2015 Richmond Kickers season

The 2015 Richmond Kickers season is the club's twenty-third season of existence. It is also the Kickers' eighth-consecutive year in the third-tier of American soccer, playing in the United Soccer League for their fourth season.

Richmond Kickers
2015 season
OwnerRKYSC
Head CoachLeigh Cowlishaw
StadiumCity Stadium
USLTBD
USL PlayoffsTBD
U.S. Open CupTBD
Top goalscorerLeague: Matthew Delicâte (6)
All: Jason Yeisley (8)
Highest home attendance5,957
(Aug. 29 vs. Charleston Battery)
Lowest home attendanceLeague: 1,632
(Apr. 10 vs. Wilmington)
All: 1,104
(May 20 vs. Virginia Beach)
Average home league attendanceLeague: 3,747
All: 2,880

First team squad

As of 31 May 2015[1]

First team roster
No. Position Player Nation
0 Goalkeeper Andrew Romig  United States
1 Goalkeeper Ryan Taylor  United States
2 Defender Yomby William  Cameroon
3 Defender Stephen Basso  United States
4 Midfielder Fred Owusu Sekyere  Ghana
5 Midfielder Michael Callahan  United States
7 Midfielder Matthew Delicâte  England
8 Defender Hugh Roberts  United States
11 Forward George Davis IV  United States
12 Midfielder Chris Durkin  United States
14 Midfielder Yudai Imura  Japan
15 Forward Thomas Eli Garner  United States
16 Midfielder Ricky Burke  Scotland
17 Forward Jason Yeisley  United States
18 Defender Alex Lee  Guam
20 Defender Jalen Robinson (on loan from D.C. United)  United States
21 Midfielder Nathan Shiffman  United States
22 Midfielder Brian Ownby  United States
23 Defender Sascha Görres  Germany
24 Midfielder Miguel Aguilar (on loan from D.C. United)  United States
27 Midfielder Collin Martin (on loan from D.C. United)  United States
28 Midfielder Samuel Asante  Ghana
31 Defender Braeden Troyer  United States
34 Midfielder Luke Mishu (on loan from D.C. United)  United States
36 Goalkeeper Jake Gelnovatch  United States
40 Midfielder Houston Oldham  United States
48 Goalkeeper Travis Worra (on loan from D.C. United)  United States

Goalscorers

Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted alphabetically by surname when total goals are equal.

Correct as of match played on 30 May 2015
No. Nat. Player Pos. League Lamar Hunt Open Cup TOTAL
7Matthew DelicâteFW505
22Brian OwnbyMF415
11George Davis IVMF415
7Jason YeisleyFW325
15Eli GarnerFW202
20Jalen RobinsonMF101
21Nate ShiffmanMF011
Own Goals000
Totals19524

Non-competitive

Preseason
February 28 Richmond KickersCancelledVirginia CavaliersBensley, Virginia
6:00 p.m. ET Report Stadium: Ukrop Park
Note: Cancelled due to inclement weather.
March 1 Richmond Kickers0–0Georgetown HoyasBensley, Virginia
5:00 p.m. ET Stadium: Ukrop Park
March 5 Richmond KickersCancelledJames Madison DukesBensley, Virginia
7:30 p.m. ET Report Stadium: Ukrop Park
Note: Postponed due to severe weather
March 8 Richmond Kickers1–0Navy MidshipmenBensley, Virginia
5:00 p.m. ET Garner  43' Stadium: Ukrop Park
March 15 Richmond Kickers3–0Longwood LancersBensley, Virginia
5:00 p.m. ET Delicâte  16'
Yeisley  29' (pen.)
Sekyere  56'		 Stadium: Ukrop Park
March 18 Richmond Kickers1–0William & Mary TribeRichmond, Virginia
7:00 p.m. ET Stadium: City Stadium
March 22 Richmond Kickers1–0VCU RamsRichmond, Virginia
5:00 p.m. ET Davis IV  19' (pen.) Stadium: City Stadium

Midseason exhibitions
July 19 Richmond Kickers 1–2 West Bromwich AlbionRichmond, Virginia
ET Summary Stadium: City Stadium

Competitive

USL
Main article: 2015 USL season

Table
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Rochester Rhinos (C, X) 28 17 10 1 40 15 +25 61 Conference Semi-finals
2 Louisville City FC 28 14 6 8 55 34 +21 48
3 Charleston Battery 28 12 10 6 43 28 +15 46 First round
4 New York Red Bulls II 28 12 6 10 46 45 +1 42
5 Pittsburgh Riverhounds 28 11 8 9 53 42 +11 41
6 Richmond Kickers 28 10 11 7 41 35 +6 41
7 Charlotte Independence 28 10 10 8 38 35 +3 40
8 Harrisburg City Islanders 28 11 6 11 49 53 −4 39
9 Saint Louis FC 28 8 9 11 30 40 −10 33
10 FC Montreal 28 8 4 16 32 46 −14 28
11 Toronto FC II 28 6 5 17 26 52 −26 23
12 Wilmington Hammerheads 28 3 10 15 22 42 −20 19
Source: 2015 USL schedule
Rules for classification: 1) head-to-head; 2) total wins; 3) total goal differential; 4) total goals scored; 5) disciplinary points; 6) away goals scored; 7) away goal differential; 8) home goals scored; 9) home goal differential; 10) coin toss or drawing of lots
(C) Champion; (X) Regular Season League Champion.

Results
March 28 1Wilmington Hammerheads2–2Richmond KickersWilmington, North Carolina
7:00 p.m. ET Cole  9'
Heaney  18'
Parratt  70'
Godelman  83'		 Report Sekyere  23'
Robinson  41'
Delicâte  55'		 Stadium: Legion Stadium
Attendance: 1,789
April 4 2Richmond Kickers1–1Louisville CityRichmond, Virginia
5:00 p.m. ET Callahan  20'
Yomby  33'
Robinson  34'
Delicâte  51'
Davis IV  82'		 Report Shanosky  4'
King  35'
Burke  70'
King  78'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 4,683
Referee: Matthew Franz
April 10 3Richmond Kickers3–0Wilmington HammerheadsRichmond, Virginia
7:00 p.m. ET Yeisley  4', 25'
Asante  52'
Garner  90'		 Report Campbell  41'
Ackley  60'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 1,632
Referee: Charles Carson
April 18 4Richmond Kickers3–0Charlotte IndependenceRichmond, Virginia
7:00 p.m. ET Davis IV  43' (pen.),  54',  74' (pen.) Report
Box Score		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 3,533
Referee: Mark Gorak
April 22 5New York Red Bulls II0–1Richmond KickersHarrison, New Jersey
7:30 p.m. ET Lade  84' Report Ownby  50' (pen.)
Aguilar  70'
Callahan  76'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Referee: Jaime Herrera
April 25 6FC Montreal0–1Richmond KickersMontreal, Quebec
2:30 p.m. ET Alexander  71'
Temguia  74'		 Report Delicâte  30'
Sekyere  49'
Ownby  90'		 Stadium: Saputo Stadium Turf Field
Attendance: 265
Referee: Francis Latulippe
May 2 7Richmond Kickers2–2Charleston BatteryRichmond, Virginia
7:00 p.m. ET Ownby  32'
Delicâte  79'		 Report Prince  48'
Garbanzo  49'
Woodbine  90'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 3,163
Referee: Matthew Kreitzer
May 8 8Charlotte Independence3–0Richmond KickersRock Hill, South Carolina
7:30 p.m. ET Finley  25'
Slogic  47'
Hairston  50'		 Report Lee  41' Stadium: Eagle Field
Attendance: 2,177
Referee: Doug Hartemann
May 16 9Pittsburgh Riverhounds1–1Richmond KickersPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. ET Arena  55'
Okai  67'
Moloto  90+'		 Report Ownby  24',  85'
Jeffrey  90+'		 Stadium: Highmark Stadium
Attendance: 3,622
Referee: Donovan Noocha
May 23 10Richmond Kickers1–2Pittsburgh RiverhoundsRichmond, Virginia
7:00 p.m. ET Sekyere  24'
Asante  35'
Delicâte  56'
Worra  88'		 Report Moloto  12',  83'
Cabrilo  18'
Kerr  26'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 2,868
Referee: Matthew Franz
May 30 11Richmond Kickers4–2New York Red Bulls IIRichmond, Virginia
7:00 p.m. ET Sekyere  10'
Ownby  14'
Yeisley  37'
Garner  39'
Davis IV  68'		 Report Dafonte  26'
Etienne 48'
Tsonis  71' 80'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 2,954
Referee: Benjamin Hichak
June 7 12Richmond Kickers2–1Charlotte IndependenceRichmond, Virginia
5:00 p.m. ET Yeisley  3'
Asante  7'
Delicâte  21'		 Report A. Martínez  7'
Eloundou  37'
Herrera  62'
Cox  86'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 3,582
Referee: Mark Gorak
June 10 13Charleston Battery1–1Richmond KickersCharleston, South Carolina
7:30 p.m. ET Garbanzo  28' Report Davis IV  33'
Asante  44'
Sekyere  52'
Basso  78'		 Stadium: Blackbaud Stadium
Attendance: 3,035
Referee: Mark Sauro
June 13 14Richmond Kickers0–0FC MontrealRichmond, Virginia
7:00 p.m. ET Asante  40' USL Report
Kickers Report		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 2,819
Referee: Charles Carson
June 20 15Richmond Kickers0–0Wilmington HammerheadsRichmond, Virginia
7:00 p.m. ET Report Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 2,908
Referee: Matthew Franz
Note: Matched abandoned at halftime due to severe thunderstorms.
June 26 16Charlotte Independence0–0Richmond KickersCharlotte, North Carolina
7:30 p.m. ET Report Stadium: Ramblewood Stadium
Attendance: 1,354
Referee: Dustin Thorne
July 4 17Louisville City3–0Richmond KickersLouisville, Kentucky
7:30 p.m. ET Fondy  17'
Rasmussen  60'
Morad  61'
Dacres  73'		 Report Sekyere  80' Stadium: Louisville Slugger Field
Attendance: 8,254
Referee: Vito Testa, Jr.
July 11 18St. Louis FC1–3Richmond KickersFenton, Missouri
8:30 p.m. ET Gaul  12' (pen.)
Bushue  65'		 Report Taylor  11'
Imura  27'
Davis IV  44'
Yeisley  75'
Callahan  81'		 Stadium: St. Louis Soccer Park
Attendance: 4,562
Referee: Kyle Burkhardt
July 25 19New York Red Bulls II4–3Richmond KickersHarrison, New Jersey
7:00 p.m. ET Tsonis  11'  45'
Sánchez  39'
Fonte  56'
Bedoya  80'
Thomas  90'		 Summary Yeisley  17'  23'
Shiffman  89'		 Stadium: Red Bull Arena
Attendance: 638
August 1 20Richmond Kickers4–2Harrisburg City IslandersRichmond, Virginia
7:00 p.m. ET Sekyere  15'
Yeisley  47'  90'
Davis  88'		 Summary Foster  25'  68'
Ekra  78'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 5,580
Referee: Charles Carson
August 8 21Harrisburg City Islanders3–2Richmond KickersHarrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. ET Tribbett  11'
Ekra  27'  75'
Jankouskas  56'
Leverock  60'
Eric Bird  90'		 Summary Roberts  21'
Yeisley  66' (pen.)  86' (pen.)  90'		 Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
Attendance: 2,492
Referee: Charles Murphy
August 9 22Rochester Rhinos1–1Richmond KickersRochester, New York
5:05 p.m. ET Forbes  50' Summary Jared Jeffrey  36'  52'
Yomby  41'
Travis Worra  50'
Sekyere  66'		 Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 5,234
Referee: Vito Testa
August 15 23Toronto FC II2–1Richmond KickersVaughan, Ontario
3:00 p.m. ET Stadium: Ontario Soccer Centre
August 22 24Richmond Kickers2–0St. Louis FCRichmond, Virginia
7:00 p.m. ET Stadium: City Stadium
August 29 25Richmond Kickers0–2Charleston BatteryRichmond, Virginia
7:00 p.m. ET Stadium: City Stadium
September 5 26Richmond Kickers0–0Rochester RhinosRichmond, Virginia
7:00 p.m. ET Stadium: City Stadium
September 12 27Harrisburg City Islanders1–1Richmond KickersHarrisburg, Pennsylvania
7:00 p.m. ET Stadium: Skyline Sports Complex
September 16 28Richmond Kickers2–1Toronto FC IIRichmond, Virginia
7:00 p.m. ET Stadium: City Stadium

USL Pro Playoffs
September 26 First roundCharleston Battery2–1 (a.e.t.)Richmond KickersCharleston, South Carolina
7:30 pm EDT Kelly  107'
Boyd  109'  120'
Lasso  114'		 Report
Report
Report		 Callahan  27'
Mueller  92' (o.g.)		 Stadium: MUSC Health Stadium
Attendance: 3,427
Referee: Matthew Kreitzer

U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2015 U.S. Open Cup
May 20 Second roundRichmond Kickers 2–0 Virginia Beach City FCRichmond, Virginia
7:00 p.m. ET Shiffman  47'
Taylor  78'
Yeisley  89'		 Report T. Cyrus  27'
J. Cyrus  45'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 1,104
Referee: Randall Kelley
May 27 Third roundRichmond Kickers 3–0 Jacksonville ArmadaRichmond, Virginia
7:00 p.m. ET Ownby  20'
Yeisley  38'
Davis IV  51' (pen.)		 Report Ortiz  21'
Zaldana  45'
Gallardo  51'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 1,276
Referee: Matthew Kreitzer
June 17 Fourth roundRichmond Kickers 1–3 Columbus CrewRichmond, Virginia
7:00 p.m. ET Sekyere  24' Kickers Report
MLS Report		 Bedell  18', 63'
Tchani  34'
Finlay  42'		 Stadium: City Stadium
Attendance: 4,040
Referee: Kevin Terry

References
  1. http://www.richmondkickers.com/team/roster/22375_73444062.html%5B%5D
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