The Red Bulls had a slight edge in ball possession, but the Impact dominated the scoring chances and wasted a handful of opportunities to pad the lead.
Germany's soccer federation pushed its clubs to invest in their development programs, conform to a specific curriculum and, whenever possible, to play that style instead of simply possessing the ball for possession's sake.
Hiddink was not satisfied with his team's use of the ball in possession but says their mental strength played a significant part in going into the return leg on 6 May on level terms.
Fiorentina, given so much time on the ball and continually gifted possession as Rangers seemed allergic to the ball at times, patiently probed for an opening.
Police also found a disposable razor and a small rubber ball in his possession.
Mark Noble dallied on the ball in his penalty box allowing Heskey to win possession and when the ball was cleverly worked into the box via Luke Young, Bent glanced his header past Green.
They consistently regained the ball whenever they lost possession and kept the Dons pinned back.
The Seattle Seahawks stunned the Green Bay Packers on a last second touchdown pass that appeared to be intercepted by Green Bay before a Seattle receiver got his hand on the ball to claim dual possession.
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Early on we gave chances away, we were not good enough in possession of the ball.
Indeed, the defining characteristic of most Parreira sides is their emphasis on patient possession of the ball.
Fiorentina showed a quality in terms of possession of the ball that we struggled to match at times.
Visser then took possession of the ball on his 10-metre line on the right wing before he kicked long and chased the ball over.
Possession of the ball is determined by getting the "line of the ball, " or path as it travels on the field, on a player's right.
Sean Dillon slipped and missed a long ball forward and Higdon took possession before tucking a clinical finish into the bottom right corner from 12 yards.
The thinking behind his three centre-back formation is that Brazil press opponents back, with the strikers working hard to regain possession of the ball close to the opposing goal.
Just as the match appeared to be igniting, it just as quickly began to fizzle out with Bayern unable to find the final ball to compliment their superior possession.
Reds striker Dirk Kuyt, who started his career at the Dutch side, dallied in clearing a ball and was robbed of possession by Mertens, who had an angled drive blocked by Reina.
For a start, thanks to our unique style of commentary - one commentator calls the action when one team has the ball, the other when possession changes - the coverage is fast and sometimes frenetic.
"Sports itself requires athletes to assert themselves against an opponent, such as to obtain possession of a soccer ball or basketball, " Cohn said.
England had a 60% share of possession and passed the ball 140 times compared to Ireland's 58, but were still outscored three tries to one.
Raymond Ronaghan and Rory Woods gave them an excellent outlet in the full-forward line and won lots of primary possession and used the ball well.
In midfield, Ferguson's ability to hold on the ball has been missed, with possession being surrendered far too cheaply in the games against Macedonia and Iceland.
It has uncompromising defenders who pass the ball accurately when they win back possession, midfielders who can find streaking forwards with accuracy and fast, deadeye frontmen like Karim Benzema and, of course, Cristiano Ronaldo.
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The ensuing free throw made it 106-104 and Anthony nearly came up with a steal on Atlanta's final possession, but the ball deflected out to Smith, who had a good look that was long.
Ireland scrum-half Peter Stringer was then harried in possession and when the ball broke clear, it was Samoan winger Lome Fata'au who was first to react and claimed a score on his home debut.
From the first whistle, Ukraine pressed England all over the field, closing down the English players as soon as they received the ball and challenging them to retain possession in the face of relentless pressure.
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Centre-back Martis dallied on the ball and Gerrard robbed him of possession, drove through on to the home goal and lifted a shot over the on-rushing keeper Dean Kiely to score his 24th goal of the season.
But all too often the visitors spilled the ball at the crucial point or conceded possession for lack of support.
Stevens instructs his players to take their defensive spots early, hold them throughout the possession and always keep the ball in front of them.
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