PORT ORCHARD, WA—Port Orchard Football Club (2-0-0) used a second half tsunami of shots and goals to score a big 4-1 win over Sharktopus FC (2-1-0) on Saturday June 7 at Kitsap Bank Stadium. It was the first CPL1 league win of 2025 for Port Orchard and the first league loss for the defending champions from Seattle.
The best stretch of play in POFC’s young history began in about the 56th minute. It extended for more than 8 minutes with near misses, takeaways, crisp passes, and most importantly, a three goal outburst to clinch the match.
Jaggar Judkins scored in the 60th to put POFC up 2-1. Derek Johnson made it 3-1 in the 62nd. Johnson struck again in the 64th and the place was buzzing as Port Orchard took a 4-1 lead. Jake MacKenzie had begun the home side scoring an hour earlier with the quickest goal in team history, scoring just 90 seconds into the match. See all four goals in the reel below.
Port Orchard gaffer Patrick Leonard was quite pleased with the performance and the result, praising his players for the adjustments they implemented after halftime.
The win boosted POFC into an early first place spot in the CPL1 Rainier Division. The crossover match with Sharktopus (Baker Division) counts in the standings just like division matches.
Match Photos: Facebook.com/GoPOFC
“THE CALL” of the match by Dave Radovich was Jaggar’s goal. The strike came after POFC had knocked on the door multiple times threatening to take the lead. Teamwork was on full display as Derek Johnson swung a free kick to Connor Louden. Louden lofted a ball to the far post which Ryan Anderson headed to the feet of Jaggar Judkins. Jaggar poked it home past the diving Sharktopus keeper.
Watch DaveSPN’s full match replay here.
The Port Orchard defense was also stellar against the high-powered Sharktopus attack. In the first half a goalmouth stand included a header off the line by POFC centerback Hunter Milbrot.
Match Notes
- The two clubs met previously in the 2024 CPL1 championship match. Sharktopus won that one, 1-0.
- 511 tickets were sold for the match which was presented to the community by Laura Dean in memory of her husband Craig, a longtime soccer referee in Kitsap County.
- Port Orchard FC is now 12-3 all time at Kitsap Bank Stadium, an 80% winning precentage.
- The match was stopped twice for “hydration breaks” as the temperature on the pitch hovered around 100 degrees. It was 81 degrees at kick off in the stands.
The match was covered by the Kitsap Daily News. See the story below.
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