From Henry's lay-off, Halford flicked the ball in the air and volleyed through a sea of players, but James pushed the ball wide and Ebanks-Blake smashed the rebound off target.
When I was named, everyone understood I was behind the eight-ball in trying to get talented players immediately.
Johnson oversaw two major overhauls of the course, adding hundreds of yards in length and toughening holes as players hit the ball ever-increasing distances.
Their vast accomplishments were being diminished by droves of ball players who lacked the God-given talent, baseball instincts and natural ability to achieve greatness in a sport where failure occurs more often than not.
Inter Milan midfielder Sneijder had the first clear chance but, on this occasion, could not keep his long-range shot, from a free-kick, down - a common sight in South Africa as players struggle to tame the much-criticised Jabulani ball.
While the Danish keeper's positioning could have been better in both cases, Japan's strikes were precise and superbly-executed, making a mockery of the difficulty players have been having with the much-maligned Jabulani ball.
Leeds' Mark Viduka - one of eight British-based players in Frank Farina's starting line-up - held the ball up brilliantly before delivering an overhead pass into the path of the breaking Bresciano who volleyed home.
The half was marred by a big fight involving both sets of players after an off-the-ball incident which saw Lupton and Rovers' Ben Cockayne warned by referee Robert Hicks.
"We used to play 4-4-2 with a lot of players behind the ball and never adapted to the opposition, " Verheyen told BBC Sport Online.
Pakistan skipper Inzamam-ul-Haq was later charged with bringing the game into disrepute and ball-tampering because he is deemed responsible for the actions of his players.
But after eating a big chunk of Hampton's contract to get him off the books, the reality set in that the middle-market ball club would need to win with younger, cheaper players.
Along the route will be entertainment and events from Indonesian gamelan players to art and architecture walks, dodge ball, life-size chess and street foods.
Scolari, whose exasperation was clear for all to see until that point, was visibly relieved - and the players also seemed to calm as they stroked the ball around with increasing confidence thereafter.
The ball crossed the line, and players and fans believed Lampard had scored a goal - but it was disallowed.
The players' union would certainly prefer relegation to eliminating big-league ball clubs.
But O'Gara continued to chip away and added two more penalties either side of Scarlets wing Jones being sin-binned, referee Barnes consistent in his dislike of players killing the ball.
Skoko swung a free-kick into the box and, with no Wigan players attacking the ball, Weaver came out but failed to collect as Dunne glanced a header into the empty net.
Research by the USGA has shown that U-shaped grooves allow top players to generate much more spin when playing the ball out of the rough, making the ball come to a quick stop on the green.
But he did have a hand in the equaliser when his right-wing corner found the head of Toure who powered in the ball past a crowd of players.
Shakhtar were allowed one flicker of hope when Iniesta picked up a booking for encroachment that rules him out of the second leg and, when the free-kick was eventually taken, Rakitskiy beat a batch of Barca players to the ball and sent it past Valdes.
People talk about team formations, 4-4-2 or 5-3-2, but against Brazil Craig Brown will want to get 11 players behind the ball and defend.
By flooding midfield and denying players time on the ball, the opposition frustrates and forces them to resort to long-ball tactics, through desperation more than design.
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Players must not play the ball dangerously or in a way which leads to dangerous play - the umpire deems it to be dangerous if it causes legitimate evasive action by players.
Besides the well-deserved and imperative eight-year contract extension for Matt Kemp, the Dodgers have quietly populated their roster with ball players that will help give Mattingly options and depth throughout his lineup.
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Players are permitted to raise the ball with a flick or scoop provided it is not dangerous - if it is within five metres of an opponent it will be considered dangerous.
The Stade Francais player was - like a good number seven - unable to resist the temptation to clear out English players at a ruck and when the ball fell loose he was not there to control it.
Monday night's non-committal statement by the Newspaper Society suggests that many powerful players are still calculating whether to play ball.
The players are running around the gridiron calling random, razzle-dazzle plays as likely to turn the ball over as score any points.
Experiments measured the forces and acceleration of a regulation, adult-size-5 ball propelled repeatedly at a magnesium dummy-like head at 18 meters per second, which is considered the average speed a ball is kicked by nonprofessional players.
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