Played
August 11, 2012 10:38 PM EDT
Buck Shaw Stadium — Santa Clara, California
Referee: B. Toledo
Attendance: 10744
August 11, 2012 10:38 PM EDT
Buck Shaw Stadium — Santa Clara, California
Referee: B. Toledo
Attendance: 10744
MLS Preview: San Jose Earthquakes - Seattle Sounders FC
The Sounders have a quick turnaround after losing the Open Cup final, taking on the league leader three days later.
By Zac Lee Rigg
Otto Greule Jr
| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
| San Jose Earthquakes (4-4-2): Busch; Beitashour, Bernardez, Hernandez, Morrow; Salinas, Baca, Cronin, Dawkins; Lenhart, Wondolowski. |
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OUT: MF Jean-Marc Alexandre (R knee MCL sprain); MF Joey Gjertsen (R knee surgery); DF Tim Ward (L non-specific soft tissue injury)
QUESTIONABLE: MF Marvin Chavez (L hamstring strain)
| Seattle Sounders FC (4-4-2): Gspurning; Johansson, Parke, Ianni, Burch; Rosales, Alonso, Evans, Caskey; Johnson, Montero. |
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OUT: FW Babayele Sodade (R knee ACL tear); FW David Estrada (L foot fracture)
| DID YOU KNOW? |
- San Jose tops MLS with 44 points. Seattle has 37, good for third in the Western Conference.
- The Earthquakes come into this match well rested, not having played in August. Seattle went 120 minutes and then to penalties as it lost the U.S. Open Cup final to Sporting Kansas City on Wednesday.
- Chris Wondolowski leads the league with 17 goals. He has scored 0.81 goals every 90 minutes. His goals and assists combined make up 49 percent of San Jose's total haul, the highest individual contribution in MLS.
- Eddie Johnson, who missed the decisive penalty in the U.S. Open Cup final, leads the league with seven headed goals. Tied for second are Wondolowski and Alan Gordon.
- San Jose forward Alan Gordon is suspended for this match.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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San Jose Earthquakes 2-1 Seattle Sounders FC
- 28.57 %
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San Jose Earthquakes 1-2 Seattle Sounders FC
- 28.57 %
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San Jose Earthquakes 1-3 Seattle Sounders FC
- 21.43 %
| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | May 11, 2013 | Seattle Sounders FC 4 - San Jose Earthquakes 0 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Mar 23, 2013 | San Jose Earthquakes 1 - Seattle Sounders FC 0 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Sep 22, 2012 | Seattle Sounders FC 1 - San Jose Earthquakes 2 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Aug 11, 2012 | San Jose Earthquakes 2 - Seattle Sounders FC 1 |
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| USA - Major League Soccer (MLS) | Mar 31, 2012 | Seattle Sounders FC 0 - San Jose Earthquakes 1 |
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San Jose Earthquakes
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| May 18, 2013 | San Jose Earthquakes 1 - Colorado Rapids 1 | MLS |
| May 11, 2013 | Seattle Sounders FC 4 - San Jose Earthquakes 0 | MLS |
| May 8, 2013 | San Jose Earthquakes 2 - Toronto FC 1 | MLS |
| May 4, 2013 | San Jose Earthquakes 2 - Montreal Impact 2 | MLS |
| Apr 27, 2013 | Chivas USA 2 - San Jose Earthquakes 2 | MLS |
Seattle Sounders FC
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| May 18, 2013 | Seattle Sounders FC 4 - FC Dallas 2 | MLS |
| May 11, 2013 | Seattle Sounders FC 4 - San Jose Earthquakes 0 | MLS |
| May 8, 2013 | Sporting Kansas City 0 - Seattle Sounders FC 1 | MLS |
| May 4, 2013 | Philadelphia Union 2 - Seattle Sounders FC 2 | MLS |
| Apr 20, 2013 | Colorado Rapids 0 - Seattle Sounders FC 1 | MLS |
| 18 | Jon Busch | Goalkeeper |
| 15 | Justin Morrow | Defender |
| 21 | Jason Hernandez | Defender |
| 26 | V. Bernárdez | Defender |
| 33 | Steven Beitashour | Defender |
| 4 | Sam Cronin | Midfielder |
| 30 | Rafael Baca | Midfielder |
| 81 | Marvin Chávez | Midfielder |
| 8 | Chris Wondolowski | Striker |
| - | Simon Dawkins | Striker |
| 16 | Steven Lenhart | Striker |
| 1 | David Bingham | Goalkeeper |
| 12 | Ramiro Corrales | Defender |
| 24 | Jed Zayner | Defender |
| 3 | Ike Opara | Defender |
| - | Khari Stephenson | Midfielder |
| 11 | Mehdi Ballouchy | Midfielder |
| 6 | Shea Salinas | Midfielder |
| 1 | Michael Gspurning | Goalkeeper |
| 5 | Adam Johansson | Defender |
| 8 | Marc Burch | Defender |
| 20 | Zach Scott | Defender |
| 31 | Jeff Parke | Defender |
| 3 | Brad Evans | Midfielder |
| 6 | Osvaldo Alonso | Midfielder |
| 25 | Andy Rose | Midfielder |
| 14 | Alex Caskey | Midfielder |
| 8 | Christian Tiffert | Midfielder |
| 26 | Samuel Ochoa | Striker |
| - | Andrew Weber | Goalkeeper |
| 4 | Patrick Ianni | Defender |
| 12 | Leonardo González | Defender |
| 10 | Mauro Rosales | Striker |
| 7 | Eddie Johnson | Striker |
| - | Cordell Cato | Striker |
| 17 | Fredy Montero | Striker |
| Steven Lenhart | |
| Position: | Striker |
| Squad Number: | 16 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Eddie Johnson | |
| Position: | Striker |
| Squad Number: | 7 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
Results
Times In EST
Live
Final
scheduled
Suspended
Cancelled
Postponed
Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Jack McInerney Striker Philadelphia Union |
8 | 0 |
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Mike Magee Midfielder LA Galaxy |
6 | 1 |
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Claudio Bieler Striker Sporting KC |
6 | 1 |
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Marco Di Vaio Striker Montreal Impact |
6 | 0 |
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Robert Earnshaw Striker Toronto FC |
5 | 2 |
