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That break came in the form of a questionable referee's call. The Friars were given a stroke--essentially a free shot--near the Harvard goal, despite Crimson protests.
Five minutes later, sophomore Kevin Silva drew a foul in the box, and the referee gave Harvard a penalty shot. Carella got the shot, but the Husky goalie didn't get the ball. And the game was tied at two.
A cloud has always gathered around Colombia's soccer mania. Since Colombia's elimination two weeks ago, the team had received several anonymous threats. In 1989 a referee was killed, apparently by a group of gamblers linked to drug traffickers. This year there had been rumors, none substantiated, that some...
Next came Harvard's second setback, which was a miserable loss to Loyola in which a poor call by a referee gave Loyola a free possession at point-blank range, staring right at freshman goalie Kate Schutt. Final score: Loyola11, Harvard 10.
Immediately, he ran toward the field and began pleading with the referee. Yale's last play, a run by quarterback Steve Mills, had ended with one second left, and NCAA rules say that the clock immediately stops after a fourth down. There was once chance left, and Giardi was going...