Sentences with phrase «give his side the lead in»

Nathan Redmond gave his side the lead in the first - half.

Jakub Blaszczykowski had given his side the lead in the first - half as he produced a composed finish to complete a wonderful Poland counter-attack.

Not exact matches

«The drawback to being an ambivert,» professor Grant told Bernstein, «is that it can sometimes be difficult for them to know which side of their personality to lead with in a given situation.»

(On the flip side, this situation leads to a special type of investment operation that actually causes people to seek out ownership of bad businesses when they think the economy is likely to recover given that they experience bigger upswings as the operating leverage effect happens in reverse.)

The conclusion: given relatively unlimited availability, heroin users will voluntarily stabilize or reduce their dosage and some will even choose abstinence; long - addicted users can lead relatively normal, stable lives if provided legal access to their drug of choice, and with few side effects; and ordinary citizens (in Switzerland at least) will support such initiatives.

Given how he is now a pivotal figure for club and country, is scoring goals for fun for Tottenham and guiding them to another successful season as their talisman and will have the opportunity to play in the club's new stadium to lead them to a brighter future, everything he needs is arguably with Mauricio Pochettino's side.

Whether such big - money signings are necessary is up for debate given the level that Ernesto Valverde has his side playing at right now, as they lead the way in La Liga with a four - point gap to their nearest rivals and they sit top of their Champions League group.

The local press are fearful that their team could well lose a series on home soil for the first time since 1987 giving captain Ricky Ponting the dubious honour of being the first Australian to lead his side to three Ashes series defeats in over a century.

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.

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.

The match's most dramatic moment came in the 82nd minute, as Dominic Solanke appeared to give the home side the lead form a Joe Gomez cross, however ref Tierney ruled the goal out for deliberate handball, something that most fans deemed as a very harsh decision.

United then had Juan Mata to thank as the Spaniard scored two fine goals, the first a cool finish from just inside the area, with the second being a thing of beauty, as the former Chelsea ace curled a free - kick into te top corner to give Jose Mourinho's side the lead in the second half.

Leicester opened the scoring in the 27th minute, after some smart play from Riyad Mahrez saw Vardy through on goal, as the England international placed the ball past David De Gea to give the home side the lead.

However, Padraig Armond gave Newport the lead in the 38th minute and Spurs had to rely on substitutes Dele Alli and Heung Min Son to help rescue a draw for the North London side.

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.

The goal, which is the fourth Arsenal have conceded at home in all competitions, came after a poor clearance from Ospina eventually found its way to Cordoba, who's saw his 45 - yard screamer fly in over the head of the backtracking Gunners «keeper to give the away side the lead.

The visitors twice took the lead in the first - half and looked set to inflict a first league defeat on Arsenal that season, but a hat - trick from Thierry Henry, including a wonderful solo goal, gave the home side the win.

The Gunners» defence didn't cover themselves in glory here, as Callum Robinson took full advantage to give his side an unlikely lead.

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.

Bruno Fernandes had given the hosts the lead in the first half, only for Higuain to smash home a stunning effort to get his side back level.

Shane Long had a great chance to regain the lead in the second half and on almost any other day would have gave his side the win.

Batshuayi, who has found his chances at Stamford Bridge limited so far this season, tapped home following a low driven cross from Spaniard Marcos Alonso to give the away side the lead in the 94th minute of the match.

Alonso opened the scoring in the 24th minute, as the Spaniard bagged a beautiful 26 - yard free kick past Spurs «keeper Hugo Lloris to give the away side the lead.

The Czech striker rifled past Lee Grant in the Rams goal to give the away side the lead after 23 minutes.

The away side opened the scoring in the 25th minute, after a shot from Alexandre Lacazette saw the ball land at the feet of Shkodran Mustafi, who tapped the ball home to give his side the lead.

After one of the biggest buildups to a regular season MLS match in recent memory, the two sides got things started with just as much intensity as was advertised, and the Red Bulls captain Dax McCarty was more than happy to give the Red Bulls an early edge over bitter - rival NYC FC after he headed a corner off a Sacha Kljestan kick for the 1 - 0 lead.

The youngster scored an absolute stunner in the 35th minute to give his side an invaluable lead.

The former England international scored his sides first goal and his own 150th goal in the 34th minute of the game to give Sunderland the lead.

Memphis was hauled off at half time, but not before he'd been influential in the home side's opener, under - hitting a dismal diving header which Stoke capitalised on before Bojan Krkic fired past David De Gea to give the Potters the lead.

While he also came agonisingly close to giving his side the lead but for a stunning save from Igor Akinfeev, Hodgson's decision to replace him in the 78th minute was widely criticised.

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.

Vladimir Weiss gave them the lead in the 32nd minute, with Hamsik's fantastic pass finding him down the left hand side in behind the defence.

It doesn't seem as though the Spanish tactician needs too much given his side are currently enjoying an eight - point lead at the top of the Premier League table while they've sealed their place in the knockout stage of the Champions League already.

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.

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....

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

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.

Bernardo Silva is enjoying a thoroughly impressive season with Monaco, helping his side to lead the Ligue 1 table on goal difference, albeit with a game in hand, as well as helping his side to keep their Champions League hopes alive with a 3 - 2 away win over Borussia Dortmund to give them one foot in the semi-final stage.

Kostas Manolas and Edin Dzeko gave Roma a comfortable 2 - 0 lead inside the opening quarter of an hour, but Pedro Henrique reduced the deficit in the 28th minute with the first - ever goal in the Champions League for an Azerbaijani side.

Phillipe Coutinho gave us the lead in the 30th minute but 2 goals either side of half time for Aston Villa gave them a 2 - 1 win and sent us home disappointed.

Chris Smalling 8 — Finished off a lovely move to give us a 1 - 0 lead and was strong in defence today as the home side never really troubled David de Gea.

With the Taegeuk Ladies leading 1 - 0 in first - half stoppage time at Amman International Stadium, the Chelsea midfielder made an exquisite pass to an unmarked Lee Min - A, who finished easily to give her side a two - goal advantage at the interval.

Before scoring what ended as the winner for his side, he firstly set up the first goal which gave his team the lead in the game, and he almost doubled their lead from a rebound but he somehow skied his effort wide with the goalkeeper beaten.

With a gaping goal, Messi made no mistake in sliding home the finish with ease to give his side the lead with just 15 minutes ticked off the clock.

Leighton Baines struck to give his side a slender first leg lead in their Europa League third qualifying round clash with Ruzemberok.

However, the visitors carved out numerous opportunities to extend their lead and Richarlison, in particular, was guilty of squandering gilt - edged opportunities to give his side breathing space.

Roberto Firmino gave his side the lead but an excellent improvised finish from Diumerci Mbokani leveled the scores before a quick fire double from debutant Steven Naismith and Robbie Brady put the hosts in the ascendancy.

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.

The striker Riki was a real thorn in the side throughout, and he gave Depor a deserved lead before half time, beating Lopez at the near post.