When the puck finally drops, the Otters get a scoring chance on the first rush of the game, but a shot from DeBrincat soars high,
just over the crossbar.
Nacer Chadli went in search of a response for the visitors, but his dipping free - kick from 30 yards dropped
just over the crossbar - and just four minutes later, in the 39th minute, Albion's advantage was increased.
I can remember officiating at junior football when not merely did you have, as a referee, to imagine what the linesman would have seen as an off side if he'd been present at all, you also had to be absolutely certain when the ball flashed goal - wards that it had gone between the posts rather than
just over the crossbar, as there were no nets behind the goal to catch it.
Not exact matches
And rifles
over the short side
just under the
crossbar are kinda hard to save regardless of coaching or style or anything else.
Svensson was between BWP and the goal and bent
over a little bit and
just got unlucky the deflection stayed on the inside of the
crossbar / post combo.
The England winger has support but goes for the chip, and
just like Walcott the ball sails
over the
crossbar.
Eriksen skied a half - volley
over the
crossbar, Kane sliced wide when unmarked and with
just the goalkeeper to beat and the Palace keeper denied Aurier, Ben Davies and Kane as we laid siege to the home side's goal.
In the 48th minute, Ivan Perisic nearly caught Gianluigi Donnarumma flat - footed with an apparent chip to the middle that curved and drifted
over Donnarumma's head and
just off the
crossbar.
The visitors looked to utilise the impetus from their equaliser and
just after the half hour mark, Christian Eriksen saw his drive from the edge of the box rise
over the
crossbar.
The Frenchman runned onto the ball and shooted from
just outside of the box, but there was far too much power behind his effort and it sailed high
over the top of the
crossbar.