But having waited 52 years for one goal, City quickly supplied another as Nasri dragged France level again.
As for his own form, the 34-year-old from Newcastle-under-Lyme has one goal for the upcoming year - to win a tournament.
He was at the top of his game for much of the series with the Bruins and was the reason the Rangers were down by only one goal for much of the second half of their final loss.
Your number one goal for any public speaking opportunity is to really connect with your audience.
And that is little comfort to Pompey's fans who fretted until the final whistle, knowing that just one goal for their side may have seen them in Europe.
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Despite scoring one goal for his team, Fabiano saw Sevilla miss out on qualification for the group stages of the Champions League on Tuesday as they lost the second leg of their play-off 4-3 to crash out 5-3 on aggregate against Portuguese club Braga.
And we're going to set the goal for this one, and we're going to meet it.
One major goal for the company is to expand into providing capital for offline businesses as well as online.
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After making 89 appearances for the Londoners, scoring one goal, he rejected the offer of a new one-year contract in June.
It is clear that for Southwest a deeply integrated social media program is a business goal and one that all employees are responsible for helping achieve.
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No, our economy is too large and complex for any one proposal to achieve that goal.
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The 25-year-old, who played for Houllier at Liverpool, has one goal in 17 league appearances this season.
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But one goal was enough for them to secure victory and they look in good shape to go past the last eight, which is as far as they have progressed at a World Cup since they finished fourth in Brazil in 1950.
Upson had a loan spell with Barnet last season, scoring one goal in nine matches for the League Two side.
Other opportunities fell to captain Denis Caniza, who went into the game with only one goal in 97 appearances for the national side.
Jones continued to be a threat for Stoke, heading one effort wide of goal and forcing Gomes to tip over with a 25-yard drive.
And in many ways it was even more agonising for Serbia, who finished the match one goal away from snatching second place away from Ghana.
One more goal is required for either side to win.
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Rather than sit back on their lead in the second half, Fulham pushed on for a second goal and almost found one when Damien Duff whistled a right-footed effort wide of the left post.
Once again, Saints were back in the bottom three by goal difference and heading for League One.
After the break, Liverpool pressed for another goal and they might have had one had Babel released Keane rather than opted to shoot.
His goal for the company is a One Ford operation where platforms are shared around the world, and the automaker stays away from duplication and turf battles.
Before being sandwiched by defenseman Tomas Kundratek and Troy Brouwer, the Swede swept the puck to Gionta, who beat Neuvirth one-on-one for his second career regular-season goal.
For example, stable prices and low inflation are one goal, but so is full employment.
I, and the rest of HP, right now are focused on one goal: to exploit the intersection for our customers and yours.
What would your team think if you were to announce that your goal for 2013 was to improve on one of them?
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The aim of comparative effectiveness is to reduce health care costs, an especially compelling goal for our government, the number one purchaser of medical treatments in America.
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