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Dynamo clinches playoff berth with win over Cary

APEX – The Carolina Dynamo got another shutout from goalie Brock Duckworth and clinched a spot in the PDL playoffs with a 1-0 victory over the Cary Clarets at Middle Creek Park.

Zach Loyd scored the game’s only goal in the 41th minute. Sheanon Williams was credited with the assist. Duckworth had five saves and the shutout was his second in three games against Cary.

The Dynamo (9-4-2) has won six of its last seven and is assured of one of the three playoffs spots from the Mid Atlantic Division. Cary fell to 9-4-3.

Carolina ends its regular season at home Friday against the Fredricksburg (Va.) Gunners. Game time is 7:30 p.m. at Macpherson Stadium.

“We’re on a roll,” Dynamo general manager Scott Zapko said. “We’re getting hot at the right time. Cary is one of the better teams in the league and we finished 2-1 against them. We’re coming together and getting hot at the right time.”

The match was marred by three ejections. A Cary player was ejected in the 62nd minute. The Clarets lost another player to an ejection in the 73rd minute. The Dynamo’s E.J. O’Keeffe picked up his second yellow card of the match and was ejected in stoppage time.

Goals: Carolina — Zach Loyd (41st). Assists: Carolina — Sheanon Williams. Shots: Carolina 6, Cary 6. Saves: Carolina (Brock Duckworth) 5; Cary (Akira Fitzgerald) 3. Corner kicks: Carolina 1, Cary 2.

Records: Carolina 9-4-2; Cary 9-4-3.

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Dynamo’s unbeaten streak ends at five

GREENSBORO – The Carolina Dynamo entered Saturday with a five-game unbeaten streak, including a 1-0 road win over Cary on July 1st.

But Saturday night at Macpherson Stadium, the Clarets turned the tables with a 1-0 win of their own and, in the process, firmed up their hold on second place in the Mid Atlantic Division, extending their lead to four points over the Dynamo.

The only goal of the game came at the 22-minute mark when Cary’s Ronnie Bouemboue got a goal past Brock Duckworth.

“The mistake that we made,” Dynamo coach Joe Brown said, “we already made the save, we stopped playing because we thought the ball was going out of bounds. The defender let the guy get in and they scored the goal. We didn’t listen for a whistle from the referee and we should know better. That’s fundamentals. We left the back door open and they took advantage of it.”

The Dynamo normally is very aggressive at home, which results in numerous scoring opportunities.

But Cary controlled the action Saturday and Carolina had few scoring chances throughout the game.

“The first 20 minutes I was happy with our play, but after they scored their goal, I think we kind of fell off a little bit,” Brown said. “They were opportunistic. We just did not finish our chances. I don’t think we had the urgency we had for the last month.”

Only a strong game from Duckworth kept the game close in the first half.

The Dynamo played a stronger game in the second half, but no team really dominated play the way Cary did in the final 25 minutes of Saturday’s game.

With the game winding down, the Dynamo forced the attack, trying to net the tying goal.

After the clock hit 90 minutes, Carolina had its best shot of the evening.

But a header by Sheanon Williams off a ball initially struck by Arie Muniz went just over the net and Cary escaped with three points while Carolina suffered its first shutout of the season.

“They had an answer back for us for beating them last week,” Brown said. “These guys know each other and the team that makes mistakes loses. They made the mistake last week we made it tonight. We had just as many opportunities for us to get a chance on goal and we just didn’t finish it.”

Cary 0 1 – 1

Carolina 1 4 — 6

Goals: Cary: Ronnie Bouemboue. Assists: Cary, Zack Schilawski. Shots: Carolina 14, Cary 16. Saves: Carolina (Brock Duckworth) 7, Cary (Akira Fitzgerald) 6. Corner Kicks: Carolina 6, Cary 3.

Records–Carolina 8-4-2, Cary 9-3-3.

Following the U.S. World Cup Teams success in the Confederation's Cup
former Dynamo stand out Sam Cronin (Toronto FC) was called up to the full
National team to compete in the CONCACAF Gold Cup.  During his four
seasons (2005-2008) with the Dynamo Cronin, led the team to a regular
season National Championship in 2006 while appearing in 46 games scoring
nine goals with 10 assists.  Watch the USMNT in action in their 2nd Gold
Cup match this Wed. July 8th vs Honduras.  Kick-off is 7:00 PM on FSC.

For a complete roster for the CONCACAF Gold Cup please click on the below
link

http://www.ussoccer.com/articles/viewArticle.jsp_14942228.html

View Same's Bio at:

http://toronto.fc.mlsnet.com/players/bio.jsp?team=t280&player=cronin_s&playerId=cro434454&statType=current

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Dynamo tops Cary Clarets 1-0

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CARY – In a match where the second spot in the Mid-Atlantic Division standings was on the line, the Carolina Dynamo defeated the Cary Clarets 1-0 on Wednesday.

A 75th-minute goal from Sheanon Williams secured second place for the Dynamo and helps distance them from the rest of the pack in the division.

The Dynamo now stand two points ahead of Cary with 26 to Cary’s 24. The Reading Rage lead the division with 29 points, but 11 points now seperate Carolina and fourth-place Hampton Roads.

The win is the Dynamo’s fifth consecutive and their sixth in their last seven.

The Dynamo was unable to convert early opportunities but pressed on and eventually broke through with the game-winner in the 75th minute.

Dynamo 1, Cary Clarets 0

Goals: Dynamo — Sheanon Williams (75:00). Shots: Dynamo 11, Cary 8. Saves: Dynamo — Brock Duckworth 3 saves; Cary — Akira Fitzgerald 3 saves. Corner kicks: Dynamo 4, Cary 2.

Records: Dynamo 8-3-2; Cary 7-3-3.

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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

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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