Sentence examples for missing decent from inspiring English sources

Top scorer McCormack could easily have had a hat-trick in the first 30 minutes, with Tom Lees and Jimmy Kebe also missing decent headed chances.

The hosts continued to look the more likely winners in the second half, Mickey Demetriou and Scott Vernon both missing decent chances before Mark Ellis was also close to a breakthrough when his close-range shot was turned round a post by Wycombe goalkeeper Matt Ingram.

Coutinho, Sturridge and Ings all missed decent chances in the dying moments but Liverpool deservedly secured victory and Rodgers a lifeline.

Jackson was off target with the touchline conversion and he and opposite number Parks missed decent penalty chances to leave Connacht 7-5 at half-time.

After both teams' top lines missed decent early scoring chances, Bergeron put the Bruins ahead with a one-timer in the slot on a sharp pass from Marchand, the rookie who has emerged remarkably in the finals.

Shrewsbury showed some much-needed improvement in the final third late on, missing two decent chances to punish a still worrying United defence, but the outcome was never in question.

At the age of 19 he played in the defeat to Greece in the final of Euro 2004, missing a decent late chance and breaking down in tears after the game.

Akinfenwa had entered the pitch a minute before Taylor's goal, assisting in the move that led to the corner and missing a decent chance before Adebayo Azeez was impeded in the dying seconds.

St Johnstone will rue missing some decent chances to take the lead.

The striker, signed on transfer deadline day for a club record £10m from Palermo, had scored in his previous two home games but could not repeat the trick, missing another decent opening on the stroke of half time.

Just before that, of course, Drogba missed another decent opening.