Martins did well to turn and shoot a couple of minutes into the first half of extended play - but his strike went over the bar from just inside the penalty area.

BBC: Zambia 0-0 Nigeria (Nigeria win 5-4 on penalties)

First US international Clint Dempsey struck the bar with a 30-yard strike and then Murphy repeated the trick with a curling shot from just outside the area.

BBC: Fulham 2-0 West Brom

Gerrard came close to opening the scoring when he collected a Torres pass and curled a dipping first-time strike towards goal, only for a back-tracking Brad Friedel to tip it over the bar.

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