GREENSBORO — The Carolina Dynamo had a harder go of it in its second game of the season, but the end result was the same as the Dynamo came away with a 2-1 win over the Cary RailHawks in a Premier Development League game Wednesday night at Macpherson Stadium.

Cary jumped out to an early lead as keeper Aaron Johnson’s first goal allowed as a member of the Dynamo came on a header by Brian Shriver at the 4-minute mark of the contest.

“We came out a bit sluggish,” Carolina coach Joe Brown said. “We were a little bit tired from Saturday and two days of training. But we did the things we needed to do to win and get the equalizer even when we were playing bad.”

About 15 minutes into the contest, the Dynamo (2-0-0) started to exert its will on the RailHawks (0-2-1). The home team tied the game at the 30-minute mark on a goal by Sheanon Williams.

“Sheanon just got back,” Brown said. “He played against Manchester United Reserves in England with our U-20 national team. He was sharp, and we knew that would help us. Obviously scoring that first goal took a little bit of that piano off our backs as far as keeping things going.”

The game went into halftime tied, but it was clear that Carolina had the momentum. While Cary was able to attack early in the game, the Dynamo defense stepped up, with David Rodriguez and Eddie Ababio refusing to allow any scoring chances in the second half.

“Our four backs were solid, not just under pressure but making sure that we could advance and try to get the game back and then to hold the lead,” Brown said.

Carolina took the lead for good when Ababio slipped the ball to Michael DaSilva, who scored his second goal of the season.

“We wore them down towards the end,” Brown said. “. The coaching staff was telling everyone to get it to Miguel and the opportunity came and he finished it off.”

Brown was disappointed in the slow start but happy with how it responded to its first adversity of the season.

“We learned how to kill a game off, which is nice for us,” he said. “To come back from being behind, get even, get a lead and then shut the game down. We went through two or three chapters tonight which will help us down the road.”

Cary 1 0 — 1

Carolina 1 1 — 2

Goals: Cary: Brian Shriver; Carolina: Sheanon Williams, Miguel DaSilva. Assists: Cary: Gary Lewis; Carolina: Kirk Urso, Eddie Ababio. Shots: Cary 3; Carolina 7. Saves: Cary (Nick Tsipis) 2; Carolina (Aaron Johnson) 1. Corner Kicks: Cary 1, Carolina 3.

Records–Cary 0-2-1, Carolina 2-0-0.

WOMEN

ATLANTA 2, DYNAMO 0: Sarah Steinmann scored both goals for the Silverbacks, and Lindsey Patterson made one assist. Goalie Laura Morse made 13 saves for the Dynamo (0-2). Ashley Phillips made five saves for the Silverbacks (2-0).