After 90 minutes of tough regulation play, the Columbia men’s soccer team (2-5-1, 0-1 Ivy) surrendered the Ivy opener to No. 23 Brown (5-0-4, 1-0 Ivy) in an overtime defeat.
Only 25 minutes into the game, senior defender Ryan Scully was slapped with a red card, putting the Lions one man down for the rest of the game. While both the Lions and Bears added to the card count for a combined total of six yellow cards, no other player was sent off the field.
This one-man advantage helped Brown seize an opening in the Light Blue defense in the 42nd minute when the Bears’ John Okafor sent a cross toward forward T.J. Thompson, who deftly put the ball away in the goal.
Early in the second, the Lions answered when junior forward Bayo Adafin brought the ball in off a throw-in, evading the Brown defense to send the ball into the net and even the score 1-1. Adafin now leads Columbia with four goals on the season.
After their equalizer in the 51st minute, the Lions were unable to turn any of their five other second-half shots into goals, and their defense successfully held off Brown’s attack. As the 90 minutes of regulation time ended, the match entered the first overtime.
The Bears ended things quickly, putting successive shots on goal before Nick Elenz-Martin picked up a rebound and found the back of the net to preserve Brown’s undefeated 2009 record.
The Lions, who were outshot 14-8, return to the field next Saturday, Oct. 10, for a match against Penn at home. Kick-off is set for 4 p.m.
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