Sentences with phrase «goal at one's mercy»

Giroud hitting the bar with goal at his mercy is not bad luck, its poor finishing.

Alli should've had a second, but inexplicably hit the post with an empty goal at his mercy after rounding the keeper.

The Belgian appeared to have turned the corner with his stormer of a goal versus Newcastle United, but he has since gone goalless in three attempts including at Watford, where he missed with an open goal at his mercy.

With the whole goal at his mercy and the keeper stranded he inexplicably went for power and blasted over the top.

Graham hit the post seconds later and the striker then also blazed wide with the goal at his mercy.

After being put through one - on - one, the England international had the goal at his mercy after he rounded Kasper Schmeichel, but the midfielder hammered the ball agains the bottom of the post when it seemed easier to miss.

Liverpool had a glorious chance to open the scoring 13th minutes into the match, after a 25 - yard strike from Emre Can clattered the post, before Egyptian winger Salah placed his shot well - wide of the target with the goal at his mercy.

Ozil — 7 — I would have given him more for his work, vision and passing but what was that awful ball about when he had the goal at his mercy?

The 24 - year - old found himself in plenty of space and the goal at his mercy and slammed the ball home to put his team 1 - 0 up.

In the end that nearly happened anyway but for that second goal courtesy of an unstoppable screamer and the miss by Welbeck with the goal at his mercy.

20 minutes from time and the former Liverpool man turned provider when he unselfishly laid on for Lionel Messi with the goal at his mercy.

The Liverpool target had the goal at his mercy, but his tame attempt went straight to the German keeper.

The best of Saints was now coming down the unguarded Arsenal right as Redmond drove inside to shoot straight at the keeper from distance, Romeu rattled the crossbar and the influential Bertrand chipped wide with the goal at his mercy.

After the break Jordan Bowery blazed over with the goal at his mercy.

Seizing upon a loose Malaysia back pass, Santos found himself with the goal at his mercy — but could only hit his shot straight at Razali.

City should have been out of sight within 45 seconds of the restart when David Silva played a one - two with Aguero before sending the ball wide with the goal at his mercy.

The Frenchman spooned his effort against the post, though, and Di Maria sent the rebound wide with the goal at his mercy.

Heaton scrambled to his left and made the save, pushing the ball straight into the path of Terry who fired over the bar with the goal at his mercy.

Newcastle enjoyed another escape four minutes later when Lacazette robbed Mohamed Diame and fed Joe Willock, only for the teenager to miss - kick with the goal at his mercy on his Premier League debut.

Sterling shot wide with the goal at his mercy, and check his reaction out after the miss.

Substitute Tony Morley, by his ball control and direct running, relieved some of the Rovers pressure that had seen Birchenall mis - kick with the goal at his mercy; Craig holding his head in anguish as the ball spun out by the far post with Stevenson stranded at the near post, and Round going close with a fierce 20 - yard drive.

Chamakh should have opened his account soon after, shinning over with the goal at his mercy, but made up for it later to complete the scoring with a towering header from substitute Robin van Persie's corner kick.

Newcastle enjoyed another escape four minutes later when Lacazette robbed Mohamed Diame and fed Joe Willock, only for the teenager to mis - kick with the goal at his mercy on his Premier League debut.

The midfielder was cautioned, along with the two instigators of the flashpoint, and Clement's men nearly snatched the victory as Fer dribbled free of Adam Smith to see his low shot saved by Begovic, and the Dutchman's rebound was blazed into the side - netting with the goal at his mercy.