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Sentence Examples The Blues dominated the first-half, looking for their fifth straight win in succession at Vicarage Park. In the first-half they were unstoppable with three quick-fire goals from Mark Wood, Phil O'Reilly and Alex Wilgrass. With only ten men Pool conceded two goals in the first-half but still created chances. Otley had the advantage of a strong wind in the first-half and not surprisingly had the better of the game in terms of territory. Defenses increasingly are forcing Jake Delhomme to move the ball and now first-half star Stephen Davis is banged up. Lewis converted three of the tries, as well as booting a first-half penalty. In contrast to their tigerish first-half, City United were a suppressed force in the second period. The 19-year-old limped from the fray in the first-half after twisting his ankle where the side of the Gay Meadow pitch met the surrounding track. Five first-half tries put them firmly in control only for Salford to make the most of some slack defence. A dire first-half is followed by a dramatic second, with four great goals, a penalty claim, bookings aplenty and a goal disallowed for Japan. The best first-half point was Keith Raymond's swerver from 40 metres, hit with the outside of his boot. According to Mackie, the outburst was a long time coming for Jamani, who has been snakebitten during a first-half slump. That first-half lead was protected by some valiant defending, not least from the impressive Richard Dunne. After creating but failing to capitalise on a hatful of first-half chances Guiseley redeemed themselves with four second-half goals. The keeper was fortunate in first-half stoppage time when a Campbell header came off the foot of his left-hand post. Apart from that, Motherwell controlled much of the play but apart from Steven Hammell's first-half free-kick they rarely stretched Alan Main. Playing with the breeze, Glenmanor matched Drumlea stride for stride in the first-half, after which the sides were on level terms. We're all pretty dejected, we didn't play well enough in the first-half and the goal knocked the stuffing out of us. After an ineffective first-half display, Owen was substituted seven minutes after the interval. The paltry sum of Raith's first-half efforts amounted to one shot off target and a corner kick. Show More Sentences Dismal defence, particularly in the first-half when they missed 19 tackles, was the prime cause of the Huntington Stadium horror show. Yesterday his side may have emerged anew after a half-time pep talk from their manager, but their first-half display was woeful. He kicked a chair after picking up a second first-half foul and he has been dogged as a flopper and a complainer. Superb costumes and well-executed scenery changes made up for crackly sound and a first-half that dragged a little. That Aberdeen game saw him enter the fray as a first-half substitute, only to suffer the indignity of being hooked later in the game. It looked curtains for them when their lead player had to leave the field with an injury midway through the first-half. The second-half Cubs will be much better than the first-half Cubs, and the first-half Cubs have been darned good themselves. However, the budget grocery chain is unlikely to impress with its first-half figures. However it made the first-half a dour affair and we saw just five scores in half-an-hour of action. But the Giants held the Redskins to two first downs on seven first-half drives. The first-half was marred when a reckless challenge caught Graham Hutchinson with a stud and he was taken to hospital for seven stitches to a deep flesh wound. The most vivid memories of this quarter final will not be of the skilful play of Lismore but the five minutes of first-half madness when the game erupted into violence. We just cannot give goals away like we did in the first-half. In the Under-14 final, Selby Olympia enjoyed the narrowest of victories over Heworth winning by a solitary goal, scored in the first-half of a tense final. Saints coasted to a very comfortable 60-16 victory, after a devastating first-half performance which emphasised the gap between the top and bottom of Super League. The first-half switching of Howarth and Tommy Hayes, with each taking a turn at stand-off, also baffled the Welshmen and led directly to the opening try. The former Sydney City rugby league player, in only his second test match for the Wallabies, landed just one of three penalty attempts in the first-half. His double strike erased the shame of a bewildering first-half miss. A first-half spectator, he made three blinding saves in the second-half that kept his side in the contest as Addingham struggled to raise their game and cohesion. The experienced Sudanese had no answer to a brace of first-half goals. Show More Sentences Shell-shocked Derby spent the remainder of the first-half under the cosh. It was a good work out for the regulars in the first-half but all eyes were on the triallists and goalkeeper Dean Wordsworth had a night to forget being beaten five times. It wasn't a game for cowards, as some bone-crunching hits, and a mass brawl in a bad-tempered first-half, left their mark physically on both sets of players. After the first-half performance it is not a bad point because no matter who you are playing against you have got to be on your mettle for 90 minutes. The Celtic defender appeared to smash Paul Fenwick across the face in a first-half clash missed by referee Alan Freeland but captured by Sky TV cameras. Kingsford's only points came in first-half injury time via a penalty try after winger Ian Gow had been obstructed chasing John Fletcher's kick through, Fletcher converting. The 22-year-old's first-half howitzer was the pick of the bunch as 10-man Forfar were put to the sword. Atletico cried foul when Simao Sabrosa fell inside the area after a first-half challenge by Bruno Alves but the referee waved play on. The home side showed no inferiority complex and indeed were the better side in the scoreless first-half. But Lie were pegged back in first-half stoppage time by Mangan who blasted home a right-foot drive from the edge of the box. Ulloa cancelled out Andros Townsend's first-half penalty and set up the grandstand finish for Jeff Schlupp to score in injury time. As for Andrea Dossena's deplorable, gutless stamp on David Meyler in first-half stoppage time, don't just take Alan Shearer's word for it. But with the home side likewise unable to make the most of a period of first-half ascendancy, Villa were swift to make amends on the restart. But Wigan undid their good work by conceding an avoidable second goal deep into first-half injury time. Agger captained the side and opened the scoring with a first-half header to set Liverpool on their way to a first win in three matches. It could have been even better for Costa had he not seen a first-half penalty saved by Yoel Rodriguez. The former Celtic wide man was in sizzling first-half form and he caused the Andorrans all sorts of problems down the left. A Jose Gaya own-goal had given Serbia a vital away goal in the first-half before Sergi Roberto and Filip Kostic traded goals in stoppage-time. Bruno Berner and Darius Vassell scored first-half goals from corners either side of a brilliant Scott Sinclair equaliser. Dens hitman Loy cancelled out Arnaud Djoum's first-half strike and both sides had to settle for a point. Show More Sentences Quorn returned to the top of the table following their narrow 1-0 win at Blady, Craig Noble scoring the only goal in the first-half. Boart Longyear dropped 13 per cent, the most in six weeks, after the Australian mining-services firm posted a first-half loss. Newcastle battled hard throughout but could only manage a first-half try from lively scrum half, Ruki Tipuna and a penalty try late on. Stevenson was shown a straight red card by referee Willie Collum for a first-half foul on United winger Gary Mackay-Steven in the 3-1 defeat at Tannadice. Atypically sublime first-half strike and a coolly-taken penalty two minutes from time took Ronaldo's goal tally this season to a remarkable 16 in 16 games this season. Defender Mark Arber went close with two first-half headers from trademark Andy Legg throw-ins, and both Andy Clarke and Curtis Woodhouse were denied by brave defensive blocks. At half-time, Poyet replaced Wes Brown with Liam Bridcutt in the heart of defence and sent out the rest of the players to atone for their first-half mistakes. To no avail. In an instantly forgettable and raindrenched first-half, the home side enjoyed the majority of the possession, but Crues skipper Colin Coates had the best chance of the game. The Barcelona forward scored two first-half goals as Cameroon were put to the sword in Brasilia, going down 4-1 in their third defeat in three group games. Stevenage's first-half performance forced a change of formation from Newcastle at the break, as they brought on Nile Ranger for Leon Best and switched to a 4-2-3-1 set-up. Podolski gave Walcott a chance to further embellish Arsenal's first-half performance when he eluded James Perch and slipped the ball through to the striker. Yet it could have been so different for Tony Pulis's side, who weathered a good start by the hosts to create the lion's share of what few first-half chances came along. Josh Robinson headed the Crues into a first-half lead before Owens bagged his first on 65 minutes with a towering header from a Robinson free-kick. In fact, there was no suggestion of that, although Wolves deployed men behind the ball to stifle the league leaders in a first-half that proved very frustrating for City. Perhaps James's best save came midway through the first-half, when the Hammers' slickness and poise was making it so difficult for the Welsh side. Owen had earlier snatched at a couple of first-half chances, volleying wide from inside the penalty area and then miskicking on the edge of the six-yard box. The second string emerged 57-31 winners at Potchefstroom's Profert Olen Park after a bruising encounter in which Nick Abendanon claimed a first-half hat-trick of tries. Martinez suggested afterwards that anxiety was to blame for the first-half disjointedness, and that pressure to achieve something this term could explain why. Simon Hunt and Will Hooley went on to add further first-half tries for the Midlanders with Hooley converting his own touchdown to add to the conversion of the Armstrong try. It proved a big miss as Hoilett produced a sublime finish into the top corner of the net from 20 yards after evading a couple of challenges in first-half stoppage time. Examples from Classical Literature Aylesbury had provided some stubborn first-half resistance before Neil Barnfield headed the Royals ahead before the break. It was vintage England and one complexly at odds with their first-half performance. Yet Ryan Giggs's woeful first-half performance suggested that old Father Time is on his shoulder, whistle in gob, lips pursed. Hayward kicked all five conversions to add to his two first-half penalties. South Africa won thanks to strikes from Tebogo Makoena following a disputed first-half free-kick and a 90th-minute clincher from substitute George Komentaris. Scott's spot-kick cancelled out David Winters' first-half strike but striker Dennis Wyness stung the league leaders when he snatched the points for Dumbarton. Find more words! 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