FC Dynamo used a barrage of goals to hold off Salsa Azul 4-3 Sunday night at Gladstone High School.

With keeper Russ Israelov out, guest keeper Nick Irwin had to fill in... and he came up with several key stops early.

Dynamo had several chances to score 2 or 3 goals early, with several players going close, or hitting the post. It had an eerily feel to last week's loss to FC Portlandia, where we dominated the chances, but couldn't seem to score.

After about 20 minutes in, Dynamo was awarded a free kick right at the 18-yard box. Appeals for a hand ball inside the box were not heard, but Mike Kochendorfer (Korky) didn't seem to mind. He unleashed a thundering free kick that bounced in off the post to make it 1-0.

About 10 minutes later, after a long throw in by Jon Bial, the ball was cleared out to him. He sent a cross into the box, toward the keeper, but Bial took lessons from Kalif Alhassan, and his cross ended up going over the keeper and into the side netting far post to make it 2-0.

Both teams had chances before the half, and if it wasn't for a goal-line clearance from defender Scott McDowell, the score would have been 2-1.

Salsa Azul jumped on a defensive mistake by Dynamo to make it 2-1 early in the second half. A mis-judged ball by McDowell sprang Salsa's speedy forward into space, and defender Dave Trausneck was caught in a 2 on 1 break. Their forwards combined well for an open shot that got past Irwin to make it 2-1.

Dynamo fought back and about 15 minutes later extended their lead. Bial's long-throw gave the Salsa keeper fits, and forward Kabir Pradhan was waiting at the back post to head home from close range to make it 3-1.

But, Salsa would still make a game of it. About 5 minutes later, they scored off some sloppy play in the Dynamo defensive third to make it 3-2.

Dynamo once again extended its lead about 10 minutes later. Kochendorfer had another free-kick opportunity, this time from the other side of the box. And once again, he sent a powerful blast to the far post to make it 4-2.

With about 3 minutes left in the game, Salsa got a third goal. One of their midfielders was about 35 yards out and saw Irwin off his line. He sent a chip over Irwin to make it 4-3, and that's how it ended.

Man of the match goes to Mike Kochendorfer with his brace.

FC Dynamo plays against Abysinnia Soccer Sunday afternoon at 12pm at Snyder Park (turf) in Sherwood.

Final Score: FC Dynamo 4 - Salsa Azul 3

FC Dynamo- Kochendorfer (20th)

FC Dynamo- Bial (30th)

Salsa Azul - (50th)

FC Dynamo - Pradhan (Bial) (65th)

Salsa Azul - (70th)

FC Dynamo - Kochendorfer (83rd)

Salsa Azul - (88th)

FC Dynamo Starting XI:

GK - Irwin

D - Trausneck, McDowell, McCarthy, Kelly

MF - Gomez, Gutierrez, Rodriguez, Hardt

F - Bial, Von Rabineau

FC Dynamo Substitutes: Sitz, Reid, Nottingham, Kochendorfer, Pradhan