Boston College men beat Harvard

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Sophomore Kyle Bekker tied the score at 1-1 in the 62nd minute and junior Amit Aburmad, who assisted on Bekker’s tying goal, lifted the team to a 2-1 lead just less than five minutes later as No. 20 Boston College earned a non-conference victory over Harvard before 178 fans at Ohiri Field.

Down by one goal, Bekker finished an excellent Eagle passing sequence from five yards with his left foot to tie the score at 61:52.  Aburmad played a through ball to the nearside corner that an overlapping Patrick Chin crossed to Bekker for the tying goal.

Four minutes, 52 seconds later, Aburmad, a Zofim, Israel, resident, blasted a curling direct kick from 20 yards off the left post and into the back of the net for the decisive goal at 66:44.

Harvard had notched the go-ahead goal at 51:59 before the Eagles responded with a pair of second-half scores.

Sophomore goalkeeper Justin Luthy recorded five saves in the winning effort to improve to 7-2-4.

Boston College attempted eight shots in each half and finished with a 16-13 edge in the match.

Harvard goalkeeper Brett Conrad, who was issued a yellow card in the 43rd minute, finished with seven saves.  The 6-foot-7-inch goalie tackled a streaking Aburmad in a one-on-one situation on the 18-yard line.  Conor Fitzpatrick’s ensuing free kick was blocked by the Crimson defense.

Next, Boston College hosts eighth-ranked Virginia in Atlantic Coast Conference action on Friday, Oct. 22 at the Newton Campus Field.  Game time is set for 7 p.m.