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Connally Edozien's goal against Richmond Kickers sent Carolina to a semifinal showdown with New England Revolution in their first ever US Open Cup campaign.

Connally Edozien opens a four goal rout of Bavarians SC in the 2007 US Open Cup on June 26, 2007 at SAS Soccer Park in Cary, NC

Connally Edozien hit a spectacular game winner against Vancouver which broke the Whitecaps home unbeaten streak and earned him goal of the week honors.

Connally Edozien completed a hattrick against the Charleston Battery to insure Carolina won the Southern Derby Cup in their inaugural season. This is his final of three goals on the night.

Connally Edozien completed a hattrick against the Charleston Battery to insure Carolina won the Southern Derby Cup in their inaugural season. This is his second of three goals on the night.

Connally Edozien completed a hattrick against the Charleston Battery to insure Carolina won the Southern Derby Cup in their inaugural season. This is his first of three goals on the night.

Kupono Low Scores the first goal in RailHawks History during their inaugural match against the Minnesota Thunder at SAS Soccer Park in Cary, NC on April 21, 2007. The goal was honored as the USL goal of the week.

Brian 'L-Train' Levey denies Monterrey's Luis Perez on a free kick during the exhibition between Monterrey and the Carolina RailHawks at WakeMed Soccer Park on 7/20/08.

Santiago Fusilier plays Martin Nuñez through against Monterrey only to see him upended just outside the penalty area by Rayados goalkeeper Christian Martinez.

The RailHawks didn't help themselves by committing two defensive lapses that gifted Puerto Rico two goals, but they also didn't get any help from the referee as they had 3 legitimate penalty shouts denied in their 2-0 home loss to the Islanders on 07/18/08 at WakeMed Soccer Park.

A promo airing on Univision for the RailHawks match on Sunday, July 20 for the match against Los Rayados de Monterrey.

Dan Antoniuk finishes a Hamed Diallo header in the 74th minute against the Vancouver Whitecaps at Swangard Stadium in Vancouver, BC on 07/13/08. The goal would put the RailHawks up 1-0 but only a minute later Sebrango would equalize for Vancouver, ending the match drawn at 1-1

Martin Nuñez is sent off by the referee in a decision that seems to be completely counter to the USSF Advice to Referees section 13.6 "Ball in Play". It appears that Nuñez believed the Thunder player put the ball in play with his foot but the referee deemed that not the case. The Advice to Referee states clearly -- "referees should not unfairly punish...when an opponent was clearly confused by a touch and a movement"

Santiago Fusilier draws a penalty which Martin Nuñez converts. Then Fusilier finishes one for himself to give Carolina 2-1. Nuñez would later be sent off for two bookable offenses and 10-man Carolina conceded an equalizer in the 80th minute to finish 2-2

The Cary RailHawks U23s of the Premier Development League upset Burnley FC of England's Championship Division in a friendly played at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, North Carolina (USA) on July 10, 2008. Goals were scored by Wade Elliott (54') for Burnley, and Zach Schilawski (56') and Tyler Lassister (76') for Cary.

RailHawks' new signing Hame Diallo finds ways to score. Seen here in several clips from 2007, Diallo scored 9 goals for Rochester and was a first team All-League honoree in USL-1

New RailHawks' signing Hamed Diallo had the goal of the week last year in Week 9 of the 2007 USL-1 season

McColm Cephas scores in the 2nd half of the Carolina RailHawks' 3rd Round US Open Cup match against Major League Soccer's Chicago Fire to propel the USL-1 team to an upset in the 2007 US Open Cup. Cephas' goal would turn out to be the only goal he scored for the club during the season, and the only goal they would need to knock off the Fire in a 1-0 victory at SAS Soccer Park in Cary, NC on July 15, 2007.

Highlights of the Carolina RailHawks 2-2 draw with the Atlanta Silverbacks on May 10, 2008 at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, NC. RailHawks goals were scored by Dan Antoniuk and Jamil Walker.

Carolina's Martin Nuñez scores in the 14th minute to give the RailHawks a 1-0 lead over the Rochester Rhinos in a USL-1 soccer match played at WakeMed Soccer Park on May 24, 2008 in Cary, NC. Rochester's Mauricio Salles would level the match 1-1 in the 89th minute to finish the game in a draw.

RailHawks goalkeeper Chris McClellan saves a strong blast from Minnesota Thunder's Ricardo Sanchez in a USL-1 match played May 18, 2008 at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, NC. The save preserved a clean sheet for McClellan and the match ended drawn 0-0.

Chris McClellan keeps the clean sheet with some fine saves while Connally Edozien first misses, then converts his first half chances to give the Carolina RailHawks the only goal they would need for a 1-0 shutout of the Charleston Battery on April 26, 2008 at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, NC.

Steven Curfman scores the first goal of the Carolina RailHawks 2008 season with a 22 yard free kick bent over the Atlanta Silverbacks wall in the 49th minute of the match. The Silverbacks' Jerson Monteiro would level the match 1-1 in the 72nd minute for a draw.

One of several questionable decisions by the referee on the night, David Stokes is penalized (for what, it's not clear) late in the 2nd half of the RailHawks 3rd Round US Open Cup match against the Kansas City Wizards. Claudio Lopez would convert the ensuing penalty kick to level the score at 2-2 and Kansas City went on to win 4-2 in extra time.

Matt Watson scores in the second half to give Carolina a 2-0 lead in the US Open Cup 3rd Round match against the Kansas City Wizards. KC would come back to win the match 4-2 in extra time.

Santiago Fusilier finishes a Ryan Solle pass to give the RailHawks a 1-0 lead over the Kansas City Wizards in the 3rd Round of the US Open Cup. The RailHawks would eventually lose the match 4-2 in extra time.

Carolina RailHawks forward Jacob Coggins tallies in the 12th minute of the match against the Seattle Sounders on July 3rd at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, NC. The goal was Coggins' first for the RailHawks since moving up to USL-1 after leading USL-2 in scoring last season, and the first of the match. The match ended drawn 2-2.

Carolina RailHawks defender David Stokes directs home an equalizer to give his team a 2-2 draw with the Seattle Sounders on July 3, 2008 at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, NC. The equalizer came in the 87th minute of a 2-1 match from a corner kick by Steven Curfman