CARY, N.C. (May 25, 2017) – North Carolina FC U23 rolled to another three points and stayed undefeated with a 2-0 victory over the Carolina Dynamo Thursday night at WakeMed Soccer Park. Dean Rutherford scored both goals off assists from Alex Moztarzadeh and Ignacio Blanco earned the shutout in goal.
“We’ve been working very hard on lots of different things, but the most important thing early in the season is the defensive shape and the commitment to defend,” said head coach Dewan Bader. “Tonight, we saw a good Dynamo team that I think we defended well against. They didn’t get many good chances. We had two good goals, but we aren’t possessing the ball as much as we would like or imposing our style of play. We feel like that will come and we’re very happy with the production overall.”
The victory is the second-straight win and moves NCFC U23 to 2W-0L-1D on the season with seven points in the PDL South Atlantic standings.
NCFC U23 opened the scoring in the ninth minute with a goal on one of its first attacking chances of the game. Moztarzadeh crossed the ball into the box and found Rutherford who added a collected finish past the keeper.
Just 14 minutes later, NCFC U23 took command of the match, as Moztarzadeh and Rutherford connected on their second goal of the night. Rutherford found Moztarzadeh’s cross from the right flank and glanced a header into the far corner of the net to double NCFC U23’s lead.
In the second half, NCFC U23’s defensive line stood strong. The hosts denied the Dynamo’s best attempt in the 67th minute with a goal-line clearance. The Dynamo would come no closer, as NCFC U23 dominated down the stretch to clinch the victory.
Notes:
- NCFC U23’s lineup featured six former Capital Area RailHawks Academy members, including Caleb Duvernay, Ryan Spaulding, Jamil Gracia, Dom Jensen, Cody Brinkman and Josh Coan.
- Carolina Dynamo also featured a former Capital Area RailHawks Academy member in starting goalkeeper, Ryan Cretens.
- NCFC U23 earned its first shutout of the season.
- Dean Rutherford became NCFC U23’s leading goal scorer this season with a first-half brace to move him to three goals this season.
- In his first minutes of the PDL season, Alex Moztarzadeh started and played a crucial part in the NCFC U23 attack with a pair of first-half assists.
Box Score:
NCFCU23: Ignacio Blanco, Caleb Duvernay (Steffan Pilinix, 65’) Matt Arnone, Jamil Garcia, Alex Comsia, Fernando Castellanos (Dom Jensen, 77’), Cody Brinkman © (Drew Murphy, 59’), Ryan Spaulding (Arty Kouzine, 59’), Cameron Steele, Alex Moztarzadeh (Josh Coan, 65’), Dean Rutherford (Damien Thomas, 66’)
Subs not used: Vinne Durand
CD: Ryan Cretens, Logan Gdula (Sam Orisatoki,84’), Steven James ©, Jonny Fenwick (Eddie Fulwood, 45’), David October, Rashad Tetteh, Pascal Derweritsch (Justen Shear, 77’), Ebe Kudoio (Shane Mecham, 45’), Nick Adamcyzk (Luis Arguda, 45’), Danny Elliott, Jon Bakero
Subs not used: Alec Smir, Brian White
Score:
NCFCU23: 2
CD: 0
Goals:
NCFCU23: Rutherford (Moztarzadeh, 9’) Rutherford (Moztarzadeh, 23’)
CD: —
Cautions:
NCFC: —
CD: Derweritsch, 50’
Ejections:
NCFCU23: —
CD: —
CARY, N.C. (May 25, 2017) – North Carolina FC U23 rolled to another three points and stayed undefeated with a 2-0 victory over the Carolina Dynamo Thursday night at WakeMed Soccer Park. Dean Rutherford scored both goals off assists from Alex Moztarzadeh and Ignacio Blanco earned the shutout in goal.
“We’ve been working very hard on lots of different things, but the most important thing early in the season is the defensive shape and the commitment to defend,” said head coach Dewan Bader. “Tonight, we saw a good Dynamo team that I think we defended well against. They didn’t get many good chances. We had two good goals, but we aren’t possessing the ball as much as we would like or imposing our style of play. We feel like that will come and we’re very happy with the production overall.”
The victory is the second-straight win and moves NCFC U23 to 2W-0L-1D on the season with seven points in the PDL South Atlantic standings.
NCFC U23 opened the scoring in the ninth minute with a goal on one of its first attacking chances of the game. Moztarzadeh crossed the ball into the box and found Rutherford who added a collected finish past the keeper.
Just 14 minutes later, NCFC U23 took command of the match, as Moztarzadeh and Rutherford connected on their second goal of the night. Rutherford found Moztarzadeh’s cross from the right flank and glanced a header into the far corner of the net to double NCFC U23’s lead.
In the second half, NCFC U23’s defensive line stood strong. The hosts denied the Dynamo’s best attempt in the 67th minute with a goal-line clearance. The Dynamo would come no closer, as NCFC U23 dominated down the stretch to clinch the victory.
Notes:
- NCFC U23’s lineup featured six former Capital Area RailHawks Academy members, including Caleb Duvernay, Ryan Spaulding, Jamil Gracia, Dom Jensen, Cody Brinkman and Josh Coan.
- Carolina Dynamo also featured a former Capital Area RailHawks Academy member in starting goalkeeper, Ryan Cretens.
- NCFC U23 earned its first shutout of the season.
- Dean Rutherford became NCFC U23’s leading goal scorer this season with a first-half brace to move him to three goals this season.
- In his first minutes of the PDL season, Alex Moztarzadeh started and played a crucial part in the NCFC U23 attack with a pair of first-half assists.
Box Score:
NCFCU23: Ignacio Blanco, Caleb Duvernay (Steffan Pilinix, 65’) Matt Arnone, Jamil Garcia, Alex Comsia, Fernando Castellanos (Dom Jensen, 77’), Cody Brinkman © (Drew Murphy, 59’), Ryan Spaulding (Arty Kouzine, 59’), Cameron Steele, Alex Moztarzadeh (Josh Coan, 65’), Dean Rutherford (Damien Thomas, 66’)
Subs not used: Vinne Durand
CD: Ryan Cretens, Logan Gdula (Sam Orisatoki,84’), Steven James ©, Jonny Fenwick (Eddie Fulwood, 45’), David October, Rashad Tetteh, Pascal Derweritsch (Justen Shear, 77’), Ebe Kudoio (Shane Mecham, 45’), Nick Adamcyzk (Luis Arguda, 45’), Danny Elliott, Jon Bakero
Subs not used: Alec Smir, Brian White
Score:
NCFCU23: 2
CD: 0
Goals:
NCFCU23: Rutherford (Moztarzadeh, 9’) Rutherford (Moztarzadeh, 23’)
CD: —
Cautions:
NCFC: —
CD: Derweritsch, 50’
Ejections:
NCFCU23: —
CD: —
