PORT ORCHARD, WA—Port Orchard Football Club secured an unbeaten league and friendly season on Sunday July 20 at Kitsap Bank Stadium thanks to a hat trick (3 goals) from Dominik Pajimola. Tyler Adams and Joshua Adams split halves shutting out Bigfoot FC 2 and Harper Sabari added a fourth goal to make it a 4-0 final score.
The result moved POFC to 8 wins, no losses and 1 tie in all matches. The 7-0-1 league record earned 22 out of 24 possible standings points and put Port Orchard at the top of the Cascadia Premier League First Division overall table. Earlier in the week POFC clinched the Rainier Division in a wild win over Nido Seattle.
Pajimola’s unassisted goals came in the 34th, 45th and 55th minutes. Dominik has been with Port Orchard FC since the very beginning. He scored 7 goals and chipped in 2 assists in 2023. This year he now has 5 goals to go along with 5 assists. He remains one of the club’s most popular players.
Praise From Coach Leonard
“It was apparent early on this preseason that we were seeing Dom play at a high level,” says POFC gaffer Patrick Leonard.” It was clear early on that he had a fire in his play this season. Although he’s had a great performance Sunday vs Bigfoot, I think his consistency this season has been critical to our success. Simply put, he’s played with a fire and a determination that has sparked his success this season, and I couldn’t be more proud of him.”
Match Photos: Jesse MacKenzie
Harper Sabari’s goal came in the 73rd minute during a team when Graham Hunt collected a ball and directed it to Sabari for the finishing blast.
Port Orchard FC will play in the CPL semifinals at WPFC Soccer Complex in Puyallup for the third straight season. The opening match is a semifinal encounter on Friday night July 25. If POFC wins then the club advances to a third straight championship match appearance.
The details of playoff times and opponents will be shared online as soon as the CPL releases that information.
Season Numbers
POFC outscored opponents 45-10 for a +35 goal differential in the regular season + friendlies.
Jake MacKenzie and Michael Divano led the club with 6 goals each. Pajimola had 5.
Dominik Pajimola led the club with 5 assists. Connor Louden had 4.
Austin Valdez led the club in minutes played in goal (522) and overal wins (5.75).
Watch a replay of the entire match below.
