Word: fields
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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...problems in the first half were nothing new to the Crimson eleven, never a particularly strong first half offensive team. With the midfield in coach George Ford's 4-3-3 alignment playing hesitantly at best, the action stayed fluid, slipping from one end of the field to the other, as both teams played the long-ball game...
Brown has a reputation as a potent kick and run squad, so while the Harvard midfield pushed up too far into the offensive zone, the fullbacks appeared to sag. This combination created a void in the middle third of the field, and kept the Crimson from securing real control of the action...
With the advent of the second half, the Harvard corps took the field visibly quicker, and mentally a lot more confident. The new attitude took the pressure off the defense, and for the rest of the game the Crimson offense functioned smoothly. All three lines worked together well, and for the first time, Harvard played its own game...
With midfielders Leo Lanzillo, Frank RiCapito et al setting up the plays, the Crimson consistently moved easily down field for the shot...
...Yale 2, Field Hockey...