Things hardly improved after the break either as an injury to Zuiverloon forced Abdoulaye Meite into action off the bench - although that at least provided watching Ivory Coast boss Sven Goran Eriksson with someone to watch.
So it is hardly a surprise to learn her goal for 2009 is tobreak into the world's top eight, a feat she hopes to achieve at the world championships this summer.
The recent break above resistance was hardly staggering in its power and traders will want to remain cautious that this could simply be a head fake and the level of 1.2780 may provide further resistance.
Mr Osborne's main giveaway was a qualified pledge to freeze council tax for two years a nice enough break for hard-pressed households but hardly a magisterial take on the credit crunch.