2010 Carolina RailHawks FC season

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Carolina RailHawks FC
2010 season
ChairmanUnited States Brian Wellman
United States Selby Wellman
Canada Bob Young
ManagerScotland Martin Rennie
USSF Division 2NASL Conference Champions
U.S. Open CupSecond Round
Highest home attendance2,879
Lowest home attendance1,426
Average home league attendance2,241
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The 2010 Carolina Railhawks FC season was the fourth season of the franchise, which was played in the temporary USSF Division 2 Pro League.

Conference table[edit]

NASL Conference
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Carolina RailHawks FC 30 13 9 8 44 32 +12 47 Conference leader, qualified for playoffs
2 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 30 10 5 15 32 22 +10 45 Qualified for playoffs[a]
3 Montreal Impact 30 12 11 7 36 30 +6 43
4 Miami FC 30 7 11 12 37 49 −12 33
5 AC St. Louis 30 7 15 8 32 48 −16 29
6 Crystal Palace Baltimore 30 6 18 6 24 55 −31 24
  1. ^ The remaining six teams with the highest point totals, regardless of conference, also advance to the playoffs.

Players[edit]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player
0 GK United States USA Sean O'Connor
2 DF Scotland SCO Greg Shields
3 MF United States USA Kupono Low
4 DF United States USA Matt Bobo
5 MF United States USA Floyd Franks
6 MF United States USA Josh Gardner
7 FW Malta MLT Etienne Barbara
8 MF England ENG Matthew Watson
9 FW Sierra Leone SLE Sallieu Bundu
10 MF United States USA Brian Plotkin
11 MF United States USA Daniel Paladini
12 GK United States USA Nicolas Platter
No. Pos. Nation Player
13 DF United States USA Mark Schulte (captain)
14 DF United States USA Caleb Norkus
15 DF United States USA John Gilkerson
17 MF Zimbabwe ZIM Joseph Kabwe
18 MF Japan JPN Jun Marques Davidson
20 FW Guyana GUY Gregory Richardson
22 DF Iran IRN Ramak Safi
23 GK United States USA Eric Reed
24 DF United States USA Brad Rusin
25 DF United States USA Amir Lowery
33 FW Ukraine UKR Andriy Budnyi
FW The Gambia GAM Sainey Touray

Transfers[edit]

OUT

IN: Tommy Heinemann (loan from Charleston Battery, Sept-Oct 2010); Claudio Suárez (exhibition guest appearance 9/5/2010); Allan Russell (7/23/2010); Ty Shipalane (6/1/2010); David Hayes (5/12/2010)

Match results[edit]

  Win   Tie   Loss

Preseason[edit]

March 20, 2010 Carolina RailHawks FC North Carolina 1- 2 Massachusetts New England Revolution Cary, North Carolina, United States
7:00 PM Schulte 85' Safi Yellow card 90' Phelan 41' Schilawski 87' Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

USSF Division 2 Professional League Regular Season[edit]

April 10, 2010 Carolina RailHawks FC North Carolina 2- 0 Missouri AC St. Louis Cary, North Carolina, United States
7:00 PM Barbara 4', 25' Gardner Yellow card  75' Report Kante Yellow card  63' Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 2,013
May 1, 2010 Rochester Rhinos New York (state) 1- 1 North Carolina Carolina RailHawks FC Rochester, New York, United States
7:30 PM Roberts 9' J.Franks Yellow card Barbara 56' (p.k.) Lowery Yellow card Stadium: Marina Auto Stadium
Attendance: 7,124
Referee: Zachary Rubinich
May 14, 2010 Carolina RailHawks FC North Carolina 1- 2 Florida FC Tampa Bay Cary, North Carolina, United States
7:00 PM Richardson 43' Franks Yellow card 60' Donoho 61'

Wheeler Yellow card 79' 84'

Kljestan Yellow card 52'
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 2,641
May 30, 2010 Montreal Impact Quebec 0- 2 North Carolina Carolina RailHawks FC Montreal, Quebec, Canada
2:00 PM Pastel Yellow card 78' Barbara 20'

Barbara Yellow card 40'

Gardner Yellow card 76'

Budnyy 90'

Budnyy Yellow card 90'
Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 13,034
Referee: Alain Ruch
July 3, 2010 AC St. Louis Missouri 0- 2 North Carolina Carolina RailHawks FC Fenton, Missouri, United States
8:10 PM Traynor Yellow card 60' Kabwe 16' Yellow card 82'

Lowery Yellow card 45'

Gardner 62'
Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center
August 2, 2010 Carolina RailHawks FC North Carolina 2- 0 Quebec Montreal Impact Cary, North Carolina, United States
7:00 PM Gardner 45'

Elenio 87'

Schulte Yellow card 63'

Barbara Red card 90'
Leduc Yellow card 14'

Pizzolitto Yellow card 85'

Soares Yellow card 89'

Jordan Yellow card 90'

Braz Yellow card 90'
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

2010 U.S. Open Cup[edit]

First Round Second Round
      
USL-2 South Carolina Charleston Battery 4
USASA North Carolina CASL Elite 2
USL-2 South Carolina Charleston Battery 2
D-2 North Carolina Carolina RailHawks 1
D-2 North Carolina Carolina RailHawks 1
USL-2 North Carolina Charlotte Eagles 0

Playoffs[edit]

Quarterfinals[edit]

October 9, 2010 Carolina RailHawks FC North Carolina 4- 0 Minnesota NSC Minnesota Stars Cary, NC, United States
7:00 PM Paladini 64' Yellow card 65'

Gardner 71'

Lowery 84' Yellow card 56'

Kallman 87' (o.g.)

Heinemann Yellow card 38'
Arango Yellow card 37' Red card 38' Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

RailHawks advance 4-0 on aggregate

Semifinals[edit]

October 14, 2010 Montreal Impact Quebec 1- 0 North Carolina Carolina RailHawks FC Montreal, Quebec, Canada
7:30 PM Di Lorenzo 35'

Ribeiro Yellow card 23'

Billy Yellow card 56'
Davidson Yellow card 13'

Lowery Yellow card 44'

Paladini Yellow card 53'

Rusin Yellow card 84'
Stadium: Stade Saputo

RailHawks advance 2-1 on aggregate.

Mid-season friendlies[edit]

April 25, 2010 Carolina RailHawks FC North Carolina 1- 1 Mexico Mexico U-21 Cary, North Carolina, United States
7:00 PM Budnyy 45'

Gardner Yellow card 56'

Rusin Yellow card  66'

Hayes Yellow card 76'
Report Schulte 53'(o.g.)

Iazola Yellow card 36'

Trejo Yellow card 45'
Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
September 5, 2010 Carolina RailHawks FC North Carolina 3- 0 Mexico Pumas Morelos Cary, North Carolina, United States
5:00 PM Gardner 28'

Elenio 34'

Safi 84'

Davidson Yellow card 39'
Medina Yellow card 45' Santana Red card 90' Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park