When Ireland finally got their hands on the ball they seemed the more enterprising, throwing the ball around more, but a combination of effective Welsh defence and Irish errors meant that the scoreboard was still blank as
halftime approached.
As
halftime approached, the home side continued to look the more threatening and especially down their right side through Januzaj.
And as
halftime approached, Delgado helped set up the game's only goal.
The second was a fantastic team goal finished at close range by Walcott and as
halftime approached Ozil sealed the win and the points with a scuffed finish from an Alexis cross.
Purdue held a lead for much of the first half, although Kansas began to battle back as
halftime approached, cutting the lead to one point with just over three minutes left in the half.
Zach Miller hauled in what looked like a touchdown pass that would have put the Bears down 14 - 10 to the Saints as
halftime approached.
Not exact matches
It's possible that Timberlake decided to soften his
approach a bit after remembering that he was answering questions at an NFL - sponsored event a few days before taking the stage for a Super Bowl
halftime show.
Chris Rock recently revealed to Howard Stern that, way back in 2004, the NFL
approached him about doing something a little different — being the first Super Bowl
Halftime Show standup comedian.
Houston goes full - pads once a week, but in a short window to prep for Thursday night games, Herman is doubting his
approach after SMU scored 14 points in the first quarter and carried a tie game almost to
halftime.
Still, as the match
approached halftime things opened up a bit, and Roma had the game's first genuine chance in the 37th minute.