• Mr. Kazmar had his glove on the dirt even before the ball was hit.

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  • In football it often changes, repeatedly, before the first shot, before the ball is even snapped.

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  • Scotland winger Simon Danielli was the inspiration for the home side, breaking through the defence before the ball was offloaded to Ferris.

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  • Matthews made a superb double save before the ball fell to Lecky in the six-yard box and the striker poked into the net.

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  • Hearts were starting to come into the game and Obua sent a header from a corner into the turf before the ball trundled wide.

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  • During the game, that virtual first-down marker you see on your TV could now be on the field itself before the ball is snapped.

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  • Lee Thorpe made a nuisance of himself in the Gillingham box before the ball fell to Dagnall who turned inside Nutter and fired home.

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  • The Australian official adjudged Pietersen had made contact with his bat before the ball looped up to Prince at gully, although replays proved inconclusive.

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  • Some shambolic Spurs defending resulted in Gomes and King colliding before the ball fell to Kevin Davies whose hooked effort back across goal drifted just wide.

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  • Sean Lamont's counter sparked the first, the left wing breaking through on the opposite flank before the ball was recycled for Regan King to send Priestland over.

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  • On the field, and before the ball is snapped, players are communicating back and forth as the offensive or defensive formations are seen by the opposing side.

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  • Shane Horgan and Girvan Dempsey had both threatened the Scarlets line before the ball was recycled to the opposite corner with Nacewa presented with the simple finish.

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  • It was a bizarre goal and a bit fortunate, but we thought Mido's shot might have been handled by a defender before the ball ended in the net.

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  • The Glasgow pack drove their way to the Scarlets line before the ball was shipped smartly left for the open-side to go over from close range, Gregor converting.

    BBC: Scarlets 21-38 Glasgow

  • Cech flapped as he missed a cross, which was sent goalwards off the head of Ivanovic, and Oravec slid in to get the final touch before the ball crossed the line.

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  • He was tempted by one short one from Sidebottom, and a lady of mature years showed admirable dexterity to take cover before the ball thudded into the wall above her head.

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  • Another Munster score soon followed, the forwards driving to suck in the defence before the ball was spun wide to Mafi, who was stopped but popped the pass for O'Leary to shunt over.

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  • The Scunthorpe midfielder picked himself up after being fouled and bent a 20-yard free-kick round the wall, with keeper Dudu Aouate managing to get a touch before the ball hit the corner of the net.

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  • An under-hit back-pass from Michal Zewlakow let in Healy five minutes later but the usually deadly marksman struck a weak shot which was kept out by Celtic keeper Boruc before the ball was scrambled away.

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  • But Gloucester sparked into action late in the first half with Foster finishing off a fine attack, started by Iain Balshaw and Satala before the ball was sprayed across the back division to the left corner.

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  • And right before the ball dropped, he said, I'm going to say a message to fans: You guys out there - those players out there are working their butts off - and you sit there and boo them.

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  • The alarms rang in the 18th minute when both Jose Enrique and Coloccini failed to clear under pressure from Lee in the left-corner before the ball fell to Bolton old-boy Nolan who handled in his attempt to ease the pressure.

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  • Firstly, Gall's goalkeeper Ronan Gallagher dropped a Paul McFlynn free before the ball was cleared but the custodian redeemed himself seconds later as he saved a close-range effort with an out-stretched foot after another McFlynn free had pin-balled around the small square.

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  • Aguiar blasted a free-kick straight at a two-man Caley defensive wall and a long throw-in from Grant Munro caused problems for the Hearts defence with Rooney's overhead kick blocked before the ball eventually fell to Dougie Imrie who sent his shot too high.

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  • The ice cool Van der Vaart placed the kick in exactly the same place and beat Jaaskelainen again but Clattenburg ordered a retake for encroachment, with replays showing that Jermain Defoe and Wilson Palacios had strayed into the area before the ball was struck.

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  • Duff's cross from the left found Ryan Taylor, whose volley ricocheted off two West Brom defenders before the ball found its way to Lovenkrands and the 29-year-old Dane, on a contract until the end of the season, marked his first start with a calm finish from eight yards.

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  • Patterson hit the base of the post from a Carson through ball before smashing the ball past Chris Keenan.

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  • Skipper Brad Fittler then raced over straight from a scrum to close the gap to just eight points and, in a nailbiting finish, centre Russell Richardson had a try ruled out for putting his left hand on the dead-ball line before grounding the ball.

    BBC: New Zealand 24-22 Australia

  • The captain exchanged passes with Horacio Agulla before slipping the ball through to Tiesi, who raced over the line before Sean Lamont could get across to tackle.

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  • However, Webb was 20 metres out when he skipped across to the left before slipping the ball through to Donald, who motored over for a crucial score.

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