Sentence examples for a glancing effort from inspiring English sources

Minutes later, it was Keogh who headed wide of Stench's goal with a glancing effort.

Dani Alves sent a glancing effort off the bar before an agonising first half drew to a close for City and supporters who had suffered in silence for long periods as Barcelona went through their party pieces.

The favourites had more of a spring in their step in the moments after half-time and it took a crucial touch from Latics defender Emmerson Boyce to divert Sergio Aguero's glancing effort at the near post following good work by Tevez.

As half-time approached, an Emilio Izaguirre cross was met by the head of Commons but his glancing effort drifted wide of the target, then Danny Grainger's long-range free-kick sailed over Fraser Forster's crossbar.

With 6ft 7ins Maierhofer offering a physical presence up front, the Lions enjoyed some sustained pressure but did not come any closer than Webster's glancing effort from Gueye's corner.

Vaughan found space on the right side of United's area before setting up Taylor-Fletcher, whose glancing effort teased the thousands of Blackpool fans behind the goal before bouncing off the post and into the net.

The midfielder scored the winner in the first half when he met Gary McSheffrey's corner with a glancing near-post effort.

John O'Shea went close to the opening goal five minutes later when he met McGeady's inswinging free-kick with a glancing header but saw his effort drift just wide of the post.

Joe Oastler put a glancing header wide for the Shots before new Harriers signing Danny Wright placed an effort the wrong side of the post.

Boyd almost made it two in three minutes when he sent a glancing header at goal from Michael Gardyne's inviting cross only for Fox to repel his effort.

A glancing header from Caley midfielder Owain Tudur-Jones inched past the Celtic post in the only first-half effort from the visitors.