Quakes Reserves fall 3-1 to Rapids Reserves
The Earthquakes opened the scoring with a Matt Hatzke strike in the opening 15 minutes of the game. Hatzke picked up a pass from Ned Grabavoy on the left side of the penalty box and ripped a shot to the near post. Rapids goalkeeper Preston Burpo dove to his right, but could not make the save.
Colorado answered back in the 25th minute with a strike from Herculez Gomez. Jacob Peterson crossed the ball for Gomez and he found the back of the net.
The Rapids went down a man in the 27th minute. Jose Burciaga Jr. made a hard tackle on Quakes midfielder Luciano Fusco. The referee immediately showed Burciaga Jr. a red card.
Shea Salinas nearly put San Jose back in front early in the second half. He made a nice run past a defender into the box, but his shot from a tight angle was blocked by Burpo.
The Rapids grabbed the lead nine minutes into the second half with Gomez again right in the middle of the action. He fired a shot off the post that bounced directly out to Nico Colaluca. Colaluca knocked the rebound into the far post for a 2-1 Rapids advantage.
The Rapids extended their lead 3-1 in the 65th minute when Gomez shot from the right side past Benton.
Colorado had a number of chances to extend the lead, but the ball found the post three times. The Quakes fall to 1-4-1 in reserve league play, while the Rapids improve to 2-2-2.
Colorado Rapids Reserves (2-2-2) vs. San Jose Earthquakes (1-4-1)
July 12, 2008 - Buck Shaw Stadium at Santa Clara University
Attendance: 115
Scoring Summary: SJ - Matt Hatzke (Ned Grabavoy) 12; Col - Herculez Gomez (Jacob Peterson) 25; COL - Nico Colaluca (Unassisted) 54. COL - Herculez Gomez (Unassisted) 65.
Misconduct Summary: COL - Jose Burciaga (Ejection) 34; SJ - Amir Lowery (Caution) 36; SJ - Jovan Kirovski (Caution) 63; SJ - Ned Grabavoy (Caution); COL - Jordan Harvey (Caution) 75.
Colorado Rapids - GK Preston Burpo, D Jose Burciaga, D Jordan Harvey, D Stephen Keel, D Mike Petke, M Nico Colaluca, M John DiRaimondo (Ciaran O'Brien 46), M Brian Grazier (Cesar Zambrano 83), M Kosuke Kimura (Tim Ward 83), F Herculez Gomez, F Jacob Peterson.
Subs not used: Chris Sharpe, Brandon Tucker
San Jose Earthquakes - GK Dan Benton, D Adam Smarte, D Jamil Roberts, D Jay Ayres, D Amir Lowery (Hugo Miguel Sousa 73), M Shea Salinas, M Ned Grabavoy, M Luciano Fusco (Yuri Morales 46), M Matt Hatzke, F Jovan Kirovski, F John Cunliffe.
Subs not used: Michael Gustavson
