San Jose Earthquakes - Inter Miami CF (Wednesday, 5/14) pre/in/postgame thread [R]

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  1. Quakes05

    Quakes05 Member+

    Oct 1, 2005
    birthplace of MLS
    Best I’ve seen the Quakes play in a long time. Can’t believe these people are chanting “Messi! Messi!” WTH seriously.
     
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  2. Goodsport

    Goodsport Moderator
    Staff Member

    May 18, 1999
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The final score is:


    [​IMG] 3 – 3 [​IMG]



    GO SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES!!! :(


    -G



    P.S. = Please don't post results of other soccer (including MLS) games and other sports' games in this thread until at least 24 hours after they've ended.
     
  3. Smurfquake

    Smurfquake Moderator

    Aug 8, 2000
    San Carlos, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Ha, Messi got a yellow for mouthing off to the ref after the final whistle.
     
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  4. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
    San Jose & Florence
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    #229 falvo, May 15, 2025
    Last edited: May 15, 2025
    What a game!

    This club just won the Wooden Spoon 5 months ago!

    Now we get a Point against the Pink Phony Club!

    Go Quakes!
     
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  5. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #230 xbhaskarx, May 15, 2025
    Last edited: May 15, 2025
    Messi walked back over to the ref and the ref told him to leave or he'd send him off lol Bruce actually helped usher him away

    Edit:
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  6. markmcf8

    markmcf8 Member+

    Oct 18, 1999
    Vancouver, WA, USA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    We should have awarded at least two PK’s. And there third goal should have been stopped for the take down of Harkes that sprung their attack.

    SHIT ref!!
     
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  7. SoccerMan94043

    SoccerMan94043 Member+

    May 29, 2003
    San Jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I didn't see a card officially delivered, just warned.
     
  8. Smurfquake

    Smurfquake Moderator

    Aug 8, 2000
    San Carlos, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I saw the ref with the yellow in the air as Messi was walking away (the first time).

    Edit - just went back and confirmed. Messi was discussing with the ref, and then while walking away, he was shaking hands with Espinosa and the ref is in the background, out of focus, with the yellow in the air.
     
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  9. TyffaneeSue

    TyffaneeSue moderator
    Staff Member

    Earthquakes and Bay FC
    United States
    Nov 15, 2003
    Upstairs
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Messi got a yellow and it was a decent touch to end the game that we would have won if they hadn't injured Chicho (or if our two previously injured players were in better shape)(or didn't miss what should have been the winning goal).
     
  10. Goodsport

    Goodsport Moderator
    Staff Member

    May 18, 1999
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    And hopefully the Earthquakes will continue gelling.


    I noticed that too, though I was heartened to then immediately hear the loud booing from the stands at those “Messi! Messi!” chanters. :thumbsup:

    Even Taylor Twellman mentioned it on air, praising the booers for reminding the chanters “who the home team is”. :cool:


    GO SAN JOSE EARTHQUAKES!!! :(


    -G
     
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  11. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
    San Jose & Florence
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    Yeah honestly, it’s getting old.

    Respect is ok but this is our home team!
     
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  12. davez

    davez Member+

    Aug 10, 2000
    Mountain View, CA
    I really don't like going to these games with Mega Stars, the slathering idol worship is obnoxious.
     
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  13. Goodsport

    Goodsport Moderator
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    May 18, 1999
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  14. JazzyJ

    JazzyJ BigSoccer Supporter

    Jun 25, 2003
    #239 JazzyJ, May 15, 2025
    Last edited: May 15, 2025
    Very entertaining, somewhat crazy, fairly even match. I thought Miami was going to score a winner late and I had resigned myself to a 4-3 loss. So I’m good with the tie. They were pretty dangerous in the box towards the end. You’ve got Messi, Alba, Busquets, Allende, and Segovia of whomever all tooling around there. They know how to score goals from those positions, so credit to our defense for hanging on. How many times was Messi dribbling across the top of the box to his left? I knew Allende would be a problem when I saw him starting at forward. He’s a really good player.

    Munie played pretty well. Floriani made me nervous but Rodrigues does also. Rodrigues’s shoulder didn’t look right. Another separated shoulder? IIRC he was goofing around with the ball when he should have just cleared it when his injury happened.

    Chicho was running a little funny from the start of the game I thought. Looked like he was slightly dragging a leg. If it’s another hammie he’ll be out for a while. Bummer.

    I guess if Chicho’s out that solves the Hernán problem. We either do 3-5-2 with Hernán as the CAM or he takes Bouda’s spot on the left and we stick with the 3-4-3 or they split time there on the left. Pellegrino is a big drop-off there so leave him on the bench.
     
  15. JazzyJ

    JazzyJ BigSoccer Supporter

    Jun 25, 2003
    What was Bruce doing way out on the other side of the field with Messi and the ref after the game? Was he fanboy-ing out? :) Trying to get an autograph? A shirt?
     
  16. Smurfquake

    Smurfquake Moderator

    Aug 8, 2000
    San Carlos, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Well, back when the schedule was announced, I thought there was no way Messi was going to fly across the country to play the reigning Wooden Spoon holders, but I was wrong. So props to Messi for showing up and playing 90. But he was also a whiny little turd to the ref even with the preposterous level of protection the ref gave him. One of our guys breathes hard on Messi, he goes down and gets the foul. One of our guys gets scissor tackled by two Miami players, play on. But Messi didn't get that one foul towards the end of the game, and he gets in the ref's face about it. I won't mind never seeing Messi in San Jose again.
     
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  17. markmcf8

    markmcf8 Member+

    Oct 18, 1999
    Vancouver, WA, USA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Bruce pulled Messi away fro the ref so that Messi wouldn’t get a red card.

    The ref was shit. He should have given us two PK’s in the first twenty minutes. Then later, they committed a handball in their box. The player’s arm was straight out. And they tripped Bouda in the box later. That was a real pile.

    Other than the ref, we played really well. Easily well enough to win. A lot of good play from a lot of our guys. Well done.

    F the ref!! :mad::mad:

    Go Quakesfans!!
     
  18. JazzyJ

    JazzyJ BigSoccer Supporter

    Jun 25, 2003
    Did he forget that he's the Quakes coach, and not Miami's coach? :confused:
     
  19. markmcf8

    markmcf8 Member+

    Oct 18, 1999
    Vancouver, WA, USA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Maybe he was trying to earn Brownie points with the league?
     
  20. JazzyJ

    JazzyJ BigSoccer Supporter

    Jun 25, 2003
    He's still in the negative maybe, still trying to dig himself out of a hole?

    Someone said that Messi would play because Apple is here, and I said nah - Apple probably doesn't even know there's an MLS team here. But that Apple "services VP" or something wanker guy did the first kick and something else. I guess maybe it was a factor. Don Graber was also here so maybe they had a little pow-wow with Apple.
     
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  21. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yes
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    Apparently Bruce kept it up even after getting Messi away from the ref...
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  22. bostero24

    bostero24 Member

    Jun 27, 2008
    sf
    I see a few comments somewhat negative about Messi and sideshow that is Inter Miami. So first, many of you bitch & moan through out the season about anything Messi/inter to the point of having its own thread. Then the complaining turns to "he won't play in PPP" so let's make money by selling my season tickets etc.
    He actually plays and the game turns out pretty entertaining.... imagine that. Welcome to america where you can have your cake, eat it, then complain about it. I can't imagine how many people would be on here complaining left & right how messi would have disrespected the Quakes by not playing blah blah blah...
     
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  23. falvo

    falvo Member+

    Mar 27, 2005
    San Jose & Florence
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    #248 falvo, May 15, 2025
    Last edited: May 15, 2025
    Sure, but those are two different issues.

    I saw Pele, Chinaglia and the Cosmos come to town when I was a kid but that doesn’t mean even then, I was rooting for them and against my team, the San Jose Earthquakes.

    I also saw Maradona and Napoli play an exhibition game against the UNAM Pumas at Spartan Stadium and he was booed off the pitch but no one cried because fans jeered Diego.

    I'm sure most local soccer fans are all happy to pay for and watch Messi play live in their own backyard as he was the greatest player in the world for the last 10-15 years.

    Both he and Beckham have brought a lot of exposure to our league and yes we are all grateful.

    Coming from someone who watched amateur teams and players in the late 80's and 90's in front of only a few hundred fans in high school stadiums, of course I'm very happy to see Messi play in San Jose.

    That however, doesn't mean our hometown fans should be rooting against their own team.

    MLS is probably the only league in the world where opposing players get an extra home game just because of one player.

    In many top or even bottom leagues around the world, it is very rare that visiting teams get so much support from their hometown fans.

    I mean none of us care that much that the LA Galaxy are last in the league.

    If anything, I think we are all relishing the fact that they are sucking now.

    I don’t want to see them fold because that would be a detriment to the league and the game.

    I was even sad to see Chivas USA fold.

    Regardless, I was hoping for a win last night but am glad we tied these guys.

    We were the last team in the league just last November and now we the mighty, big money and star-studded Miami team to a draw and most San Jose fans should be ecstatic.

    After a 3-game losing streak, the Quakes have now got their third consecutive positive result.

    This is something that I think most Quakes fans are or should be grateful for.

    Go Quakes! upload_2025-5-15_5-41-3.png :thumbsup:
     
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  24. Beerking

    Beerking Member+

    Nov 14, 2000
    Humboldt County
    The saddest part is that it was the loudest chant that ever came out of Paypal. Ever.
     
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  25. Beerking

    Beerking Member+

    Nov 14, 2000
    Humboldt County
    Thank you! :thumbsup:
     

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