2010 NSC Minnesota Stars season

The 2010 NSC Minnesota Stars season was the first season of the franchise to be played in the USSF Division 2 Pro League.

NSC Minnesota Stars
2010 season
OwnerPaul Erickson (NSC)
Head coachManny Lagos
USSF Division 27th
(4th in Conference)
U.S. Open CupSecond Round
Top goalscorerLeague: Two Players (5)
All: Simone Bracalello (6)
Highest home attendance2,310
Lowest home attendance588
Average home league attendance1,374

Roster
As of match played October 9, 2010
No. Name Nationality Position Date of birth (Age) Signed from Signed in Contract ends Apps. Goals
Goalkeepers
1 Joe Warren GK (1974-10-20)20 October 1974 (aged 35) 2010 28 0
27 Louis Crayton GK (1977-10-26)26 October 1977 (aged 32) D.C. United 2010 1 0
30 Matt Van Oekel GK (1986-09-20)20 September 1986 (aged 24) Minnesota Thunder 2010 7 0
Defenders
2 Thomas Granum DF (1989-12-31)31 December 1989 (aged 20) Strømsgodset 2010 3 0
3 Andres Arango DF (1983-04-23)23 April 1983 (aged 27) Minnesota Thunder 2010 31 1
6 Kevin Friedland DF (1981-10-03)3 October 1981 (aged 29) Minnesota Thunder 2010 23 0
8 Daniel Wasson DF (1984-06-15)15 June 1984 (aged 26) VfL Osnabrück 2010 31 2
11 Chris Clements DF (1987-03-02)2 March 1987 (aged 23) Minnesota Thunder 2010 26 0
14 Brian Kallman DF (1984-04-23)23 April 1984 (aged 26) Minnesota Thunder 2010 17 0
16 Kyle Altman DF (1986-01-31)31 January 1986 (aged 24) Minnesota Thunder 2010 0 0
25 Scott Lorenz DF (1987-07-23)23 July 1987 (aged 23) Chicago Fire NPSL 2010 23 0
28 Max Lipset DF 2010 1 0
Midfielders
4 Neil Hlavaty MF (1986-07-23)23 July 1986 (aged 24) Jagiellonia Białystok 2010 24 4
7 Andrei Gotsmanov MF (1986-05-06)6 May 1986 (aged 24) Minnesota Thunder 2010 18 0
10 Johnny Menyongar MF (1980-06-26)26 June 1980 (aged 30) Rochester Rhinos 2010 21 1
12 Leland Wright MF (1986-10-29)29 October 1986 (aged 23) San Diego Toreros 2010 6 0
13 Kentaro Takada MF (1983-04-13)13 April 1983 (aged 27) Rochester Thunder 2010 21 1
23 Lucas Rodríguez MF (1986-02-08)8 February 1986 (aged 24) MidAmerica Nazarene Pioneers 2010 10 1
26 Ely Allen MF (1986-06-12)12 June 1986 (aged 24) D.C. United 2010 27 3
Forwards
9 Warren Ukah FW (1985-03-22)22 March 1985 (aged 25) Rochester Rhinos 2010 20 3
15 Devin Del Do FW (1986-05-21)21 May 1986 (aged 24) Cal State Northridge Matadors 2010 9 2
17 Geison Moura FW (1986-07-16)16 July 1986 (aged 24) Rockford Rampage 2010 13 1
18 Melvin Tarley FW (1982-10-31)31 October 1982 (aged 27) Minnesota Thunder 2010 25 3
19 Simone Bracalello FW (1985-10-21)21 October 1985 (aged 24) 2010 30 6
20 Brian Cvilikas FW (1984-03-16)16 March 1984 (aged 26) Minnesota Thunder 2010 28 5
Left Minnesota Stars During the Season
21 Gao Leilei MF (1980-07-15)15 July 1980 (aged 30) KooTeePee 2010 11 1
22 Two-Boys Gumede FW (1985-08-23)23 August 1985 (aged 25) UAB Blazers 2010 8 0

Transfers

Friendlies
July 2, 2010 Rochester Thunder 1–2 NSC Minnesota Stars Rochester
CDT (UTC−5)  65' Cvilikas  25'
Takada  73'		 Stadium: RCTC Stadium
July 16, 2010 NSC Minnesota Stars 2–1 Rochester Thunder Blaine
CDT (UTC−5) Bracalello  52'
Hlavaty  78'		 Summary Otira  54' Stadium: National Sports Center

Competitions

USSF Division 2
Main article: USSF Division 2 Professional League

Standings
USL Conference
Pos Team Pld W L T GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Rochester Rhinos 30 16 8 6 38 24 +14 54 Conference leader, qualified for playoffs
2 Austin Aztex 30 15 7 8 53 40 +13 53 Qualified for playoffs[lower-alpha 1]
3 Portland Timbers 30 13 7 10 34 23 +11 49
4 NSC Minnesota Stars 30 11 12 7 32 36 −4 40
5 Puerto Rico Islanders 30 9 11 10 37 35 +2 37
6 FC Tampa Bay 30 7 12 11 41 46 −5 32
Source: USSF D-2 schedule table
Notes:
  1. The remaining six teams with the highest point totals, regardless of conference, also advance to the playoffs.

Results summary
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
30 11 7 12 32 36  −4 40 6 3 6 13 16  −3 5 4 6 19 20  −1

Last updated: May 24, 2016.
Source: Match reports

Results
April 11, 2010 1 Vancouver Whitecaps 2–0 NSC Minnesota Stars Burnaby
19:00 CDT (UTC−5) Orgill  16'
Tsiskaridze  43'
Bellisomo  62'
Knight  70'
James  76'		 Summary Gotsmanov  21'
Friedland  61'
Kallman  86'		 Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 4,934
Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau
April 16, 2010 2 Carolina RailHawks 0–1 NSC Minnesota Stars Cary
19:00 CDT (UTC−5) Summary Wasson  37' 48'
Bracalello  70'		 Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 1,694
April 18, 2010 3 Puerto Rico Islanders 3–1 NSC Minnesota Stars Bayamón
20:05 CDT (UTC−5) Foley  13'
Addlery  17'
Gbandi  51' 67'
Delgado  61'		 Summary Hlavaty  85'
Allen  90'		 Stadium: Juan Ramón Loubriel Stadium
Attendance: 2,498
April 24, 2010 4 NSC Minnesota Stars 1–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Blaine
20:00 CDT (UTC−5) Altman  16'
Kallman  32'
Leilei  34' (pen.) 86'
Arango  68'		 Summary Christie  28'
Kljestan  31'
Wheeler  56'
Yamada  72'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 2,310
April 28, 2010 5 NSC Minnesota Stars 0–3 Rochester Rhinos Blaine
20:00 CDT (UTC−5) Arango  12'
Gotsmanov  87'		 Summary Costanzo  26' 89'
Nuñez  29', 53'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 627
May 1, 2010 6 NSC Minnesota Stars 1–2 Austin Aztex Blaine
20:00 CDT (UTC−5) Cvilikas  36'
Wasson  44'
Tarley  72'		 Summary Campbell  23'
Johnson  75'
Worthen  80'
Watson  83'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 753
May 8, 2010 7 Montreal Impact 2–1 NSC Minnesota Stars Montreal
14:30 CDT (UTC−5) Braz  45'
Placentino  79', 90' 90'		 Summary Altman  31'
Leilei  63'
Friedland  69'
Cvilikas  78'
Menyongar  82'		 Stadium: Saputo Stadium
Attendance: 12,265
Referee: Mike Edmunds
May 15, 2010 8 NSC Minnesota Stars 1–1 Miami FC Blaine
20:00 CDT (UTC−5) Menyongar  56'
Gumede  75'
Clements  83'		 Summary Araujo Jr.  73' Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 1,576
May 22, 2010 9 Miami FC 1–0 NSC Minnesota Stars Fort Lauderdale
19:30 CDT (UTC−5) Araujo Jr.  71' Summary Stadium: Lockhart Stadium
Attendance: 1,793
May 27, 2010 10 Tampa Bay Rowdies 3–1 NSC Minnesota Stars Tampa
19:30 CDT (UTC−5) Kljestan  6'
Wheeler  20' (pen.) 31'
Tan  26'
Yamada  68'
Donoho  88'		 Summary Van Oekel  19'
Hlavaty  38'
Clements  63'
Ukah  76'
Friedland  90'		 Stadium: George M. Steinbrenner Field
Attendance: 3,886
May 29, 2010 11 NSC Minnesota Stars 3–2 St. Louis Blaine
20:00 CDT (UTC−5) Wasson  41'
Altman  72'
Hlavaty  87'		 Summary Kreamalmeyer  25'
Gauchinho  69'
Cole  86'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 1,562
June 4, 2010 12 Rochester Rhinos 0–0 NSC Minnesota Stars Rochester
19:30 CDT (UTC−5) Roberts  57'
Pitchkolan  90'		 Summary Altman Stadium: Sahlen's Stadium
Attendance: 5,284
June 9, 2010 13 NSC Minnesota Stars 1–0 Montreal Impact Blaine
20:00 CDT (UTC−5) Cvilikas  57'
Altman  82'
Tarley  87'		 Summary Pizzolitto  37'
Billy  55'
DeRoux  89'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 746
June 17, 2010 14 Portland Timbers 0–1 NSC Minnesota Stars Portland
22:00 CDT (UTC−5) Suzuki  8'
Joy  35'
Marcelin  52'		 Summary Allen  20'
Clements  43'
Cvilikas  60'
Friedland  78'		 Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 8,877
June 19, 2010 15 NSC Minnesota Stars 0–2 Portland Timbers Blaine
20:00 CDT (UTC−5) Moura  43' Summary Pore  6' (pen.)
McManus  14'
Danso  79'
Josten  87'
Cameron  89'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 1,152
June 26, 2010 16 Crystal Palace Baltimore 1–3 NSC Minnesota Stars Baltimore
17:00 CDT (UTC−5) Yoshitake  50'
Robson  88'		 Summary Ukah  17'
Cvilikas  65' 90+3'
Wasson  71'
Arango  81'		 Stadium: Paul Angelo Russo Stadium
Attendance: 2,348
July 4, 2010 17 NSC Minnesota Stars 0–1 Crystal Palace Baltimore Blaine
20:30 CDT (UTC−5) Arango  42'
Ukah  89'		 Summary Patterson  18'
Pérez  37'
Marshall  56'
Teixeira  67'
Yoshitake  86'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 2,136
July 10, 2010 18 NSC Minnesota Stars 1–0 Tampa Bay Rowdies Blaine
20:10 CDT (UTC−5) Valentino  28' (o.g.)
Wasson  42'
Arango  65'
Lorenz  74'		 Summary Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 1,803
July 14, 2010 19 NSC Minnesota Stars 2–2 St. Louis Blaine
21:00 CDT (UTC−5) Kallman  56'
Cvilikas  87'
Moura  90+1' 90+1'		 Summary Cosgriff  43'
Salvaggione  62' 64'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 2,091
July 21, 2010 20 NSC Minnesota Stars 1–1 Puerto Rico Islanders Blaine
20:00 CDT (UTC−5) Tarley  24'
Altman  73'
Rodríguez  90+1'		 Summary Vélez  49'
Nurse  71'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 872
July 25, 2010 21 Vancouver Whitecaps 1–1 NSC Minnesota Stars Burnaby
22:00 CDT (UTC−5) Nash  67' Summary Bracalello  28' Stadium: Swangard Stadium
Attendance: 5,288
August 1, 2010 22 St. Louis 2–2 NSC Minnesota Stars Fenton
CDT (UTC−5) Kreamalmeyer  42', 86' (pen.) Summary Tarley  83'
Cvilikas  90'
Rodríguez  90'		 Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center
Attendance: 2,037
August 11, 2010 23 Portland Timbers 2–2 NSC Minnesota Stars Portland
22:00 CDT (UTC−5) Dike  44'
Pore  63' (pen.)
Joy  64'		 Summary Allen  24'
Altman  38'
Tarley  60'
Friedland  68'
Bracalello  73'		 Stadium: PGE Park
Attendance: 15,418
August 14, 2010 24 NSC Minnesota Stars 0–1 Vancouver Whitecaps Blaine
19:00 CDT (UTC−5) Summary Nash  15'
Wagner  74'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 1,010
August 21, 2010 25 NSC Minnesota Stars 0–1 Portland Timbers Blaine
20:15 CDT (UTC−5) Warren  66'
Tarley 		Summary Pore  68' (pen.)
Dike
Purdy 		Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 1,429
September 4, 2010 26 Austin Aztex 2–0 NSC Minnesota Stars Austin
20:30 CDT (UTC−5) Johnson  28', 80' 67' Summary Wasson  34'
Altman  83'
Hlavaty  90+3'		 Stadium: House Park
Attendance: 3,744
September 11, 2010 27 St. Louis 0–3 NSC Minnesota Stars Fenton
20:10 CDT (UTC−5) Bloom  43'
Gauchinho  45'
Traynor  45'
Stisser
Salvaggione 		Summary Bracalello  25', 45'
Allen  33'
Clements  40'
Wasson  53'		 Stadium: Anheuser-Busch Center
Attendance: 2,344
September 16, 2010 28 NSC Minnesota Stars 1–0 Carolina RailHawks Blaine
20:00 CDT (UTC−5) Del Do  37' Summary McKenney  19'
Lowery  80'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 588
September 19, 2010 29 NSC Minnesota Stars 1–0 Vancouver Whitecaps Blaine
20:15 CDT (UTC−5) Allen  29'
Clements  36'
Del Do  49'		 Summary Bellisomo  86' Stadium: National Sports Center
September 25, 2010 30 Tampa Bay Rowdies 1–3 NSC Minnesota Stars Tampa
19:30 CDT (UTC−5) Galindo  60' 73' Summary Rodríguez  14'
Bracalello  39'
Takada  44'
Gotsmanov  50'		 Stadium: George M. Steinbrenner Field
Attendance: 3,006

Playoffs
October 6, 2010 Quarterfinal 1st Leg NSC Minnesota Stars 0–0 Carolina RailHawks Blaine
20:00 CDT (UTC−5) Summary Low  61' Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 686
October 9, 2010 Quarterfinal 2nd Leg Carolina RailHawks 4–0 NSC Minnesota Stars Cary
19:00 CDT (UTC−5) Heinemann  38'
Lowery  56' 84'
Paladini  64' 65'
Gardner  71'
Kallman  88' (o.g.)		 Summary Arango  38'  39' Stadium: WakeMed Soccer Park
Attendance: 2,556

U.S. Open Cup
Main article: 2010 U.S. Open Cup

NSC Minnesota Stars entered the 2010 edition of the Open Cup at the First Round stage, defeating KC Athletics before being knocked out in the Second Round by AC St. Louis.

June 15, 2010 First Round NSC Minnesota Stars 4–2 KC Athletics Blaine
20:00 CDT (UTC−5) Ukah  35', 45'
Hlavaty  45' 75'
Bracalello  71'		 Summary Vermillion  27'
Hoffman  61'
Perkins  72'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 376
Referee: Sam Trigui
June 22, 2010 Second Round NSC Minnesota Stars 0–1 St. Louis Blaine
20:00 CDT (UTC−5) Summary Cole  5'
Ambersley  29' 35'
Stisser  62'		 Stadium: National Sports Center
Attendance: 265
Referee: Elias Bazakos

Squad statistics
As of match played October 9, 2010

Appearances and goals
No. Pos Nat Player TotalUSLPlayoffsU.S. Open Cup
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1 GK Joe Warren 28024+102010
2 DF Thomas Granum 300+20000+10
3 DF Andres Arango 3112812010
4 MF Neil Hlavaty 2444+1630+201+11
6 DF Kevin Friedland 23019+300010
7 MF Andrei Gotsmanov 18011+500+2000
8 DF Daniel Wasson 3122822010
9 FW Warren Ukah 20310+910012
10 MF Johnny Menyongar 21119+110010
11 DF Chris Clements 26017+502020
12 MF Leland Wright 601+400010
13 MF Kentaro Takada 2111812010
14 DF Brian Kallman 17012+300+1010
15 FW Devin Del Do 926+122000
16 DF Kyle Altman 3212912010
17 FW Geison Moura 1317+41001+10
18 FW Melvin Tarley 25317+630+1010
19 FW Simone Bracalello 30610+175200+11
20 FW Brian Cvilikas 28512+1450+1010
23 MF Lucas Rodríguez 1015+312000
25 DF Scott Lorenz 23016+30201+10
26 MF Ely Allen 27319+532010
27 GK Louis Crayton 10100000
28 DF Max Lipset 10000010
30 GK Matt Van Oekel 705+100010
Players who left NSC Minnesota Stars during the season:
21 MF Gao Leilei 1118+210010
22 FW Two-Boys Gumede 804+300010

Goal scorers
Place Position Nation Number Name USL Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
1FW19Simone Bracalello5016
2FW20Brian Cvilikas5005
3MF4Neil Hlavaty3014
4FW18Melvin Tarley3003
MF26Ely Allen3003
FW9Warren Ukah1023
7DF8Daniel Wasson2002
FW15Devin Del Do2002
9MF21Gao Leilei1001
FW10Johnny Menyongar1001
DF16Kyle Altman1001
DF3Andres Arango1001
FW17Geison Moura1001
MF23Lucas Rodríguez1001
MF13Kentaro Takada1001
Own goal1001
TOTALS 320436

Disciplinary record
Number Nation Position Name USL Playoffs U.S. Open Cup Total
1GKJoe Warren01000001
3DFAndres Arango40110011
4MFNeil Hlavaty01001010
6DFKevin Friedland41000010
7MFAndrei Gotsmanov30000010
8DFDaniel Wasson51000010
9FWWarren Ukah20000010
10MFJohnny Menyongar10000010
11DFChris Clements50000010
14DFBrian Kallman21000010
16DFKyle Altman70000010
17FWGeison Moura20000010
18FWMelvin Tarley30000010
19FWSimone Bracalello10000010
20FWBrian Cvilikas30000010
21MFGao Leilei20000010
22FWTwo-Boys Gumede10000010
23MFLucas Rodríguez20000010
25DFScott Lorenz10000010
26MFEly Allen20000010
30GkMatt Van Oekel10000010
TOTALS 51 5 1 1 1 0 53 6

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