Sentences with phrase «first moments in this game»

I think it was one of my first moments in the game that made me think «Whoa, these characters are pretty real!».

My first moments in this game involved just trying to get the hell out of that cave.

Not exact matches

Egypt made their first Olympic appearance in women's beach volleyball on Sunday since the sport was added to the games in 1996 and the athletes of the moment, Doaa El - Ghobashy and Nada Meawad of Egypt, wore uniforms that upheld both their culture and their love of volleyball.

If the rest of the team starts playing well and starts banging in the goals, he would ease the pressure he puts on himself which in my opinion would allow him to keep his game simple at first and then build up the number of «moments of brilliance» match by match.

«It was a key moment to score the first goal, the penalty changed the game because Germany had created some chances in the first half but weren't able to score.»

And with Major League Baseball focusing on bringing the game back to urban areas, the rise of JRW could not have come at a more opportune moment for baseball as an institution in America, the first sport to desegregate its ranks by admitting the great Number 42, Jackie Robinson, in 1947.

When i missed arsenal last game against norwitch for the first time in about 20 years when I'm not at work i thought for a moment that i started to lose interest about arsenal.

Bottom line is at the moment this team is not ready to lift the EPL / UCL, others might argue it was our first game, but we didn't play Bayern, RM or Barca it was West ham in our own backyard.

My happiest moment in the past 10 seasons as an Arsenal fan will be waking up on August 8, 2015 for the first premier league game of 2015/2016 and knowing that its a reality that Giroud is not the striker who we are pinning our season on and that we have signed a top quality striker.

Bellerin is fast becoming one of my favorite players in the gunners squad, thought we were doomed for sure when Gomis went racing through and then got around Cech in the first half but in came Bellerin out of nowhere just in time to save the day... It was a really pivotal moment in the game and I think we could well be looking at a different result if we had gone a goal down in the first half!

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That point is underscored in tonight's game against the Sudbury Wolves, where, for a brief moment, McDavid's fans are forced for the first time to consider life without him.

For inspiration to get through the long grind of the season, he puts himself back in moments when the game first provides its initial spark of joy: His first dunk, playing in his grandmother's driveway.

Nothing like one underachiever blowing smoke up the ass of another... we know that Ozil has some incredible technical gifts, but to be considered the best you have to bring more than just assists to the table... for me, a top player has to possess a more well - rounded game, which doesn't mean they need to be a beast on both ends of the pitch, but they must have the ability to take their game to another level when it matters most... although he amassed some record - like stats early on, it set the bar too high, so when people expected him to duplicate those numbers each year the pressure seemed to get the best of our soft - spoken star... obviously that's not an excuse for what has happened in the meantime, but it's important to make note of a few things: (1) his best year was a transition year for many of the traditionally dominant teams in the EPL, so that clearly made the numbers appear better than they actually were and (2) Wenger's system, or lack thereof, didn't do him any favours; by playing him out of position and by not acquiring world - class striker and / or right - side forward that would best fit an Ozil - centered offensive scheme certainly hurt his chances to repeat his earlier peformances, (3) the loss of Cazorla, who took a lot of pressure off Ozil in the midfield and was highly efficient when it came to getting him the ball in space, negatively impacted his effectiveness and (4) he likewise missed a good chunk of games and frankly never looked himself when he eventually returned to the field... overall the Ozil experiment has had mixed reviews and rightfully so, but I do have some empathy for the man because he has always carried himself the same way, whether for Real or the German National team, yet he has only suffered any lengthy down periods with Arsenal... to me that goes directly to this club's inability to surround him with the necessary players to succeed, especially for someone who is a pass first type of player; as such, this simply highlights our club's ineffective and antiquated transfer policies... frankly I'm disappointed in both Ozil and our management team for not stepping up when it counted because they had a chance to do something special, but they didn't have it in them... there is no one that better exemplifies our recent history than Ozil, brief moments of greatness undercut by long periods of disappointing play, only made worse by his mopey posturing like a younger slightly less awkward Wenger... what a terribly waste

The second came in the moments following the first game of 2009.

Considering how Arsenal played in the first two months of this season, it seems like a dream to see us going ten games unbeaten at this moment, and only needing five more wins to secure second place in the Premier League and a repeat success in the FA Cup Final.

Both sides will be eager to win in the run - up to the Rugby World Cup, and South Africa are in good form at the moment after beating New Zealand, while Ireland will be hoping to click into gear after playing their first game since June.

It was one of his first games back from injury I believe and in that moment, I truly believed Bud was going to be a star.

Spurs, who won the reverse fixture by the same scoreline at White Hart Lane on Boxing Day, hit two of their goals in the first 30 minutes, before adding a third in the final moments of the game.

Bradberry says the most memorable moment of his life came in the first game of his second season.

The excitement was certainly in the air as their Game was the first to tip - off and both Teams were a bit caught up in the moment to start..

um, had the defense kept a clean sheet against utd, we would have won... the key is not to fall behind, which means you are one moment of magic away from winning the match... whereas if you do nt keep a clean sheet you have to score more than once to win the game... both are important, but i think that first we must focus on getting a solid start in the game and not falling behind, hopefully with kos back we will keep a clean sheet tomoro

Sitting on a fence as the rally neared its end, Ibtihaj Muhammad — an Olympic fencer who was the first American to compete in the games wearing a hijab — spoke about the role of athletes at this moment of immense protest.

Ramsey also came up big at the most important moments, picking Ben Roethlisberger off the first time the two sides played and then sealing the win against Buffalo in the playoffs with a key interception and allowing a passer rating of just 18.8 in that game.

The only other time United have lost to the Premier League's bottom team was against Blackburn in 2011, the famous game in which Alex Ferguson played Park Ji - sung and Rafael in midfield ahead of Paul Pogba, which the Frenchman cited as the moment he decided to end his first spell at Old Trafford.

There was greater sense of fluency to their thinking, their feet and their movement as they brought the best out of themselves and each other in the first half and the final moments of the game.

They are playing some sublime stuff at the moment and they have scored twelve goals in their last four league games and they totally destroyed Chelsea in the first half of their London derby last weekend.

That decisive moment came 78 minutes in and was United's first and only shot on target of the game following an attempt that rattled the woodwork by Fellaini from a corner.

The key moment in the game came midway through the first half.

City's Abu Dhabi - based owners, from the moment they took control of the club, came with a dual purpose: to create a first team capable of dominating domestically and compete in Europe, and to build a youth academy the envy of club's worldwide, attracting and developing the finest young talent the game has to offer.

«At the moment, I've just played my first game in the Premier League.

Being in the moment, seven points ahead, having won the first game at Porto 2 - 0 and playing the semi-final of the Coppa Italia, these are important results.

Swansea's form under Paul Clement has died off following his first few games, and whilst Tottenham have a poor record on the rad this season they are on a good run at the moment and should be able to get a result in Wales.

1) He is behind Cech and Ospina or Cech and Martinez for the moment, 2) Poland are in the WC and it is essential that their first team keeper gets a full season of competitive games before summer 2018, 3) His value has increased significantly since 2015 and he is a valuable commodity for the Arsenal, 4) He may feel betrayed or undervalued by some of the fan base but he is too smart a person to let that decide his fate....

New England had some nervy moments in the first 10 minutes, though newly - minted starting goalkeeper Matt Turner was alert and on his game to keep the Revolution from slumping into an early hole.

Cesc Fabregas and Willian both had a quiet game and the key moments of inspiration came from Batshuayi, who had a powerful low effort well saved by goalkeeper Tom Starke, and Marco Alonso, whose thunderous drive in first - half added time ended a poor 45 minutes on a high.

After a mediocre first half, the game burst to life in the second half, as Michu proved to be the thorn again in Arsenal's flesh, giving the lead in the 58th minute, moments after coming on as a sub.

«We had good moments in the first half, it's not easy in a game like this to create chance after chance after chance.

Goals from Carlos Pena, Josh Windass and Alfredo Morelos saw Rangers register their first league win at the Ibrox and while Kranjcar did struggle to get into the flow of the game, he did come up with the timely moments of magic like the one in the video below.

Describing the first couple of seasons as being the «worst moments of his career», were backed up by the fact that more than a third of games he played in the Champions League winning season were from the subs bench.

But moments later West Ham's pressure finally told when, not for the first time, Michail Antonio tore past Daryl Janmaat and crossed for the unmarked Hernandez to nod in his third goal in five games.

«It was at the last minute of the first half, it was an important moment of the game,» the United # 1 said in an interview with BT Sport.

Sergio Aguero heads up the first goalscorer market for the fixture and is bang in form at the moment, with seven goals in his last four home Premier League games.

The Red Devils have won their first three games of the season in the Premier League and have drawn one as they sit on top of the League table at the moment level on points with local rivals Manchester City.

It was Carleton's first assist as a pro in an MLS game and he said it was the second most - important moment in his soccer career.

It was like that when I learned my first numbers and letters through books presented by my father and board games I used to play with my sister, when I perfected my motor coordination and posture through dance classes encouraged by my mother, when I really understood about equilibrium and confidence in the moment that I learned to ride a bike, and when I received encouragement from my parents while I was studying my homework.

The most worthwhile moments of your life will come in a park, on a Sunday, with wine and friends; or over dinner with your wife; or watching your son play his first game of football.

My passion for baseball started from very young when my father took me to my first game and from that moment I fell in love with baseball.

My passion for baseball started from very young when my father took me to my first game and from that moment I fell in love with baseball.

It's an underdog story that's a bit formulaic but very well set in its moment, and it tells of a very human experience: though it's about racism - Davis being the first black player to win the Heisman trophy - it's not too heavy - handed, and it's just as much about football, and built on a deep love and understanding of the game.