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Ivan Ornelas

DC United 0–0 San Jose Earthquakes: A Mutual Missed Opportunity

Whether you watched the game kick off at 4:30 pm or 7:30 pm, chances are fans from the Bay Area had a similar reaction to this result as…

3 min readSep 10, 2023

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The San Jose Earthquakes players line up for a pre game press photo.

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Ivan Ornelas

San Jose Earthquakes and Oakland Roots Face Final Gauntlets

Even with the forgiving playoff structure in place for the top two leagues in the United States soccer system, finishing a season strong is…

3 min readSep 8, 2023

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San Jose Earthquakes and Oakland Roots Face Final Gauntlets

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Ivan Ornelas

San Jose Earthquakes 0–1 UANL Tigres: When Worlds Collide

The Leagues Cup has provided some great encounters between MLS and Liga MX clubs, and now it’s San Jose Earthquakes’s turn to experience…

4 min readAug 1, 2023

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Tigres players celebrate their decisive goal of the match

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Ivan Ornelas

Oakland Soul 3–1 SF Glens: Finishing the Season Strong

It’s not how you start, it’s how you finish. It seems harsh because the Soul got off to an incredible start in 2023. But it all came down…

3 min readJul 3, 2023

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Oakland Soul players embrace after a goal scored.

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Ivan Ornelas

Oakland Roots 0–2 Rio Grande Valley: No Gas, All Breaks

Gas Pedal by Bay Area legend Sage the Gemini played as the final minutes ticked before kick off and that’s the energy I wanted to see the…

4 min readJun 30, 2023

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The teams walk out from the locker rooms onto the field.

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Ivan Ornelas

San Jose Earthquakes 1–2 St. Louis City: Redemption Performance?

When Major League Soccer gets into the busy part of its schedule, you have to move like a shark: just keep swimming forward regardless of…

5 min readJun 26, 2023

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San Jose Earthquakes goalkeeper Daniel holds onto the ball

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Ivan Ornelas

Oakland Roots 0–0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds: Discovery of Depth

As the CONCACAF Gold Cup begins next weekend and other international qualifiers and competitions occur worldwide, both the Oakland Roots…

6 min readJun 19, 2023

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Oakland Roots fans wave their flags and cheer on their team as the game plays out.

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Ivan Ornelas

San Jose Earthquakes June Preview: Resharpening the Offense a Must

A double game week can be frustrating because of the fixture congestion and players battling fatigue and fitness, but it does expose some…

5 min readJun 4, 2023

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San Jose Earthquakes June Preview: Resharpening the Offense a Must

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Ivan Ornelas

Oakland Roots Close Out at Home, San Jose Earthquakes’ Struggles in Doing so Continue

Whenever both Oakland Roots and San Jose Earthquakes play at home on the same weekend, it makes me happy. Conflicted sure because I cannot…

4 min readMay 28, 2023

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Dariusz Formella of the Oakland Roots smiling

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Ivan Ornelas

San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 LAFC: Big Win Against the Defending Champions

The home of the San Francisco 49ers and future venue for the 2026 FIFA World Cup Levi’s Stadium was the setting as San Jose Earthquakes…

7 min readMay 7, 2023

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San Jose Earthquakes 2–1 LAFC: Big Win Against the Defending Champions

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Ivan Ornelas

Ivan Ornelas

Manchester United, Quakes, Roots, and Chivas fan. Primarily covering soccer, followed by other sports. Occasionally Writes about Reality TV and Games too.

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