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Kristján Gunnarsson
Katherine Shin
1
Harvard Harv (2-5-4, 1-3-0)
3
Winner Brown Brown (5-6-1, 1-3-0)
Harvard Harv
(2-5-4, 1-3-0)
1
Final
3
Brown Brown
(5-6-1, 1-3-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Harvard Harv 0 1 1
Brown Brown 1 2 3

Game Recap: Men's Soccer |

Gunnarsson Scores, Men’s Soccer Falls Late at Brown, 3-1

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Senior Kristján Gunnarsson scored an equalizing goal early in the second half, but the Bears scored twice in the 90th minute as Harvard University men's soccer fell to Brown University, 3-1, on Saturday afternoon at Stevenson-Pincince Field.
 
The Crimson (2-5-4, 1-3-0 Ivy) drew level on Gunnarsson's goal in the 54th minute after the Bears (5-6-1, 1-3-0 Ivy) scored the first half's only goal in the 10th minute before the hosts netted a pair of late goals to take the decision.
 
Gunnarson scored his first collegiate goal while junior Juho Ojanen tallied an assist for the second straight game.

Harvard Highlights

  • Senior Kristján Gunnarsson scored his first collegiate goal. He now has four points on the year on a goal and two assists. For his career, he has seven points on one goal and five assists.
  • Junior Juho Ojanen posted an assist for the second straight game. He now has two assists on the year and his career.
  • Among the Crimson's field players, senior center backs Jan Riecke and Ludovico Rollo both played the full 90 minutes. Riecke has played all 990 minutes on the season.
  • Junior goalkeeper Lucian Wood made three saves.
  • Both sides tallied six corner kicks in the match.
  • In the second half, both teams stood tied in shots (4-4) and corners (3-3).

How It Happened

  • Junior goalkeeper Lucian Wood made a dive to his right to stop the Bears' first shot on goal in the seventh minute.
  • In the 10th minute, Brown took a 1-0 lead as Jack Cloherty headed a corner kick from Lorenzo Amaral into the goal.
  • Sophomore Andreas Savva sent a shot just wide in the 20th minute before the Crimson stopped a series of Brown attempts in the 23rd minute.
  • Closing out the first half, senior Marko Isakovic and first-year Xavier Tanyi both generated chances for Harvard.
  • Senior Kristján Gunnarsson drew Harvard level at 1-1 in the 54th minute on his first career goal. After junior Juho Ojanen played a ball into the edge of the six-yard box, Gunnarsson headed the ball back across the face of the goal and into the back of the net.
  • In the 74th minute, sophomore Erik Dalaker almost gave the Crimson the lead, driving a shot on target that required a diving save.
  • The Bears scored twice in the 90th minute. The first goal came off a corner kick as Tanner Barry scored off a corner from Amaral. The visitors added an insurance tally on a breakaway goal from Amaral. 

Next Up

Harvard returns to Jordan Field for a pair of home matches when it hosts Stonehill on Wednesday, Oct. 23 at 7:00 p.m. (ESPN+/NESN) and Columbia on Saturday, Oct. 26 at 1:00 p.m. (ESPN+).

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