Sentence examples for commanded the ball from inspiring English sources

By the end, the Catalan team had commanded the ball for 20 minutes more than Inter — 38 minutes as opposed to just 18.

For most of the first half, the Egyptians commanded the ball and Egypt, its team thoroughly rehearsed after winning the African Cup of Nations two months ago, was good value for the lead that Mohamed Zidan provided.

As expected Barcelona commanded the ball from the early stages and set the pattern with Chelsea determined not to press too soon and over-commit, leaving spaces between their lines.

Luis Aragonés's side started sluggishly, although the early exchanges represented the only time when the Germans commanded the ball with any authority, attempting as they did to exploit the right side of the Spanish defence.

Defense in the end was in commanding the ball, and making Manchester chase it until the humid air choked it.

Commanding the ball like a yo-yo, Randle squirted through the lane and finished layups with a flick of his wrist.

He twirled the club in his hand, marched across fairways and pointed his finger at putts as they rolled toward the hole, commanding the ball to go in.

"He can do a lot of things without commanding the ball," D'Antoni said of Fields, a second-round selection from Stanford.

Oddly enough, most of Keller's team-leading 55 catches last season were a consequence of play design rather than his commanding the ball as a mismatch creator.

Neither Giggs nor Anderson was able to command the ball and make the shorter, cleverer passes that were required to put Ronaldo or Rooney through.

You download an app, and, by pressing and swiping and swirling your finger on your smartphone or tablet screen, you can command the ball to travel a zippy five or so miles an hour on land.