Sentences with phrase «ball over the line»

The Colombian dropped the ball over the line to gift the Greek side a 2 - 1 lead as they went on to win 3 - 2, condemning the Gunners to a second consecutive Champions League loss.

We can't be passing all those chances over for you to score and you want to score spectacular which counts the same as just getting the ball over the line.

Rather than try to hit the ball over the line of players, the crafty Coutinho pea - rolled the ball underneath them as they tried to jump for it — and the result was a goal for the Reds.

There was yet more drama on the way though as with the last touch of the game in the seventh minute of added on time, Cristian Zapata forced the ball over the line from a Suso corner to send the Milan faithful wild at the San Siro.

There was a part when a very thin fellow ran very fast and got the ball over the line.

He defended high up field but when the ball was lost rather than run with Neymer he went for a sliding tackle hoping to push the ball over the line for a throw in.

Manchester United take an early lead against Hull City at Old Trafford, Chris Smalling forcing the ball over the line after a goalmouth scramble.

With the scores level at 1 - 1, Oldřich Nejedlý was forced off the pitch with a broken leg, before Plánička suffered a broken arm and possibly a dislocated shoulder following an incident with Brazil's Perácio as the striker attempted to bundle the ball over the line.

They weren't to be denied for long though as Walcott picked out Sanchez at the far post in the 40th minute, and while the Chile international did not produce his best finish, he did enough to divert the ball over the line.

After 92 minutes of frustration, Arsenal somehow found a way to score the winning goal with a combination of Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain and Laurent Koscielny bundling the ball over the line.

The defender bundled the ball over the line after Eder's free - kick has been spilled by David De Gea.

Mansfield pulled a goal back in the 33rd minute when Rhys Bennett bundled the ball over the line, but Stanley restored their two - goal cushion in the 43rd minute when Billy Kee hooked the ball over goalkeeper Jake Kean from 20 yards.

With time running out Bayern Munich striker Lewandowski bundled the ball over the line to keep his side just a point behind Ireland, who they face in a final showdown in Warsaw on Sunday, after they produced a shock 1 - 0 defeat of group leaders Germany in Dublin.

It looked like the Parkhead men would cruise to the final whistle but Ambrose forced the ball over the line from 10 yards with the help of a deflection after Whittaker's drive had been blocked to his feet.

Then on the hour mark, Keylor spilled a simple cross and Blaise Matuidi smuggled the loose ball over the line to level the tie 3 - 3.

Poland missed chances through Tomasz Jodlowiec and Piszczek before a scramble in the box following a free - kick in stoppage time saw Lewandowski prod the ball over the line for an equaliser that sent Scotland out.

The ball did not need to reach its target at the far post, as Pope and Long got in a tangle at the near stick with the defender juggling the ball over the line for an own - goal.

The first period featured intense pressure from the Blaugrana, who launched a barrage of attacks and scored the first goal after just three minutes thanks to Luis Suárez's effort to win a header and get the ball over the line.

A stinging shot from Andros Townsend was well held by Boruc and minutes later, Zaha really should have scored, but was unable to adjust his feet to flick the ball over the line.

It was scrappy, but the Welshman was the only midfielder in the squad likely to have got himself in the position in the six - yard box to force the ball over the line.

And they did, as a hopeful ball forward was headed by Chamakh into the path of Walcott who managed to get the ball over the line, despite the Reading player having blocked it.

A corner from the right was headed down by the rising Chalobah and Ugbo made enough contact to flick the loose ball over the line for his seventh strike of the campaign.

I think both teams will be happy with a draw looking at the upcoming fixtures and impact of the World Cup on the squad, and I can see it finishing 1 - 1 with a goal from Naismith in the second half being equalised by some grock like David Nugent bundling the ball over the line from a corner.

Not exact matches

But at least one rule change appears to have improved the numbers: touchbacks have only resulted in 17 to 20 concussions over the last several years, about half the injuries compared with pre-2011 seasons when that play moved the ball to the 20 - yard rather than 25 - yard line.

As opposed to theists taking a guy carrying a ball over a chalk line to indicate that not only is there a god, but he cares about a particular team's success?

You don't have to make these into balls though you can place the mixture into a lined tin, pour over the chocolate, sprinkle the goji berries, and then leave to set before slicing into squares!

Holding OKC to a.405 eFG at home in addition to protecting the ball (nine turnovers in 91 possessions) and getting to the line (25 - 29, a ratio of roughly one made free throw for every three field goal attempts, which is good) got the Grizzlies over the hump.

The fourth sack came after the Texans had already moved the ball down to the Jaguars 31 - yard line with a little over a minute left in the first half.

This squad has dominated the line of scrimmage on both sides of the ball and does not turn the ball over.

They have been playing their best ball of the season over the past couple of weeks but happened to come across the 2x Champs Team Lalez on Sunday Night and did so without most of their starting line - up.

Or, how about later in that game where the Chiefs were at the 3 yard line but needed more points than a field goal and went for it on 4th down and turned the ball over on downs.

His weak block of a Dortmund free kick was neither a punch nor a catch, and fired the ball directly at the hapless Varane, who could only watch as the ball trickled over the line.

In Miller, I see a guy who can line up all over the place, run any kind of route you need him to, a guy who can take the top off the defense, a guy who can make tough catches, and a guy who is going to maximize his production with his effort when the ball is in his hands.

Each time he slapped at the ball and made contact he howled in pain and then stopped, hands on hips, and smiled as the ball curved over first, hit the foul line midway down the right - field line, kicked up white dust and then skidded into the opposing team's bullpen.

The centre - back appeared to just flick the ball, nevertheless, it looped right over his keeper, before clipping the bar and agonisingly bouncing across the line.

Against Chelsea we played a high press, high line with fast counters... West Ham like to kick the ball over our heads.

Middle Tennessee fans booed after the review decision came down, because they'd have preferred to not turned the ball over inside the other team's 2 - yard line.

If they can get the ball across halfcourt to Moss, the Mountaineers lead the nation in fouls, and Moss will thrive, getting to the line over and over and over.

The ball was clearly over Manuel Neuer's goal line; everyone in the stadium could see it, apart from the two men that really mattered.

Aston Villa line - up # 15m bid for Charlie Austin as Christian Benteke edges towards Liverpool transfer Liverpool ready to play «hard - ball» over Raheem Sterling transfer

Bellerin and Monreal is always almost on the corner line crossing ball's, we are always leaving defense bankrupt and vulnerable for a take over, by the time Monreal and Bellerin return to their station they have just sprinted the whole of the pitch to make a defensive tackle sometimes coming in from behind the player in our box without giving a penalty or just outside for a free kick which we can not defend set peaces, if we are to use them some midfield players have to drop back which is not happening at the moment

With two minutes left in the game, the center snapped the ball over Hill's head on first down from the Rams» 26 - yard line.

There are five refs on the pitch and the ball was... over the line.

And Pelé, always Pelé: shooting from the halfway line; embracing Bobby Moore; flipping the ball over a confused Swede; lifting the trophy once, twice, three times; smiling that beautiful, beatific smile.

I am not sure whether it would have been better for the Arsenal and Germany international star to be in the starting line - up against Azerbaijan today, because Mesut Ozil has not kicked a ball in anger for over a month and so could certainly do with the run out.

The ball hit the crossbar and bounced down agonisingly over the line.

Arsenal have been caught out in defensive transitions through simple long balls over the top or passes through the back line countless times in recent years.

Maybe on slow motion you could see that Wojciech goes back a little bit to save the ball with his feet and then when the ball bounces, the ball was certainly over the line.

He wasn't spraying balls all over the field like a Bonucci, but he seemed particularly untroubled by Sampdoria's press, and on several occasions made some incisive passes in between their lines to break the press which were very accurate, and smart balls.

Put the ball over the last line of defenders and you cause a dangerous situation.