He took all the right options in terms of shot selection and looked completely solid against the great leg spinner.

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Woods has struggled in his last three starts after ending his long wait for his 72nd title with victory at Bay Hill in late March, but he carded solid rounds of 70 and 69 to be just one shot off the lead at the halfway stage in Dublin, Ohio.

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Curiously, with those two players out, Woodson hasn't turned to 40-year-old big man Kurt Thomas, who is solid defensively, still rebounds well and has forever had a nice medium-range shot.

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Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech had a typically solid game, his best save coming from Kolo Toure, pushing the central defender's shot past the post.

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His opposite number Brad Friedel had his palms warmed by a solid strike from Osman and the American was beaten from the following corner when Bilyaletdinov snapped a shot past the keeper.

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