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Harvard's last two goals were set up by linkman Emanuel Ekama. After drawing the defense to the left side, Ekama sent a pass across the middle, and Adedeji beat the goalie to the ball for a goal...
...Adedeji completed the scoring when Edama hit him with a short pass across field. Adedeji dribbled in close and drew three fullbacks and the goalie out of position before rolling the ball into them middle of the goal. It was his seventh goal of the season, and sixth in the last two games...
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...were trying to draw the defense to one side and then quickly shift fields," Adedeji said after the game. "When I get the ball I pretend that I'm not moving to attract attention, and when the defense surrounds me, I sweep the ball to the other side. And when Charlie Thomas and Phil Kydes are dribbling in the middle, the defense forgets about me and I'll be open...
Linkman Rick LaCivita played with Adedeji on last year's freshman team and is a student of his dribbling prowess. "Felix runs the ball along with the bottom of his foot. He draws defenders by leaving the ball way out in front, and when they attack he bounces the ball over their outstretched feet. Felix' spikes are like fingers on a basketball," LaCivita said...