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Andreas Savva
Katherine Harvey
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Winner Harvard HARV (4-3-6, 2-0-2)
1
Holy Cross HC (5-8-2, 2-3-1)
Winner
Harvard HARV
(4-3-6, 2-0-2)
2
Final
1
Holy Cross HC
(5-8-2, 2-3-1)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Harvard HARV 0 2 2
Holy Cross HC 0 1 1

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Goals from Ojanen, Savva Propel Men’s Soccer Past Holy Cross, 2-1

WORCESTER, Mass. – Sophomore Juho Ojanen scored his first career goal, and first-year Andreas Savva netted his first collegiate game-winning goal to propel Harvard University men's soccer to a 2-1 win over Holy Cross on Tuesday night at Linda Johnson Soccer Stadium.
 
Playing in its non-league finale, the Crimson (4-3-6) struck first in the 68th minute on Ojanen's tally and re-gained the lead in the 88th minute on Savva's goal after the host Crusaders (5-7-2) had equalized in the 83rd minute.
 
Savva scored for the second straight game while the Crimson defense allowed one goal or fewer for the 11th time in 13 matches this season. Harvard – currently first in the Ivy League standings – remained undefeated over its last five games (3-0-2).

Harvard Highlights

  • First-year Andreas Savva scored his second goal of the season, his second goal in as many games, and his first career game-winner. He has totaled five points over his last two outings.
  • Sophomore Juho Ojanen netted his first career goal, becoming the 10th member of the Crimson to find the back of the net this season.
  • Junior Jan Riecke notched his second assist of the season after scoring the game-winning goal in Harvard's last outing – a 3-1 victory over Yale. He has posted four points this season – the first points of his career.
  • Riecke stood as the only Crimson field player to compete in all 90 minutes. He leads Harvard with 1,153 minutes played on the year.
  • First-year Erik Dalaker notched his first collegiate assist and point. A total of 14 different Crimson has now registered points on the year.
  • Sophomore goalkeeper Lucian Wood permitted one goal or fewer for the seventh straight game in the win.
  • First-year Ben Kelly tallied career highs in shots (three) and shots on goal (one) while junior Alessandro Arlotti also finished with three shots and one shot on goal.
  • For the match, Harvard led in shots (16-11) and shots on goal (5-1).
  • Harvard worked 21 student-athletes into the match, including 10 substitutes.
  • Junior Edwin Dominguez made his season debut for the Crimson.
  • The Crimson remained unbeaten in its last five games (3-0-2).
  • Harvard improved to 16-1-2 all-time vs. Holy Cross. 

How It Happened

  • The Crimson created the better of the first half's chances, holding advantages in shots (8-5) and shots on goal (3-0) at the break. Arlotti nearly broke through in the sixth minute after sophomore Marcos Ojea Quintana created a turnover and played a through ball forward.
  • Harvard continued to pressure Holy Cross late in the half as Kelly almost snuck a shot into the goal in the 36th minute, senior Kaoru Fujiwara drove a shot just over the crossbar in the 37th minute, and junior Kristján Gunnarsson tested the keeper with a low shot in the 45th minute.
  • The Crimson took a 1-0 lead in the 68th minute on Ojanen's goal. Riecke started the sequence with a pass up field, Savva created space for Ojanen as he dummied over the ball, and Ojanen created an angle for himself to slot a shot into the left side of the net.
  • Holy Cross equalized in the 83rd minute as Evan Jones headed home a cross from Ethan Gill.
  • Harvard struck back with just over three minutes to play when Dalaker played a through ball forward to Savva who sent a one-timed shot into the back of the net.

Next Up

Harvard plays in a nationally televised game at Penn on Oct. 22 at noon (ESPNU/ESPN+).

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