Sentence examples for half the contest from inspiring English sources
City led for half the contest and squandered chances to put the game beyond Hull.
Ah Van was shown a straight red for a dangerous shot on England international Josh Charnley midway through the first half, and had Wigan taken their chances towards the end of that first half the contest could have produced a much different outcome, as the Vikings continued to reel.
In a tough match that included yellow cards for some fearful tackles, Madrid risked its goalie and captain, Iker Casillas, for more than half the contest after he appeared to be groggy, maybe even concussed, after he banged heads with his own defender, Pepe.
Everton's resistance was all the more impressive considering there were periods early in the first half when the contest looked uneven.
But although it was a historic night, there as nothing memorable about the dour, error-riddled first half of the contest.
Atlanta, last in the Eastern Conference with a 19-47-8-4 recorDevilse the Devils, 2-1-1 againsThrashersashers this season, sweat for the last half of the contest before losing the deciding game of the series between the teams.
Had he boxed in the first half of the contest like he did in the second half, he would this morning be admiring the British, European and Commonwealth middleweight titles – but he learned that posing like his father once did can be a costly business.
But the side, coached by ex-Leeds supremo Brian McClennan, wilted in the latter stages of the opening half and the contest was over by the break.
Virginia commanded the first half of the contest due in part to extra-man opportunities resulting from penalties by Syracuse.
