Match Report
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Match Report
The sky is dark and overcast here at Avaya Stadium where San Jose Earthquakes play host to Colorado Springs Switchbacks. A crowd of 12,769 fill this 14,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
San Jose Earthquakes are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Colorado Springs Switchbacks appear to be shaped for 5-2-3.
Today's match is refereed by Travis Ferrari.
The pitch is in poor condition.
San Jose Earthquakes are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Colorado Springs Switchbacks appear to be shaped for 5-2-3.
Today's match is refereed by Travis Ferrari.
0.00
0-0Colorado Springs Switchbacks start the match!
3.06
1-0Mauricio Goycochea knocks the ball to his team mate, Diogo Ventura. Diogo Ventura whips in a cross ball towards Alvaro Gomez. Alvaro Gomez beats his man to it with a header. Harold Clark is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
9.43
With a delightful solo run, Javier Pérez stretches the opposition's defence. Javier Pérez knocks in a cross ball towards Dave Hughes. Dave Hughes whips the ball goalwards with his head. The ball edges just beyond the reach of the keeper, thudding into the back of the net. Goal!!
15.31
1-1Bryan Myers sees Angel Korb in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Angel Korb knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
16.31
1-1Thomas Walker runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Thomas Walker whips in a cross ball towards Diogo Ventura. Diogo Ventura connects with a diving header but it slams into the crowd!
21.19
Juan Cruz Flores flicks a high pass forward. Bryan Myers collects the pass. Without breaking stride, Bryan Myers plays the ball forward to Angel Korb. Angel Korb knocks in a cross ball towards Nelson Besler. Nelson Besler beats his man to it with a header. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
24.24
Jeff Myers flicks a high pass forward. Angelo De S. Amoroso easily holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Angelo De S. Amoroso finds some space and shoots from distance but it misses the target by a large margin!
28.53
Elmer Willis makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Bryan Myers. Bryan Myers runs straight at the opposition's defence. Bryan Myers knocks in a cross ball towards Angel Korb. Angel Korb connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it scrapes just over the bar. Good effort!
30.40
Jeff Myers makes a probing pass to Diogo Ventura. Diogo Ventura lofts in a cross ball towards Angelo De S. Amoroso. Angelo De S. Amoroso gets a glancing touch on the cross ball which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
36.17
Juan Cruz Flores deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Bryan Myers. Bryan Myers flicks a high pass forward. Dave Hughes collects the pass. Dave Hughes lofts in a cross ball towards Angel Korb. Angel Korb finds space and glances the ball goalwards with his head but it's well over the bar!
42.07
2-2Javier Pérez kicks a strong pass forward to Angel Korb. Angel Korb knocks the ball forward to Dave Hughes but the linesmans flag is up. Offside!
44.09
2-2Vicente Aragon hacks Nelson Besler from behind! Vicente Aragon is shown the yellow card! Nelson Besler hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. San Jose Earthquakes appear unchanged since the first half. Colorado Springs Switchbacks also appear unchanged since the first half. Both teams look fired up and appear much more hungry than they were previously.
45.00
The whistle blows and San Jose Earthquakes kick off!
51.50
Lance Wood plays the ball forward to Scott Davis. With a delightful solo run, Scott Davis stretches the opposition's defence. Scott Davis lofts in a cross ball towards Angelo De S. Amoroso. Angelo De S. Amoroso powers a header at goal but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
57.47
Bryan Myers flicks the ball to his team mate, Dave Hughes. Dave Hughes knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Lance Wood.
60.53
Bryan Myers flicks the ball to his team mate, Dave Hughes. Dave Hughes shoots from long range but it flies just wide!
61.39
With a delightful solo run, Javier Pérez stretches the opposition's defence. Javier Pérez whips in a cross ball towards Angel Korb. Angel Korb flicks the ball with his head. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
65.24
Mauricio Goycochea takes a quick throw-in, which Scott Davis takes on the chest. With some swift thinking, Scott Davis plays the ball forward to Alvaro Gomez. Alvaro Gomez knocks in a cross ball towards Diogo Ventura. Diogo Ventura heads the ball goalwards. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Diogo Ventura!
71.45
3-3Mauricio Goycochea advances with the ball. Mauricio Goycochea knocks in a cross ball towards Alvaro Gomez. Alvaro Gomez beats his man to it with a header. Harold Clark punches it away to safety.
72.35
Lance Wood sees Scott Davis in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Scott Davis makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Angelo De S. Amoroso. Angelo De S. Amoroso knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Harold Clark who gathers it comfortably.
75.38
Scott Davis takes a quick throw-in, lobbing the ball to the feet of Thomas Walker. Thomas Walker makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Alvaro Gomez. Alvaro Gomez knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Harold Clark who gathers it comfortably.
78.12
Mauricio Goycochea hits a low pass to Angelo De S. Amoroso. Angelo De S. Amoroso tries a spectacular long range effort. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Excellent save!
85.23
Bryan Myers knocks the ball to his team mate, Angel Korb. Angel Korb knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Joaquín Mejia.
87.54
Lance Wood knocks the ball forward to Jeff Myers. Jeff Myers threads a neat ball through to Alvaro Gomez. Alvaro Gomez sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It slams into the side netting. So close!!
90.00
Javier Pérez makes a simple pass to Angel Korb. Angel Korb knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
3
3
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
4
3
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
52.1%
47.9%
Play Area
23.3%
49.3%
27.4%
Scorers
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Diogo Ventura of San Jose Earthquakes |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Fabian Francescoli (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Joaquín Mejia (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Vicente Aragon (DEF) |  | 5 |
| 4. | Lance Wood (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Thomas Walker (MID) | 6 | |
| 6. | Mauricio Goycochea (MID) | 6 | |
| 7. | Scott Davis (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Jeff Myers (MID) | 6 | |
| 9. | Alvaro Gomez (ATT) |  | 8 |
| 10. | Angelo De S. Amoroso (ATT) | | 7 |
| 11. | Diogo Ventura (ATT) | | 9 |
| 12. | Sanchez Anderson (ATT) | 0 | |
| 13. | Henry Lewis (GK) | 0 | |
| 14. | Cristian Quiroga (GK) | 0 | |
| 1. | Harold Clark (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Chester Robinson (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Marcos Sosa (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Juan Cruz Flores (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Elmer Willis (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Gonzalo Hurtado (DEF) | 6 | |
| 7. | Javier Pérez (MID) | 8 | |
| 8. | Bryan Myers (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Angel Korb (ATT) | | 8 |
| 10. | Nelson Besler (ATT) | | 7 |
| 11. | Dave Hughes (ATT) | | 7 |
| 12. | Thomas Phillips (GK) | 0 | |
| 13. | Maurice Davis (ATT) | 0 | |
| 14. | Larry Scott (MID) | 0 | |