Sentences with phrase «team in the second»

It had to play another top -10-ish team in its second game.

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) Auburn was struggling to put away a mediocre Mississippi team in the second half when Bryce Brown made a crucial 3 - pointer to give the Tigers a little separation.

Wichita State got a totally unfair shake in 2014 when its reward for entering the tournament with an undefeated record was having to face an underseeded, oversized, and extremely talented Kentucky team in the second round.

Still, it looks like the club will stick with the former Malaga boss if he can keep the team in second place, where they currently sit one point above third - placed Arsenal.

When we were top two years ago we had only played the teams in the second half of the table.

The most prolific scoring team in the second half of the 20th century can not get a single hit off the wounded Martinez, who winds up chucking 97 pitches over six innings.

The Brooklyn Nets could point to several missed opportunities throughout their series with the Chicago Bulls that, had they broke just a bit differently, would have the team in the second round right now.

We were the better team in the second half and should have got a draw at least, but the referee was rubbish!

«We were fantastic in the first half but the goal gave them an impetus and they were the better team in the second half.

«I believe in every game... what gives you a good indication is if you look at the bench of the team you play against, and when you look at the teams in the second part of the table and you look at their benches, it indicates that you will have tough games.

On Saturday, Nov. 22, I see the Fighting Indians finally played McPherson again, this time as the visiting team in their second and last meeting of the year.

You used the fact that we were the best defense team in the second half of the season.

One team in the second weekend is not good enough.

The Gunners finished third in 2014/15, but looked one of the country's in - form teams in the second half of the season as they won some big games and convincingly swept aside Aston Villa in the FA Cup final.

Isco and three points Madrid didn't work well in the Champions League week and the Bernabeu gets angry, as they whistle Iker, Ancelotti and the team in the second half.

Despite having not made a single appearance for Arsenal so far this season, I believe that Tomas can make a significant contribution to the team in the second half of the campaign.

We had only played the teams in the second half of the table.

Playing a depleted LeBron - lead team in the second round was the best - case scenario for the Bulls, and a piss - poor defensive game plan from a coach known for his defensive «genius» cost them.

They might well be capable of beating one of the Group C teams in the second round — Cote d'Ivoire, Colombia, Greece or Japan — but with either Brazil or the Netherlands likely waiting in the quarter finals, England will stumble.

To be honest whether it was a change of tactics in the second half or the introduction of the bibs Greystar United looked like a completely different team in the second half!

Joe Johnson had 19 points on 8 - of - 16 shooting to lead Brooklyn (29 - 22), but struggled along with the rest of the team in the second half as they shot just 36.4 percent after halftime.

So Yossarian, Can you explain why the team played so badly in the first half, then played as a team in the second?

The Predators were the better team in the second period just like in Game 1, this time holding a 14 - 7 advantage in shots on goal.

Injury watch: Thomas will sit out against his former team in the second leg of a back - to - back as he works his way back from a hip injury.

Our place in the coefficient table is not at risk at present, and while we still stand a chance of finishing above THAT team in second - place, any increase in our chances of winning on Sunday I will take.

Saiz helped Leeds to almost look like a proper football team in the second half, as the team looked to try and take the game to Villa and get an equalising goal.

'' As for Birmingham City, I don't think Onyekuru who turned down a move to a champions League team in Anderlecht would be interested in a move to a team in the second division of England».

The team in second place is WBA with 92 points.

The West Ham United target according to the source turned down what looked like a done deal to Anderlecht who are going to play in the UEFA Champions League, so there's little or no chance of him joining a team in the second division in England.

Clint Capela, Eric Gordon, Lou Williams — and nearly the entire team in the second quarter against the Clippers — have all have sat during these past few games to try and rest their bodies.

I think Rowett would say it is down to him getting his ethos across and fully finding out what his best team and formation was but at the moment, if the season ended today, they'd go up automatically and although there is only a couple of points difference between the teams in second to fifth, it is theirs to lose, really.

It was a blow to lose Shaw as he and Young had once again combined well down the left and the potential loss of Rooney could have an adverse effect on the team in the second half.

I think we were confident and the team in the second half... it's true that we were pushing a lot and we dominated the game completely and in the end we are so happy because the victory puts us in a very good position in the table, fighting to finish in a good position at the end of the season.»

There was little to separate the two teams in the second half, and the boss turned to Alexis and Olivier Giroud from the bench as we sought the breakthrough.

Wolfsburg will take on the third placed team in the second division in Germany, which for now is Eintracht Braunschweig ahead of the final round of games in the second division on Sunday.

Saints trail at the interval to Abdoulaye Doucouré's skidding low shot, and there's work to do for Mauricio Pellegrino's team in the second half.

Liverpool came out a different team in the second half.

Although Man Utd, a team in second place in the table, came unstuck against Blackburn last weekend, United were strapped for forward invention, some creative spark, whereas Everton shouldn't really encounter those sort of problems.

Blasters transitioned from being a team focused on collective effort in the first season to a one or two - man team in the second season.

Despite the disadvantage, the Lions came out as the superior team in the second half and earned a 1 - 1 draw on Stefano Pinho's stoppage - time equalizer.

I am normally pretty level - headed and try to be fair, even to opponents I dislike (and here I would admit Chelsea were the better team in the second half, although that was assisted by the poor refereeing) but I just don't see, for example, how Atkinson could not give a yellow card to Luiz for his foul on Rooney (not to mention him «doing» Hernadez), when he can be seen standing just yards away, looking directly at the incident.

Despite a mixed first season, where there were extremes such as red cards against Liverpool and Newcastle, and a calamitous mix up in the League Cup Final against keeping Lionel Messi in his backpoket, he has firmly established as the most accomplished centre back in the team in his second season.

Key Fact: Only one team netted fewer times in the Premier League last season than Wigan, who scored 4o goals from their 38 games; Norwich, meanwhile, were the most prolific team in the second tier in 2010 - 2011, scoring 83 goals in 46 matches.

Manchester United are starting to eke out results without the performances to go with them, but if their level of performance goes up, they could be a quality team in the second half of the season and one would expect they will improve.

Neville would love a sell - out crowd to cheer on the Lionesses against Wales on Friday at Southampton, who Sky sources understand have applied to have a team in the second tier of the Women's Super League like Manchester United.

However, like many of Juve's signings this past season, he looked far more in - sync with the rest of the team in the second half of the 2015 - 16 campaign, and found a position suitable to his skill set as a wingback.

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Blindly getting into fights is the best way to find out just how powerful you really are, which makes most combat either completely wipe out your team in seconds or vice versa.

«The survey found that nearly three in 10 (29 percent) lawyers interviewed said that their law firms or companies will be expanding their legal teams in the second half of 2015 — compared to 26 percent from six months ago and 29 percent from one year ago.

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