The men’s soccer team notched a goalless draw in its first game at home against UNC-Greensboro at Dail Soccer Stadium on Tuesday. The exhibition match, although lacking on the scoring front, was certainly no bore to spectators. The Pack put up a respectable 12 shots, four of which were on frame.

An estimated 1,500 fans attended the match and enjoyed the new amenities installed into the stadium over the summer, including chair back seating, new field decorations, increased endline bleachers and an improved sound system. Redshirt freshman midfielder Nazmi Albadawi was thoroughly impressed with the new look of the stadium.

“It’s amazing,” Albadawi said. “It looks like a pro stadium. It’s absolutely ridiculous. I can’t believe it. It’s a dream come true, for real.”

The first half was a back-and-forth affair as far as possession is concerned, with the Pack making the most gains in offensive attempts. The Wolfpack managed to keep the ball in the Spartan side of the field but had trouble with scoring opportunities. Six of the Pack’s shots on goal came in the first half but only one managed to be put on target by freshman forward Zabarle Kollie . Sophomore goalkeeper Fabian Otte was forced to make his first save of the game from a header in the 30th minute. Both sides experienced dead ball opportunities but were unsuccessful in their attempts from free kicks and corners. Coach Kelly Findley realized his team’s inability to score is an issue but was still proud of their performance.

“I was pleased,” Findley said. “We got a shutout. Typically what I do with my teams is to first organize them defensively leading up to the first preseason game because attacking is the hardest thing. Once we get organized defensively then we’ll worry about scoring goals.”

The Pack maintained their offensive and defensive consistency in the second half, putting up six more shots with an improved three on goal. Sophomore midfielder Danny DiPrima and freshman forward Monbo Bokar both put in well-placed crosses from the right side of the field to the far post but no one was there to finalize them. The Spartans stepped up the offensive side of their game, managing to more than double what they had in the first half, putting three on target, but were not able to beat the subbed in senior goalkeeper Vasilios Dimopoulos .

The real showout player of the match was Albadawi . Despite a slight scuffle in the second half, he showed a masterful eye in midfield. Albadawi was constantly floating in overhead through-balls and taking command of the deadball situations. The redshirt freshman was quite humble about his outlook for the season.

“I’m doing whatever I can to help the team,” Albadawi said. “I’m hoping my deliveries are pretty good. I’m just trying to make opportunities.”

Despite the fact that the ball never touched the net, Findley was elated with the fan turnout for their first exhibition and wanted to stress that they will begin to practice on more offensive abilities.

“The fans have been supportive of us and now it’s our job to get some results,” Findley said. “We had a great crowd tonight and I’d like to thank all the students for coming out. From this point on, we’ll get better with our defending tactics but our goal is to work on finishing and organizing in the box. We’ll be focusing on all of those things, not only to prepare for Davidson, but the rest of the year.”

The Wolfpack returns to the field on Saturday in an away exhibition match at 3 p.m . against Davidson.