Box Score The Basics
Score: Oral Roberts 4 – Valparaiso 1
Record: ORU (6-3-2, 0-0-1) – Valparaiso (2-7-1, 0-1-0)
Location: Brown Field (Valparaiso, Ind.)
VALPARAISO, Ind. – The Oral Roberts men's soccer team cruised past the Valparaiso Crusaders, 4-1, Monday evening in Valparaiso, Indiana.
Junior Chavez scored his fifth goal of the season in the opening 10 minutes of play. Chavez scored on a chip shop over the keeper to put ORU up 1-0. His goal was assisted by Christos Smirlis.
In the 12th minute, Jorge Barrientos made it a 2-0 advantage for ORU when he scored to the bottom right corner off of an Alex Torres assist.
In the second half, Christos Smirlis recorded his second goal of the season on an unassisted goal that he connected off of the left post to give ORU a 3-0 lead.
Valparaiso's Rafael Mentzingen scored the lone Crusaders goal of the night in the 53rd minute with a successful penalty kick attempt.
Paul Amponsah made it a 4-1 match in the 84th minute for his first goal of the season with an assist by Tanguy Guerineau.
Inside the Box Score
- Valparaiso out-shot ORU 17-12 in the match. The Golden Eagles had six shots on goal, while the Crusaders had two.
- Nicolas Mertzokat played all 90 minutes in tonight's match and recorded one save. Mertzokat's season recorded moves to 1-0-1.
- Junior Chavez recorded six goals with one on goal and one goal.
- Christos Smirlis had two shots with one on goal, one goal and one assist.
- Each team took one corner kick in the match.
Up Next
ORU will continue Summit League play with a Saturday, October 13 matchup against Purdue Fort Wayne at 6 p.m. CST in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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