The Lightning wasted a big chance 6:33 into the third when Karl Alzner mishandled the puck at the far blue line, but Kucherov's backhand on the ensuing breakaway went
well over the crossbar.
Spain's right back stepped up and took a shot, but powered
it well 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.
Not exact matches
They then showed a clip of him missing in his last game, they said look away Arsenal fans, but rather than being disappointed, I liked that he went for the dink
over the keeper, even the
best can hit the
crossbar..
Leicester then almost scored when McCarthy did
well to fingertip Vardy's volley
over the
crossbar.
Better in the second half, one excellent clearing header
over his own
crossbar under a lot of pressure.
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.
The
best one came in the 34th minute when Maia Cabrera missed a PK
over the
crossbar after Emily Hess was whistled for a foul inside the box.
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.
Bettinelli then produced a fine save to turn a flicked header from Barbet
over the
crossbar, the resulting corner again found Brentford's French defender and he really should have done
better than head down and
over from seven yards.
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.
Good footwork from Griffiths in the middle allowed Skipp to get onto the ball and pick out Roles in the box on the left, but his strike hit the
crossbar on its way
over.
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.