CHEYENNE, WY – The No. 2 ranked Arizona Western Men's Soccer team (1-0) scored the first goal of the season in the second minute, on their way to a convincing 9-0 win over Trinidad State (0-1) on Thursday afternoon.

Stephen Saladin wasted no time putting the Matadors in front, taking a feed from Paolo Grizzetti and finding the back of the net from the edge of the box, giving the Matadors a 1-0 lead in the second minute.

Karim Nlamu added to the Matadors' lead 10 minutes later, finding a loose ball in the box and beating the keeper to double the Matadors' advantage at 2-0. Terry Makedika pushed the lead to 3-0 a few minutes later, lofting a shot into the upper right corner.

Mario Ramirez gave the Matadors their fourth a few moments before halftime, firing in a shot from close range to up the lead to 4-0.

The Matadors erupted for five goals in the second half, starting with a Luis Munoz Valencia goal in the 51^st minute followed 13 minutes later by a Yves Sisse goal to put the Matadors up 6-0.

Shuntaro Endo scored his first goal of the season on a header in the 66^th minute while Simon Curto Llorens made it a 8-0 lead with a goal right on the doorstep in the 71^st minute. Erick Mejia added the ninth and final goal a few minutes before to final whistle, giving the Matadors the 9-0 win.

Arizona Western is back in action on Saturday, August 19, taking on Laramie County Community College at 12:00 pm (MST) in Cheyenne, Wyo.