The West Coast Earthquakes Avalanche 09 boys took on Ballistic United 09 boys on Saturday, September 7 at Christensen Field in Livermore.  The first half was played with a lot of possession and outstanding defense by the Earthquakes but Ballistic capitalized on an Earthquake pass earning the first and only goal in the first half.  The Earthquakes came out in the second half strong and determined.  They won a corner kick and Connor Giuliacci dribbled thru the ballistic defender and delivered the ball in front of the goal to Marcus Malogan who tapped one in for Earthquakes 1st goal.  The next goal came from a midfield cross again from Connor Giuliacci to Yusif Khalil who blasted a nice shot in past the goalie from the outside.  Then minutes before the whistle Santiago Gomez made a fantastic pass up to Austin who was already sprinting toward the goal and with momentum kicked in the 3rd and final goal leaving ballistics defeated 3-1. This was a great win for Earthquakes season opener.