Sentences with phrase «give his side the lead against»

Croatia national team star Mario Mandzukic gave his side the lead against Northern Ireland in the international friendly game played between the two sides on Wednesday evening.

Aston Villa striker Christian Benteke gave his side the lead against an in form Manchester United with a wonderful curling effort midway through the first half.

Watch Arsenal's Santi Cazorla give his side the lead against Manchester City at the Etihad, Nacho Monreal earning the penalty...

Back in the team in recent weeks, Egyptian wing back Ahmed El Mohamedy understands the Tigers» system and makes it work — he was excellent and popped up to give his side the lead against Everton.

Arsenal captain Per Mertesacker gives his side the lead against Hull City in the FA Cup with a powerful header...

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However, Dusan Tadic gave the Saints the lead in the 21st minute, with the home side facing their own battle to avoid relegation this season and very much looking up for the challenge on Saturday against a lacklustre Chelsea side.

It may not prove to be too costly against Burnley after Gael Clichy struck in the second half to give his side the lead at the Etihad, but it certainly won't help City's cause as they look to keep up the pace in the title race.

His bizarre starting eleven haven't got off to a great start against the Potters, with Walters giving the home side the lead on the stroke of half - time.

Lionel Messi has equalised the La Liga goalscoring record against fellow high flyers Sevilla at the Nou Camp, with the little Argentine wizard stepping up and planting a wonderful free - kick into the back of the net to give Luis Enrique's side the lead.

Considering their position in the table, Paul Clement's Swansea side looked confident and stylish at the start of yesterday's game against Arsenal, and for the first half an hour they looked like they could take something from the game, until Olivier Giroud got his customary goal a game to give the Gunners a half - time lead.

Not even spraining his ankle before the first game stopped him coming on and scoring and he did it again last night, scoring his record - breaking 38th goal for the South American side when he gave them the lead against Germany, although Stindl equalized later on to earn the Germans a point.

Nevertheless, Napoli will be delighted with their display on Tuesday night as they gave the San Paolo crowd a reason to be cheerful with a devastating attacking performance led by Mertens against a woeful Bologna side.

Memphis Depay had given the visitors the lead against his former club, but goals from Hector Moreno and Luciano Narsingh completed the the turnaround and inflicted a second successive away defeat for Louis van Gaal's side.

Instead, we will now have to fave a Liverpool side that is likely to be given renewed energy and purpose under the boss that did so well for a good few years by leading Borussia Dortmund to back to back German Bundesliga titles against the might of Bayern Munich.

Arsenal striker Danny Welbeck doubled England's lead on the stroke of half - time, after Wayne Rooney's opener had given Roy Hodgson's side a strong start in their European Championship qualifier against Lithuania at Wembley.

Antonio Conte's side were given the opportunity to extend their lead at the top of the Premier League to seven ahead of the North London derby today, but faced a stern test against the Toffees, who have won eight consecutive games at Goodison Park.

not that we are not good enough to beat the best in the world ON OUR DAY and that is just the problem, you never know which AFC will turn up: the one that lost to Olympiakos and Zagreb and gave away a 3 goals lead against PSV or the one who ruthlessly and efficiently dispatched of the 2 Manchester sides home and away....

Even after the gift of an own goal by Craig Dawson gave the spuds the lead at White Hart Lane against a team with nothing to play for, the pressure was evident in the Spurs side and they were pegged back.

Eden Hazard gave Chelsea the perfect start at the KC Stadium by scoring a wonderful goal to give Jose Mourinho's side a 1 - 0 lead against Hull City inside the first two minutes.

Lanzini won a penalty against Stoke on Saturday after he was challenged by Erik Pieters, with Hammers captain Mark Noble converting from the spot to give his side a 1 - 0 lead.

Radamel Falcao had given Atletico the lead inside the opening 10 minutes and the home side went on to dominate for large spells, but Mame Biram Diouf's goal against the run of play in the lead - up to half - time levelled the score.

A magical brace from Man United new boy Memphis Depay has given Louis van Gaal's side a 2 - 1 half - time lead against Club Brugge in their Champions League play - off first leg.

Harry Kane is enjoying a sensational season for Spurs and the forward's hunger to give his club the lead against his old side led to a number of half chances in the opening exchanges, although clear opportunities were limited in the first half.

His 18th of the campaign came in the Severnside derby against Cardiff City but, despite giving Bristol City a 2 - 1 lead with ten minutes to go, he still ended up on the losing side as City continue to drop down the table.

Paco Alcacer had already given the hosts the lead at the Camp Nou, and the leaders went on to canter to a routine victory against an Athletic side grateful they were not more soundly beaten.

Charlie Austin netted the game's only goal that day and he would add a second strike in as many weeks against the Hammers, turning Ryan Bertrand's low cross into the far corner on the stroke of half - time to give Claude Puel's side the lead.