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The Pilots celebrate the goal from Samory Powder.
2
Denver DEN (4-1-2, 0-0-0)
4
Winner Portland POR (4-1-0, 0-0-0)
Denver DEN
(4-1-2, 0-0-0)
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Final
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Portland POR
(4-1-0, 0-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Denver DEN 1 1 2
Portland POR 1 3 4

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Second Half Surge Pushes Pilots Past Denver 4-2

PORTLAND, Ore. -- The No. 11 Portland Pilots scored three goals in the second half in a resurgent 4-2 win over the No. 14 Denver Pioneers. Portland improved to 4-1-0 on the season with the win.

How it Happened

Denver opened the scoring when Sam Bassett scored in the 17th minute, assisted by Oje Ofunrein. The Pilots leveled the match on a goal from Samory Powder -- his third goal of the season -- in the 36th minute, assisted by Kevin Bonilla to make it 1-1 at the half.

Denver went ahead 2-1 on Bassett's 46th-minute goal, assisted by Lukas Fisher and Dylan Akau. The Pilots knotted it up at 2-2 20 minutes later with a 68th-minute goal from Jacob Babalai, his fourth goal of the season. The goal came off a header from Samory Powder set up by Bonilla.

Portland grabbed their first lead on Jose Olmos' first goal of the season and of his carer in the 78th minute, assisted by Sebastian Hernandez and Bonilla. The assists were Hernandez's second of the season and Bonilla's seventh.

The Pilots' lead increased to 4-2 thanks to a 78th-minute goal from Buba Fofanah, his fourth goal of the season. The 4-2 held to the end for Portland's first win over a ranked team.

Game Notes

  • The Pilots' 17 goals through five games are the most since 1999.
  • Bonilla's seven assists are the most through five games of any Pilot in at least the 2000s.
  • Portland has yet to lose a home match in two years, with their last loss coming on Sept. 24, 2021 to Washington.
  • Olmos's goal was his first of both the year and his Pilot career.
  • Powder's goal is his third on the season.
  • Babalai and Fofanah each have four goals on the year.
  • This is the first win for Portland over a ranked team this season, and just their second win overall over Denver. It's their first win over Denver since 2007.
  • The win is the 75th of head coach Nick Carlin-Voigt's career. 

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The Pilots host the CSUN Matadors on Thursday, Sept. 21 at 7 p.m. Check PortlandPilots.com for live stats and video options.

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