2010 Charleston Battery season

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Charleston Battery
2010 season
Owner Tony Bakker
Manager Michael Anhaeuser
USL Second Division 1st place
U.S. Open Cup Quarter-finals
USL Second Division Playoffs Champions
Top goalscorerLeague: Neagle (13)
All: Neagle (14)
Highest home attendance4,236
Lowest home attendance797
Average home league attendance3,247
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The 2010 Charleston Battery season was the club's seventeenth year of professional soccer. The team played in the USL Second Division (USL-2), the third tier of the American soccer pyramid, having voluntarily self-relegated from the USL First Division at the end of the 2009 season. [1] Charleston played its home games at Blackbaud Stadium on Daniel Island. The team was coached by Michael Anhaeuser, in his sixth year as head coach, and was assisted by former Battery player Ian Fuller. The Battery finished the regular season in first place with a record of 11–4–5, 38 points, and hosted the USL-2 championship match at Blackbaud Stadium on August 28, 2010. Charleston finished the regular season without a home defeat. The Battery defeated the Richmond Kickers 2–1 to win their third league title. [2] Lamar Neagle led the USL-2 in scoring with 13 league goals and was named the league MVP. [3] Battery manager Mike Anhaeuser was named the league's manager of the year. [3]

Contents

Preseason

The Battery began their annual Carolina Challenge Cup tournament with a match against Major League Soccer side Toronto FC. The Battery played Toronto to a draw, and would go on to lose 1-3 to Real Salt Lake, and 0-2 to D.C. United.

Results
March 13, 2010 Toronto FC 0–0 Charleston Battery Charleston, South Carolina
19:15 Report Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
March 17, 2010 Charleston Battery 1–3 Real Salt Lake Charleston, South Carolina
17:00 Mayard Soccerball shade.svg36' Report Findley Soccerball shade.svg10'
Espindola Soccerball shade.svg76', 90+1'		Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
March 20, 2010 D.C. United 2–0 Charleston Battery Charleston, South Carolina
19:15 Moreno Soccerball shade.svg33', 45' (pen.) Report #1
Report #2 		Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium

Regular season

The Battery began the 2010 season with a road match at the Charlotte Eagles, winning 3–2.

April 17, 2010 Charlotte Eagles 2 - 3 Charleston Battery Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 PM Bryant Yellow card.svg  40'
Page Soccerball shade.svg45'
Ogunseye Soccerball shade.svg78'		 Report Melia Yellow card.svg 18'
Mayard Soccerball shade.svg24'
Zaher Soccerball shade.svg32'
Coleman Soccerball shade.svg80'		Stadium: Restart Field
Attendance: 1,114
Referee: Abbas Pisan
April 24, 2010 Charleston Battery 0 - 0 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Daniel Island, South Carolina
7:30 PM Mayard Yellow card.svg 59'
Bermudez Yellow card.svg 77'
Woodbine Yellow card.svg 85'		 Report Salsi Yellow card.svg 10'Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 4,221
Referee: Eric Proctor
April 27, 2010 Real Maryland Monarchs 0 - 1 Charleston Battery Rockville, Maryland
6:30 PM Sesay Yellow card.svg 19'
Paterson Yellow card.svg 48'
Noviello Red card.svg 89'		 Report Heinemann Soccerball shade.svg60'
Heinemann Yellow card.svg 74'		Stadium: Lester Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Michael Donovan
May 1, 2010 Charleston Battery 2 - 1 Charlotte Eagles Daniel Island, South Carolina
7:30 PM Armstrong Soccerball shade.svg6'
Neagle Soccerball shade.svg15'
Falvey Yellow card.svg 53'
Bermudez Yellow card.svg 90'		 Report Lemons Soccerball shade.svg58'Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3,008
Referee: Mark Cleland
May 8, 2010 Charleston Battery 3 - 1 Harrisburg City Islanders Daniel Island, South Carolina
7:30 PM Neagle Soccerball shade.svg23'
Heinemann Yellow card.svg 28'
Zaher Yellow card.svg 42'
Mayard Soccerball shade.svg44'
Neagle Yellow card.svg 80'
Mayard Soccerball shade.svg85'		 Report Bixler Yellow card.svg 43'
Hotchkin Soccerball shade.svg65'
Hanley Yellow card.svg 71'
Pelletier Yellow card.svg 75'
Petrasso Yellow card.svg 77'		Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3,226
Referee: Serdar Ertep
May 15, 2010 Charleston Battery 2-1 Pittsburgh Riverhounds Daniel Island, South Carolina
7:30 PM Woodbine Yellow card.svg 14'
Gueye Soccerball shade.svg28'
Hinemann Soccerball shade.svg78'
Prince Yellow card.svg 90'		 Rolko Yellow card.svg 19'
Deighton Soccerball shade.svg68'
Katic Yellow card.svg 90'		Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 4,236
Referee: Alan Schectman
May 21, 2010 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 3-4 Charleston Battery Bridgeville, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM Tobey Yellow card.svg 43'
Deighton Soccerball shade.svg45'
Tobey Soccerball shade.svg47'
Kuteny Yellow card.svg 57'
Weekes Soccerball shade.svg59'		 Gueye Yellow card.svg 15'
Neagle Soccerball shade.svg20'
Hinemann Soccerball shade.svg24'
Neagle Yellow card.svg 57'
Hinemann Yellow card.svg 76'
Nunes Soccerball shade.svg83'
Falvey Yellow card.svg 87'
Neagle Red card.svg 90'		Stadium: Chartiers Valley High Stadium
Attendance: 962
Referee: Shawn Fitch
May 22, 2010 Harrisburg City Islanders 2-1 Charleston Battery Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM Bixler Yellow card.svg 41'
Bloes Yellow card.svg 48'
Blixer Soccerball shade.svg58'
Zimmerman Soccerball shade.svg78'		 Neagle Yellow card.svg 37'
Prince Red card.svg 46'
Gueye Yellow card.svg 57'
Woodbine Yellow card.svg 73'
Jackson Soccerball shade.svg78'
Hinemann Yellow card.svg 80'		Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,657
Referee: Zach Rubinich
May 29, 2010 Charleston Battery 2-2 Real Maryland Monarchs Daniel Island, South Carolina
7:30 PM Neagle Soccerball shade.svg52'
Falvey Yellow card.svg 63'
Neagle Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Trafford Soccerball shade.svg6'
Hunter Soccerball shade.svg41'
Bulow Yellow card.svg 90'		Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3,535
Referee: Daniel Burak
June 4, 2010 Charleston Battery 1-1 Harrisburg City Islanders Daniel Island, South Carolina
7:30 PM Bermudez Yellow card.svg 36'
Neagle Soccerball shade.svg57'
Gueye Yellow card.svg 63'		 Touray Soccerball shade.svg42'Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3,324
Referee: Patrick Baker
June 5, 2010 Richmond Kickers 3-1 Charleston Battery Richmond, Virginia
7:00 PM Görres Yellow card.svg 40'
Elcock Soccerball shade.svg58'
Santos Yellow card.svg 68'
Foglesong Soccerball shade.svg70'
Foglesong Yellow card.svg 71'
Görres Soccerball shade.svg78'
Delicate Yellow card.svg 89'		 Woodbine Yellow card.svg 75'
Gueye Soccerball shade.svg81'
Marples Yellow card.svg 84'		Stadium: University of Richmond Stadium
Attendance: 2,037
Referee: Corey Parmer
June 11, 2010 Charleston Battery 4-1 Richmond Kickers Daniel Island, South Carolina
7:30 PM Neagle Soccerball shade.svg10'
Neagle Soccerball shade.svg12'
Heinemann Soccerball shade.svg74'
Nunes Yellow card.svg 86'
Coleman Yellow card.svg 89'
Nunes Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Santos Yellow card.svg 33'
Görres Yellow card.svg 40'
Delicate Soccerball shade.svg66'		Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3,937
Referee: Agostino Minasola
June 15, 2010, U.S. Open Cup Charleston Battery 4-2 CASL Elite Daniel Island, South Carolina
1:00 PM Massie Soccerball shade.svg7'
Coleman Soccerball shade.svg12'
Prince Soccerball shade.svg42'
Heinemann Soccerball shade.svg68'		 Merritt Soccerball shade.svg53'
Coggins Yellow card.svg 76'
Swinehart Soccerball shade.svg80'		Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 797
Referee: Skye Arthur-Banning
June 22, 2010, U.S. Open Cup Charleston Battery 2-1 Carolina Railhawks Daniel Island, South Carolina
1:00 PM Mayard Soccerball shade.svg23'
Neagle Soccerball shade.svg41'		 Richardson Yellow card.svg 16'
Shields Soccerball shade.svg64'		Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 1,409
Referee: Mark Cleland
June 29, 2010, U.S. Open Cup Chicago Fire 0-0 a.e.t. (0-3 PK) Charleston Battery Chicago, Illinois
1:00 PM Nyarko Yellow card.svg 48'
Conde Yellow card.svg 70'
Watson Yellow card.svg 73'
Pappa Yellow card.svg 88'
McBride Soccerball shade cross.svg
Krol Soccerball shade cross.svg
Conde Soccerball shade cross.svg		 Armstrong Yellow card.svg 16'
Zahar Yellow card.svg 90'
Neagle Soccerball shad check.svg
Zahar Soccerball shad check.svg
Fuller Soccerball shad check.svg		Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 2,526
Referee: Victor Hererra
July 3, 2010 Richmond Kickers 2-0 Charleston Battery Richmond, Virginia
1:00 PM Elcock Soccerball shade.svg21'
Nsereko Yellow card.svg 51'
Santos Soccerball shade.svg90'		 Marples Yellow card.svg 18'Stadium: University of Richmond Stadium
Attendance: 1,761
Referee: Kai Goodrich
July 6, 2010, U.S. Open Cup Columbus Crew 3-0 Charleston Battery Columbus, Ohio
7:00 PM Zayner Yellow card.svg 24'
Rentaria Soccerball shade.svg38'
Lenhart Yellow card.svg 42'
Lenhart Soccerball shade.svg70'
Gaven Soccerball shade.svg87'		 Fuller Yellow card.svg 37'
Woodbine Yellow card.svg 64'		Stadium: Crew Stadium
July 9, 2010 Charleston Battery 1-0 Richmond Kickers Daniel Island, South Carolina
7:30 PM Woodbine Yellow card.svg 41' Yellow-red card.svg 82', Soccerball shade.svg48'
Armstrong Yellow card.svg 43'
Wilson Red card.svg 90'		 Foglesong Yellow card.svg 43'
Delicâte Red card.svg 90'		Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3,403
Referee: Abbas Piran
July 16, 2010 Charleston Battery 1-0 Real Maryland Monarchs Daniel Island, South Carolina
7:30 PM Neagle Soccerball shade.svg17' Bauer Yellow card.svg 3'
Raus Yellow card.svg 11'		Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 2,787
Referee: Alan Schectman
July 24, 2010 Harrisburg City Islanders 2-3 Charleston Battery Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM Calvano Yellow card.svg 45'
Bixler Yellow card.svg 49'
Thayer Soccerball shade.svg52'
Thayer Soccerball shade.svg63'		 Neagle Soccerball shade.svg6'
Mayard Soccerball shade.svg20'
Neagle Yellow card.svg 42'
Heinemann Soccerball shade.svg80'		Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,578
Referee: Zach Rubinich
July 25, 2010 Real Maryland Monarchs 0-0 Charleston Battery Rockville, Maryland
6:30 PM Patterson Yellow card.svg 81' Bolton Yellow card.svg 73'
Woodbine Yellow card.svg 82'		Stadium: Lester Stadium
Attendance: 123
Referee: Kai Goodrich
July 31, 2010 Charlotte Eagles 2-2 Charleston Battery Matthews, North Carolina
7:00 PM Herrera Soccerball shade.svg46'
Herrera Soccerball shade.svg54'		 Woodbine Yellow card.svg 70'
Neagle Soccerball shade.svg73'
Neagle Yellow card.svg 74'
Lemons Soccerball shade.svg90' (o.g.)		Stadium: Restart Field
Attendance: 1262
Referee: Danny Thornberry
August 7, 2010 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 2-1 Charleston Battery Bridgeville, Pennsylvania
7:00 PM Harada Yellow card.svg 12'
Gray Soccerball shade.svg17'
Deighton Soccerball shade.svg36'		 Fuller Soccerball shade cross.svg
Fuller Yellow card.svg 17'
Hinemann Soccerball shade.svg56'
Wilson Yellow card.svg 71'		Stadium: Chartiers Valley High Stadium
Attendance: 1,656
Referee: John Safar
August 14, 2010 Charleston Battery 3-0 Charlotte Eagles Daniel Island, South Carolina
7:30 PM Neagle Soccerball shade.svg37'
Fuller Yellow card.svg 38'
Hinemann Soccerball shade.svg44'
Mayard Soccerball shade.svg48'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 4,735
Referee: Skye Arthur Banning
August 28, 2010, USL-2 Championship match Charleston Battery 2-1 Richmond Kickers Daniel Island, South Carolina
6:00 PM Neagle Soccerball shade.svg26'
Falvey Red card.svg 30'
Fuller Soccerball shade.svg52'
Woodbine Yellow card.svg 79'
Neagle Yellow card.svg 83'		 Elcock Soccerball shade.svg73'
Burke Yellow card.svg 83'
Yomby Yellow card.svg 83'		Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 4,523
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

Players

Roster

as of April 27, 2010 [4]

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

No.Pos.NationPlayer
0 GK Flag of Honduras.svg  HON Ryan Cooper
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tim Melia (on loan from Real Salt Lake)
3 DF Flag of Ireland.svg  IRL Colin Falvey
4 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Lamar Neagle
5 DF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Nigel Marples
6 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Josh Bolton
7 DF Flag of Jamaica.svg  JAM O'Brian Woodbine
8 MF Flag of England.svg  ENG Mark Briggs
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tommy Heinemann
10 FW Flag of Brazil.svg  BRA Amaury Nunes
12 DF Flag of Cuba.svg  CUB Yeniel Bermudez
13 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kevin Jackson
14 MF Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  CAN Pierre-Rudolph Mayard (on loan from Montreal Impact)
No.Pos.NationPlayer
15 MF Flag of Senegal.svg  SEN Alioune Gueye
16 MF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Stephen Armstrong
17 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jon Gruenewald
18 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Patrick Tate
19 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Levi Coleman
20 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mike Zaher
21 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brandon Massie
24 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Zach Prince
25 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA John Wilson
30 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Keith Wiggans

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