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Beautiful weather and a weak opponent made for a very pleasant Saturday afternoon for the Harvard men’s soccer team. The Crimson (5-3, 2-0 Ivy) cruised to a 2-0 victory against Cornell with goals from seniors Mike Fucito and John Stamatis.The win sends Harvard into next weekend’s showdown at defending Ivy champion Brown undefeated in league play.“It’s a tough one mentally, coming off the rivalry game against Yale and then having the game against Brown coming up next week,” Harvard coach Jamie...
...well,” Nyamekye said. “When we really clicked, we were difficult to deal with.” The game-winning goal, however, came after a long string of missed Harvard scoring opportunities—a cross by junior Adam Rousmaniere to co-captain Michael Fucito just barely missed the net in the first five minutes of play. Later in the first half, the Crimson came up short again on a corner kick that found its way to junior forward Andre Akpan and bounced off of the goalpost. “Our finishing can improve...
...that’s better than that result, so we’ll have to find out Saturday,” Harvard coach Jamie Clark said. “All the individual members need to improve their level of play from last Tuesday,” co-captain Michael Fucito said. Fucito then commented on the team’s struggle on Tuesday against BU in its effort to adopt a new strategy of play and find a balance within. “Instead of a traditional 4-4-2, we are using a 4-3-3, keeping [junior forward...
...could muster. Harvard had several good looks throughout the night but was unable to connect with the back of the net after Akpan’s third goal of the year. This was not the only problem the Crimson faced during the night. Senior midfielder and co-captain Michael Fucito left the game midway through the first half with an injury, removing Harvard’s leading scorer. On the other side of the field, the Terriers meticulously worked around the Crimson defense, scoring twice more on consecutive possessions. A penalty kick and a blocked pass turned unassisted goal gave...
...need to focus on keeping composure and stringing passes together,” Fucito said...