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Sebastian Hernandez scans the field in a match against UCLA.
0
Portland PORT (1-1-0, 0-0-0)
2
Winner UCLA UCLA (2-0-1, 0-0-0)
Portland PORT
(1-1-0, 0-0-0)
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Final
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UCLA UCLA
(2-0-1, 0-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Portland PORT 0 0 0
UCLA UCLA 0 2 2

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

No. 8 Portland Shut out 2-0 by No. 10 UCLA

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- The No. 8 Portland Pilots lost to the No. 10 UCLA Bruins 2-0 Friday on the road at Wallis Annenberg Stadium. The loss dropped Portland's record to 1-1-0 overall.

Tamir Ratovitz and Shakir Nixon scored the two goals for the Bruins. 

How it Happened

Portland kept UCLA off the scoreboard in the first half and drew seven corners, but did not come away with a goal themselves. UCLA broke the tie when Ratovitz scored on a header in the 54th minute just seconds after the Pilots missed on a good chance from Buba Fofanah. Nixon's finisher came in the 76th. The Pilots made a push in the final 15 minutes, but came up short.

The Pilots recorded 12 shots in the loss, three of them on goal. Portland faced 12 UCLA shots, four of them on goal.

Game Notes

  • 1359 spectators attended the match.
  • Oladapo totaled two saves for the Pilots out of 12 total Bruins shots.
  • Portland registered three shots on goal.
  • The Pilots are 3-1-1 against the Big 10 since Nick Carlin-Voigt became head coach in 2016.
  • Portland is 3-1 against UCLA since 2018, earning wins in 2018, 2021 and 2022.
  • Angel Martinez and Saad Chaouki both made their debuts for the Pilots.
Quote From Head Coach Nick Carlin-Voigt

"Very even, quality college soccer game tonight. Thought we had a great match plan, and in first half we had a lot of control but failed to parlay that into a goal. We are disappointed not to the get the result as we felt we had a sure goal off a great attacking action in the second half and then we don't finish the play and they come down 45 seconds later and score a goal from a cross. Goals change games and it felt like whoever scored first would probably get the upper hand. You can't find a harder two teams that are so different in Washington and UCLA to start the season, so we will take the lessons from the games and keep improving. We will learn from this result and grow. Big week ahead with three home games in seven days."

Up Next

The Pilots take on the Multnomah Lions on Monday, Sept. 2 at 7 p.m. back at Merlo Field. Check PortlandPilots.com for live stats and video options.

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