Ma-Kalambay, who was also typically erratic throughout, was called upon to push a Mulgrew free-kick from all of 35 yards out for a corner.
England goalkeeper Joe Hart has come under some criticism of late for his part in City's wobbles at the back but he was at his best to push Chris Brunt's free-kick wide and then tip Jonas Olsson's header over the bar from the resulting corner.
Moments later, Inverness goalkeeper Esson produced an acrobatic diving save to push wide a 30-yard free-kick from Eremenko, with Bryson volleying just wide soon after.
The Swans were thankful again to De Vries on the hour when he had to push away King's 20-yard free kick before Alan Tate blocked a Jutkiewicz effort.
Ronaldo then went close with a trademark 25-yard free-kick which Jaaskelainen did well to push wide.
The striker did have had the ball in the net soon after from a Barry free-kick but his effort was disallowed for a push on defender Christopher Samba.
As the half-time whistle approached, both sides continued to push for an opener, and Hunt came close with a curling free-kick in the 42nd minute, but it remained goalless at the interval.
Of course, our teams, all the time, as I put it, kick the tires, push the system, ask the difficult questions -- what are the other options, what are the other things that we could do?
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Former Millwall striker Braniff could have broken the deadlock as early as the third minute when he curled a free-kick past the wall but O'Hare produced a superb save to push the ball round for a corner.
Thomas Hitzlsperger nearly added insult to injury as he crashed a free-kick towards the Wales net, only for Hennessey to plunge full-stretch to push the ball away.
Rochdale continued to push forward and were rewarded just before the stroke of half-time when Stephen Foster gave away a free-kick after tangling with Howe.
Reading did threaten when Long headed John Oster's free-kick wide and Matejovsky fired in a bouncing shot that City keeper Joe Hart did well to push away.
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