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UC Riverside
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Michigan State
Spartans Down Highlanders 2-1 in Final Minute of Double Overtime
8/26/2006 2:48:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Corvallis, OR—Michigan State's Louis Stephens scored with 46 seconds remaining in the second overtime period as the Spartans sent UC Riverside to its second consecutive 2-1 defeat in the Diadora Classic Saturday night in Corvallis, OR. The Highlanders fall to 0-2 to start the season while MSU improves to 2-0, with both victories coming in overtime.
Chances were sparse for UCR in overtime as the Highlanders did not get off a shot. Still, their defense held tough, with junior goalkeeper Charles Alamo making two saves in the second overtime to keep the score tied at 1-1. It stayed that way until the final minute, when MSU's Doug DeMartin chipped the ball into the penalty area, where Stephens ran on to it and squeezed his shot inside of the left post for the game-winner with just 46 seconds remaining.
After a scoreless first half, MSU opened the scoring in the 54th minute when Kenzo Webster beat the Highlander offside trap to put the Spartans ahead 1-0. For the second day in a row, however, UCR fought back, nearly drawing level in the 65th minute as junior midfielder Andrew Hills fired a free kick low to the left post, only to see MSU goalie Jason Tillman turn it away.
The Highlanders would get their equalizer two minutes later. Junior forward Andrew Villalobos crossed from the left, finding junior midfielder Brandon Plummer. Plummer's first-time shot beat Tillman for his first career goal.
UCR was outshot 16-8 but Alamo kept the Highlanders in the game with seven saves. Tillman stopped two shots for the Spartans.
Chances were sparse for UCR in overtime as the Highlanders did not get off a shot. Still, their defense held tough, with junior goalkeeper Charles Alamo making two saves in the second overtime to keep the score tied at 1-1. It stayed that way until the final minute, when MSU's Doug DeMartin chipped the ball into the penalty area, where Stephens ran on to it and squeezed his shot inside of the left post for the game-winner with just 46 seconds remaining.
After a scoreless first half, MSU opened the scoring in the 54th minute when Kenzo Webster beat the Highlander offside trap to put the Spartans ahead 1-0. For the second day in a row, however, UCR fought back, nearly drawing level in the 65th minute as junior midfielder Andrew Hills fired a free kick low to the left post, only to see MSU goalie Jason Tillman turn it away.
The Highlanders would get their equalizer two minutes later. Junior forward Andrew Villalobos crossed from the left, finding junior midfielder Brandon Plummer. Plummer's first-time shot beat Tillman for his first career goal.
UCR was outshot 16-8 but Alamo kept the Highlanders in the game with seven saves. Tillman stopped two shots for the Spartans.
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