It was a surprise therefore when Burnley equalised in the 38th minute, Facey tapping home after good work from Luke Chadwick had allowed Moore to lift the ball over James.
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And the lead changed hands for a third time on 50 minutes when Garreth Carvell grasped the ball from James Roby and held off the Saints cover in a 70-metre race for the line.
During an enthralling and competitive opening half, the heavily involved Grant had been kicked in the head by a very high foot from Andrew as the striker stretched to reach a looping ball, while James O'Connor sustained a cut above his eye as he competed for a loose ball.
Louis Saha broke the deadlock when he steered the ball past David James.
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.
"I get more pleasure out of kicking the ball than scoring, " James said.
The last two free throws that made it 62-57 came after he stole the ball from Pittsburgh's James Robinson near midcourt with 10 seconds left.
But Silva was eventually tempted into playing at a ball from left-armer James Franklin which was angled across him and Fleming made no mistake at slip.
David James' long ball upfield was flicked on by Baros and Defoe, played onside by Belletti, raced clear and coolly slotted the ball under the on-rushing Cech.
But when there are 2.2 seconds in overtime of an important first playoff game, and James has the ball with his Miami team down by 1 point, the team with the lead has a problem.
The Scots steadied themselves and had a glorious chance to take the lead when Darren Fletcher cut the ball back for the unmarked James Morrison 10 yards out, whose blasted shot was blocked a yard from Iker Casillas's goal.
After an uneventful opening, Chelsea launched an innocuous-looking attack with Deco heading on a ball that hugely favoured the home keeper, but when James's kick met air instead of ball due to a large bobble off the turf, Drogba was able to run on and slot into the unguarded net.
Broad and James Anderson swung the ball superbly in cloudy conditions to take four wickets each, and then England made 112-2 to lead by 40 at the close.
Only a last-gasp tackle from Brew, causing James to lose the ball as he stooped for the line in the left corner, interrupted the Blues' procession of scores.
Great Britain's first scoring chance came soon after, but James Roby spilled the ball as he dived for the line after collecting his own grubber from close range.
James Coppinger crossed the ball into the box and picked out Price, and with Delfouneso flapping, he steered a low shot past Guzan into the corner of the net.
From 139-5, Essex skipper James Foster struck the ball cleanly and brought up his own half century and his side's 200 with a lofted cover drive off Thomas in the 27th over.
Fittingly given his impressive start it was McIndoe who gave Doncaster the lead after Ridgewell was adjudged to have handled the ball in the area following a James Coppinger's cross.
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With half-time approaching, Newcastle grabbed an equaliser following a counter-attack that resulted in James Milner laying the ball into Duff's pass and the winger curled it around goalkeeper Arran Lee-Barrett.
Campbell had looked in total control as he chased down a seemingly harmless City ball, only to find keeper James stranded 10 yards outside of his box attempting to clear his line.
Social excess did him in: James Hazen Hyde threw one ball too many.
After a low-key start, Didier Drogba rolled the ball into an empty net after David James kicked at thin air.
Referee James Jones initially ruled the ball had been held up but after consulting his touch judge awarded debutant Bougharara the try.
Extensive society page coverage of the ball gave them an excuse to claim James was too frivolous to run a life insurance company.
James Golding hit the next ball for four but could only manage one run off the final delivery as the sides shared four points.
Holah's tap-down was scrappy but James swept up the loose ball, surging through the middle of the disintegrated line-out untouched to score with an extravagant dive.
Doyle set it up with a superbly-weighted through pass and Keane, displaying typical coolness, outpaced James Collins before chipping the ball over the advancing keeper Wayne Hennessey.
Mario Gomez got lucky as the ball tangled in his legs under a James Collins challenge on the right and the Stuttgart attacker was able to send a hopeful, low cross into the Wales box.
England desperately needed a score and it came when Roby kicked ahead for St Helens team-mate James Graham, but the ball took a lucky defection off the goal post to rebound into his own path for him to touch down.
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