Multnomah University Lions' Men Soccer returns to home turf after a long week of travel to play against first the Corban University Warriors and again on Saturday against Bushnell University Beacons. After the dedication of the Williford Field and the women's kick off at 11:30am the Lions and the Warriors kicked off at 2:00pm. 

The Warriors did not hesitate as soon as they heard the whistle at kickoff and quickly took advantage of the ball in their possession. #33 Alexis Luna took 3 shots in the first 16 minutes and made the first goal of the game for the Warriors.

The game between the Warriors and Lions was fiery and the Lions kept the energy high by playing high on defense throughout the first half. #11 Jean Mikael had 3 shots during the game trying to help get the Lions on the scoreboard, but Corban played a strong offense and kept the ball away from Multnomah to attempt more shots on the goal, totaling 11. Closing out the second period #7 Nate Sherwood also got a goal with an assist from #23 Andres Labate, ending the game with a victory for Corban at 0-2.

The Lions used this loss as fuel for the game against Bushnell and the Lions were off to a fast start and both teams were battling back and forth when they got the possession of the ball.

#7 Michael Appiah sprinted down the field with the ball, assisted by #13 Jaren Bowler and scored the first goal of the game within 11 minutes for the Lions. The Beacons held off the Lions for the rest of the period playing good defense.

During the second period, the Lions were off and ready to go and scored 2 goals back-to-back within 2 minutes of each other. #7 Michael Appiah made the first goal with an assist by #14 Jaime Cantalejo De Dios and #14 Jaime Cantalejo De Dios got the second goal.

#7 Alejandro Munoz with an assist from #13 Caleb Premo answered back with a goal to put the Beacons on the scoreboard. With 20 minutes left in the game the Lions stayed on their toes and the Beacons looked for more opportunities to score, but the Lions secured the victory with another goal by #7 Michael Appiah ending with a hat trick with an assist from #99 Pablo Mendoza and ended the game at home 4-1. The Lions travel to Warner Pacific University on October 7th to kickoff at 7:00pm.