Sentences with phrase «winning over a spot»

Getting a consistent a starting role won't be easy for Moreno, but the fact that he got a chance in the last weeks of October could allow him to slowly start winning over a spot.

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If you want to compete with the masses then I would suggest spotting any gaps in that niche market to win over customers.

Portugal's U20s side secured third spot in the Toulon Tournament with a penalty shootout win over the Czech republic.

We won the F.A cup and Charity shield twice consecutively, had an excellent pre-season winning the Emirates Cup and of course secured that coveted top four spot in a league, that over the last couple of years has become extremely competitive and increasingly difficult to do well in.

Chelsea booked their spot in the fourth round of the FA Cup on Sunday with a comprehensive 4 - 1 win over Peterborough at Stamford Bridge.

A win over the Chiefs at Arrowhead really made folks believe the team could compete for a playoff spot.

Just a few weeks ago, Klinsmann he led the United States to a surprise Group A win in the Copa America Centenario tournament followed by an upset win over Ecuador to secure a spot in the Semi-Finals.

Manchester United can clinch a spot in the Champions League knockout round with a win over PSV Eindhoven this Wednesday.

Arsenal on the other hand have won their last two matches, but were previously on a run of five games without a win, but are believed to be full of confidence after their win over Premier League champions Chelsea in the League Cup, which booked themselves a spot in the Carabao Cup final.

By the winning score of 79 - 70 over Team Jones, Team Massie secured their third straight victory and moved into the # 7 spot in the Week 13 Power Rankings.

In winning his 17th consecutive road race over the last seven months, Bill Rodgers discovered that the Diet Pepsi 10,000 - meter national championship hit the spot

Following a 2 - 1 VBall W over Team Gordon on Monday Night, Team UM Alumni have now won in three straight weeks and have catapulted themselves into the # 2 spot of the Rankings.

USC can lock up the Pac - 10 title with a win over UCLA, LSU has to vanquish Tennessee to hold onto its spot, and... what do you do with Georgia?

Manchester City booked their spot in the final thanks to a 5 - 3 aggregate win over Bristol City, and tonight's victors will go into the final as outsiders to win the competition, but as we all know, anything can happen in the cup.

They hang onto the # 11 spot this week despite this loss but will need a big win in Week 13 against a 6 - 6 Team Purimetla squad looking to get back over.500.

One note, though, FWIW: This is a potential flat spot for the Rams after a home win over the Saints and with the Eagles on deck.

With a win they may leapfrog a few teams and get a better seed then the final spot, however if they fall there are teams behind them looking for a shot to jump over them.

With wins over Oklahoma State and TCU in back - to - back weeks, Oklahoma's résumé is sparkly, and its path to the Playoff is clear: beat Kansas on Saturday (3:30 p.m. ET, ESPN), and you'll clinch a spot in the Big 12 title game.

After a double overtime win over Indiana, Michigan has moved up one spot to No. 14 in this week's AP Poll (UM...

If you eliminate the 48 point win over the suns, yes, they drop a couple of spots.

Elsewhere, Kent State makes an appearance in the top 25 at No. 23, Michigan jumps 10 spots to No. 24 after accomplishing the feat of vanquishing Northwestern in overtime, and Oklahoma State moves up seven spots on the heels of a dominant win over a team with no discernible pass defense, and you have no idea which Big 12 team I'm referring to, do you?

To the team's surprise and delight, a final win over rival Oregon in late November clinched a spot in the 28th Rose Bowl.

They got a morale boosting derby win over Manchester City last weekend, and will now be far more confident in their ability to clinch a Champions League spot.

Boston Red Sox, not yet missing absent Ted Williams, ripped off four wins over Baltimore, split pair of games with New York Yankees, took over top spot in American League.

Dufner, thanks to his two - shot win over Jim Furyk, and to several spectators taking their post-shot «Baba Booey» screams to new levels of obnoxiousness, landed a spot on the Howard Stern Show on Tuesday.

Spaniard Juan Mata is fighting for his spot in Louis van Gaal's XI and perhaps Wayne Rooney's suspension offers the former Chelsea man the chance to win the Dutch boss over.

Eagle - eyed fans have been spotting the mistakes in the post from Crooks though, as he credits David Luiz with the assist for Diego Costa's goal in the 3 - 1 win for Chelsea over Manchester City, while others have questioned why there aren't more Arsenal players.

The Seahawks clinched a playoff spot with a win over the Browns, and the Packers got a fight from the Raiders but picked up a win in Oakland.

Arizona State likely secured a spot in the NCAA tournament after its thrilling double overtime win over No. 2 Arizona on Friday night.

Ohio State's been getting first - place love from our friends at OBNUG all season because of its compilation of wins over FBS teams, but now that there are only two teams left with goose eggs under the L, there should be a worthwhile comparison between those two teams for the No. 1 spot... except there just isn't.

Was a team who failed to win its division and counts its best win as a victory over a good - not - great LSU team more deserving of a final four spot than multiple Power 5 conference champions?

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During Celtic's 5 - 1 win over their bitter rivals, Sinclair bagged himself the opening goal of the game from the penalty spot and as he and his teammates celebrated, Sky Sports picked up one fan in the background making a monkey gesture.

Arizona State likely secured a spot in the NCAA tournament after its thrilling double overtime win over No. 2 Arizona on Friday...

Last December, Brigham Young, which won the WAC title and finished the regular season ranked No. 5 on the strength of its 13 - 1 record, was passed over in favor of No. 7 Penn State (10 - 2) and No. 6 Nebraska (10 - 2) for the alliance's two at - large spots.

With the all - important third spot on offer as they continue to battle Manchester City, Arsene Wenger will know the importance of securing all three points this weekend following on from City's 4 - 0 win over Stoke City.

It was a vital goal and a vital win so if it did help that Koscielny had not played for over a week, then Arsene Wenger got his team selection spot on.

First side — good for Arsenal if Kroenke fears missing out on CL Second side — bad concerning Tottenham success in europe — we'll hear it all the years until we've repeated their success or won CL — aaaand the maintained fourth CL spot means Kroenke can still not give a sh!t about what's going on over the atlantic occean.

If they manage to win that series against the Blue Jays, too, then Toronto will likely find themselves still fighting for a wild card spot over the season's final weekend, and doing so against the first - place Sox.

The 24 - year - old wrestler from Rockville, MD was guaranteed a spot in the 53 kg freestyle final after winning four straight matches on Thursday morning, including a win over fellow world champion Sofia Mattsson in the semifinal, but her biggest task was waiting for her in the final: Saori Yoshida.

Georgia's unbeaten record and road win over Notre Dame will probably give the Dawgs the No. 1 spot, and Alabama's unbeaten record and general Bama - ness (read: cruel, somewhat selective dominance) should be enough to wrap up No. 2.

The Ravens are coming off a big win over the Lions and despite looking absolutely awful in several games, they still hold onto a wild card spot in the AFC playoff picture.

For New Orleans, last week's 34 - 31 win on national television over playoff - contending Dallas was marked as the lone bright spot for the Saints» tumultuous season.

The Pacers» sixth straight win, a 99 - 94 victory over the Bulls, earned Indiana the seventh playoff spot.

Tottenham kept up their push for a Champions League spot with this easy win over Portsmouth at White Hart Lane.

Cuadrado bagged his first World Cup goal from the penalty spot in Colombia's 4 - 1 group stage victory over Greece, whilst he also provided a vital assist for James as the AS Monaco man scored the crucial second in their last sixteen win against Uruguay.

Verses Australia in Holland's next match, Robben again showed his almost unmatched dribbling ability to speed into the opposition box and finish again with his left — helping Holland qualify from Group B. Again he impressed in Holland's 2 - 0 win over Chile, before winning the crucial penalty against Mexico in the Last 16, following clever dribbling in the box — that saw Klaas Jan Huntelaar bag a last minute winner from the spot.

He leaves me and I'm sure most fans speechless with his weak war cries unlike JM who took over the year before and thought it was going to be difficult to win the EPL but then said Chelsea would win it last season, and was he spot on?

The Rangers are now tied with the Angels at 2.5 games back of the second Wild Card spot thanks to their 4 - 2 win over Seattle.