PORTLAND, Ore. – Warner Pacific scored twice in the final four and a half minutes, stealing a victory from the arms of defeat on Friday with a 2-1 win over Bushnell.
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The Beacons had scored the game's first goal in the 53rd minute as
Javier Gutierrez fired home a strike off a perfect combo pass from
Francisco Cayolla and
Brady Housley.
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Looking to end a seven-game losing streak to the Knights (8-5, 4-4), Bushnell was just four minutes and 27 seconds away from the victory when a disastrous set of circumstances transpired.
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Craig Stephenson tied the game off a pass from Sergio Varela and then, with just 15 seconds remaining, Bushnell was called for a foul in the box, setting up a game-winning penalty kick from Pedro Calderon.
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Bushnell (6-4-3, 2-4-2 CCC) was out-shot 10-3 in the game and capitalized on their only shot-on-goal. WPU had six shot attempts in the second half, with all six coming after Bushnell had taken the lead.
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The Beacons will play their final road game of the season on Saturday, staying in Portland to take on Multnomah University at 2:30 pm. The Lions (5-5-2, 3-3-2) played to a 2-2 draw with Corban on Friday.
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