Sentences with phrase «sides first shot»

Not exact matches

I'm pretty bummed out because I think I had a very decent shot at winning first place this year since I gained a decent fan base last year, but as this is yet another situation out of my control, I'm going to look on the bright side instead.

Willian hit both posts in the first half before he finally steered a shot in in the second, and Hazard says he spoke to the 29 - year - old about aiming his efforts less towards the wide sides of the goal.

An experienced player who has played his part in winning huge trophies for Barcelona, the veteran shot - stopper surely has something to offer this new - look Red Devils side with a number of inexperienced youngsters in the first - team.

Laurent Koscielny played a key role alongside Samuel Umtiti in defence, earning his side a shot at winning their first international title since their last Euros win in the year 2000.

There were a serious lack of chances for either side in the first half, with the best opportunity falling to Alli, who skied his shot well over the bar as the Spurs star was found after lovely play from both Jordan Henderson and Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain, who secured a # 40M move to Liverpool from Arsenal on deadline day according to the Guardian.

England then put the game to bed in the 85th minute, after Southampton stalwart Ryan Bertrand bagged his first England goals as the left - back saw his 25 - yard strike fizzle past the Maltese shot - stopper to put the away side two goals to the good.

A dull first half in which two sides, languishing much lower in the table than they would want, registered just one shot on target apiece gave no indication of the madness that would follow.

In Sudden Sam's first NBA game, in Los Angeles, he unleashed a quarter - ending, lunging, leaning, 45 - foot shot from the side — a WBA specialty — which banked off the glass and through the hoop just as Smith's face was embedding itself in the Forum floorboards.

was a long shot, especially w giving up the cheap goal late in the first match, but 70 % pocession, 17 shots to 3, was domination by the better side, hope we did not spend to much gas from the tank, but 2 - 0 on road, good match, back to EPL and FA cup

The Hoosiers had their best chance to tie the game with 4:15 left in the first half, when Maisonneuve howitzered a shot from eight yards out toward the right side of the net.

The 25 - year - old hit a wonderful shot first time from outside the away side's area straight into the top corner, and giving Dimi Konstantopoulos no chance in the Boro goal.

Two of the clear chances that United had came from Mertesacker's sloppy play: the first was when He couldn't put his feet to the ground and fell allowing Martial to turn and whip a shot at goal thanks to Petr Cech for his brilliance, and the other one was when he allowed martial to slip away from the left side, failed to track him down leaving the young Frenchman to race into our 18 yard which almost resulted into a goal.

As time wound down in the first quarter of 76ers vs. Heat Game 1 on Saturday, Robert Covington caught a pass, pump - faked, side - stepped, then shot a three.

The nature of the tie was summed up in one sentence by Matthew Dunn of the Express: «Quite simply, Monaco were the hungrier side, snaffling up goals with each of their first two shots on target.»

Lawrence Wang positioned himself perfectly for the Oxford side, receiving Maddison's well placed long shot to put the ball through Cambridge's posts and score the first goal.

We prob scored with our first shot on target - and whilst you have to applaud a side that doesn't get many chances but makes the most of them -

Van Gaal's side didn't get their first shot on goal until the 70th minute against the League One side, and Chief Executive Ed Woodward was well aware of the boos and jeers the side received from his position in the director's box.

The bail - out area over the first two days was the left bunker, but now a shot to that side will leave a player short - sided with little green to work with.

From the side of the eighteen and a near impossible angle, Madison ripped a shot across the goal that hit the side post and landed in the side net for Wonder's first goal.

Chances were fairly common for both sides throughout the match, with one of the better chances in the first half falling to the home side, after an effort from Olivier Giroud found it's way to Walcott, who saw his shot blocked by the Doncaster defence.

From the right side Bernardo Silva made a cross which went to the David Silva who just made a placing shot and achieved the first goal.

There was a flurry of action right before the half, with Costa jinking around the left side of Crotone's penalty area only to fire wide, while on the other end Simy performed some close dribbling in the channel to flummox Sandro and manage Crotone's first shot of the evening, but he didn't get much in the way of power behind it and Szczesny dealt with it easily.

Through the first leg of league fixtures, the club has put 47 % of their shots on target, good for only sixth in the league, while their collective 12 % conversion rate is right up there with Juventus» 13 %... it was hard to find a reliable database for this particular stat, but as far as I could tell, Roma was among the better sides.

This Week: Longo was once again on the score - sheet this weekend as Tenerife defeated Lugo 3 - 1, converting a first - half penalty to cancel out the away side's opening goal, but in truth he could have been walking away with the match ball - the second goal was taken off his boot by a teammate as he went to take a shot, while the third was an own goal from an opponent sliding in to deny him a tap - in.

A very poor first half saw neither side register a single shot on target.

Fedor Chalov's 37th - minute shot brought a first - class tip - over from David de Gea but it was a rare threat from the Russian side.

Messi hit an effort just wide, and the closing stages of the first half saw Suarez miscue a shot inside the box, allowing Domenech to gather, before Valencia's Geoffrey Kondogbia sent a shot into the side - netting having combined with Daniel Parejo.

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.

Against a side who had set up to try to stifle Liverpool's attacking qualities, the visitors made the most of their few opportunities - something they failed to do earlier in the season - as two of their three shots on goal in the first half resulted in goals.

There were chances for the remainder of the first period for either side and the Danes further tested the English back - line after the impressive Christian Eriksen rattled a shot off the post towards the end of the first - half.

«Cech would be allowed on before Leighton Baines could take that penalty, and he did brilliantly to keep his side in front, first parrying the shot that had been struck and then spreading himself wide to block the same player's rebound.»

Jill Ellis» side had a sloppy start, as they were unable to capitalize on prime opportunities such as Amy Rodriguez missing an open shot in the first minute of the game.

Simon Mignolet — 7.5 Quiet in the first half, but kept his side in the game in the second with saves from Aaron Ramsey, Oxlade - Chamberlain, and one excellent stop from a close - range Giroud shot.

His first shot was blocked by Paul Dummett's hands in front of his body, then he rifled an effort into the side - netting and he delayed too long in switching the ball to his right foot after being teed up by Firmino.

Now out on - loan with Brighton and Hove Albion in the Championship, his lack of first - team appearances in the first half of the season for a United side low on shots, goals and chances suggests that the club's current manager may not rate the other attributes of the rapid - sprinting finisher as highly as supporters.

After eighteen minutes, claret and blue cravings for a clean sheet were dashed when loan signing Remy, who was making his first start for Newcastle, weaved past Lowton and crossed the ball from the left wing for Cisse to flick on to danger man Ben Arfa, who shot from close range to give his side the lead.

The match, which had warded off worries of being called off, was curtailed in snow, and it was the Gunners» who had the first shot on goal, when Giroud, played in by Walcott, saw his attempt narrowly skim the far side of the post.

Gervinho handed the home side the lead despite an unconvincing team performance when he turned to thump a low shot into the net from 25 yards out on 42 minutes only for a battling visiting team to draw level a minute into added time in the first half when Kostas Mitroglou rose to glance home Leandro Greco's header.

Her first goal came in the 13th minute when she found some space on the right side and fired a shot from the top of the box just past Maddy Henry's outstretched hands.

First, in the 37th minute, Silva played Nolito behind the defense on the left side, but the former Barcelona winger's shot / pass was excellently met by the well positioned ter Stegen.

In 18th minutes of the game, Real got the first chance, From the right side Lucas made a cross to Ramos where Ramos made a strong shot.

Liverpool made most of the running in the opening quarter of an hour, first threatening when Mohamed Salah combined with Trent Alexander - Arnold before curling off target from the right hand side with a shot that was perhaps partly a cross.

Snap Shot: Group C looks to be an interesting mix of teams that has everything from the tournament favorite (Spain), a team playing their first EURO in 24 years (Ireland), and a side caught in the middle of major match fixing allegations (Italy).

With the game approaching the half hour mark, the away side registered their first shot.

A good first touch from Wilfred Ndidi's pass set up the shooting opportunity, but his effort from the left side of the penalty area was deflected over the crossbar by Jake Wright.

But as the game passed the hour mark, Chelsea finally began to assert a measure of control, and Costa, with his first genuine sight of goal, shot into the side netting from an angle after twisting and turning on the right side of the penalty area.

Although Scotland never got their equalising goal, they did improve on the first half's solitary shot on target and three total attempts with a further two on target and eight in total, as well as a swing in possession, from 43 - 57 per cent in favour of Costa Rica to 59 - 41 per cent to the home side.

The Anfield side had thrashed Maribor 7 - 0 last time out in Europe but failed to find the back of the net from 13 first - half shots.

Robbie Nielson's side included just four players from their last league outing, and they were under the cosh from the very first minute when Musonda received Scott's pass and forced a save from Sietsma with a fierce shot from the edge of the area.

Former Nigeria U-17 shot stopper Francis Uzoho has been handed a first team squad number by the technical crew of Spanish La - Liga side Deportivo La Coruna.