LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The Portland men's soccer time pulled out a thrilling overtime victory on the road, defeating the No. 15-ranked Loyola Marymount Lions on late substitute Gurman Sangha's game-winner in the 94th minute Saturday at Sullivan Field.
Sangha made a run down the left side and played a ball into the box for teammate Alejandro Pereira. Sangha continued his run and Pereira found him for a clinical finish to send the Pilots into jubilation.
Portland improves to 7-5-0 on the season and 2-1-0 in West Coast Conference play, while the Lions, who were the West Coast Conference champions last season, fall to 9-4-1 and 1-2-0 in league matches.
The Pilots featured a stout defense all night long with graduate transfer goalkeeper George Tasouris earning the shutout with six saves.
Head coach Nick Carlin-Voigt brought on Sangha for the first time to start the overtime period and it paid off. The Pilots got an early shot on goal in overtime from Brandon Cambridge and one minute later were in celebration mode.
The Lions had 13 total shots for the match with six on goal, while the Pilots were efficient and put four of their six attempts on frame. LMU had a slight 4-3 edge in corner kicks overall.
Portland will return home next week to host a pair of important WCC matches. The Gonzaga Bulldogs on visit Merlo Field on Wednesday at 7 p.m. in a game that will be televised locally on Portland's CW (KRCW) and then the Pilots will host the Pacific Tigers on Saturday with a 7 p.m. kickoff.
