GAME NOTES
San Jose Eathquakes (USA) v Toluca (Mexico)
Quarterfinals, 1st Leg
Santa Clara, California, USA – Buck Shaw Stadium
Tuesday – March 11, 2014
(First-ever CCL meeting)
• Won Group 5 on goal difference to advance to quarterfinals after all three teams finished level on 6 points each (Goal difference -San Jose Earthquakes, +2; Impact de Montreal, -1; Heredia, -1) •
Group 5 record: GP – 4; W – 2; D – 0; L – 2; GF – 4; GA – 2
• Group 5 results: 1-0 away loss v Impact de Montreal; 1-0 away loss v Heredia; 3-2 home win Impact de Montreal (Goals: Chris Wondolowski 21’, Marvin Chavez 58’, Shea Salinas 84’); 1-0 home win v Heredia (Goal: Chris Wondolowski 62’)
San Jose Earthquakes
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CCL appearances (1): 2013-14
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MLS champion (2): 2001, 2003
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Has not conceded a CCL goal in 202 minutes
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Scored no goals in first two Group 5 games and conceded none in last two
• While with the Houston Dynamo, Wondolowski scored against Mexico’s Pachuca in the first leg of the 2007 CONCACAF Champions Cup semifinals • Wondolowski was joint-top scorer at the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup with U.S. teammate Landon Donovan and Panama’s Gabriel Torres (5 goals each) •
Wondolowski was team’s top scorer in 2013 MLS play (11 goals)
• Steven Lenhart has 4 career CCL goals, all scored while as a member of the Columbus Crew (including 2 in a 2-2 draw v Toluca in the 2009-10 quarterfinals)…Chris Wondolowski has 3 career CCL goals, including 1 with the Houston Dynamo •
Won Group 6 to advance to quarterfinals (Toluca, 12 points; Comunicaciones, 6; Caledonia AIA, 0)
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Group 6 record: GP – 4; W – 4; D – 0; L – 0; GF – 15; GA – 4 … 1 of 2 teams to have a perfect group stage record (Cruz Azul)
• Group 6 results: 3-1 home win v Caledonia AIA (Goals: Edgar Benitez 24’, Miguel Almanza 30’, Raul Nava 61’); 2-1 away win v Comunicaciones (Goals: Raul Nava 16’, Juan Carlos Cacho 25’); 5-1 away win v Caledonia AIA (Goals: Raul Nava 17’, 67; Carlos Esquivel 28’; Edy Brambila 41’; Antonio Naelson Matias – Sinha 72’); 5-1 home win v Comunicaciones (Goals: Raul Nava 6’, 89’; Edgar Benitez 23’, 72’; Erbin Trejo 67’)
Toluca
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CCL appearances (3): 2009-10, 2010-11, 2013-14
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Best CCL finish: Semifinals (2009-10), eliminated by Pachuca, 2-1 on aggregate
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CONCACAF Champions Cup champion (2): 1968, 2003
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All-Time CCL record: GP – 22; W – 12; D – 4; L – 6; GF – 51; GA – 21
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All-Time CCL away record: GP – 11; W – 4; D – 2; L – 5; GF – 16; GA – 14
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All-Time CCL quarterfinal record: GP – 4; W – 1; D – 1; L – 2; GF – 5; GA – 6
• CCL quarterfinal results: (2009-10) v Columbus Crew, 2-2 away draw, 3-2 home win; (2010-11) v Monterrey, 1-0 home loss, 1-0 away loss •
All-Time CCL record v U.S. opposition: GP – 4; W – 2; D – 2; L – 0; GF – 9; GA – 6
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Raul Nava is 2013-14 CCL top scorer with 6 goals
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Winless in 7 straight CCL away games before winning pair of 2013-14 Group 6 road outings
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Conceded 1 goal or less in 7 straight CCL games
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All-Time leading CCL scorer: Hector Mancilla, Raul Nava (9 goals each)
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