Not exact matches
Research suggests many New Year's resolutions don't make it
past the
second week of February, and only a measly 9.2 percent of people who make resolutions actually achieve their
goals by the time the next new year rolls around.
The U.S. and Germany both «leapfrogged»
past the previous
second - place finisher, the publication adds, after «India's threat of a 70 % tariff on imported solar panels and low power bids sparked «investor concerns» regarding its «over-ambitious» 2022 solar power
goals.»
The
second goal, on top of the pace needed to get into position, required a delicate first touch, good control and the finesse to glide it
past the keeper — something we have not seen Giroud done very often... if at all.
The Old Trafford faithful were appeased two minutes into the
second half as Ashley Young crossed for Martial to head into the ground and
past Lukasz Fabianski for his eighth
goal of the season.
The first
goal chambers didn't get his head on a simple stoke's cross, the cross was only his head height and he wasn't under pressure, sure the ball had a bit of spin but it shouldn't have gone
past the first man; the
second goal mertersaker and chambers both ball watched and failed to track one runner into the box; the third
goal chambers got out - muscled and rooted to the ground while walters jumped on top of him for a clean header, in the six yard box.
On top of that, the
goal Mason scored was «scrappy» and the type of
goal we wouldn't have scored in years
past — look at Niki Jackson's opportunity in the
second half where the poor dude dribbled a good chance away as a prime example of what we used to do — but a savvy player with a nose for
goal, Mason, puts it away.
The England international is just the sort of player that has often caused us problems in the
past and so it proved again at Upton Park today, with Carroll pegging back our deserved early lead with two quickfire
goals on the stroke of halftime and then a third early on in the
second half.
Welbeck gets his
second goal of the match, controlling Chamberlain's wonderful pass & slotting
past the keeper.
do you really think you're helping the club by slurping up Wenger following 16 minutes of good play... think logically just for a
second, never has Monreal contributed so much in the final third (then he went out injured again), we scored two
goals based on set pieces, which certainly hasn't happened in quite some time and the other two
goal scorers have scored a handful of
goals in the
past 3 seasons... this is why this club is in the predicament they're in because you lack any sense of perspective or foresight, much like the manager you cuddle up to regardless of whatever inane things he does that negatively impact our club... it's like finding an unopened chocolate bar in the garbage can
Second half
goals from Alvaro Negredo and Yaya Toure helped Man City edge
past a resilient Hull City side.
Nevertheless, Messi scored two great
goals, particularly the
second as he waltzed
past the Chelsea defence before finding the back of the net with a clinical finish, and so it comes as no surprise to see the Argentine wizard dominate the headlines and front - pages on Thursday, as seen below.
But for those of you who can perhaps broaden this out a little and see what title winning teams around Europe have been doing for the
past 5 seasons, and also acknowledge the shift in emphasis with many teams relying more now on
goal - scoring potency from wide forwards, wingers,
second strikers and attacking midfielders then I think the debate is a little more subtle than the «cut and paste a # 40M «guaranteed 25
goal» centre forward with no possible downside» proposition.
«Our
goal at the beginning of the season was to make it further than we did last year and to keep improving as a team,» senior captain Brennah Gladwill said of the team's desire to advance
past the
second round of the Sac - Joaquin Section Division III playoffs.
He was unlucky with Monaco's first
goal, deflecting it
past David Ospina, but he made a huge mistake in the build - up to the
second.
Both of Salah's
goals were impressive, the first a blistering counter-attack involving Sadio Mane, while his
second was a brilliantly drilled finish
past Joe Hart to wrap the game up.
Long was celebrating a
second of the afternoon only to see the
goal rightly chalked off for offside as he steered Cedric's drive
past Cech.
Ibrahimovic could have scored the
second goal with his first touch after a mis - hit Herrera attempt whooshed
past the 35 - year old in full stretch.
In the
second half, United gained complete control of the match, and Bastian showed glimpses of quality in the build - up to the third
goal and got himself in to the score - sheet minutes later, capitalizing on a mix up in Wigan Athletic's box to convert a well taken
goal to make the score 4 - 0 — the sixth time the Red Devils put four
past an opponent under the Portuguese.
A first - half
goal from Joao Cancelo followed by a
second - half strikes from Mauro Icardi, Marcelo Brozovic and Ivan Perisic saw Inter Milan blow
past Cagliari, 4 - 0 Tuesday night at the San Siro.
Cristiano Ronaldo may have been relegated to
second best player ever status over the
past few seasons, but at 33 - years - old, he's still getting the job done, to the tune of 38
goals and 8 assists between La Liga and the Champions League this season, and with Isco, Gareth Bale and Toni Kroos behind him, Real are loaded per usual.
Gerrard himself slammed home an equaliser from a Peter Crouch knockdown with nine minutes of the
second half played, but just
past the hour mark future Liverpool left - back Paul Konchesky watched his lofted cross sail over Pepe Reina and into the Reds
goal to put the Irons back in the lead.
But Lanzini made sure to place himself in even stronger contention for a place in Sampaoli's squad for the FIFA World Cup, taking a Gonzalo Higuain pass and superbly finishing
past the legend Gianluigi Buffon in the 85th minute for Argentina's
second goal.
However, instead the crucial
second goal went to Redknapp's men, and it was the irrepressible Ozil who scored it, coolly slotting
past Elliot after a wonderful flick from Vardy after 64 minutes for 2 - 0.
Bolton were unphased when Craig Bellamy beat the offside trap and cooly shot
past Adam Bogdan, and five minutes into the
second have restored their two
goal lead.
Jose Izquierdo made the breakthrough just
past the half - hour mark after one of the strikes of the season - his
second in a week - and now been directly involved in four of Brighton's last seven league
goals.
Watch the full match highlights as a first - half
goal from Joao Cancelo followed by
second - half strikes from Mauro Icardi, Marcelo Brozovic and Ivan Perisic saw Inter Milan blow
past Cagliari, 4 - 0 a the San Siro.
And though Atdhe Nuhiu got a
goal back for Kosovo just seven minutes after the break, Iceland held on to move
past Ukraine into
second place.
It was one - way traffic during the closing stages as we went in search of a killer
second goal, and it eventually arrived right at the death when the impressive Eden Hazard's strike deflected off the leg of Calum Chambers and flew
past Cech.
Tottenham continued to dominate pressure with Jermaine Jenas coming close inside the
second period for his side but it was Blackpool who were able to find the net for a third time when Brett Omerod played a precise shot
past the reach of Heurelho Gomes to mark his first Premier League
goal in seven years.
Captain Carles Puyol notched a
second goal less than 90
seconds later, somehow twisting his neck enough to direct a looping header
past Carlos Kameni.
His
second, squeezed
past Fraser Forster after a brilliant run on the blind side of his marker to collect Coutinho's outside - of - the - foot pass, took his haul to nine
goals in his first 12 league games.
His
goal took five touches and 10
seconds from one end to the other, from Hugo Lloris» throw out to Harry Kane, who spun away from Dejan Lovren and took two touches before delivering the pass for Sonny, sprinting up the middle in support, to ram home first - time
past Simon Mignolet.
Messi's
second goal in the 80th was one to admire, with the Argentine entering the area and going
past two defenders before calmly finding the net.
The Frenchman made amends in the
second half, as he scored in the right
goal this time with a diving header
past the keeper, and Aaron Ramsey rounded off the game with a late
goal to seal the win.
However, shortly into the
second half and the
goal scorer from the first - leg, Antoine Griezmann superbly raced free from the halfway line when he was played through by Fernando Torres before comfortably slotting the ball
past Manuel Neuer to gain the crucial away
goal.
Both sides continued to struggle to create clear chances in the
second half, but Mane put Liverpool ahead in the 61st minute with a brilliant
goal, controlling well and drilling a shot
past Pope from just inside the box.
Wenger has always believed in Giroud, who is
second only to Sergio Aguero for the most Premier League
goals scored over the
past three seasons.
Juventus's Paulo Dybala, right, celebrates
past Barcelona's Sergi Roberto after scoring his side's
second goal during a Champions League, quarterfinal, first - leg soccer match between Juventus and Barcelona, at the Juventus Stadium in Turin, Italy, Tuesday, April 11, 2017.
Hasan Salihamidzic pounced on the left - back's error and fed the ball through for Makaay, who swept his first - time finish
past Iker Casillas after just 10.1
seconds for the competition's quickest ever
goal.
Charlie Austin had already given Southampton a 1 - 0 lead from the penalty spot but two
goals in two
second half minutes just
past the hour gave the points to Hull with Snodgrass getting the first of them with a terrific finish.
For the
second goal Feghouli plays a simple sideways pass to Lanzini in a position of no particular threat before the Argentine again does very well to create his own space and place an excellent drive into the corner of the net
past a stranded keeper; an assist for Feghouli!
We may have a precious two -
goal lead - two away
goals no less - heading into this
second leg against AC Milan, but results in Europe over the
past week should have cleared minds of any complacency.
Arsenal were therein playing catch - up in the
second period, and a mistake from Hector Bellerin allowed Mohamed Salah to bag the third
goal of the game after he ran 75 yards up the pitch to put a simple effort
past Petr Cech.
His stunning 30 - yard volleyed strike
past Wayne Hennessey in the dying
seconds of the match will be something to remember, especially being his first
goal for United.
In their previous game against Huddersfield, Liverpool were goalless at half - time but went on to put three
second - half
goals past the Terriers.
Rostov equalised early in the
second - half through Aleksandr Bukharov, who got between Phil Jones and Chris Smalling to control a long ball forward from Timofei Kalachev on his chest and shoot
past Sergio Romero in the United
goal.
A first - half
goal from Joao Cancelo followed by a
second - half strikes from Mauro Icardi, Marcelo Brozovic and Ivan Perisic saw Inter Milan blow
past Cagliari, 4 - 0 a the San Siro.
On the 50th minute of the match, Luke Shaw burst up the left flank, some good interplay with Rashford with the ball rolling
past the face of the
goal and an onrushing Lingard could not get United's
second goal of the evening.
The best move of the half led to the
second goal; Emmanuel Eboue playing a rapid one - two with an otherwise below - par Jack Wilshere and the Ivorian rifled the ball
past Richard Kingson in what was an almost identical
goal to the one Nasri scored against Manchester City earlier in the season.
Napoli's
second came from an unfortunate Lazio own
goal as Brazilian defender Wallace tried to intercept a Callejon centre on 53 minutes only to send the ball
past his own goalkeeper Thomas Strakosha.