Sentences with phrase «goal advantage ahead»

Danny Pugh's solitary goal gives Stoke City a priceless one goal advantage ahead of their second leg at the Britannia Stadium.

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After being frustrated by a stubborn Monaco side for the majority of the game, Vidal struck the all important goal from the spot after 57 minutes to hand the Italians the all important advantage ahead of the return leg a week on Wednesday.
The away goal provides Velez with a slight advantage ahead of the return leg on November 10.
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Couture scored his NHL - leading 16th go - ahead goal six minutes into the third period and the Sharks improved their chances for home - ice advantage in the first round of the playoffs with a 4 - 2 victory over the Colorado Avalanche on Thursday night.
even when he suffered a serious knee injury, instead of accepting the fact that he would never stick his legs into the spaces that were crucial for someone with straight ahead speed to succeed, the club actually contemplated giving him a chance to play up top where his lack of physicality, size and holding up play talents would been on display for all to see... these are not the actions of a club that really cares about winning at the highest levels, but they are the actions of a club that wasn't interested in spending the necessary resources to purchases a world - class striker, which is usually the most expensive position on the pitch... instead we adopted the horrible phrase «like a new signing» and proceeded to allow this ridiculous experiment to carry on, which ultimately caused some discomfort on the training pitch and inside the locker room as players battled for a position that shouldn't have been theirs for the taking in the first place... don't get me wrong, I believe that Walcott is a talented player, who can help a team reach their goals, if their goals are relatively modest... just look at the teams who supposedly expressed interest in his services and they weren't the kind of clubs who aspire to win at the highest levels... as for the reasons why he hasn't been bitching and moaning about moving on just look at the wage benefits he receives from our club and his obvious desire to enjoy the societal advantages that come with playing in North London for a club with worldwide appeal... so instead of continuing to try to fix a coat with a broken zipper simply move on and buy a new and better coat
* if you want to suggest that Deano was attempting to «play the advantage» when Wilshere got hacked when through on goal, then please, go ahead!
When we raced into a three goal advantage at half time in our last home game against Southampton it got me thinking as to how many times we had been three goals ahead just half way through a game in the sixty years I have been following West Ham.
Dutch midfielder Kevin Strootman needed just four minutes to race clear and put Roma ahead, while Alessandro Florenzi (47) and Junior Tallo (68) took advantage of more slack marking to add second half goals for the...
Brighton took advantage of that as Lewis Dunk and Glenn Murray capitalised on poor defending to put the hosts two goals ahead, with Pierre - Emerick Aubameyang scoring a first - half consolation in a 2 - 1 loss.
Depay took advantage of a woeful backpass to roll in his first United goal after Mata's chip sailed in at the back post to put the visitors ahead at the Avaya Stadium.
Another man who desperately needed goals ahead of the game was striker Karim Benzema and he managed to take full advantage of Vallecano's plight by scoring a wonderful hattrick on the night.
But Chelsea loanee Batshuayi continued his hot start for his new club by scoring a pair of goals to give Dortmund the advantage ahead of the second leg in Italy.
Andre Silva doubled their advantage before the hour, as the hosts finished top of Group B ahead of their opponents on goal difference.
Companies that set ambitious greenhouse gas reduction efforts today will gain a competitive advantage in the years to come, for a few reasons: Gains in efficiency lead to cost savings; credible targets bolster a company's reputation; ambitious goals spur innovation and transformational change, which can unlock opportunities for growth; and science - based targets will help companies stay ahead of shifting public policies.
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