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October 27, 2019 | Men's Soccer

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Amanda, Crespo, Walker score in winning effort

By: Athletic Communications

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The Oregon State men's soccer team wrapped up a weekend road sweep Sunday afternoon, as the Beavers took down UCLA 3-2 in Los Angeles.

The win marked the first ever road victory for Oregon State against the Bruins. With the win, the Beavers move to 7-5-1 on the season and 4-2-1 in Pac-12 play.

Joel Walker tallied the game-winning goal and two assists in the match, as he continued his stellar campaign. The junior now has six goals and three assists on the season. Sophomore Adrian Crespo netted his fourth goal of the season, while fellow second-year Gloire Amanda scored for the second-straight game.

The Beavers wasted little time jumping in front, as Walker's cross found the head of Amanda from point-blank range less than six minutes into the match.

Raheem Taylor-Parkes looked as though he might be in on goal in the 16^th, as Walker played a pass through the UCLA back line, but the linesman flagged the forward offside. Beaver goalie Adrian Fernandez came up with a save from a tight angle in the 23^rd to preserve the advantage.

Sofiane Djeffal looked to create something in the 35^th, but he was unable to find the space he needed to get a shot away from 18 yards out. UCLA leveled the score in the 42^nd to send the teams to the break level.

Taylor-Parkes got in on goal in the 53^rd, but the UCLA keeper was quick off his line to silence the threat. Arnaud Deniel came up with a big moment in the 61^st, getting his foot to a dangerous cross from the right flank. Fernandez followed that up with an impressive reaction save less than a minute later.

The Beavers retook the lead on an absolute beauty in the 64^th. Walker took the ball down the right side, before unselfishly finding Crespo from 16 yards out. The sophomore hammered the ball into the roof of the net to put OSU back in front.

Walker netted a goal of his own in the 68^th. Djeffal used impressive strength to fight off a defender, before playing a through-ball to Walker, who curved the ball just inside the post to double the advantage.

UCLA pulled one back in the 78^th on a penalty kick. The Bruins pressed forward late looking to equalize, and Fernandez did well to make a leaping save in the final minutes, as Oregon State locked down the victory.

The Beavers will play their final three matches of the regular season at home, beginning on Nov. 7, when Stanford visits Lorenz Field.

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