# 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.

## Roster

    As of match played October 9, 2010
| No. | Name | Position | Date of birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | 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 |

### Staff
## Competitions
### USSF Division 2
#### Standings

USL Conference :
| Pos | Team v t e | 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 |
| 3 | Portland Timbers | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 23 | +11 | 49 | Qualified for playoffs |
| 4 | NSC Minnesota Stars | 30 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 32 | 36 | −4 | 40 | Qualified for playoffs |
| 5 | Puerto Rico Islanders | 30 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 37 | 35 | +2 | 37 | Qualified for playoffs |
| 6 | FC Tampa Bay | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 41 | 46 | −5 | 32 | |
* ↑ The remaining six teams with the highest point totals, regardless of conference, also advance to the playoffs.

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: May 24, 2016. Source: Match reports

#### Playoffs
### 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.

## Squad statistics

    As of match played October 9, 2010

### Appearances and goals

| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Total | USL | USL | Playoffs | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup |
| No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 1 | GK | USA | Joe Warren | 28 | 0 | 24+1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | NOR | Thomas Granum | 3 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | CAN | Andres Arango | 31 | 1 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | USA | Neil Hlavaty | 24 | 4 | 4+16 | 3 | 0+2 | 0 | 1+1 | 1 |
| 6 | DF | USA | Kevin Friedland | 23 | 0 | 19+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | BLR | Andrei Gotsmanov | 18 | 0 | 11+5 | 0 | 0+2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | USA | Daniel Wasson | 31 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | USA | Warren Ukah | 20 | 3 | 10+9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | MF | LBR | Johnny Menyongar | 21 | 1 | 19+1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | USA | Chris Clements | 26 | 0 | 17+5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | MF | USA | Leland Wright | 6 | 0 | 1+4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | MF | JPN | Kentaro Takada | 21 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | USA | Brian Kallman | 17 | 0 | 12+3 | 0 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | FW | USA | Devin Del Do | 9 | 2 | 6+1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | USA | Kyle Altman | 32 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | BRA | Geison Moura | 13 | 1 | 7+4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | LBR | Melvin Tarley | 25 | 3 | 17+6 | 3 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | ITA | Simone Bracalello | 30 | 6 | 10+17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0+1 | 1 |
| 20 | FW | USA | Brian Cvilikas | 28 | 5 | 12+14 | 5 | 0+1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | ARG | Lucas Rodríguez | 10 | 1 | 5+3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | USA | Scott Lorenz | 23 | 0 | 16+3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1+1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | USA | Ely Allen | 27 | 3 | 19+5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | GK | LBR | Louis Crayton | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | USA | Max Lipset | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | USA | Matt Van Oekel | 7 | 0 | 5+1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Players who left NSC Minnesota Stars during the season: ||||||||||||
| 21 | MF | CHN | Gao Leilei | 11 | 1 | 8+2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | RSA | Two-Boys Gumede | 8 | 0 | 4+3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

### Goal scorers

| Place | Position | Nation | Number | Name | USL | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | Total |
| 1 | FW | | 19 | Simone Bracalello | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | FW | | 20 | Brian Cvilikas | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | MF | | 4 | Neil Hlavaty | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | FW | | 18 | Melvin Tarley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | MF | | 26 | Ely Allen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | FW | | 9 | Warren Ukah | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 | DF | | 8 | Daniel Wasson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 7 | FW | | 15 | Devin Del Do | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | MF | | 21 | Gao Leilei | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | | 10 | Johnny Menyongar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | | 16 | Kyle Altman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | DF | | 3 | Andres Arango | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | FW | | 17 | Geison Moura | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | | 23 | Lucas Rodríguez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | MF | | 13 | Kentaro Takada | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | | | | Own goal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | TOTALS | 32 | 0 | 4 | 36 |

### Disciplinary record

| Number | Position | Name | USL | USL | Playoffs | Playoffs | U.S. Open Cup | U.S. Open Cup | Total | Total |
| 1 | GK | Joe Warren | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | DF | Andres Arango | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | MF | Neil Hlavaty | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | DF | Kevin Friedland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | Andrei Gotsmanov | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | DF | Daniel Wasson | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | FW | Warren Ukah | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | Johnny Menyongar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | DF | Chris Clements | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | Brian Kallman | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | Kyle Altman | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | Geison Moura | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | FW | Melvin Tarley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | Simone Bracalello | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | FW | Brian Cvilikas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MF | Gao Leilei | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | FW | Two-Boys Gumede | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | Lucas Rodríguez | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | DF | Scott Lorenz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | MF | Ely Allen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Gk | Matt Van Oekel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| | | TOTALS | 51 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 6 |