Oregon State
Denver
Late Goals Cost Beavers 2-1 Loss At Denver
October 15, 1999 | Men's Soccer
Oct. 15, 1999
DENVER, Colo. - Oregon State had the early lead but allowing a pair of second-half goals cost the Beavers a 2-1 loss to Denver as OSU opened play in MPSF Mountain Division men's soccer. The Beavers (4-7-0 overall, 0-1-0 MPSF Mountain) will play at Air Force on Sunday at noon PDT.
Against Denver (5-8, 2-1-0), OSU was outshot 23-10 but "our opportunities were better," Oregon State head coach Dana Taylor said. "We just didn't finish them. We didn't look sharp as a team today, we gave away a lot of the midfield play. We were very tentative."
Oregon State jumped in front in the 15th minute when Scott Tedder scored off an assist from Greg Howes. Howes turned a player about 20 yards out from the goal and then slotted it to Tedder on the left side, and Tedder tucked it inside the near post for a 1-0 lead.
The assist was the 11th of Howes' career, moving him into a tie for fourth place on OSU's career leaders list.
Oregon State defensive breakdowns played a part in both Denver goals, Taylor said. The Pioneers made it 1-1 in the 68th minute, then went in front in the 86th minute and the Beavers couldn't get the equalizer in the final 4 1/2 minutes.
Taylor praised the play of Tedder and goalkeeper Bryan Hill, who recorded six saves for OSU.
DENVER 2, OREGON STATE 1 Score by halves:
Oregon State 1 0 - 1 Denver 0 2 - 2Scoring:
OSU-Scott Tedder (assist by Greg Howes), 14:57. DU-Matt Harrell (assists by Scott Dixon, Jim Pederson), 67:08. DU-Brian Todd (assist by Matt Harrell), 85:33. Statistics:
SHOTS: Oregon State 10, Denver 23. CORNER KICKS: Oregon State 3, Denver 5. SAVES: Oregon State 6, Denver 3. FOULS: Oregon State 16, Denver 8.
