Sat May 10 15:32:25 2008

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San Jose defender Ayres has successful surgery

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San Jose, CA (Sports Network) - San Jose Earthquakes defender Jay Ayres had successful surgery to repair a facial fracture on Thursday and is expected to be sidelined for eight weeks, the club announced Friday night.

Ayres and defender Ryan Cochrane were involved in a collision April 30 during a U.S. Open Cup game at Real Salt Lake. Both players sustained concussions and Ayres also suffered a facial fracture.

Ayres has appeared in one reserve game and one U.S. Open Cup game this season. He played 90 minutes in the 'Quakes reserves 2-1 victory over the Los Angeles Galaxy reserves on April 4.