Arnoux’s 3 goals power hot Dynamo

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Cody Arnoux scored three goals and assisted on another to lift the Carolina Dynamo to a 5-1 win over the West Virginia Chaos in PDL men’s soccer Thursday night at Schoenbaum Stadium.

The Dynamo (6-3-2) moved into a virtual tie with Cary and Reading for first place in the Mid-Atlantic Division. West Virginia dropped to 2-6-3.

Arnoux, a rising senior at Wake Forest and a finalist for the Hermann Award last fall, accumulated a career-high seven points for the Dynamo.

“He just has a knack for the goal,” Dynamo general manager Scott Zapko said. “He always finds himself in the right spot at the right time.”

Arnoux and the Dynamo opened the scoring with a goal in the 10th minute. Caro Oklomah scored Carolina’s second goal in the 26th minute.

West Virginia cut the deficit to 2-1 a minute later on Adam Arthur’s goal.

The Dynamo scored three second-half goals to put the game out of reach. Arnoux scored in the 45th minute, then scored again in the 72nd minute. Teammate Chris Lebo closed out the scoring in the 81st minute.

“In the second half, we just turned it on,” Zapko said.

The Dynamo, winners of three straight, will host Virginia on Saturday at BB&T Park in Winston-Salem.

“We’re actually getting some cohesion in our lineup,” Zapko said. “Earlier, we were missing players to things like weddings and stuff like that. But we’re putting one of our better lineups together now.”

Goals: Carolina — Cody Arnoux (10th, 45th, 72nd), Caro Okiomah (26th), Chris Lebo (81st); West Virginia — Adam Arthur (27). Assists: Carolina — Okiomah 2, Arnoux, Garry Lewis. Shots: Carolina 10, West Virginia 8. Saves: Carolina (Brock Duckworth 4, Michael Chesler 1) 5; West Virginia (Adam Mitchell) 3. Corner kicks: Carolina 5, West Virginia 6.

Records: Carolina 6-3-2; West Virginia 2-6-3.

The Carolina Dynamo Super 20’s elite team played this evening against the U.S. U-17/18 National Team, to kick off the U.S. Soccer Academy Showcase at the Bryan Park this weekend. 

Final Score: Dynamo 2 – 3 U.S.

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Dynamo sweeps Virginia road trip

Staff Report

FREDRICKSBURG, Va. – The Carolina Dynamo capped an impressive weekend with a 2-1 come-from-behind win over the Fredricksburg Gunners on Sunday in a PDL men’s soccer match at Fredericksburg Academy.

The win followed Saturday night’s 3-1 victory over Northern Virginia, helping the Dynamo stay within three points of second-place Cary in the Mid-Atlantic Division standings.

“We’re happy because we separated ourselves from some the teams that were making a playoff push up the standings,” Dynamo assistant coach Matt Brown said.

Trailing 1-0, Carolina (5-3-2) tied the game in the 67th minute on a goal by Gary Lewis. The Dynamo took the lead five minutes later on Scott Rojo’s goal off a pass from Sheanon Williams. Williams assisted on both goals.

Goals: Carolina — Gary Lewis (67th), Scott Rojo (72nd); Fredricksburg — Joe Townsend (54th). Assists: Carolina — Sheanon Williams 2; Fredricksburg — Matt Lacey. Shots: Carolina 22, Fredricksburg 10. Saves: Carolina (Brock Duckworth) 5; Fredricksburg (Ken Mamohen) 10. Corner kicks: Carolina 4, Fredricksburg 6.

Records: Carolina 5-3-2, Fredricksburg 2-4-3.

Dynamo 1 – 3 Reading. Story coming soon.

Reserves power Dynamo past Northern Virginia (Thanks to the News & Record.)

GREENSBORO — The Carolina Dynamo simply had too much depth for the Northern Viginia Royals.

Even without the contingent of players from UNC-Chapel Hill, who were just finishing up their trip to Costa Rica, the Dynamo never trailed and came away with a 3-1 win at Macpherson Stadium.

And on top of that it was the reserves for Carolina who did all of the scoring. Midfielder Erfan Imani came off the bench after an injury to Daniel Roberts and scored the only goal in the first half, giving the Dynamo the lead at the 33-minute mark.

“We wanted to try to get them all in in different spots,” Carolina coach Joe Brown said of his substitution plan. “For Erfan’s situation I wanted to see him behind the forwards sooner or later. Obviously the situation called for that and I thought he did a good job.”

While it was the only goal of the half, the Dynamo had several opportunities and generally forced all of the action in the opening 45 minutes. And when Carolina did not press the attack, Brown was up pacing the sidelines, urging his team to stay on the offensive.

“It’s such a new group,” Brown said. “We still have a lot of talent. We are not playing with the intensity that we need to, certainly when we play at home. Sometime you just have to motivate them.”

Carolina finally cashed in on some chances in the second half. Defenseman Chris Estridge came up with the ball at midfield and the Royals kept expecting him to pass the ball. Instead, Estridge took it deep into Northern Virginia territory, before hammering home a goal at the 73-minute mark.

“Chris did a very good job for us coming out of the back,” Brown said. “He just realized the opening was coming and he didn’t have to pass it.”

Minutes later, Imani booted his second goal of the night, off a feed from Cody Arnoux.

“The energy of the subs made a difference for us tonight,” Brown said. “We should be wearing teams down and our subs should be a game-changer for us.”

The Royals scored a goal late to ruin the shutout. Brown was upset with the defensive lapse and blamed the team rather than keeper Brock Duckworth.

Goals: Carolina, Erfan Imeni 2, Chris Estridge. Northern Virginia: Yu Hoshide. Assists: Carolina, Thomas Campbell, Cody Arnoux. Northern Virginia, Phil Gordon. Shots: Carolina 16, Northern Virginia 5. Saves: Carolina (Brock Duckworth) 2, Northern Virginia (Joel Helmic) 4. Corner Kicks: Carolina 5, Northern Virginia 5.

Records: Northern Virginia 0-5-3; Carolina 3-2-2

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Dynamo comes up short against one-man show

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GREENSBORO – The Carolina Dynamo and West Virginia Chaos settled for a 1-1 tie after the Dynamo saw two scoring threats deflect off the post in the closing minutes during Saturday night’s PDL soccer match at Macpherson Stadium.

The tie left the Dynamo and Chaos with identical 2-1-2 records.

Both teams played the night before and fatigue was an factor. The Dynamo was coming off a 5-2 loss to the Reading (Pa.) Rage in a Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup qualifier match on Friday.

The Dynamo scored first in the sixth minute on a penalty kick after a player was fouled in the penalty box. Danny Wenzel covered the PK.

West Virginia’s goal came in the 51st minute after the Dynamo was unable to clear the ball. Eddie Mangan’s shot from 20-yards out went off the post and into the goal.

The Dynamo threatened in the last minutes but two shots deflected off the post.

Carolina goalie Adam Mitchell was credited with four saves. West Virginia goalie Brock Duckworth also had four saves.

Carolina Dynamo 1,

West Virginia Chaos 1

Goals: Chaos — Eddie Mangan 1; Dynamo — Danny Wenzel 1. Shots: Dynamo 8, Chaos 5. Saves: Dynamo (Brock Duckworth) 4; Chaos (Adam Mitchell) 4. Corner kicks: Chaos 3, Dynamo 3.

Records: Carolina Dynamo 2-1-2, West Virginia 2-1-2.

Dynamo Lose to Reading 5 – 2.

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After winning the home opener over West Virginia 6-1, the Dynamo traveled to Virginia this past weekend to play the Hampton Roads Piranhas and Virginia Legacy.  This past Saturday in Virginia Beach the Dynamo beat the Piranhas 2-0 off goals by Indy Smith in the 87th minute(UNC Wilmington) & Sheanon Williams in the 90th minute (UNC Chapel Hill).

The Dynamo then traveled to Williamsburg to face the Virginia Legacy.  After outshooting Virginia 13-4, and having 12 more corners than their opponents the Dynamo came away with a 0-0 tie.  The Dynamo now control their own destiny and clinch a Lamar Hunt US Open Cup Birth with a win over the Reading Rage this Friday night at home.

Carolina Dynamo 6 – 1 West Virginia

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