But it was a less eventful evening for Beckham on this occasion, although he did come close to winning the tie late on with one of his trademark free kicks.
The Hawks laid siege on their opponents, bombarding the net with shots, and came agonisingly close to forcing a tie, when the puck flashed across the front of the goal, but no-one could add the final touch.
Buoyed by their change in fortunes, City went for the win in extra time and both Evans, with a four-yard header, and Sturridge, with a 20-yard shot that hit the bar, went close to settling the tie before penalties.
Moreover, about 80% of the fish processed is imported from countries such as Russia, which implies that the processors would just have to slim down a bit rather than close if the Scottish fleet is forced to tie up.
After losing the first set, Jackson and Gourlay came agonisingly close to winning the second to take the match to a tie-break.
Hewitt, without a title since his Wimbledon win, took advantage of two double faults to close out the tie-break and the match.
On the gold medal side, China is expected to just edge out the U.S. - 37 medals to 36 gold medals for the U.S., but that's really close enough to be called a tie.
"We had our chances and we kept it close, but couldn't find a way to tie it, " Markstrom said.
Two shots from Kuyt in 60 seconds, both pushed away by Landreau, came close to settling the late wobbles, and the tie was made safe in the final minute when Torres slotted home after Gerrard's shot from the edge of the box was saved.
The away fans had relatively little to encourage them during a low-key opening to the tie, although Stefan Hoffmann went close with a curling free-kick.
The Bairns were the brighter team in the opening 45 minutes, with Neil McCann twice going close, while Steve Lovell hit the post during Falkirk's late bid to salvage the tie.
Both campaigns know that just a single electoral vote could play a decisive role in what's expected to be a historically close race, and that makes what happens in the event of an Electoral College tie all the more intriguing.
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