It was only then that the defending team sprang into action, actively contesting each pass and shot.
But Bolton took the lead soon after the break when Gretar Steinsson collected a Kevin Davies pass and shot through Mark Bunn's legs from a narrow angle.
First, Graham Barrett swivelled on Michael Higdon's pass but shot too close to Cerny and then he hit the side-netting after Higdon and Lovell had combined to find the Irishman space.
However, a lack of a real killer pass or shot in the final third often had lone striker Rooney cutting a forlorn figure and it was Chelsea who forged the more clear-cut chances, particularly through Anelka.
Gerbe then broke up a pass and his shot beat Henrik Lundqvist high on the glove side.
Michalek skated the puck down the left side on a 2-on-1 rush, made a pass to Alfredsson coming down the middle, and then took the return pass for a shot into a wide open net.
In a more conventional offense, the point guard is called upon to beat his man off the dribble in a one-on-one (or isolation) situation and penetrate to the basket for a pass or a shot.
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As time ran out, Park was clear on goal from Ruud van Nistelrooy's pass but pulled his shot wide.
Denman completely misjudged his jump two fences out, leaving David Pipe's 12-1 shot to pass the post four-and-a-half lengths clear of Exotic Dancer.
United had taken the lead when Dimitar Berbatov released Darron Gibson with a clever flick and then took the return pass to drive a shot inside the post.
Yakubu latched on to a Diniyar Bilyaletdinov pass and curled in a shot to put Everton in front.
McGeady gave Celtic the lead after he collected Miller's pass and sent a curling shot beyond De Vries into the bottom right-hand corner.
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Moments later Sordell ran into the box and bent a shot around Pools keeper Jake Kean, and the 19-year-old extended the lead after collecting a Dale Bennett pass and calmly placing a shot in the bottom corner.
The Belgian brought the ball forward, found Eboue on the right and continued his run to enable him to meet the return pass before curling a superb shot into the top-right corner of the net from the edge of the box.
Brennan faked a shot at the right point and slid a pass across the zone to defense partner Campbell, who fired a slap shot from the upper inside edge of the right circle that appeared to clip the stick of Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh before it sailed past Lundqvist at 8:22.
Stuart Mills' pass found Offiong, whose snap shot struck the post and rebounded to safety with 15 minutes remaining.
Ljungberg came even closer on 68 minutes when Given brilliantly smothered his shot following a sublime pass with Henry.
He got round the back of left-back Michael Ball as he chased a Steven Gerrard pass only to see his stabbed shot saved by Isaksson.
Henry just failed to connect with a through-pass and Bergkamp then had a shot blocked as the Gunners began to increase the pressure on the visitors.
Former Rangers man Ferguson saw a 35-yard effort sail over the crossbar, but he scored after latching onto Ormerod's fine pass to crash home an effective shot.
And the winning goal came in the 69th minute when Van der Vaart collected Gonzalo Higuain's pass before firing home a low shot into the bottom corner.
Golden Soul, who finished second in the Derby as a 34-1 shot, will likely pass on the Preakness and point toward the Belmont Stakes on June 8, trainer Dallas Stewart said.
Blackpool, fearless to the last, continued to attack after the break and should perhaps have made more from an early promising position but Taylor-Fletcher delayed his pass and Campbell's eventual shot was blocked.
Van Nistelrooy was generally kept quiet in the first half but his sharp turn and shot from the right had to be neatly saved by Igor Akinfeev while Kolodin nearly handed the Dutch the opener near half-time as his sloppy pass found van der Vaart who shot straight at the Russian keeper.
Fordyce got Glentoran's second in the 51st minute with a great shot from Fitzgerald's pass.
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There was no trying to pass through three guys to get a shot you would never take.
Cleverley also provided the pass to set up Cowie's shot from the edge of the area which rattled the post.
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