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Dayton Dutch Lions Earn Valuable Road Win

April 4, 2014 - United Soccer League Championship (USL)
Dayton Dutch Lions News Release


CHARLOTTE, NC - The Charlotte Eagles fell to the Dayton Dutch Lions FC 1-0 at home for their season opener on Friday, April 4th.

"After the loss a lot of the guys were eager to get up for the game and wanted to put in a good performance," Dutch Lions head coach Sid van Druenen remarked. "To win against last year's USL PRO runner-ups, especially away, is a real accomplishment. We still to need to work on things, but this is a good win to build upon."

Charlotte started their attack early on as Zak Boggs finished on a half-volley from a beautiful cross by Ben Newnam, but the goal was disallowed after an offside call. The next 23 minutes were filled with many chances but no tallies on the board. Goalkeepers Doug Herrick and Matt Williams stood tall in both goals, keeping multiple chances out. In the 29th minute Wells Thompson hammered a left footed shot into the back of the net for the Eagles, but the goal was disallowed after a foul was assessed to him. David Geno got another quality chance off a feed from Jorge Herrera, but was again denied by Williams in the 32nd minute.   In the 40th minute Dayton opened the scoring as Brock Granger tallied a goal off of a corner kick from Ross Friedman. The Eagles got another quality chance when a blast from Herrera in the 55th flew just over the goal.   Herrick and Williams continued to make save after save, keeping the game close. Charlotte had quality opportunities, but just simply couldn't find the back of the net.

"It was a great game," Dutch Lions defender Kevan George added. "We finally played together as a team and executed what we worked on in training. The team chemistry is finally coming together."

The Dayton victory was the first in franchise history against the Eagles with the all-time series now at 1-1-5 for both clubs.

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