2010 Austin Aztex season

The Austin Aztex began their second season as a professional team by playing 4 preseason exhibition matches. The first two games were held as a home-home series against Major League Soccer's Houston Dynamo. They also played away games against the Laredo Heat and FC Dallas. Their lone home preseason game against Houston was their final match at Nelson Field. The Aztex now play their home matches at House Park a stadium located in downtown Austin.

On April 28, Austin hosted the Haitian national team. The match was part of a charity series of matches for the Haitians who played FC Dallas and Trinity University in San Antonio earlier in the month. The 4,132 fans who attended the Austin match donated $11,500^[1] to help with the Haiti earthquake recovery effort. In total the series of matches raised over $22,000. The Austin match ended in a 0–0 tie.

On May 19, Austin played the Tampa Bay Rowdies in front of 6,051 fans, their largest home crowd in franchise history.^[2]

On August 24, Austin defeated the Carolina Railhawks 3–2. This victory gave the club their first playoff berth in team history.^[3]

Players

Current roster

as of June 16, 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 1 GK Miguel Gallardo 3 DF Wes Allen 5 DF Kieron Bernard 6 DF Lance Watson 7 MF Sullivan Silva 8 MF Eddie Johnson 10 MF Yordany Alvarez 11 FW Maxwell Griffin 12 DF Leonard Griffin 13 MF Lawrence Olum 15 DF Kevin Sakuda

No. Position Player 16 MF Michael Callahan 18 DF Joey Worthen 19 DF Yohance Marshall (on loan from LA Galaxy) 21 GK Sean Kelley 23 FW Kendal McFayden 25 DF Sam Brill 26 MF Ronald Caicedo 33 DF Jay Needham 61 MF Stephan Campbell 77 FW Jamie Watson FW Perica Marošević (on loan from FC Dallas)

Staff

• Adrian Heath – Head Coach
• Bobby Murphy – Assistant Coach
• David Winner – Goalkeeping Coach

Schedule & Results

Exhibition Matches

Date	Home Team	Away Team	Score	PK
3–07–10	Houston Dynamo	Austin Aztex	1–1
3–14–10	Austin Aztex	Houston Dynamo	0–1
3–26–10	Laredo Heat	Austin Aztex	1–2
3–31–10	FC Dallas	Austin Aztex	4–1
4–28–10	Austin Aztex	Haiti	0–0

2010 US Open Cup

Date	Home Team	Away Team	Score	PKs
06–15–10	Austin	Dallas-Fort Worth Tornados	3 – 0	–
06–22–10	Austin	Arizona Sahuaros	3 – 1	–
06–29–10	Chivas USA	Austin	1 – 0	–

Regular season

USL Conference
Pos	Club	Pts	GP	W	L	D	GF	GA	GD	Details
1	Rochester Rhinos	54	30	16	8	6	38	24	+14	Details
2	Austin Aztex	53	30	15	7	8	53	40	+13	Details
3	Portland Timbers	49	30	13	7	10	34	23	+11	Details
4	NSC Minnesota Stars	40	30	11	12	7	32	36	−4	Details
5	Puerto Rico Islanders	37	30	9	11	10	37	35	+2	Details
6	FC Tampa Bay	32	30	7	12	11	41	46	−5	Details
Final regular season standings. Based on the results at the USSF D-2 schedule table

2010 USSF Division 2 playoff structure

Conference leaders automatically qualify for playoffs

The remaining six teams with the highest point totals, regardless of conference, also advance to the playoffs.

Date	Home Team	Away Team	Score	Attendance	Goals
4–11–10	Austin Aztex	Montreal Impact	2–0	2,642	Olum 18', J Watson 77'
4–17–10	AC St. Louis	Austin Aztex	1–2	5,695	Johnson 41', O'Garro 43', L Griffin 57'
4–25–10	Austin Aztex	Rochester Rhinos	1–2	2,819	Hoxie 10' , L Griffin 19', Hamilton 65'
5–01–10	NSC Minnesota Stars	Austin Aztex	1–2	753	Cvilikas 36' , Johnson 75', J Watson 83'
5–08–10	FC Tampa Bay	Austin Aztex	2–2	8,082	King 10' , Johnson 28', J Watson 60', Christie 83'
5–16–10	Austin Aztex	Crystal Palace Baltimore	2–1	3,569	L Watson 36', Mbuta 63' , J Watson 70'
5–19–10	Austin Aztex	FC Tampa Bay	3–3	6,051	Marshall 28', Wheeler 35' , Johnson 45', Donho 45' , Johnson 53', Kljestan 88'
5–26–10	Miami FC Blues	Austin Aztex	1–3	1,014	Alvarez 10', Veris 27' (own goal), Paulo Jr. 39' , Johnson 40'
5–29–10	Crystal Palace Baltimore	Austin Aztex	0–2	1,231	J Watson 65', M Griffin 72'
6–05–10	Austin Aztex	Puerto Rico Islanders	2–1	4,218	M Griffin 24', N Addlery 35', Alvarez 80'
6–09–10	Austin Aztex	Portland Timbers	0–0	3,241
6–12–10	Austin Aztex	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	1–2	2,841	Olum 45', Haber 68' , Khalfan 81'
6–19–10	Austin Aztex	Miami FC Blues	3–1	2,143	M Griffin 23', Araujo 25' , M Griffin 65', M Griffin 87',
6–26–10	Miami FC Blues	Austin Aztex	1–2	1,148	Johnson 44', Paulo Jr. 86', Johnson 88'
7–03–10	Austin Aztex	Puerto Rico Islanders	1–1	4,050	Martínez 1' (own goal), Daniel 75'
7–09–10	Rochester Rhinos	Austin Aztex	0–0	4,544
7–17–10	Austin Aztex	AC St. Louis	2–0	3,702	J Watson 35', M Griffin 68'
7–31–10	Austin Aztex	Miami FC Blues	3–1	3,228	Johnson 44', Olum 47', Thompson 75', McFayden 90'
8–07–10	Austin Aztex	FC Tampa Bay	4–2	3,672	Needham 16', L Watson 18', Sanchez 21' , Tan 25' , Needham 35', M Griffin 45'
8–14–10	Puerto Rico Islanders	Austin Aztex	2–0	2,095	Foley 32' , Keon 68'
8–22–10	Austin Aztex	Carolina Railhawks	3–2	4,188	Paladini 18' , Johnson 32', Marchall 66', Patterson 81', Russell 83'
8–26–10	Portland Timbers	Austin Aztex	1–1	14,985	Dike 4' , Silva 26'
8–29–10	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	Austin Aztex	2–2	5,288	Stewart 32' , Marshall 44', Mobulu 52' , Johnson 80'
9–04–10	Austin Aztex	NSC Minnesota Stars	2–0	3,744	Johnson 24', 80'
9–11–10	Puerto Rico Islanders	Austin Aztex	3–1	2,864	J Watson 18', Delgado 61' , Jagdeosingh 70' , Faña 87'
9–16–10	FC Tampa Bay	Austin Aztex	1–1	1,698	M Griffin 50', King 90+'
9–18–10	AC St. Louis	Austin Aztex	2–1	2,620	Stisser 61' , Johnson 90+', Kreamalmeyer 90+'
9–25–10	Austin Aztex	AC St. Louis	4–2	5,800	Callahan 14', Bernard 30', Gauchinho 35' , Kreamalmeyer 40' , M Griffin 50', Patterson 90+'
10–01–10	Carolina Railhawks	Austin Aztex	3–1	2,728	Bernard 44' (own goal), M Griffin 45', Barbara 84' , Heinemann 90'
10–03–10	Montreal Impact	Austin Aztex	0–2	12,608	Le Gall 26' , Placentino 87'

Road attendance numbers are italicized. Non-Austin goals are italicized.

Playoffs

By beating the Carolina Railhawks on August 24, the Aztex clinched a playoff spot for the first time in the team history. Although Austin ended the regular season with the second best record in the US second division, they were seeded third overall. They opened up their quarterfinal series on the road against the Montreal Impact on October 6, where they lost 2–0 in rainy conditions.^[5] The Aztex return to Austin for the second leg of the series on October 9, and lost 2–3. This gave Montreal the win in the series with an aggregate score of 5–2.^[6]

Each round is a two-game aggregate goal series. Home teams for the first game of each series listed at the bottom of the bracket.

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Final
	1	Rochester Rhinos	0	2	2
	8	Puerto Rico Islanders	2	1	3
								5	Vancouver Whitecaps	0	0	0
								8	Puerto Rico Islanders (a.e.t.)	0	2	2
	4	Portland Timbers	0	1	1
	5	Vancouver Whitecaps	2	0	2
															2	Carolina RailHawks	0	1	1
														8	Puerto Rico Islanders	2	1	3
	3	Austin Aztex	0	2	2
	6	Montreal Impact	2	3	5
								2	Carolina RailHawks	0	2	2
								6	Montreal Impact	1	0	1
	2	Carolina RailHawks	0	4	4
	7	NSC Minnesota Stars	0	0	0

Date	Home Team	Away Team	Score	Attendance	Goals
First round
10–06–10	Montreal Impact	Austin Aztex	2–0	7,962	Gerba 39' , Gerba 76'
10–09–10	Austin Aztex	Montreal Impact	2–3	2,872	Gerba 4' , M Griffin 43', Gerba 49' , Johnson 57', Sebrango 89'

Road attendance numbers are italicized. Non-Austin goals are italicized.

Stats

Full Season

Field Players

No	Player	GP	Min	G	A	S	F

Goalkeepers

No	Player	GP	GAA	Min	GA	W	L	T	CS	Saves

GP – games played, Min – Minutes played, G – Goals scored, A – Assists, S – Shots, F – Fouls
GAA – Goals Against Average, GA – Goals Against, W – Wins, L – Loses, T – Ties, CS – Clean Sheets

References

1. White, Colby M. "Aztex-Haiti match raises $11,500". Austin American-Statesman. Archived from the original on May 1, 2010. Retrieved May 4, 2010.Aztex-Haiti match raises $11,500
2. White, Colby M. "Aztex, Tampa Bay play to 3–3 tie". Austin American-Statesman. Archived from the original on May 26, 2010. Retrieved May 24, 2010.Aztex, Tampa Bay play to 3–3 tie
3. "Rochester and Austin Clinch Playoff Spots After Week 20 Action of the USSF D-2 Pro League". US Soccer. August 23, 2010. Retrieved September 27, 2010.Rochester and Austin Clinch Playoff Spots After Week 20 Action of the USSF D-2 Pro League
4. http://austinaztex.com/team/roster/index.html
5. "Aztex lose playoff game in Montreal". KVUE. October 6, 2010. Retrieved October 11, 2010.
6. "Austin Aztex end season with loss". The Austin American-Statesman. October 9, 2010. Archived from the original on October 12, 2010. Retrieved October 11, 2010.