Gareth Roberts fizzed just about their only meaningful strike well wide in first-half injury time.
And McCarthy fizzed over a 20-yard free-kick as Rovers desperately tried to salvage something from the game.
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With Dunfermline pinned back, Ferguson hit the bar with a header and Boyd fizzed a shot inches wide.
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Chelsea continued to pen their rivals back after the break and Ashley Cole fizzed an angled shot wide.
Lyon were a different side after the break, with several chances before Miralem Pjanic fizzed in a half-volley.
Terry came close to doubling Chelsea's lead when his header from Lampard's mis-hit volley fizzed inches past the upright.
The tactic almost paid off but both Danny Guthrie and Enrique's fizzed balls across the six-yard area eluded their team-mates.
But just when he was looking dangerous, Swann fizzed through a quicker delivery that accounted for Pollard lbw for 24.
After a surging run, Constable fizzed in a low shot from the edge of the box, which nestled into the corner.
Cacau fizzed an angled shot narrowly wide before Rangers began to assert themselves in the final 15 minutes of the first half.
Wylde, one of only six substitutes listed on the Rangers bench, came on for Weiss and fizzed a shot just over Langfield's bar.
As half-time approached, Steven MacLean held the ball up well and set up Mackie, whose 25-yard shot fizzed narrowly wide of Combe's post.
McSheffrey's free-kick from the right wing fizzed across goal and in attempting to clear, Downing merely succeeded in shinning past his own keeper.
Substitute Mikoliunas got the ball, drove into the box and fairly fizzed the ball past Smith to hand the Tynecastle side a dramatic victory.
Promising youngster Joel McAnuff was also in the thick of the action, and his speculative long-range drive fizzed past the left-hand post shortly afterwards.
The Pars had a great chance when Hamilton met a Stephen Simmons corner with a thunderous header but the effort fizzed wide of the post.
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Foran's rising strike then fizzed over before Kilmarnock goalkeeper Cammy Bell made a fine stop to keep out an Adam Rooney shot from 12 yards.
With Alexander Hleb at the heart of everything, the German side fizzed first-time passes across the rain-sodden pitch, cutting through the home ranks with alarming ease.
Initially, Jones' industry did not translate into chances and a shot by Kieran Richardson that fizzed over the bar was the only early effort on goal.
Craig Armstrong showed their attacking intent with the first shot of the game after two minutes, striding forward to try a speculative 25-yard volley which fizzed wide.
Wales reasserted themselves, with Ramsey starting to pull the strings from midfield, and a Bale free-kick from wide left fizzed across goal but just lacked a final touch.
Shaun Perry spotted space on the right and fizzed a flat pass out to Arscott, who chipped ahead and showed great pace to challenge Blair for the bouncing ball.
Fortunately for all, the tempo increased after the break and Gerrard fizzed a drive straight at Paul Robinson before having a penalty shout rejected after a coming together with N'Zonzi.
The move almost paid dividends when, shortly after Luka Modric had drilled a shot inches wide, Lennon cut in from the left and fizzed a low strike against the far post.
That was as good as it got until shortly after the interval when the tempo started to pick up and John Arne Riise fizzed a long range left-foot strike just wide.
He was beaten with 15 minutes remaining by another inviting Bouazza set piece, but it fizzed fractionally beyond the reach of Paul Robinson when only the slightest of touches was needed.
But it was that man Evans that almost laid on a second for Wales as the young tyro set up second-half skipper Jason Koumas, whose 25-yard volley fizzed inches over Sturluson's crossbar.
Routledge almost broke the deadlock after the restart but fizzed a 20-yard effort against the post and Nigel Reo-Coker burst through on goal only to once again be denied by the defiant Rensing.
Then a minute later Wales debutant Brian Stock collected a loose ball 25 yards from goal on the right and the Doncaster Rovers midfielder fizzed a rising shot across the face of goal.
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