Another month, another series of results close to the actual thing. Both in Soccer Blast and real life, the sequence went T-L-W-W. Only the fifth and final match of the month turned out different, with the Earthquakes turning a real-life road loss into a tie. Ronald Cerritos had another big month with a hat trick and a total of four goals, and three different San Jose defenders found the back of the net. San Jose now stands at 11-4-4 with seven matches to go. In real life the Earthquakes were 10-4-5 at the end of July.
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July 4 at San Jose
San Jose Earthquakes 1, Miami Fusion 1
(actual: San Jose 1, Miami 1)
32′ goal Miami — Alex Pineda Chacon (Carlos Llamosa)
54′ goal San Jose — Zak Ibsen
Shots: San Jose 14, Miami 12
Shots on Goal: San Jose 6, Miami 5
Corner Kicks: San Jose 3, Miami 5
Cards: Ronnie Ekelund (SJ) 45′ yellow
A pretty evenly played match resulted in a draw, ending the Earthquakes’ seven-game winning streak. San Jose had its chances but could only notch an unlikely goal from defender Zak Ibsen to tie the match in the second half.
July 8 at Denver
Colorado Rapids 5, San Jose Earthquakes 1
(actual: Colorado 3, San Jose 1)
7′ goal Colorado — John Spencer (Imad Baba)
12′ goal Colorado — Chris Carrieri (Ritchie Kotschau)
26′ goal Colorado — John Spencer (Ritchie Kotschau)
41′ goal San Jose — Troy Dayak (Zak Ibsen)
59′ goal Colorado — Carlos Valderrama
69′ goal Colorado — Carlos Valderrama
Shots: San Jose 10, Colorado 13
Shots on Goal: San Jose 4, Colorado 8
Corner Kicks: San Jose 4, Colorado 1
Cards: Chris Dawes (COL) 37′ yellow; John Spencer (COL) 43′ yellow; Ronnie Ekelund (SJ) 58′ yellow; Junior Agogo (SJ) 68′ yellow
And then, the Earthquakes’ eight-game unbeaten streak came crashing to an end. Everything rolled the Rapids’ way. San Jose had thoughts of erasing a 3-1 halftime deficit, but Carlos Valderrama scored twice on direct free kicks to increase the margin.
July 14 at San Jose
San Jose Earthquakes 4, Tampa Bay Mutiny 1
(actual: San Jose 2, Tampa Bay 1)
31′ goal San Jose — Ronald Cerritos
65′ goal San Jose — own goal
66′ goal San Jose — Dwayne DeRosario (Ian Russell)
67′ goal Tampa Bay — Josh Keller (Steve Trittschuh)
71′ goal San Jose — Dwayne DeRosario
Shots: San Jose 20, Tampa Bay 4
Shots on Goal: San Jose 15, Tampa Bay 4
Corner Kicks: San Jose 1, Tampa Bay 1
Cards: Mamadou Diallo (TB) 1′ yellow; Wade Barrett (SJ) 46′ yellow
The Earthquakes bounced back nicely from their first loss in nearly two months, dominating Tampa Bay. Dwayne DeRosario scored his first two goals of the season during a seven-minute second-half blitz that saw four combined goals.
July 18 at San Jose
San Jose Earthquakes 4, D.C. United 2
(actual: San Jose 4, D.C. 0)
13′ goal D.C. — Jaime Moreno (Santino Quaranta)
14′ goal San Jose — Jeff Agoos
20′ goal San Jose — Ronald Cerritos (Jeff Agoos)
37′ goal San Jose — Ronald Cerritos (Ramiro Corrales)
73′ goal San Jose — Ronald Cerritos
81′ goal D.C. — Stephen Armstrong (Abdul Thompson Conteh)
Shots: San Jose 17, D.C. 12
Shots on Goal: San Jose 10, D.C. 5
Corner Kicks: San Jose 9, D.C. 2
Cards: Ian Russell (SJ) 21′ yellow; Abdul Thompson Conteh (D.C.) 54′ yellow; Ramiro Corrales (SJ) 78′ yellow
Another four-goal outburst featured Ronald Cerritos’ second hat trick of the season. Jeff Agoos added a goal and an assist.
July 21 at Columbus
San Jose Earthquakes 0, Columbus Crew 0
(actual: Columbus 2, San Jose 1)
Shots: San Jose 9, Columbus 13
Shots on Goal: San Jose 4, Columbus 5
Corner Kicks: San Jose 4, Columbus 3
Cards: Landon Donovan (SJ) 48′ yellow
Although the stats were fairly even and both teams had some quality chances, the Earthquakes felt lucky to escape Columbus with a point. This was the first scoreless draw of the season.
SEASON TOTALS
Season Goal Totals
12 Ronald Cerritos (1 PK)
9 Landon Donovan (4 PK)
6 Manny Lagos
2 Dwayne DeRosario
2 Richard Mulrooney
1 Jeff Agoos
1 Wade Barrett
1 Troy Dayak
1 Zak Ibsen
1 Ian Russell
Season Assist Totals
3 Richard Mulrooney
3 Ian Russell
2 Manny Lagos
1 Jeff Agoos
1 Wade Barrett
1 Ronald Cerritos
1 Ramiro Corrales
1 Troy Dayak
1 Dwayne DeRosario
1 Ronnie Ekelund
1 Zak Ibsen
| Through 19 games | Soccer Blast | Actual |
| Goals Scored | 38 goals (2.0 per game) | 32 goals (1.7 per game) |
| Goals Allowed | 25 goals (1.3 per game) | 20 goals (1.1 per game) |
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