He has now started at least 50 games with three different teams (Toronto FC, Colorado Rapids).

No More Than One The Earthquakes have held opponents to no more than one goal in 15 of their 20 matches this season, including nine of their last 10.

On the Leaderboard Among the Earthquakes that rank near the top in various statistical categories in MLS are:

·       David Bingham -75.0 saves percentage (5th in MLS)   

·       David Bingham - 66 saves (t-6th in MLS)

MLS Goals Since 2010 Chris Wondolowski has been by far the league's most efficient striker since 2010, leading the league in goals during that time span:

1. Chris Wondolowski - 110 goals

2. Robbie Keane - 80

3. Alvaro Saborio - 71

4. Kei Kamara - 67

5. Bradley Wright-Phillips - 56

6. Sebastien Le Toux - 55

7. Fabian Espindola - 54

8. Thierry Henry - 51

T9. Dominic Oduro - 50

T9. Will Bruin - 50

Wondolowski Continues To Climb All-Time MLS Goals List Chris Wondolowski knows how to find the back of the net. Here are the top-10 all-time goal scorers in MLS history:

1. Landon Donovan - 144 in 334 games

2. Jeff Cunningham - 134 in 365 games

3. Jaime Moreno - 133 in 340 games

4. Chris Wondolowski - 117 in 245 games

5. Ante Razov - 114 in 262 games

6. Jason Kreis - 108 in 305 games

7. Dwayne De Rosario - 104 in 343 games

8. Taylor Twellman - 101 in 174 games

9. Edson Buddle - 100 in 304 games

T10. Roy Lassiter - 88 in 179 games

T10. Carlos Ruiz - 88 in 182 games

Wondolowski Near Top Of MLS All-Time Game-Winning Goals List Chris Wondolowski has a flair for game-winning goals. Here are the top-five game-winning goal scorers in MLS history:

1. Landon Donovan - 41 in 334 games

2. Jeff Cunningham - 40 in 365 games

3. Chris Wondolowski - 38 in 245 games

4. Ante Razov - 33 in 262 games

5. Jason Kreis - 31 in 305 games

Road Goals Leaderboard Here are the top-five goal scorers on the road in MLS history:

1. Landon Donovan - 62

2. Chris Wondolowski - 59

3.Jeff Cunningham - 57

4. Ante Razov - 54 

5. Jaime Moreno - 50 

Goals for One Club Here are the top-five goal scorers with a single club in MLS history:

1. Jaime Moreno, DC - 131

2. Chris Wondolowski, SJ - 113 

3.Landon Donovan, LA - 112

4. Taylor Twellman, NE - 101 

5. Jason Kreis, DAL - 91

Earthquakes to Play Pachuca at Avaya Stadium on September 3 The San Jose Earthquakes will take on Club de Fútbol Pachuca of Liga MX at Avaya Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 3. Pachuca are the defending Liga MX Clausura champions after earning a 2-1 aggregate victory over Monterrey in May. Kickoff is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. PT.

ACADEMY UPDATE

After a thrilling 3-2 extra time win against the Fresno Fuego last Tuesday, the Burlingame Dragons FC (U-23s) concluded their season with a 3-2 loss to FC Tuscon in the PDL Western Conference Championship Semifinals on Friday. The Dragons came back from a 2-0 halftime deficit to level the match, but gave up the eventual game-winner in the 83rd minute against the number one seeded club. Burlingame finished the season with a record of 8-6-2, reaching the semifinal round for the second consecutive year.

Earthquakes Tie 1-1 with Real Salt Lake at Rio Tinto Stadium

Wondolowski scores eighth goal of the season, 113th for Earthquakes 

Salt Lake City - The San Jose Earthquakes tied Real Salt Lake 1-1 at Rio Tinto Stadium Friday night in their first encounter of the season. Chirs Wondolowski gave the Quakes an early lead, but the home side came back to equalize the game in the second half. With the result, San Jose remains in eighth in the Western Conference.

Wondolowski gave the Quakes the advantage nine minutes into the first half scoring the Quakes' first goal of the season from a corner. The forward sent the ball into the back of the net after Simon Dawkins' cross took a deflection off a Salt Lake defender and landed at the

Quakes' forward's feet.

The goal marked Wondolowski's 113th goal for the Quakes and as a result, the forward surpassed Landon Donovan and moved into second place all time in MLS history for goals scored for one club.

            

After conceding early, Real Salt Lake looked to equalize. In the 16th minute, Quakes' keeper David Bingham saved a long shot from Real Salt Lake's captain Kyle Beckerman, but forward Joao Plata raced for the rebound. Bingham made a diving save to deny the scoring opportunity.

The first half ended 1-0 with the Quakes heading back to the locker room having out-shot Salt Lake 8-6. With the start of the second half, the team looked to extend the lead. Quincy Amarikwa had an early chance on goal, but his shot from Cordell Cato's cross went just wide of Nick Rimando's goal. 

In the 64th minute, Luke Mulholland found Salt Lake's equalizer when he capitalized on Javier Morales' chip and volleyed a shot past Bingham.

With the score even, both teams looked to walk away with three points. Bingham came to the rescue in the 72nd minute making a vital save against Real Salt Lake's Olmes Garcia in a 1v1 situation. The Quakes also came close to taking the lead in the 79th minute when Shea Salina's shot hit the cross bar in the 80th minute.

After several last minute attempts in which Bingham made important saves to keep the score even, the game ended 1-1 and both teams walked away with a point.

San Jose Earthquakes will host MLS All-Star game on Thursday, July 28 at Avaya Stadium as the best of MLS take on Arsenal from the English Premier League. The All-Star team is lead by the Earthquakes' head coach Dominic Kinnear and features Bingham and Wondolowski.

The Quakes return to action and in search of their first way win against the Houston Dynamo on Sunday, July 31 at 6 p.m. PT at BBVA Compass Stadium.

Notes:

• San Jose is now 6-6-8 on the season and 0-5-5 on the road. 
• San Jose now has an 8-9-9 all-time record against Real Salt Lake. 
• After being unable to find the back of the net since April 24 against Sporting Kansas City, San Jose's all-time leading goal scorer Chris Wondolowski scored his 113th MLS goal for the Quakes and eighth of the season.
• Wondolowski is now ranked second in MLS history for goals scored for one club with 113, surpassing Landon Donovan (112) and trailing only to Jamie Moreno who scored 131 for D.C. United. 
• Wondolowski's goal was the eighth in his career against Real Salt Lake and he leads all active players for goals against Salt Lake.
• Wondolowski has now scored more goals on the road (59) than home goals (58). 
• Wondolowski's ninth-minute goal was the Quakes' third-earliest goal scored in a match this season, after Alberto Quintero's third-minute goal vs. HOU (5/11) and fourth-minute goal at FCD (4/9).
• The Earthquakes have held opponents to no more than one goal in 15 of their 20 matches this season, including nine of their last 10. 

MLS Regular Season

Real Salt Lake 1 - San Jose Earthquakes 1 July 22, 2016 - Rio Tinto Stadium in Salt Lake City
Attendance: 19,842

Scoring Summary: SJ - Chris Wondolowski 9:  RSL - Luke Mulholland (Javier Morales, Joao Plata) 64.

Misconduct Summary: RSL - Tony Beltran (caution) 33. 

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES: David Bingham; Cordell Cato, Marvell Wynne, Victor Bernardez, Jordan Stewart; Simon Dawkins, Anibal Godoy, Fatai Alashe, Alberto Quintero (Shea Salinas 63'); Chris Wondolowski ©, Quincy Amariwka (Chad Barrett 75').

SHOTS: 12, SHOTS ON GOAL: 3; SAVES: 6; FOULS: 9; CORNER KICKS: 8; OFFSIDES: 0.

REAL SALT LAKE: Nick Rimando; Tony Beltran, Justen Glad, Chris Wingert (Demar Phillips 72'), Aaron Maund; Kyle Beckerman ©, Javier Morales, Luke Mulholland (Jordan Allen 84'); Juan Manuel Martinez, Joao Plata, Yura Movsisyan (Olmes Garcia 45').

SHOTS: 14; SHOTS ON GOAL: 7; SAVES: 2; FOULS: 13; CORNER KICKS: 9; OFFSIDES: 2.

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES HEAD COACH DOMINIC KINNEAR

On building momentum from tonight's result:

"Yes and no. Yes because we scored the first goal. I thought we were playing well and then at the end of the game we were kinda hanging on. They maybe think that they could have got three points, I think at times with Shea (Salinas) hitting the cross bar at the end there and the couple chances we had we could have scored another goal. That is the way the game went and I am pretty happy with the guys. Great effort for tonight."

On the team's away record: 

"The next game is on the road as well. It's not like we are not trying to win, we scored the first goal tonight, I thought we looked positive and aggressive as the game was going. Tough life on the road. We have a Western Conference opponent coming up and we've got more Western Conference games, so those are some big swings in points there. If you can pick up a win on the road it is going to be good for you. I think it just breeds confidence in the whole team as well."

On if the team is close to their first away win: 

"The one before this was against Chicago and I don't think we played particularly well, but tonight was better. We've been competitive in all the games and we haven't been run off the field. Tonight, like I said, we could be sitting here talking about a win and we're talking about a tie. We're close. It would be nice to get that one."

EARTHQUAKES GOALKEEPER DAVID BINGHAM

On the result:

"It's disappointing to go up 1-0 and come out with a draw, but at the end of the day it is always good to get points on the road and we have to keep building to keep picking up points throughout the year."

On Real Salt Lake's Goal:

"We know (Javier) Morales is a good player and he sees things that other players don't. He saw (Luke) Mulholland come through, was able to get it on his foot and Mulholland was able to strike it clean. It's a bit unfortunate but credit to the guys no one dropped their heads. We kept fighting for the entire 90 minutes which is important."

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES FORWARD CHRIS WONDOLOWSKI

On goal:

"Right place, right time. It was a good ball by Simon (Dawkins). Jordan Stewart got a head on it and just skimmed it a little bit.  It deflected off someone and bounced right to me and I was able to finish. If we had more of a killer instinct in the first half and got a second goal, that would have changed the game. We had some chances, but we just didn't finish them."

On getting road wins:

"We have to stay the course on the road. We had a lot of positives tonight, but we had a few lapses here and there and that cost us. When we put a full 90 minutes together, that's when we will get a win. Right now, we will put 60-70 minutes together but not a full game and we are not getting the results we want. Credit to Salt Lake though, they are a good team and they played well tonight."

Nine-Man Earthquakes Stun Toronto FC 2-1 at Avaya Stadium

Quakes earn team's first-ever victory playing with nine men

SAN JOSE, Calif. - The San Jose Earthquakes defeated Toronto FC 2-1 at Avaya Stadium Saturday night despite playing with nine men for most of the second half. Forward Quincy Amarikwa's first half goal and midfielder Simon Dawkins' late strike earned the Quakes their first victory since May 11 when they defeated Houston Dynamo 3-1 at home.

The Quakes nearly took an early lead in the seventh minute after Dawkins worked his way into the Toronto box and sent a shot heading towards Alex Bono's goal. The ball took a deflection off forward Chris Wondolowski and into the net, but the Quakes' captain was called offside.

After end-to-end exchanges, San Jose nearly struck again in the 26th minute. Defender Shaun Francis sent a pass to the far post and Amarikwa attempted a diving header that was saved by Bono. The ensuing attempt on the rebound by the Quakes was headed clear over the crossbar by a Toronto FC defenseman.

Four minutes later, the Earthquakes' persistence in Toronto's half gave the home side a 1-0 advantage. Midfielder Fatai Alashe sent a low cross finding Amarikwa at the top of the six-yard box who one-touched the ball past Bono.

            

Two former Earthquakes players helped Toronto FC equalize just before the half. After San Jose was reduced to 10 men following an Anibal Godoy red card, defender Steven Beitashour sent a cross that found fellow defender Justin Morrow who tapped the ball past goalkeeper David Bingham.

Despite going down to nine men early in the second half after Alberto Quintero was shown the red card in the 53rd minute, the Earthquakes took the lead in the 70th minute. After Cato's feed, Dawkins weaved his way through Toronto FC's defenders and fired a beautifully placed long-distance shot in the top right corner to put the Quakes ahead 2-1.

            

With Toronto FC pressing on their end late in the second half, Bingham made several clutch saves to help clinch the Earthquakes a hard-fought win at home.

The Quakes return to action against Real Salt Lake on Friday, July 22 at Rio Tinto Stadium. The match kicks off at 8 p.m. PT live on UniMás, 1590 KLIV and 1370 KZSF.

Notes:

• San Jose is now 6-6-7 on the season and 6-1-3 at home. 
• San Jose now has the upper hand with a 5-4-4 all-time record against Toronto FC, including a 3-2-1 record at home. 
• San Jose is now 13-4-7 all-time at Avaya Stadium.
• The Quakes snapped a seven-game winless streak (0-3-4) on Saturday night. 
• San Jose last received two red cards in one game on June 7, 2015 against FC Dallas. JJ Koval and Mark Sherrod were both expulsed during the scoreless draw.
• Since the inaugural season of MLS in 1996, San Jose has concluded five games playing with nine men and have a 1-2-2 record. Saturday's match marked the first time San Jose won playing two men down. 
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• Games In Quakes history playing with nine men 
• 07/28/1996 vs. New York MetroStars; L 4-1 
• 08/18/2012 vs. at Montreal Impact; L 3-1 
• 08/24/2013 at FC Dallas; D 2-2
• 06/07/2015 at FC Dallas; D 0-2
• 07/16/2016 vs. Toronto FC; W 2-1 

• The last team to score the game-winning goal with nine men to their opponent's 11 was the Dallas Burn on August 7, 2004, when Eddie Johnson converted a PK in the 91st minute to secure a 1-0 win over Colorado.
• In MLS history, teams have gone 11-36-20 when finishing a game with nine men, including tonight. Before Saturday's match, Philadelphia was the most recent team to win playing down two men when they defeated Chivas USA 1-0 on April 21, 2012. 
• The Quakes have not lost to a Canadian side at home since May 29, 2010 and have extended their undefeated streak against teams north of the border to 12 with a 4-0-8 record  
• The Earthquakes are unbeaten this season (3-0-2) when either Quincy Amarikwa or Fatai Alashe records a point.
• Fatai Alashe's last assist also came on a Quincy Amarikwa goal on October 25, 2015 against FC Dallas at Toyota Stadium.
• San Jose has allowed five total goals in nine games at Avaya Stadium this season and has yet to concede multiple goals to an opponent on home turf. 
• The Earthquakes have held opponents to no more than one goal in 14 of their 19 matches this season, including eight of their last nine. 
• After starting 15 games this season, Quakes captain Chris Wondolowski was subbed for the first time in the 2016 MLS regular season.
• Jordan Stewart made his second start of the season after previously earning his first against Portland on June 1.
• Both Quincy Amarikwa and Simon Dawkins scored their second goals of the season. Amarikwa scored the game-winning goal against Portland on March 3 while Dawkins scored a late equalizer during a 2-2 draw against Philadelphia on May 30. 

MLS Regular Season

San Jose Earthquakes 2 - Toronto FC 1

July 16, 2016 - Avaya Stadium in San Jose, CA

Attendance: 18,000

Scoring Summary:

SJ - Quincy Amarikwa (Fatai Alashe) 30; TOR - Justin Morrow (Jordan Hamilton, Steven Beitashour) 44; SJ - Simon Dawkins (Cordell Cato) 70.

Misconduct Summary: SJ - Fatai Alashe (caution) 33; SJ - Anibal Godoy (ejection) 42; SJ - Alberto Quintero (ejection) 53;.

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES:

 David Bingham; Shaun Francis, Jordan Stewart, Victor Bernardez, Cordell Cato; Simon Dawkins (Chad Barrett 89), Anibal Godoy, Fatai Alashe, Alberto Quintero; Chris Wondolowski (Adam Jahn 87), Quincy Amariwka (Shea Salinas 58).

SHOTS: 8, SHOTS ON GOAL: 3; SAVES: 4; FOULS: 12; CORNER KICKS: 1;OFFSIDES: 4.

TORONTO FC: 

Alex Bono; Josh Williams, Justin Morrow, Drew Moor, Steven Beitashour (Mo Babouli 72), Benoit Cheyrou, Tsubasa Endoh, Jay Chapman, Jonathan Osorio (Marco Delgado 76), Sebastian Giovinco, Jordan Hamilton (Nick Hagglund 76).

SHOTS: 22; SHOTS ON GOAL: 5; SAVES: 1; FOULS: 5; CORNER KICKS: 7;OFFSIDES: 1.

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES HEAD COACH DOMINIC KINNEAR

On confidence gained from a win like this: 

"It definitely can be a turning point and I told the guys that. That just shows you the attitude you have. Obviously things were against us at different times of the evening, but the attitude was fantastic and I said that should be our attitude every game, no matter what. So hopefully it's a sign of good things to come. We scored some real good goals tonight, defended well. But the guys were fantastic. David [Bingham] coming out catching crosses, blocking shots, bouncing balls in the box, everybody was alert to it and they just really wanted it a lot tonight and I'm happy for them."

On what he told his team after the game: 

"See you on Monday, that's a great win. Talk to you later. Way to go. We talked at halftime because the guys were really upset about the first red card and felt we were a little hard done by. I think we lost our focus and they got the goal. I just told them here at the half, 'Hey, just stick together.' We set up our formation the way it is, just gave the guys certain hints about the roles we want them to play and you just kind of hope it goes - usually when you play with 10 men you're going to need more defending but you're going to need that little bit of individual magic I think most of the time, or a set piece, to win you the game. And obviously Simon's [Dawkins] play tonight was fantastic for us."

On managing such an eventful game: 

"You don't want to get too bent out of shape about what's going on. So you just try to keep the guys going, just keep encouraging them - 1-1, halftime, it's like, okay, if it's 1-1 I think we'll be okay. Obviously when Simon [Dawkins] scores you want to get a little bit greedy and go, okay, can we win this game 2-1 with nine guys? So it was just make sure the ball turns over, you get behind the ball, you get good shape. I don't know how it looked on the sideline with me and my demeanor, but I definitely was dying inside."

On the team's impressive defensive performance: 

"It's just that. The amount of possession the other team had, the amount of shifting you had to do. It was a real difficult game, and you're playing a pretty good team, too. And even though yes they did play on Wednesday, I think the red card gives them a little more confidence and momentum going into the second half and they have that little magician that plays up top for them. He's such a good player, so you want to try and make sure you limit his moments on the ball. It's difficult. The second half seemed to last about six hours. Especially after Alberto [Quintero] got sent off. And you're just willing them to win and I think the thing was, they were willing themselves to win, which was even better."

On how Simon Dawkins' goal lifted the team's spirits: 

"Not just the team, but the entire stadium. That was maybe the loudest I've heard this place. And I think it really made the fans go from being mad to being really hopeful. You could feel the sense of the stadium and everybody just the attitude change by Simon's goal. He's scored two goals for us this year and both of them have been fantastic, so I hope that continues for him and for us."

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES MIDFIELDER SIMON DAWKINS

On winning the match with only nine men:
"I think it was just our hard work and our teamwork. The season hasn't gone our way in terms of luck and some results have gone against us. Today, you could see [this match] meant a lot to us. We stuck in there, even with nine men. That just shows the good players we have here and the team spirit we possess. We are really happy with the win."

On the game winning goal: 

"Cordell [Cato] played the ball to me and I thought we weren't going to get many more chances, down two men. I felt that if I could just have a go, take a shot on target you never know what could happen. Thankfully it went in."

SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES DEFENDER VICTOR BERNARDEZ

On team's response after second red card: "The team's mentality was strong. We knew we still had a chance to win this game we had to have. We took advantage of our chances tonight. Luck was also our on side, which is something we did not get last week. We still have work to do and we need to take care of business on Friday against a tough Real Salt Lake team."

On losing Godoy and Quintero for next match: 

"It's unfortunate, but we have depth. We have guys who we can play. You look at Matias [Perez Garcia] who has a chance to help this team once again. We are still enjoying tonight. We know it was improbable and we want to continue with good play."