"I just made a simple curl cut and left two guys behind me, and Brandon got off a heck of a pass, " he said.

NPR: Illini Buzzer-Beater Upsets No. 1 Hoosiers, 74-72

It almost proved the case when the England winger produced a clever dummy inside his own half, played a one-two with James Milner as he raced down the right flank and then cut inside to curl a left-foot strike just wide of the far post.

BBC: Manchester City 1-1 Blackburn

Arsenal midfielder Rosicky squandered the first clear-cut chance when he did superbly to break clear behind the Scots defence, but his attempt to curl the ball home with the outside of his boot flew wide from 12 yards.

BBC: Czech Republic 1-0 Scotland