2010 Charleston Battery season

The 2010 Charleston Battery season marked 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]

Charleston Battery
2010 season
OwnerTony Bakker
ManagerMichael Anhaeuser
USL Second Division1st place
U.S. Open CupQuarter-finals
USL Second Division PlayoffsChampions
Top goalscorerLeague: Neagle (13)
All: Neagle (14)
Highest home attendance4,236
Lowest home attendance797
Average home league attendance3,247

Preseason
Further information: 2010 Carolina Challenge Cup

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 FC0–0Charleston BatteryCharleston, South Carolina, USA
19:15 Report Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
March 17, 2010 Charleston Battery1–3Real Salt LakeCharleston, South Carolina, USA
17:00 Mayard  36' Report Findley  10'
Espindola  76', 90+1'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
March 20, 2010 D.C. United2–0Charleston BatteryCharleston, South Carolina, USA
19:15 Moreno  33', 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 Eagles2 - 3Charleston BatteryMatthews, North Carolina, USA
7:00 PM Bryant   40'
Page  45'
Ogunseye  78'		 Report Melia  18'
Mayard  24'
Zaher  32'
Coleman  80'		 Stadium: Restart Field
Attendance: 1,114
Referee: Abbas Pisan
April 24, 2010 Charleston Battery0 - 0Pittsburgh RiverhoundsDaniel Island, South Carolina, USA
7:30 PM Mayard  59'
Bermudez  77'
Woodbine  85'		 Report Salsi  10' Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 4,221
Referee: Eric Proctor
April 27, 2010 Real Maryland Monarchs0 - 1Charleston BatteryRockville, Maryland, USA
6:30 PM Sesay  19'
Paterson  48'
Noviello  89'		 Report Heinemann  60'
Heinemann  74'		 Stadium: Lester Stadium
Attendance: 300
Referee: Michael Donovan
May 1, 2010 Charleston Battery2 - 1Charlotte EaglesDaniel Island, South Carolina, USA
7:30 PM Armstrong  6'
Neagle  15'
Falvey  53'
Bermudez  90'		 Report Lemons  58' Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3,008
Referee: Mark Cleland
May 8, 2010 Charleston Battery3 - 1Harrisburg City IslandersDaniel Island, South Carolina, USA
7:30 PM Neagle  23'
Heinemann  28'
Zaher  42'
Mayard  44'
Neagle  80'
Mayard  85'		 Report Bixler  43'
Hotchkin  65'
Hanley  71'
Pelletier  75'
Petrasso  77'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3,226
Referee: Serdar Ertep
May 15, 2010 Charleston Battery2-1Pittsburgh RiverhoundsDaniel Island, South Carolina, USA
7:30 PM Woodbine  14'
Gueye  28'
Hinemann  78'
Prince  90'		 Rolko  19'
Deighton  68'
Katic  90'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 4,236
Referee: Alan Schectman
May 21, 2010 Pittsburgh Riverhounds3-4Charleston BatteryBridgeville, Pennsylvania, USA
7:00 PM Tobey  43'
Deighton  45'
Tobey  47'
Kuteny  57'
Weekes  59'		 Gueye  15'
Neagle  20'
Hinemann  24'
Neagle  57'
Hinemann  76'
Nunes  83'
Falvey  87'
Neagle  90'		 Stadium: Chartiers Valley High Stadium
Attendance: 962
Referee: Shawn Fitch
May 22, 2010 Harrisburg City Islanders2-1Charleston BatteryHarrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
7:00 PM Bixler  41'
Bloes  48'
Blixer  58'
Zimmerman  78'		 Neagle  37'
Prince  46'
Gueye  57'
Woodbine  73'
Jackson  78'
Hinemann  80'		 Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,657
Referee: Zach Rubinich
May 29, 2010 Charleston Battery2-2Real Maryland MonarchsDaniel Island, South Carolina, USA
7:30 PM Neagle  52'
Falvey  63'
Neagle  90'		 Trafford  6'
Hunter  41'
Bulow  90'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3,535
Referee: Daniel Burak
June 4, 2010 Charleston Battery1-1Harrisburg City IslandersDaniel Island, South Carolina, USA
7:30 PM Bermudez  36'
Neagle  57'
Gueye  63'		 Touray  42' Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3,324
Referee: Patrick Baker
June 5, 2010 Richmond Kickers3-1Charleston BatteryRichmond, Virginia, USA
7:00 PM Görres  40'
Elcock  58'
DosSantos  68'
Foglesong  70'
Foglesong  71'
Görres  78'
Delicate  89'		 Woodbine  75'
Gueye  81'
Marples  84'		 Stadium: University of Richmond Stadium
Attendance: 2,037
Referee: Corey Parmer
June 11, 2010 Charleston Battery4-1Richmond KickersDaniel Island, South Carolina, USA
7:30 PM Neagle  10'
Neagle  12'
Heinemann  74'
Nunes  86'
Coleman  89'
Nunes  90'		 DosSantos  33'
Görres  40'
Delicate  66'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3,937
Referee: Agostino Minasola
June 15, 2010, U.S. Open Cup Charleston Battery4-2CASL EliteDaniel Island, South Carolina, USA
1:00 PM Massie  7'
Coleman  12'
Prince  42'
Heinemann  68'		 Merritt  53'
Coggins  76'
Swinehart  80'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 797
Referee: Skye Arthur-Banning
June 22, 2010, U.S. Open Cup Charleston Battery2-1Carolina RailhawksDaniel Island, South Carolina, USA
1:00 PM Mayard  23'
Neagle  41'		 Richardson  16'
Shields  64'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 1,409
Referee: Mark Cleland
June 29, 2010, U.S. Open Cup Chicago Fire0-0 a.e.t. (0-3 PK)Charleston BatteryChicago, Illinois, USA
1:00 PM Nyarko  48'
Conde  70'
Watson  73'
Pappa  88'
McBride
Krol
Conde 		Armstrong  16'
Zahar  90'
Neagle
Zahar
Fuller 		Stadium: Toyota Park
Attendance: 2,526
Referee: Victor Hererra
July 3, 2010 Richmond Kickers2-0Charleston BatteryRichmond, Virginia, USA
1:00 PM Elcock  21'
Nsereko  51'
DosSantos  90'		 Marples  18' Stadium: University of Richmond Stadium
Attendance: 1,761
Referee: Kai Goodrich
July 6, 2010, U.S. Open Cup Columbus Crew3-0Charleston BatteryColumbus, Ohio, USA
7:00 PM Zayner  24'
Rentaria  38'
Lenhart  42'
Lenhart  70'
Gaven  87'		 Fuller  37'
Woodbine  64'		 Stadium: Crew Stadium
July 9, 2010 Charleston Battery1-0Richmond KickersDaniel Island, South Carolina, USA
7:30 PM Woodbine  41'  82',  48'
Armstrong  43'
Wilson  90'		 Foglesong  43'
Delicâte  90'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3,403
Referee: Abbas Piran
July 16, 2010 Charleston Battery1-0Real Maryland MonarchsDaniel Island, South Carolina, USA
7:30 PM Neagle  17' Bauer  3'
Raus  11'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 2,787
Referee: Alan Schectman
July 24, 2010 Harrisburg City Islanders2-3Charleston BatteryHarrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
7:00 PM Calvano  45'
Bixler  49'
Thayer  52'
Thayer  63'		 Neagle  6'
Mayard  20'
Neagle  42'
Heinemann  80'		 Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Attendance: 1,578
Referee: Zach Rubinich
July 25, 2010 Real Maryland Monarchs0-0Charleston BatteryRockville, Maryland, USA
6:30 PM Patterson  81' Bolton  73'
Woodbine  82'		 Stadium: Lester Stadium
Attendance: 123
Referee: Kai Goodrich
July 31, 2010 Charlotte Eagles2-2Charleston BatteryMatthews, North Carolina, USA
7:00 PM Herrera  46'
Herrera  54'		 Woodbine  70'
Neagle  73'
Neagle  74'
Lemons  90' (o.g.)		 Stadium: Restart Field
Attendance: 1262
Referee: Danny Thornberry
August 7, 2010 Pittsburgh Riverhounds2-1Charleston BatteryBridgeville, Pennsylvania, USA
7:00 PM Harada  12'
Gray  17'
Deighton  36'		 Fuller
Fuller  17'
Hinemann  56'
Wilson  71'		 Stadium: Chartiers Valley High Stadium
Attendance: 1,656
Referee: John Safar
August 14, 2010 Charleston Battery3-0Charlotte EaglesDaniel Island, South Carolina, USA
7:30 PM Neagle  37'
Fuller  38'
Hinemann  44'
Mayard  48'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 4,735
Referee: Skye Arthur Banning
August 28, 2010, USL-2 Championship match Charleston Battery2-1Richmond KickersDaniel Island, South Carolina, USA
6:00 PM Neagle  26'
Falvey  30'
Fuller  52'
Woodbine  79'
Neagle  83'		 Elcock  73'
Burke  83'
Yomby  83'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 4,523
Referee: Jose Carlos Rivero

Players

Current 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. Position Player
0 GK Ryan Cooper
1 GK Tim Melia (on loan from Real Salt Lake)
3 DF Colin Falvey
4 MF Lamar Neagle
5 DF Nigel Marples
6 MF Josh Bolton
7 DF O'Brian Woodbine
8 MF Mark Briggs
9 FW Tommy Heinemann
10 FW Amaury Nunes
12 DF Yeniel Bermudez
13 MF Kevin Jackson
14 MF Pierre-Rudolph Mayard (on loan from Montreal)
No. Position Player
15 MF Alioune Gueye
16 MF Stephen Armstrong
17 MF Jon Gruenewald
18 FW Patrick Tate
19 FW Levi Coleman
20 DF Mike Zaher
21 DF Brandon Massie
24 MF Zach Prince
25 MF John Wilson
30 GK Keith Wiggans

Staff

References
  1. "Charleston Battery". Charleston Battery. Archived from the original on 2010-01-30. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
  2. "playoffs". Charleston Battery. Archived from the original on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
  3. "awards". USL-2 league. Archived from the original on 2012-07-18. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
  4. "Charleston Battery". United Soccer Leagues (USL). Archived from the original on 2010-03-06. Retrieved 2010-05-28.
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