2012 Carolina RailHawks FC season

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.

Carolina RailHawks
2012 season
OwnerTraffic Sports USA
ManagerColin Clarke
StadiumWakeMed Soccer Park
NASL4th
Playoffssemi-finals
U.S. Open CupTBD

Review

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. Position Player Nation
0 MF Floyd Franks  United States
1 GK Akira Fitzgerald  United States
2 DF Greg Shields  Scotland
3 DF Kupono Low  United States
4 MF Tommy Drake  United States
5 MF Amir Lowery  United States
6 DF James Scott  Costa Rica
6 MF Konrad Warzycha  Poland
7 MF Austin da Luz  United States
8 MF Luke Sassano  United States
9 FW Jason Garey  United States
10 MF Mike Palacio  United States
11 MF Ty Shipalane  South Africa
12 GK Nicolas Platter  United States
13 FW Brian Ackley  United States
14 MF Nick Millington  Guyana
15 DF Austen King  United States
16 DF Jamie Finch  United States
17 DF Gale Agbossoumonde  Togo
18 GK Ray Burse  United States
20 MF Bréiner Ortiz  Colombia
21 FW Brian Shriver  United States
22 FW Zack Schilawski  United States
23 FW Nick Zimmerman  United States
24 DF Henry Kalungi  Uganda
25 DF Sam Stockley  England
26 MF Cory Elenio  United States
27 DF John Krause  United States
28 DF Jordan Graye  United States
30 MF Chris Nurse  Guyana
31 FW Matt Luzunaris  United States
32 DF Justin Willis  United States

Coaching staff

Competitions

Preseason
March 4, 2012 Preseason Carolina RailHawks 2 - 2 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)		 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Cary, North Carolina
Lowery 6'
Shriver 71'		 Report Tan 49'
Chiumiento 90'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

North American Soccer League
Further information: 2012 North American Soccer League season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
2 Tampa Bay Rowdies (C) 28 12 9 7 37 30 +7 45 Playoff semifinals
3 Puerto Rico Islanders 28 11 8 9 32 30 +2 41 Playoff quarterfinals
4 Carolina RailHawks 28 10 10 8 44 46 −2 40
5 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 28 9 9 10 40 46 −6 36
6 Minnesota United 28 8 11 9 34 33 +1 35
Source: NASL Standings
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) number of goals scored.
(C) Champion

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
28 10 10 8 44 46  −2 40 6 6 2 29 21  +8 4 4 6 15 25  −10

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

Match results
April 7, 2012 Match 1 Minnesota Stars 0 - 0 Carolina RailHawks Minneapolis, Minnesota
20:30 EDT Takada  73' Report Nurse  67' Stadium: Humphrey Metrodome
Attendance: 8,693
Referee: Terry Vaughn
April 14, 2012 Match 2 Carolina RailHawks 4 - 4 Atlanta Silverbacks Cary, North Carolina
19:30 EDT Palacio 2'
King  22'
Zimmerman 38', 74'
Paulini  44'
Lowery  61'
Shriver 90'
Ackley  90'
Nurse  90'		 Report Lancaster  26'
Navia 39', 80'
Cox 42'
Hunt  54'  77' 67'
Illyes  81'
Colaluca  90'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,683
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero
April 18, 2012 Match 3 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1 - 1 Carolina RailHawks St. Petersburg, Florida
19:30 EDT Yoshitake 70' Report Shriver 66' Stadium: Al Lang Stadium
Attendance: 2,288
Referee: Armando Villarreal
April 21, 2012 Match 4 Puerto Rico Islanders 3 - 1 Carolina RailHawks Bayamon, Puerto Rico
19:30 EDT Foley 27'

Martinez 30'

Addlery 55'		 Report Own goal 48' Stadium: Bayamon Soccer Complex
Attendance: 1,542
Referee: Jesus Lebron
April 28, 2012 Match 5 Carolina RailHawks 0 - 1 San Antonio Scorpions Cary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Harmse 82' Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,041
Referee: Andrew Chapin
May 2, 2012 Match 6 Carolina RailHawks 3 - 3 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Cary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Shriver 41'

Zimmerman 47'

Zimmerman 65'		 Laing 61'

Restrepo 67'

Anderson 77'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 2,718
Referee: Fotis Bazakos
May 6, 2012 Match 7 FC Edmonton 3 - 0 Carolina RailHawks Edmonton, Alberta
16:00 EDT Saiko 55'

Saiko 59'

Saiko 82'		 Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 1,120
Referee: David Barrie
May 12, 2012 Match 8 Minnesota Stars 2 - 1 Carolina RailHawks Blaine, Minnesota
20:30 EDT Walker 16' Venegas 53' Austin Da Luz 90' Stadium: NSC Stadium
Attendance: 2,168
May 19, 2012 Match 9 Carolina RailHawks 1 - 1 Puerto Rico Islanders Cary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Shriver 49' Fana 33' Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,020
Referee: Robert Sibiga
June 2, 2012 Match 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, 2012 Match 11 Carolina RailHawks 5 - 1 Minnesota Stars FC Cary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT King 24'
Lowery  25'
Zimmerman 41'
Shriver 53'
Schilawski 61'
Garey 90+4'		 Summary Bracalello 45+2'
Hlavaty  82'
Altman  82'
Davis  90'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 2,580
June 16, 2012 Match 12 Atlanta Silverbacks 0 - 2 Carolina RailHawks Chamblee, Georgia
19:30 EDT Navia  31' Summary Schilawski 44'
Agbossoumonde  45+2'
Ackley 86'		 Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Attendance: 6,000
June 23, 2012 Match 13 Carolina RailHawks 2 - 0 FC Edmonton Cary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Shipalane  7'
Zimmerman 34'
Ortiz 38'
Stockley  61'
Agbossoumonde  68'
Lowery  76'  77'		 Summary Lam  54'
Hamilton  85'
van Leerdam  88'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,600
June 30, 2012 Match 14 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 2 - 1 Carolina RailHawks Fort Lauderdale, Florida
19:30 EDT Anderson 5', 45+2'
Pecka  40'
Ramos  67'		 Summary Zimmerman 83' Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 3,506
July 3, 2012 Match 15 Carolina RailHawks 2 - 1 Atlanta Silverbacks Cary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Zimmerman 4', 50'  84' Summary Horth 15'
Robertson  64'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,475
July 7, 2012 Match 16 Carolina RailHawks 3 - 3 Fort Lauderdale Strikers Cary, North Carolina
19:10 EDT Palacio 13', 87'
Shipalane 90'		 Summary King 31'
Restrepo 33', 69'
Ståhl  40'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 2,713
July 21, 2012 Match 17 Carolina RailHawks 1 - 0 Minnesota Stars FC Cary, North Carolina
19:05 EDT Schilawski 10'
Lowery  60'
Low  72'  77'		 Summary Evan Sassano  69'
Bracalello  81'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,158
July 28, 2012 Match 18 San Antonio Scorpions 8 - 0 Carolina RailHawks San Antonio
19:30 EDT Janicki 5', 59'
Pablo Campos 15', 54' (pen.)
Bayona 61'
Wagner 65'		 Summary King  32'
Agbossoumonde  54'		 Stadium: Heroes Stadium
Attendance: 7,186
August 4, 2012 Match 19 Carolina RailHawks 3 - 3 Tampa Bay Rowdies Cary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT da Luz  21'
Zimmerman 43', 49'
Garey 52'
Stockley  59'		 Summary Hill 17'
Mulholland 86'
Yamada 90+2'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 5,002
August 11, 2012 Match 20 Fort Lauderdale Strikers 1 - 0 Carolina RailHawks Fort Lauderdale, Florida
19:30 EDT Herron 64' Summary Shipalane  85' Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 3,549
August 18, 2012 Match 21 Carolina RailHawks 3 - 2 FC Edmonton Cary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Zimmerman 30'
Lowery  33'
Schilawski 79'
Stockley  87'
Shipalane 90+1'		 Summary Craig 9'
West  59'
Porter 73'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 3,688
August 25, 2012 Match 22 Atlanta Silverbacks 0 - 1 Carolina RailHawks Chamblee, Georgia
19:30 EDT Burciaga, Jr.  19'
Navarro  26'		 Summary Agbossoumonde  29'
Lowery  55'
Ackley 66'		 Stadium: Atlanta Silverbacks Park
Attendance: 4,896
September 1, 2012 Match 23 Puerto Rico Islanders 1 - 3 Carolina RailHawks Bayamón, Puerto Rico
19:30 EDT Ramos 48'
Needham  66'  76'
Rivera  87'		 Summary Ackley 19'
Garey 36'  69'  79'
Zimmerman  45' 72'
Shields  48'		 Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Attendance: 1,375
September 8, 2012 Match 24 Carolina RailHawks 0 - 1 San Antonio Scorpions Cary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Shipalane  90' Summary Harmse  35'
Cunningham 84'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
September 12, 2012 Match 25 FC Edmonton 2 - 2 Carolina RailHawks Edmonton
20:05 EDT Porter 9', 49' Summary Zimmerman 5', 57'
Garey  31'		 Stadium: Clarke Stadium
Attendance: 1,251
September 16, 2012 Match 26 San Antonio Scorpions 1 - 2 Carolina RailHawks San Antonio
18:00 EDT Greenfield  41'
Pablo Campos 64'  64'		 Summary Agbossoumonde 42'
Shipalane 69'		 Stadium: Heroes Stadium
Attendance: 7,701
September 19, 2012 Match 27 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1 - 1 Carolina RailHawks St. Petersburg, Florida
19:30 EDT Arango 13'  22' Summary Shipalane 61' Stadium: Progress Energy Park
Attendance: 2,194
September 22, 2012 Match 28 Carolina RailHawks 0 - 0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Cary, North Carolina
19:00 EDT Summary Frimpong  68'
Hill  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 34'  71'
Ty Shipalane 52' 67'
Floyd Franks  86'		 Report Conor Shanosky  58'
Abe Thompson 61'
Lance Laing  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 78'
Amir Lowery  86'
Floyd Franks  89'		 Report Mike Ambersley 64'  90+'
Andres Arango  77'
Jeff Attinella  83'
Dan Antoniuk 85'		 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 14'
Ty Shipalane 18'
Gale Agbossoumonde  35'
Nick Zimmerman 86' (pen.)		 Report Shane Hill 40' (pen.)
Mike Ambersley 65'
Luke Mulholland 84'  90+'		 Stadium: Al Lang Stadium

Tampa Bay advances 5 - 4 on aggregate.

U.S. Open Cup
Further information: 2012 U.S. Open Cup
May 22, 2012 Second round Carolina RailHawks 6 - 0 PSA Elite Cary, North Carolina
19:07 PM EDT Shriver 7', 23', 40', 90'
Lowery 9'
Schilawski 41'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
May 29, 2012 Third round Carolina RailHawks 2 - 1 Los Angeles Galaxy Cary, North Carolina
19:07 PM EDT Shipalane 75'
Shriver 88'		 Noon 38' Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
June 5, 2012 Fourth round Carolina RailHawks 1 - 2 C.D. Chivas USA Cary, North Carolina
19:07 PM EDT Palacio 79' Agudelo 31'
Ángel 90+3' (pen.)		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park

See also

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