Ospina, the Arsenal captain for the night, was soon forced into more noteworthy action turning Saman Ghoddos» dipping effort
over the crossbar as the hosts enjoyed a spell of pressure.
A Kevin Mirallas effort from 20 yards curled
over the crossbar as Everton finally threatened and he then blazed over from the same distance soon after.
Not exact matches
A rare highlight of Rooney's season was almost ruined in dramatic circumstances
as Swans goalkeeper Fabianski strode forward for a stoppage - time corner which he headed narrowly
over the
crossbar.
Birley FC seemed to have found a member of the hit early 2000's band Blazin» Squad
as one of their players managed to blaze the ball
over the
crossbar of an open goal from a yard out!
The playmaker stepped up and curled a blinder of a free - kick
over the wall with exquisite accuracy and curve to the
crossbar with Petr Cech totally beaten in goal
as Carroll applied the header to the rebound for a goal of his own.
Chelsea fans had even more reason to cheer when captain John Terry came on
as a substitute following a two - month injury lay - off, while Walters blazed a last - minute penalty
over the
crossbar to compound his misfortune.
Arsenal threaten to profit from a very similar move,
as this time Bellerin plays it in low for Lacazette, but Yoshida thunders into a tackle and does enough to put him off
as the striker shoots high
over the
crossbar.
More late drama was to come
as the hosts were awarded a penalty after Nikola Vukcevic fouled Claudiu Keseru, but Stanciu put his spot - kick well
over the
crossbar in the seventh minute of injury time.
As it happened, Djulbic was rarely tested, especially against Marcelo Carrusca's ensuing free kick, which the Argentine sent straight
over the
crossbar.
Another Sabin Merino shot but this time Umtiti gets a block in
as the ball deflects
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.
A lovely move between Benzema and Isco saw the Spaniard dink a ball through for Vasquez but he should have done better
as he blazed his half - volley
over the
crossbar when well placed
as Real ramped up the pressure.
There was still time for Firmino to flash a shot past the post and fire
over the
crossbar from distance
as Liverpool coasted to the final whistle.
Nemanja Matic went through on goal, but his effort sailed
over the
crossbar, and even
as a defensive minded player, he really should have done better with the chance.
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.
Land Rover kindly shipped me the requisite roof rack
crossbars well ahead of the holidays, but because of all its miles on the road, driven by executive editor Mac Morrison
over Thanksgiving
as well
as by Eric Schwab and myself, I didn't get the Land Rover into our handy Detroit Bureau garage until December 21st.