Rossi then went close with a fierce long range drive that Cesar did well to beat out while at the other end Kaka curled the ball inches wide from the edge of the box as the game became increasingly stretched.
Boyd powered home a superb long-range drive eight minutes later, but John Sutton matched that before the break.
Preston almost levelled after the break but goalkeeper Vito Mannone tipped Iain Hume's long-range drive on to the post.
Paduretu continued to impress for the hosts, despite the setback, and tested Reina to the full with a long-range drive shortly after.
Prica headed wide from a Steffen Iversen cross after being left unmarked and then Henriksen was just off-target with a long-range drive.
Sasa Papac saw a long-range drive tipped wide by the keeper before Boyd blazed over after escaping the challenge of Sol Bamba.
Woeful defending allowed Joao Bruno Fernandes to head the hosts in front early on but Javier Mascherano equalised with a fine long-range drive.
The only goal came in the second half when Xavi's long-range drive took a deflection off Sammy Clingan's head to wrong-foot goalkeeper Maik Taylor.
And a swerving long-range drive deceived Brill to complete Gerrard's hat-trick after 71 minutes, leaving him to depart to a standing ovation from Anfield.
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.
Lampard hit the post with a trademark long-range drive and Terry fired just wide with a well-struck shot off the outside of his right foot.
Bouzid replied with a thundering long-range drive that flew a few feet over McGregor's crossbar, but it was Rangers who broke the deadlock after 53 minutes.
Ronaldo responded with a long-range drive that was tipped round the post by Hugo Lloris but Madrid looked well short of a team tipped as potential winners.
But Newcastle rallied and were firstly denied an equaliser when Joe Hart tipped Coloccini's long-range drive past the post before a superb strike from Gutierrez drew them level.
At the other end, Nikola Kalinic, returning from a three-match ban, did his best to give Blackburn an outlet, teeing up Martin Olsson for a long-range drive which Petr Cech saved comfortably.
If England thought they could relax and close out victory they were wrong as Shaqiri gave Switzerland hope with a thunderous long-range drive that flew into the top corner past the helpless Joe Hart.
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Gomes showed the more positive side of his game with a stunning one-handed diving save to keep out Clint Dempsey's long-range, left-foot drive.
For their part, the Glasgow outfit were limiting Zenit to long range efforts and an Anatoly Tymoschuk drive and an Alexander Anyukov half-volley were easily dealt with by goalkeeper Neil Alexander.
Yet the home side were being restricted to some long-range efforts and a Tomas Necid drive from the edge of the penalty box was straight at McGregor, although the goalkeeper had to take two attempts to save.
Jaakkola was called into action yet again as he dived full length to tip away a 20-yard drive from Danny Invincibile and only moments later Samuel dipped a long-range effort narrowly over the target.
Hanlon, given an unfamiliar right-back role, was quickly under pressure as a result, with David Templeton stepping inside the naturally left-sided defender to send a low drive off the outside of the far post then powering another long-range effort wide.
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Having been restricted to long-range efforts in the first half, Hearts finally tested Banks when David Templeton's stinging drive was touched wide by the former Tynecastle keeper.
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