But it was a less eventful evening for Beckham on this occasion, although he did come close to winning the tie late on with one of his trademark free kicks.

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The away fans had relatively little to encourage them during a low-key opening to the tie, although Stefan Hoffmann went close with a curling free-kick.

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The Hawks laid siege on their opponents, bombarding the net with shots, and came agonisingly close to forcing a tie, when the puck flashed across the front of the goal, but no-one could add the final touch.

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Nine minutes later, Boyd, who had gone close with another header, produced a goal worthy of winning any tie.

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The Scot won a cagey first set with a fine drop-shot before a very close second which Blake won on a tie-break.

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Buoyed by their change in fortunes, City went for the win in extra time and both Evans, with a four-yard header, and Sturridge, with a 20-yard shot that hit the bar, went close to settling the tie before penalties.

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