EOU drops second-straight heartbreaker

Published 10:24 am Friday, September 13, 2019

Eastern Oregon's Elvis Pavon, shown last weekend against Embry-Riddle, scored the Mountaineers' goal in their 2-1 double-overtime loss at Marymount California Monday. (Ronald Bond, The Observer)

The Eastern Oregon men’s soccer team was dealt a second straight heartbreaking loss Monday, dropping its road match against Marymount California, 2-1, in double overtime in Rancho Palos Verdes.

EOU took a 1-0 lead into the half when Elvis Pavon scored off a feed from Javier Moran in the 37th minute. It was one of just two shots taken by the Mountaineers in the first half.

The lead held until the 80th minute when Joshua Bynoe scored the first of two goals to even the score and send the match to overtime.

Bynoe broke the stalemate by scoring the golden goal 77 seconds into the second overtime.

It’s the third time in as many matches EOU has gone to overtime this season, all of which have ended on a golden goal.

Marymount secured a 21-16 shot advantage. Bynoe was Marymount’s main catalyst with five shots, while Pavon took three for EOU.

Max Rose had three saves for the Mountaineer. Ramon Garcia tallied five for Marymont.

EOU (1-2-0 overall) returns to the pitch Wednesday against The Master’s (California).

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