Marlet was thwarted by a tight angle and Given's efforts before Robert sent a 35-yard free-kick over Barthez's crossbar.
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City went close to snatching the lead just before the break when Stewart headed McAllister's free-kick over the crossbar.
Constable nearly won it for Oxford late on, but he could only head Anthony Tonkin's free-kick over the bar.
Teams can break the gain line through quick passes, sleight of hand or a chipped kick over the onrushing defense.
The Reds had a let-off four minutes into the second half when Davis was unable to gather Orr's kick over the line.
The Giants managed to respond after the break, Brough pouncing as a kick over the Crusaders' goal line saw the ball played backwards.
Liam Craig forced MacDonald to parry a ferocious free-kick over the crossbar after Andy Webster had hauled back Francisco Sandaza 25 yards out.
It didn't take long for Newcastle to get themselves further ahead at the re-start with Flood launching a kick over the top towards the corner.
Cardiff looked capable of taking a firm stranglehold on the final but the inspirational Adam quickly restored parity with his left-foot free-kick over the Cardiff wall.
Van der Sar spared United further embarrassment after 53 minutes when he dived high to his right to brilliantly turn Tafforeau's 20-yard free-kick over the bar.
Kirkland saved a header from Alex, Michael Ballack drilled a free-kick over the bar and Joe Cole narrowly missed as Chelsea looked for a decisive second goal.
Crusaders goalkeeper Chris Keenan made an even better save at the other end in the 18th minute as he tipped a fierce Murphy free-kick over the crossbar.
All Blacks centre Conrad Smith scored early in the first half when he won the race to dive on a Richie McCaw grubber kick over the Springbok line.
Shaun Wright-Phillips became the first player to be yellow-carded after 29 minutes for a challenge on Jermaine Jones, but striker Miroslav Klose headed Trochowski's resulting free-kick over the bar.
The Uruguayan became the league's top scorer with five goals after racing to his hat-trick in just over an hour but he blazed a 75th minute spot-kick over the bar.
Hearts had the first opportunity of the match when Grant Munro fouled Christian Nade on the edge of the box, but Andrew Driver fired the resulting free-kick over the bar.
Mackay spiralled a free-kick over the bar from a promising position with five minutes remaining but it was to be May's double that separated the teams come the full-time whistle.
Sorensen produced an excellent finger-tip save to deflect Ziege's free kick over the bar, and Ricard sent a header just wide seconds later as the Sunderland defence creaked without its right back.
Tykes keeper Steele completely missed a kick over the top, leaving the popular Finn with an open goal from four yards out, the striker somehow managing to blaze his lazy left-footed effort wide.
Arsenal were shaken and the 10 men of Liverpool seized the initiative, with Ngog wasting a promising chance to add to the lead when he headed a Steven Gerrard free-kick over from six yards.
Portadown's pressure paid off when Mackle scored a goal out of nothing and then Mouncey's header looped over the goalkeeper after Ross Redman's free-kick over the back of the defence was crossed in by Braniff.
Having been shown a yellow card, rather than a red, Kiraly retreated to his line, only to see Arteta curl a superb free-kick over the wall and past his dive into the top left-hand corner.
Italian Diamanti fired a free-kick over the bar, while Mido, starting up front in place of Cole, slid in at the back post and narrowly missed out on converting a devilishly low cross from the recalled Junior Stanislas.
The northerners were on terms by the 16th minute as Humphreys notched a clever try by running to grasp his own dinked kick over the Munster defence after Denis Fogarty's crooked line-out throw had conceded a scrum in the home 22.
Soon after, England were almost over for their first try of the autumn after Juan Fernandez-Lobbe spilled a kick over the top straight into Mark Cueto's path but the winger was unable to finish the chance, thanks to a great tackle from full-back Horacio Agulla.
But cost controls kick in over those years and bring it down to 1 percent.
Hugo Rodallega headed a chance wide and then saw his overhead kick fly over.
Van Persie came close again shortly after the restart, bending a left-footed free-kick just over the bar.
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Well, who had new signing Steve Jennings on the bench, came close when Stephen Hammell's 25-yard free-kick curled over.
Krzynowek then had a powerful free-kick tipped over the bar by Macho when he tried his luck from 30 meters.
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