2012 Carolina RailHawks FC season

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Carolina RailHawks
2012 season
Owner Traffic Sports USA
Manager Colin Clarke
Stadium WakeMed Soccer Park
NASL 4th
Playoffssemi-finals
U.S. Open Cup TBD
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The 2012 Carolina RailHawks FC season was the sixth season of the club's existence. The RailHawks FC, played in the North American Soccer League, the second tier of the American soccer pyramid. The RailHawks are the defending NASL Regular Season Champions.

Contents

Review

Pre-season

April

The Carolina RailHawks opened the 2012 NASL season on the road April 7, playing the Minnesota Stars in the Metrodome. The game ended in a 0–0 draw, with both teams earning their first point of the season. [1] They returned home to WakeMed Soccer Park April 14, where they earned a 4–4 draw against the Atlanta Silverbacks. [2] The RailHawks traveled to the Tampa Bay Rowdies on April 18, where they earned another draw, this time 1–1. [3] Carolina ended the month of April with back-to-back losses, beginning with a 3–1 defeat away to the Puerto Rico Islanders. [4] On April 27 the RailHawks signed forward Zack Schilawski. Carolina concluded April with a 0–1 home loss to the San Antonio Scorpions. [5]

May

Carolina opened the month of May with a 3–3 draw at home against the Fort Lauderdale Strikers. This match saw Zack Schilawski make his first appearance for the RailHawks. [6] The RailHawks lost at FC Edmonton 3–0 on May 6 on a hat trick by Edmonton forward Shaun Saiko [7] followed by a 2–1 road loss to the Minnesota Stars on May 12. U.S. international prospect Gale Agbossoumonde made his RailHawks debut during the May 12 game at Minnesota after missing the first month of the regular season with a foot injury. [8] On May 18 the Carolina RailHawks announced the signing of midfielder Nick Millington and defender Jamie Finch. The RailHawks returned home on May 19 and earned a 1–1 draw against the Puerto Rico Islanders. [9]

May 22 marked the beginning of U.S. Open Cup play for the Carolina RailHawks. They earned a 6–0 win in their second-round game against USASA team PSA Elite. [10] The following week the RailHawks played host to the Los Angeles Galaxy of Major League Soccer in the third round of the Open Cup in front of a record home attendance of 7,939. After an early Galaxy goal, RailHawks forward Ty Shipalane scored an equalizer in the 75th minute, and Brian Shriver scored on a pass from Shipalane in the 88th minute to see the RailHawks earn a 2–1 win. [11]

June

Carolina earned their first league win of 2012 on June 2 with a 2–1 home victory over the Puerto Rico Islanders. Ty Shipalane scored in the 88th minute to give the RailHawks the go-ahead goal. [12] June 5 saw the end of the RailHawks’ 2012 U.S. Open Cup after a home defeat to MLS team Chivas USA. Juan Pablo Ángel converted a penalty kick in stoppage time to give Chivas the 2–1 win. [13] On June 9 the Railhawks scored a 5–1 victory over then NASL leading Minnesota Stars. Rookie defender Austen King scored his only goal of the 2012 season in the 24th minute. [14] Midfielder Chris Nurse returned to the RailHawks on June 14 after international duty, where he captained the Guyana National Team in CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying losses to Mexico and Costa Rica. [15] Carolina earned a 2–0 road win against the Atlanta Silverbacks on June 16. [16] The following week the RailHawks returned home and secured a 2–0 win over FC Edmonton, taking their league winning streak to four games. Bréiner Ortiz scored his first career goal for the RailHawks in the 38th minute on an assist from Schilawski. [17] The RailHawks ended the month of June in Fort Lauderdale, where they suffered a 2–1 loss to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers.

Club

Roster

No.PositionNationPlayer
0 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Floyd Franks
1 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Akira Fitzgerald
2 DF Flag of Scotland.svg  SCO Greg Shields
3 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Kupono Low
4 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Tommy Drake
5 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Amir Lowery
6 DF Flag of Costa Rica.svg  CRC James Scott
6 MF Flag of Poland.svg  POL Konrad Warzycha
7 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Austin da Luz
8 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Luke Sassano
9 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jason Garey
10 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Mike Palacio
11 MF Flag of South Africa.svg  RSA Ty Shipalane
12 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nicolas Platter
13 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brian Ackley
14 MF Flag of Guyana.svg  GUY Nick Millington
15 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Austen King
16 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jamie Finch
17 DF Flag of Togo (3-2).svg  TOG Gale Agbossoumonde
18 GK Flag of the United States.svg  USA Ray Burse
20 MF Flag of Colombia.svg  COL Bréiner Ortiz
21 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Brian Shriver
22 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Zack Schilawski
23 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Nick Zimmerman
24 DF Flag of Uganda.svg  UGA Henry Kalungi
25 DF Flag of England.svg  ENG Sam Stockley
26 MF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Cory Elenio
27 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA John Krause
28 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Jordan Graye
30 MF Flag of Guyana.svg  GUY Chris Nurse
31 FW Flag of the United States.svg  USA Matt Luzunaris
32 DF Flag of the United States.svg  USA Justin Willis

Coaching staff

Transfers

In

Out

Loan in

Loan out

Competitions

Preseason

March 4, 2012Preseason Carolina RailHawks 2 - 2 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Cary, North Carolina
Lowery Soccerball shade.svg6'
Shriver Soccerball shade.svg71'		 Report Tan Soccerball shade.svg49'
Chiumiento Soccerball shade.svg90'		Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

North American Soccer League

Standings

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
2 Tampa Bay Rowdies (C)2812973730+745 Playoff semifinals
3 Puerto Rico Islanders 2811893230+241 Playoff quarterfinals
4 Carolina RailHawks 28101084446−240
5 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2899104046−636
6 Minnesota United 2881193433+135
Source: NASL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champions

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
28101084446 −2406622921 +84461525 −10

Last updated: September 22, 2012.
Source: Match results

Match results

April 7, 2012Match 1 Minnesota Stars 0 - 0 Carolina RailHawks Minneapolis, Minnesota
20:30 EDT Takada Yellow card.svg 73' Report Nurse Yellow card.svg 67'Stadium: Humphrey Metrodome
Attendance: 8,693
Referee: Terry Vaughn
April 14, 2012Match 2 Carolina RailHawks 4 - 4 Atlanta Silverbacks Cary, North Carolina
19:30 EDT Palacio Soccerball shade.svg2'
King Yellow card.svg 22'
Zimmerman Soccerball shade.svg38', 74'
Paulini Yellow card.svg 44'
Lowery Yellow card.svg 61'
Shriver Soccerball shade.svg90'
Ackley Red card.svg 90'
Nurse Red card.svg 90'		 Report Lancaster Yellow card.svg 26'
Navia Soccerball shade.svg39', 80'
Cox Soccerball shade.svg42'
Hunt Yellow card.svg 54' Yellow-red card.svg 77'Soccerball shade.svg67'
Illyes Yellow card.svg 81'
Colaluca Red card.svg 90'		Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,683
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
April 18, 2012Match 3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1 - 1 Carolina RailHawks St. Petersburg, Florida
19:30 EDT Yoshitake Soccerball shade.svg70' Report Shriver Soccerball shade.svg66'Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 2,288
Referee: Armando Villarreal
April 21, 2012Match 4 Puerto Rico Islanders 3 - 1 Carolina RailHawks Bayamon, Puerto Rico
19:30 EDT Foley Soccerball shade.svg27'

Martinez Soccerball shade.svg30'

Addlery Soccerball shade.svg55'		 Report Own goal Soccerball shade.svg48'Stadium: Bayamon Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,542
Referee: Jesus Lebron
April 28, 2012Match 5 Carolina RailHawks 0 - 1 San Antonio Scorpions Cary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Harmse Soccerball shade.svg82'Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,041
Referee: Andrew Chapin
May 2, 2012Match 6 Carolina RailHawks 3 - 3 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Cary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Shriver Soccerball shade.svg41'

Zimmerman Soccerball shade.svg47'

Zimmerman Soccerball shade.svg65'		 Laing Soccerball shade.svg61'

Restrepo Soccerball shade.svg67'

Anderson Soccerball shade.svg77'		Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 2,718
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
May 6, 2012Match 7 FC Edmonton 3 - 0 Carolina RailHawks Edmonton, Alberta
16:00 EDT Saiko Soccerball shade.svg55'

Saiko Soccerball shade.svg59'

Saiko Soccerball shade.svg82'		 Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 1,120
Referee: David Barrie
May 12, 2012Match 8 Minnesota Stars 2 - 1 Carolina RailHawks Blaine, Minnesota
20:30 EDT Walker Soccerball shade.svg16' Venegas Soccerball shade.svg53' Austin Da Luz Soccerball shade.svg90'Stadium: NSC Stadium
Attendance: 2,168
May 19, 2012Match 9 Carolina RailHawks 1 - 1 Puerto Rico Islanders Cary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Shriver Soccerball shade.svg49' Fana Soccerball shade.svg33'Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,020
Referee: Robert Sibiga
June 2, 2012Match 10 Carolina RailHawks 2 - 1 Puerto Rico Islanders Cary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,020
Referee: Robert Sibiga
June 9, 2012Match 11 Carolina RailHawks 5 - 1 Minnesota Stars FC Cary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT King Soccerball shade.svg24'
Lowery Yellow card.svg 25'
Zimmerman Soccerball shade.svg41'
Shriver Soccerball shade.svg53'
Schilawski Soccerball shade.svg61'
Garey Soccerball shade.svg90+4'		 Summary Bracalello Soccerball shade.svg45+2'
Hlavaty Yellow card.svg 82'
Altman Yellow card.svg 82'
Davis Yellow card.svg 90'		Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 2,580
June 23, 2012Match 13 Carolina RailHawks 2 - 0 FC Edmonton Cary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Shipalane Yellow card.svg 7'
Zimmerman Soccerball shade.svg34'
Ortiz Soccerball shade.svg38'
Stockley Yellow card.svg 61'
Agbossoumonde Yellow card.svg 68'
Lowery Yellow card.svg 76' Yellow-red card.svg 77'		 Summary Lam Yellow card.svg 54'
Hamilton Yellow card.svg 85'
van Leerdam Yellow card.svg 88'		Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,600
July 21, 2012Match 17 Carolina RailHawks 1 - 0 Minnesota Stars FC Cary, North Carolina
19:05 EDT Schilawski Soccerball shade.svg10'
Lowery Yellow card.svg 60'
Low Yellow card.svg 72' Yellow-red card.svg 77'		 Summary Evan Sassano Yellow card.svg 69'
Bracalello Yellow card.svg 81'		Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,158
July 28, 2012Match 18 San Antonio Scorpions 8 - 0 Carolina RailHawks San Antonio
19:30 EDT Janicki Soccerball shade.svg5', 59'
Pablo Campos Soccerball shade.svg15', 54' (pen.)
Bayona Soccerball shade.svg61'
Wagner Soccerball shade.svg65'		 Summary King Red card.svg 32'
Agbossoumonde Yellow card.svg 54'		Stadium: Heroes Stadium
Attendance: 7,186
August 4, 2012Match 19 Carolina RailHawks 3 - 3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Cary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT da Luz Yellow card.svg 21'
Zimmerman Soccerball shade.svg43', 49'
Garey Soccerball shade.svg52'
Stockley Yellow card.svg 59'		 Summary Hill Soccerball shade.svg17'
Mulholland Soccerball shade.svg86'
Yamada Soccerball shade.svg90+2'		Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,002
August 18, 2012Match 21 Carolina RailHawks 3 - 2 FC Edmonton Cary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Zimmerman Soccerball shade.svg30'
Lowery Yellow card.svg 33'
Schilawski Soccerball shade.svg79'
Stockley Yellow card.svg 87'
Shipalane Soccerball shade.svg90+1'		 Summary Craig Soccerball shade.svg9'
West Yellow card.svg 59'
Porter Soccerball shade.svg73'		Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,688
September 1, 2012Match 23 Puerto Rico Islanders 1 - 3 Carolina RailHawks Bayamón, Puerto Rico
19:30 EDT Ramos Soccerball shade.svg48'
Needham Yellow card.svg 66' Yellow-red card.svg 76'
Rivera Yellow card.svg 87'		 Summary Ackley Soccerball shade.svg19'
Garey Soccerball shade.svg36'Yellow card.svg 69'Red card.svg 79'
Zimmerman Yellow card.svg 45'Soccerball shade.svg72'
Shields Yellow card.svg 48'		Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Attendance: 1,375
September 12, 2012Match 25 FC Edmonton 2 - 2 Carolina RailHawks Edmonton
20:05 EDT Porter Soccerball shade.svg9', 49' Summary Zimmerman Soccerball shade.svg5', 57'
Garey Yellow card.svg 31'		Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 1,251
September 22, 2012Match 28 Carolina RailHawks 0 - 0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Cary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Summary Frimpong Yellow card.svg 68'
Hill Yellow card.svg 90'		Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 7,310

Playoffs

September 29, 2012 (2012-09-29)QF Carolina RailHawks 3 - 1 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Cary, North Carolina
7:00 pm EDT Amir Lowery Soccerball shade.svg34'Yellow card.svg 71'
Ty Shipalane Soccerball shade.svg52'Soccerball shade.svg67'
Floyd Franks Yellow card.svg 86'		 Report Conor Shanosky Yellow card.svg 58'
Abe Thompson Soccerball shade.svg61'
Lance Laing Yellow card.svg 90+'		Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
October 6, 2012 (2012-10-06)SF - 1st Leg Carolina RailHawks 1 - 2 Tampa Bay Rowdies Cary, North Carolina
7:00 pm EDT Brian Shriver Soccerball shade.svg78'
Amir Lowery Yellow card.svg 86'
Floyd Franks Yellow card.svg 89'		 Report Mike Ambersley Soccerball shade.svg64'Yellow card.svg 90+'
Andres Arango Yellow card.svg 77'
Jeff Attinella Yellow card.svg 83'
Dan Antoniuk Soccerball shade.svg85'		Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,183
October 13, 2012 (2012-10-13)SF - 2nd Leg Tampa Bay Rowdies 3 - 3 Carolina RailHawks St. Petersburg, Florida
7:30 pm EDT Matt Luzunaris Soccerball shade.svg14'
Ty Shipalane Soccerball shade.svg18'
Gale Agbossoumonde Yellow card.svg 35'
Nick Zimmerman Soccerball shade.svg86' (pen.)		 Report Shane Hill Soccerball shade.svg40' (pen.)
Mike Ambersley Soccerball shade.svg65'
Luke Mulholland Soccerball shade.svg84'Yellow card.svg 90+'		Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

Tampa Bay advances 5 - 4 on aggregate.

U.S. Open Cup

May 22, 2012 Second round Carolina RailHawks Flag of North Carolina.svg 6 - 0 Flag of California.svg PSA Elite Cary, North Carolina
19:07 PM EDT Shriver Soccerball shade.svg7', 23', 40', 90'
Lowery Soccerball shade.svg9'
Schilawski Soccerball shade.svg41'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

Statistics

See also

References

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