Watching the bikes past the first corner, vying for first place, was a great thrill, and seeing how much the match meant to people really brought home how important speedway is to people.
And when Niemi somehow clawed away Kanu's header from a corner in first-half injury time, the hosts could have been forgiven for thinking it was not going to be their day.
Zayatte volleyed Hull in front from a corner for his first goal for the club.
And it was from the Stockport's first corner of the game that Gannon's side equalised.
From its first corner of the match, the 34-year-old striker powered a header beyond Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.
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David Coulthard was 13th after damaging his front wing at the first corner.
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Meanwhile, Alonso and Massa gained a combined six places by the first corner.
And things were not much better for former world champion Jacques Villeneuve as he made a mistake at the first corner.
His rival Jorge Lorenzo was just trying too hard on the first corner in Australia and it all went wrong for him.
City doubled their lead in the 28th minute when Hamann spectacularly connected with Petrov's corner for his first goal in 95 matches.
Barrichello had also led that race going into the first corner, but lost out to Button, who was switched to a two-stop strategy.
With these cars and the way the mirrors are, it was a difficult run to the first corner, but we got away alright.
Vettel made up 18 points last weekend at Spa when the Spaniard crashed out in the dramatic pile-up at the first corner.
Scott rose in a crowded penalty area after 83 minutes to thump home John Melligan's pinpoint corner for his first goal for the club.
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The Brazilian was hit by Heikki Kovalainen's McLaren at the first corner and had another tangle with Kimi Raikkonen in the early stages of the race.
Pasini went into the final lap in the lead but was passed by the first corner, with the lead changing hands numerous times before Pasini emerged victorious.
Three of their tries came after penetrating bursts from their own half, centre McFadden diving in at the left corner for the first in the 49th minute.
He was blocked in at the first corner and slipped down to 10th place but battled back through the field to finish just outside the podium places.
This allowed Button, who had fought his way into second place despite a collision at the first corner with Bahrain GP winner Alonso, to surge into the lead.
During that March race at Aqueduct when Elle's Vision went off without its jockey, she lost her bearings the moment she reached the middle of the first corner.
Half the crowd, I suspect, really did expect Alonso to drive straight into the back of the Briton at the first corner just to teach him a lesson.
But within two laps Kubica passed him into the first corner in what looked like a co-ordinated piece of team play as BMW Sauber tried to maximise their chances.
But, knowing if neither driver finished Senna would be crowned champion, the Brazilian forced Prost off the track at the first corner and cemented a second world title success.
The home side responded immediately and, from the first corner of the match, Ruben Palazuelos stooped low but sent his flashing header a few yards wide from eight yards.
Christian Webster finished with 11 points and was gesturing after each of his three 3s, even pointing to his forehead after making one from the corner in the first half.
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So Hodgson will have been especially disappointed to see them concede again, from another corner, in first-half injury time after Schwarzer had done brilliantly to turn away Fabio Grosso's shot.
Justin Wilson was 19th for Minardi, saved from starting last by Sauber's Nick Heidfeld who hit technical problems at the first corner and stalled in front of thousands of his countrymen.
Substitute Montano's 60th-minute goal - his first for Notts - came from their first corner of the match and although they improved after the break, Charlton were good value for their victory.
Following their first corner in the sixth minute the ball broke to the edge of the box to Kilmarnock midfielder Mark Reilly, who steadied himself but blasted the ball harmlessly over the bar.
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