Preston attacked with verve and passion in the second-half, despite being reduced to 10-men after 47 minutes when midfielder Eric Skora was sent-off.

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And I thought some of the individual players showed up much better in the second half, there was a lot more - passion isn't the right word, but something like that.

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"We just didn't play two halves, didn't have any passion or energy or intensity the first half, " Rice said.

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O'Quinn's childhood passion for cars was reignited two and a half years ago when he saw a 1932 Duesenberg Durham Tourister for sale at a Houston auction of antique autos.

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Everton belatedly showed the passion their play had been missing in the second half and they were rewarded when Zayatte swung at a Johnny Heitinga cross only to slice the ball into his own net.

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The English media chalks it up to O'Neill's "passion" and "enthusiasm, " and it's possible that after two and a half years at the club, Bruce had grown somewhat stale.

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Brazil deserved the victory for their dominance in possession, especially in the second half, but North Korea's previously unknown players can hold their heads high after a display full of passion and no little skill either.

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