Oregon State drops match to UCLA

Sunday, October 7

Los Angeles, CA

12:00 PM

Oregon State

5-4-2, 1-2-0

UCLA

7-4-0, 3-1-0

Oregon State

UCLA

October 07, 2018 | Men's Soccer

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Beavers return home Thursday vs. Stanford

By: Athletic Communications

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The Oregon State men's soccer team fell to UCLA 1-0 Sunday afternoon in Los Angeles, Calif.

The Bruins found the game's only goal with a shot off the post in the 79^th minute. The Beavers created a number of scoring chances in the game, including a handful in the final 10 minutes as they pressed forward, but OSU could not find an equalizer.

Freshman goalkeeper Adrian Fernandez recorded a career-high seven saves in the contest. Eric Diaz led OSU with two shots.

Fernandez was called into action within the first two minutes, making a diving save to keep the match on level terms. The Beavers followed that up by creating a couple chances in quick succession in the 14^th, as Don Tchilao nearly connected with Gloire Amanda on a pair of crosses.

Diaz and Sofiane Djeffal both took shots from distance in the opening 45 minutes, but the teams headed to the break level at zero.

Hassani Dotson took the Beavers' first shot of the second half, but his attempt skipped past the right post. Tchilao found Amanda with a nice pass into the box in the 69^th minute, but UCLA was able to deal with the threat.

The Bruins got on the board in the 79^th minute, knocking a shot off the post and into the net. Oregon State nearly came up with an answer just three minutes later, when a Djeffal free kick resulted in a scramble in the box.

Tchilao took the ball down the left side of the box in the closing minutes, but his touch ran across the endline and out of play. The Beavers were able to get the ball into the box on multiple occasions as the clock wound down, but the goal would not come.

Seven Oregon State players played the full 90 minutes in the contest, including Kalade Salaudeen, Dotson, Joe Hafferty and Fernandez, who have all played every minute for the Beavers this season.

The Beavers return home Thursday for a matchup with Stanford.

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