Box Score The men's soccer team failed to score for the third consecutive game as the Huskies were outmatched and fell to Harvard 4-0 Friday afternoon at Ohiri Field. Northeastern managed just one shot on goal in its third loss in as many games.
The Crimson struck first at 26:31 of the first half when Desmond Mitchel one-timed a pass from freshman Andre Akpan by NU freshman keeper Mahmoud Talaat to put Harvard out in front early. Harvard continued to pressure Northeastern, but Talaat made four saves in the half to keep the Huskies within striking distance.
It wasn't long before Harvard broke the game wide open in the second half. In the 58th minute, sophomore Michael Fucito rushed past the NU defense and went in on a breakaway, beating Talaat with a shot that deflected off a Husky defender. Less than ten minutes later, Fucito struck again, this time heading a cross pass from the far post into the back of the net. Akpan and senior Jeffrey Chivers picked up assists on the play.
Already in full command of the game, Crimson freshman Kwaku Nyamekye collected his third goal of the season on the rebound of Walter Diaz's direct free kick at 76:18.
Harvard outshot NU 18-5 and 11-1 in shots on goal. Harvard junior keeper Adam Hahn had to make just one save in the win, while Mahmoud Talaat turned aside seven Crimson shots in the loss.
Harvard also had a 6-4 advantage on corners.
Northeastern will try to end a three-game scoreless drought against Rhode Island in the second game of the Harvard Invitational on Sunday. The Huskies have not won or scored since winning 2-1 at Maine on Aug. 29.
Loyola Marymount defeated URI 2-1 earlier on Friday and will take on the Crimson in the final game of the Invitational at 2 p.m. on Sunday.
Northeastern (2-3-0) vs. Goals by period 1 2 Tot
Harvard (3-1-0) -------------------------------
Date: Sep 08, 2006 Attendance: 176 Northeastern........ 0 0 - 0
Weather: Harvard............. 1 3 - 4
Northeastern Harvard
Pos # Player Sh SOG G A Pos # Player Sh SOG G A
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GK 1 Talaat, Mahmoud..... - - - - GK 1 Hahn, Adam.......... - - - -
M 2 Nasman, Kyle........ - - - - M 2 Stamatis, John...... 2 2 - -
D 6 Peterson, Neal...... - - - - D 3 Williams, David..... 1 - - -
M 8 Brack, Daryl........ - - - - D 5 Giammanco, Michael.. - - - -
F 9 Talaat, Ahmed....... 1 - - - M 8 Mitchell, Desmond... 2 2 1 -
D 10 Tangney, Padraig.... - - - - M 9 Hoff, Matt.......... 3 1 - -
F 11 Kilkenny, Greg...... 1 1 - - F 10 Altchek, Charles.... 3 2 - -
D 14 Ennis, Brendan...... - - - - F 13 Akpan, Andre........ - - - 2
M 15 Patrikis, Nicholas.. 2 - - - M 17 Fucito, Michael..... 3 3 2 -
M 17 Okland, Lars........ - - - - D 19 Nyamekye, Kwaku..... 2 1 1 -
M 20 Volk, Alexander..... 1 - - - D 20 Perl, Marcel........ - - - -
---------- Substitutes ---------- ---------- Substitutes ----------
4 Batista, Jonathan... - - - - 0 Alexander, Joseph... - - - -
5 Nunez, Eduardo...... - - - - 7 Diaz, Walter........ - - - 1
7 Levy, Benjamin...... - - - - 11 Stapleton, Tom...... 1 - - -
18 Laning, Matthew..... - - - - 12 Altchek, Christopher - - - -
Totals.............. 5 1 0 0 15 Rousmaniere, Adam... - - - -
16 Hamilton, Chas...... - - - -
22 Lahre, Josh......... - - - -
25 Grimm, Brian........ - - - -
26 Sager, Luke......... 1 - - -
27 Chivers, Jeffrey.... - - - 1
Totals.............. 18 11 4 4
Northeastern Harvard
# Player MIN GA Saves # Player MIN GA Saves
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1 Talaat, Mahmoud..... 90:00 4 7 1 Hahn, Adam.......... 80:12 0 1
0 Alexander, Joseph... 9:48 0 0
TM TEAM................ 0:00 0 0
Shots by period 1 2 Tot Saves by period 1 2 Tot
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Northeastern........ 3 2 - 5 Northeastern........ 4 3 - 7
Harvard............. 7 11 - 18 Harvard............. 1 0 - 1
Corner kicks 1 2 Tot Fouls 1 2 Tot
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Northeastern........ 1 3 - 4 Northeastern........ 11 5 - 16
Harvard............. 2 4 - 6 Harvard............. 14 7 - 21
SCORING SUMMARY:
GOAL Time Team Goal Scorer Assists Description
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1. 26:31 HAR Mitchell, Desmond (1) Akpan, Andre one-timer hip swing from through ball
2. 57:47 HAR Fucito, Michael (3) Unassisted flick shot on breakaway deflected by def
3. 66:23 HAR Fucito, Michael (4) Chivers, Jeffrey; Akpan, Andre header from far post on crossing pass fo
4. 76:18 HAR Nyamekye, Kwaku (3) Diaz, Walter one-time poke shot off direct free kick
CAUTIONS AND EJECTIONS:
YC-HAR #26 (40:12); YC-HAR #25 (42:10); YC-NU #7 (45:24);
YC-HAR #25 (62:15)
Officials: Referee: Victor Matheson; Asst. Referee: Michael Wallace; Derek Ambrozaitis;
Timekeeper: Laurajean Faria; Scorer: Kurt Svoboda;
Offsides: Northeastern 2, Harvard 4.
