The busiest month of the season with six games turned out to be a fairly successful one, as the Earthquakes posted four wins, one loss and one tie (not far off the actual results of four wins and two ties). While in real life the Earthquakes’ ties came in the final two contests, here, the San Jose ended the month on a three-game winning streak, all by 2-1 scores. Landon Donovan and Manny Lagos both scored four goals in May.
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May 5 at San Jose
San Jose Earthquakes 6, New England Revolution 1
(actual: San Jose 3, New England 2)
20′ goal San Jose — Manny Lagos
26′ goal San Jose — Manny Lagos
43′ goal San Jose — Richard Mulrooney
44′ goal San Jose — Ronald Cerritos (Richard Mulrooney)
54′ goal San Jose — own goal
70′ goal New England — Leonel Alvarez (Matt Okoh)
72′ goal San Jose — Ronald Cerritos
Shots: San Jose 17, New England 11
Shots on Goal: San Jose 9, New England 5
Corner Kicks: San Jose 3, New England 8
Cards: Mauricio Wright (NE) 3′ yellow; Joe Franchino (NE) 19′ yellow; Wade Barrett (SJ) 50′ yellow; Leonel Alvarez (NE) 68′ yellow
The dice rolled in San Jose’s favor in a big way, with six goals, including two apiece from Manny Lagos and Ronald Cerritos.
May 12 at Washington, D.C.
San Jose Earthquakes 1, D.C. United 1
(actual: San Jose 3, D.C. 2)
14′ goal D.C. — own goal
96′ goal San Jose — Ian Russell (Troy Dayak)
Shots: San Jose 13, D.C. 8
Shots on Goal: San Jose 8, D.C. 4
Corner Kicks: San Jose 3, D.C. 2
Cards: Ian Russell (SJ) 5′ yellow; Jeff Agoos (SJ) 43′ yellow; Eddie Pope (D.C.) 87′ yellow
The Earthquakes had much better chances throughout, but an early own goal put them behind. San Jose missed several golden opportunities. On the final kick of the game, in the 96th minute, Ian Russell finally put one past the goalkeeper to earn the Earthquakes a point.
May 19 at San Jose
MetroStars 4, San Jose Earthquakes 1
(actual: San Jose 2, MetroStars 1)
4′ goal MetroStars — Orlando Perez (Clint Mathis)
6′ goal San Jose — Landon Donovan (penalty kick)
65′ goal MetroStars — Clint Mathis (Mike Petke)
79′ goal MetroStars — Tab Ramos
82′ goal MetroStars — Tim Howard
Shots: San Jose 15, MetroStars 11
Shots on Goal: San Jose 8, MetroStars 5
Corner Kicks: San Jose 4, MetroStars 1
Cards: Clint Mathis (MET) 3′ yellow; Petter Villegas (MET) 41′ yellow; Richie Williams (MET) 46′ yellow; Wade Barrett (SJ) 57′ yellow
Some times the dice go your way, as they did two games earlier against New England, and sometimes they don’t, as this home rout by the MetroStars indicated. How bad was it? After scoring a pair of second-half goals to go up 3-1, MetroStars goalkeeper Tim Howard got the ball and sent a booming punt downfield. With help from the wind and an out-of-place San Jose goalkeeper, Howard scored from the length of the field in an ultra-rare game scenario.
May 23 at Dallas
San Jose Earthquakes 2, Dallas Burn 1
(actual: San Jose 2, Dallas 0)
40′ goal San Jose — Landon Donovan
63′ goal San Jose — Richard Mulrooney (Manny Lagos)
65′ goal Dallas — Richard Farrer (Bobby Rhine)
Shots: San Jose 15, Dallas 9
Shots on Goal: San Jose 11, Dallas 5
Corner Kicks: San Jose 2, Dallas 3
Cards: Jeff Agoos (SJ) 2′ yellow; Richard Farrer (DAL) 56′ yellow; Manny Lagos (SJ) 68′ yellow
Despite putting 11 of 15 shots on goal, the Earthquakes could only get two past the Dallas goalkeeper. That would be enough, however, for the road victory.
May 26 at Chicago
San Jose Earthquakes 2, Chicago Fire 1
(actual: San Jose 1, Chicago 1)
14′ goal San Jose — Manny Lagos
51′ goal Chicago — Eric Wynalda (Diego Gutierrez)
53′ goal San Jose — Manny Lagos (Richard Mulrooney)
Shots: San Jose 8, Chicago 15
Shots on Goal: San Jose 6, Chicago 5
Corner Kicks: San Jose 2, Chicago 4
Cards: Chris Armas (CHI) 65′ yellow
Manny Lagos’ second brace of the month gave the Earthquakes another road victory. Two minutes after Chicago tied it, Richard Mulrooney had his shot saved, but Lagos scored on the rebound for what turned out to be the game-winner.
May 30 at San Jose
San Jose Earthquakes 2, Colorado Rapids 1
(actual: San Jose 1, Colorado 1)
12′ goal San Jose — Landon Donovan (penalty kick)
45′ goal San Jose — Landon Donovan (penalty kick)
79′ goal Colorado — John Spencer (Marcelo Balboa)
Shots: San Jose 8, Colorado 14
Shots on Goal: San Jose 5, Colorado 8
Corner Kicks: San Jose 1, Colorado 8
Cards: Jason Moore (COL) 11′ yellow; Troy Dayak (SJ) 28′ red; Jeff Agoos (SJ) 40′ yellow; Chris Martinez (COL) 44′ yellow; Ronald Cerritos (SJ) 59′ yellow
After Landon Donovan gave the Earthquakes a 1-0 lead via a penalty kick, San Jose went a man down in the 28th minute when Troy Dayak was sent off with a red card. Still, Donovan was able to draw and convert his second penalty kick just before halftime to send San Jose into the break with a 2-0 lead. The second half was all Colorado as they pushed forward with the advantage. The Rapids finally broke through in the 79th minute with a goal. A couple of spectacular saves by Joe Cannon in the final minutes preserved the San Jose win.
SEASON TOTALS
Season Goal Totals
6 Landon Donovan (4 PK)
4 Ronald Cerritos
4 Manny Lagos
2 Richard Mulrooney
1 Wade Barrett
1 Ian Russell
Season Assist Totals
2 Richard Mulrooney
1 Troy Dayak
1 Ronnie Ekelund
1 Manny Lagos
1 Ian Russell
| Through 10 games | Soccer Blast | Actual |
| Goals Scored | 19 (1.9 per game) | 16 (1.6 per game) |
| Goals Allowed | 15 (1.5 per game) | 11 (1.1 per game) |
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