Sentence examples for first half players from inspiring English sources

When Robson managed Barcelona, he saw his side go from 3-0 down at the interval to win 4-3 and the headline that greeted him over breakfast was: "Manager Loses First Half, Players Win The Second".

The Lions' front seven was too fast for its own good at times in the first half – players ran themselves out of containment or were vulnerable to misdirection fakes – but after the law of averages did its work, speed prevailed.

So much rain fell in Lancashire the pitch was in danger of being waterlogged, even early in the first half players had trouble measuring passes with the ball beginning to stick.

I pray that the president is a very strong second-half player and finds his voice soon.

"In the first half our players really carried out our plan," he added.

Before they got to the Hindemith, which closed the first half, the players had already made a vivid impression.

There pre-match sequences were so moving, and so important, that it took much of the first half for players and fans to grow used to the game.

Houston, a 29‐point favorite, did not score in the first half when players dropped two touchdown passes, had two passes intercepted and fumbled away another opportunity.

Twice in the first half, Duke players strayed so far on the perimeter that they stepped out of bounds with the ball.

By the end of the first half Spurs players were routinely putting simple passes out of play and it was little surprise when Pochettino introduced Eriksen for Dembélé at half-time.

VIV BERNSTEIN OHIO ST. 98, GEORGE MASON 66 Coming out of a timeout with 2 minutes 35 seconds left in the first half, the players remaining on the George Mason bench slumped in their chairs with blank looks, as if they were watching a fight too gruesome to be believed.