Sentence examples for wild efforts from inspiring English sources

Killie needed to respond, but both Hamill and Muirhead wasted chances with wild efforts over the bar before a sweeping move involving Josh Magennis was finished with a badly hooked shot from Ross Barbour.

Lehlohonolo Majoro's wild effort, driven way wide, sealed the defeat.

With a sudden, wild effort he hoicked a leg over, and hung there like a gibbon, grinning fiercely down at them over his shoulder.

Pepe's challenge on Fernando Torres might have turned the match in Atlético's favour but it was a wild effort from Griezmann, in stark contrast to the composure he showed during the shoot-out.

Glushakov thumped a wild effort off target from a narrow angle as the second half started at an even lower tempo with both sides appearing content with a draw.

The ball took a battering in the early stages and Kevin Thomson's wild effort from distance was typical of the lack of quality on show.

First, he smartly twisted into space on the edge of the area before firing a wild effort wide with his left foot, then a more measured curling effort with his favoured right went inches beyond the post.

Having just sliced a wild effort out for a throw-in, the ball broke to Muirhead from the ensuing set-piece and he unleashed a out-swinging left-foot shot, which seemed to catch Twardzik off guard.

The Leith side had a rare sight of goal when Agogo's shot fell to O'Connor following Stephen Craigan's block, but the Scotland striker hit a wild effort wide.

The six-time champion started poorly, with two errors on his favoured forehand side seeing him slip to 0-40 in the first game and a third, wild effort giving up the break.

Maybe that's why Steven Reid has a pop from 35 yards out as his side come forward again... but Hennessey is happy to see his wild effort soar about 10 miles over his crossbar.