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Jacob Babalai celebrates his goal against CSUN.
0
CSUN CSUN (2-2-4, 0-0-0)
4
Winner Portland POR (5-1-0, 0-0-0)
CSUN CSUN
(2-2-4, 0-0-0)
0
Final
4
Portland POR
(5-1-0, 0-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
CSUN CSUN 0 0 0
Portland POR 2 2 4

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

No. 5 Pilots Beat Matadors 4-0 to Continue Home Winning Streak

PORTLAND, Ore. -- The No. 5 Portland Pilots continued their home undefeated streak of 23 matches with a 4-0 win over the CSUN Matadors. Portland improved to 5-1-0 overall after the victory.

How it Happened

Portland broke the 0-0 tie when Jacob Babalai notched his fifth goal of the season in the 30th minute. Babalai intercepted an attempted long pass from CSUN's keeper before rolling it in for the easy goal.

The Pilots tacked on another score on a goal from Babalai -- his sixth goal of the season -- in the 40th minute. Babalai earned the brace off a penalty kick that he drew in the box. It was the first penalty of the season for the forward.

Portland made it a 3-0 lead on Buba Fofanah's 70th-minute goal, his fifth of the season. Kevin Bonilla and Nick Fernandez assisted the goal.

The Pilots kept CSUN off the scoreboard and grabbed a 4-0 lead with a 75th-minute goal from Micaah Garnette, his first goal of the season and as a Pilot. Garnette's score put the match at its final.

Game Notes

  • Babalai's six goals are the most for a Pilot through six games since Benji Michel in 2018.
  • Kash Oladapo recorded five saves for the Pilots out of seven total Matadors shots. Oladapo's five saves are the most by a Pilot goalkeeper this season.
  • Kevin Bonilla now has eight assists on the year, which is the most of any Pilot since at least the 2000s through six games.
  • Portland's five wins through six games are the most to start the year since 2018.
  • Portland's 21 goals through six games are the most for the Pilots since 1999.
  • Garnette's goal was the first of his Pilot career.
  • Fofanah's five goals on the year are a career high.
  • The Pilots are undefeated in their last 23 home matches, the second longest such streak in program history.
Up Next

The Pilots travel north to take on the Washington Huskies. The two teams play on Sunday, Sept. 24 with kickoff set for 4:30 p.m. Check PortlandPilots.com for live stats and video options.

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