The Earthquakes are 1-2-1 after the first four games of the season, just like they were in real life. A couple of results came out differently, however. Ronald Cerritos and Landon Donovan scored two goals apiece, accounting for four of the five Earthquake goals this month.
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April 7 at Los Angeles
LA Galaxy 2, San Jose Earthquakes 1
(actual: San Jose 3, LA 2)
6′ goal San Jose — Ronald Cerritos
20′ goal Los Angeles — Cobi Jones
78′ goal Los Angeles — Adam Frye (Ezra Hendrickson)
Shots: San Jose 8, Los Angeles 12
Shots on Goal: San Jose 5, Los Angeles 5
Corner Kicks: San Jose 1, Los Angeles 7
Cards: none
The Earthquakes got off to a good start when Ronald Cerritos had his first shot saved, but he knocked in the rebound for an early lead. The Galaxy tied it in the 20th minute, and eventually won it late. San Jose put a couple of shots on target late but couldn’t find the equalizer.
April 14 at San Jose
San Jose Earthquakes 1, Dallas Burn 0
(actual: Dallas 1, San Jose 0)
17′ goal San Jose — Ronald Cerritos (Ian Russell)
Shots: San Jose 19, Dallas 3
Shots on Goal: San Jose 8, Dallas 0
Corner Kicks: San Jose 10, Dallas 2
Cards: Troy Dayak (SJ) 93′ yellow
San Jose dominated, but only managed one goal despite a whole lot of chances. Dallas only got one shot off in the first 70 minutes.
April 21 at Miami
Miami Fusion 1, San Jose Earthquakes 0
(actual: Miami 2, San Jose 1)
76′ goal Miami — Leo Cullen (Chris Henderson)
Shots: San Jose 5, Miami 17
Shots on Goal: San Jose 2, Miami 9
Corner Kicks: San Jose 4, Miami 3
Cards: Ramiro Corrales (SJ) 35′ yellow; Landon Donovan (SJ) 46′ yellow
A little bit the opposite of the previous game, as Miami had control for much of this one. But, the Fusion couldn’t get on the board until the 76th minute off a corner kick.
April 28 at Kansas City
San Jose Earthquakes 3, Kansas City Wizards 3
(actual: San Jose 0, Kansas City 0)
5′ goal San Jose — Wade Barrett
19′ goal Kansas City – Mo Johnston (Mike Burns)
40′ goal San Jose — Landon Donovan (Ronnie Ekelund)
62′ goal San Jose — Landon Donovan (penalty kick)
80′ goal Kansas City — Chris Klein (Gary Glasgow)
86′ goal Kansas City — Mo Johnston (Chris Klein)
Shots: San Jose 12, Kansas City 12
Shots on Goal: San Jose 11, Kansas City 6
Corner Kicks: San Jose 5, Kansas City 2
Cards: Nick Garcia (KC) 75′ yellow
This one hurt, as the Earthquakes took a two-goal lead into the final 10 minutes only to see it end in a draw. Landon Donovan opened his scoring account as an Earthquake with a pair of goals in his first start.
SEASON TOTALS
Season Goal Totals
2 Ronald Cerritos
2 Landon Donovan
1 Wade Barrett
Season Assist Totals
1 Ronnie Ekelund
1 Ian Russell
| Soccer Blast | Actual | |
| Goals Scored | 5 (1.3 per game) | 4 (1.0 per game) |
| Goals Allowed | 6 (1.5 per game) | 5 (1.3 per game) |
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