Sentence examples for after a poor first half from inspiring English sources

After a poor first half they did improve after the break, without ever really testing the home goalkeeper Steve Harper.

He took Matteo Darmian off at half-time after a poor first half and later replaced Marcos Rojo with Paddy McNair who played at centre-back.

Lumb signalled his return to form after a poor first half of the season by making 75, while Adams top-scored with 86.

After a poor first half, Russia improved in the second, testing the Austria goalkeeper Robert Almer with a series of attempts.

After a poor first half at White Hart Lane, Newcastle belatedly found their feet and, with the introduction of Martins and Mark Viduka, might have snatched a point from the game.

That goal encouraged the home side to their best spell after a poor first half but even during that period any counter-attack that featured Ighalo and Deeney (below) with their sharp inter-passing threatened danger.

After overcoming a poor first half, Sanchez showed his growth when it mattered most, in the fourth quarter.

After such a poor first half from Blackburn, Gary Bowyer's men were now dominant as Marshall was denied by Carson's fine one-handed save and Varney could not turn in Marcus Olsson's low cross.

The offers come just weeks after the company said its procurement division had seen a poor first half, and its chief executive would leave.

Szmodics drilled home from six yards after the hosts failed to clear David Fox's cross in a poor first half.

After shooting 25percentt in his previous three games and playing through a poor first half, Bell finished with 26 points.