The referee allowed play to continue, and the result was a 3-on-2 breakaway for the Bears. Sophomore sweeper Mike Lobach made a valiant effort to stop the Brown surge but was yellow carded as he took down a Bear player from behind.

The penalty gave Brown a free kick right outside of Harvard's box. The Bears, who apparently have a set play for just the occasion, executed the kick successfully. Brown co-captain Scott Powers lobbed a cross beautifully onto the head of senior Cory Gibbs who found the back of the net for a 1-0 lead at 32:36 in the first half.

With the momentum in its corner, Brown continued to pressure Harvard's defense. Five minutes after the Gibbs strike, another odd turn of events coupled with the Bears' offensive pressure victimized the Crimson.

In the 37th minute, Brown forward Eduardo Romaneiro drove a shot on goal from 25 yards out. Normally at such a distance, making a save is fairly routine. Unfortunately for Harvard goalkeeper Dan Mejias, one of his defenders deflected the ball as it entered the box and sent the shot just under the crossbar.

At this point in the game, the Crimson players could have hung their heads after two goals that maybe should not have materialized. Instead, Harvard showed impressive resilience led, seemingly as always, by Kelly.

In the 41st minute, Kelly accepted a feed from sophomore midfielder Marc Buan and streaked directly into the area. Kelly's bold move drew out the Brown goalie as well as sucked in the defense, leaving junior forward Nick Lenicheck alone on the wing.

"As the goalie came out, I lost my footing and decided to lay it out across to [Lenicheck]," Kelly said. "Nicky then had an open net and finished it off."