Sarasota Paradise midfielder Aaron Walker scored on a deflected shot in the eighth minute, and the Portland Hearts of Pine were unable to put a shot on goal Saturday night in a 1-0 USL League One defeat in Sarasota, Florida.
Sarasota, a first-year club, got its first-ever victory in its third game. Both teams are now 1-1-1.
Walker’s goal came after a shot in the box by Garrett McLaughlin was blocked but not cleared. Walker, from just outside the top of the box, took a left-footed shot that deflected off a Hearts defender and beat keeper Hunter Morse high to his right.
Portland played without several injured starters, including USL1 all-star Ollie Wright.
The Hearts are idle until April 11, when they play their first home game of the season against One Knoxville SC, the reigning USL1 champion.