The Earthquakes will have a break from MLS action with Saturday's friendly against C.F. Pachuca, but the club has a rich competitive history with Los Tuzos that stems from a memorable CONCACAF Champions League Quarterfinal bout in 2002.
Saturday will be the first match between the two club’s since San Jose’s 1-0 CCL home leg win on April 24, 2002 at Spartan Stadium.
San Jose entered the home leg of the CCL Quarterfinals needing three goals to advance on aggregate after falling 3-0 in the first leg at Estadio Hidalgo. Frank Yallop’s side jumped out of the gates firing, outshooting Pachuca 21-4 through the full 90 minutes and 18-0 in the final 45 minutes.