Moments later, Pratley took an inswinging corner and Sinclair was given the time and space to strike the ball narrowly wide from 20 yards.
Between them they strike the ball with ferocity and vigour - and again, with each being a year older, Levein's insightful coaching will have improved all three.
But Cardiff made the game safe with a third goal on 73 minutes, Joe Ledley's pass across the left channel allowing Parry to strike the ball through Evans' legs into the net.
The Serbian world No. 3 then began to strike the ball more crisply and consistently and in the tiebreaker he took the lead for good by hitting an ace and winning a 19-shot rally on the first two points.
Cerny then saved a fine dead-ball strike from Buddies centre-forward Billy Mehmet, partnering Michael Higdon up front as they sought their first three points in the SPL since a 1-0 win over Aberdeen in January.
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The visitors were first to threaten when Boyd sent a high ball into strike partner Kenny Miller's path, but he was ruled offside in a tight decision.
But he was lucky with his goal, snatching at a Valencia cross only for the ball to strike him flush in the face before deflecting into the net.
Soon afterwards, Givet gave Rovers the lead with a stunning strike - smashing the ball into the corner of the net after Ciaran Clark had half-cleared Morten Gamst Pedersen's throw.
With the scoreboard reading a healthy 134-1, Masakadza had already hit two boundaries in Thilan Thushara's last over when he tried another lusty strike from the final ball of the over, with 38 needed off 37 balls.
Rangers began to threaten and a superb thrusting run from Nacho Novo, retaining his place after two goals on Tuesday, set up Kris Boyd, but his strike partner curled the ball wide of the post from the edge of the box.
Hateley almost doubled Motherwell's lead with a curling strike, Bell beating the ball to safety in the 88th minute.
The ball appeared to strike Carragher's arm late on as he went up with fellow defender Daniel Agger to head clear.
Rangers had claims for a penalty denied after the ball appeared to strike Jose Goncalves on the hand in the penalty box.
Milner delivered and inattentive Swedish defending allowed Onuoha to control the ball, and strike a swivelled shot into the corner of the net.
Those concerns were not helped when Bolton had strong appeals for a penalty turned down despite the ball appearing to strike Drogba's arm.
And if Russia plays ball it will strike a hard bargain - perhaps securing an interest in Cyprus's offshore gas industry, yet to be developed.
In the season opener at Shea Stadium, Carter took strike three, had a passed ball that gave St.
Andrey Arshavin pulled one back with a superb strike before Robin van Persie forced the ball home to equalise.
The visitors did look more threatening as soon as the second period began and Steve Livingstone had their first strike at goal but but sent the ball wide.
The idea that he might have voted otherwise if he were not chief justice suggests that a "strike" was changed to a "ball" because of concerns for how the straight call would be perceived.
Arsenal full-back Kieran Gibbs made a decent block from a shot by Edwards after 15 minutes, while Priskin went close with a vicious strike across goal after picking up the ball on the left and cutting inside just after the half-hour mark.
Sunderland had the first chance after six minutes when Stephen Kelly gave the ball away to Jones whose strike on goal was crisp but poorly directed straight at Sorenson who palmed away, and Reid could only fire the follow-up well over the bar.
The batter takes the pitch for ball four ... or strike three.
The 22-year-old had not scored since late August but defeated Krul with a powerful strike after Long and Chris Beardsley worked the ball into his path.
Sheridan won a header and, after Sandaza beat Jamie Hamill to the loose ball, the Spaniard played the ball into the path of his strike partner, who rounded goalkeeper MacDonald to score.
He reached 67 not out but crucially lost strike and Abdur Rehman was caught off the final ball of the game.
Then with just six minutes remaining, Burton grabbed the winner with a quality strike, pouncing on a knockdown to lash the ball into the back of the net.
Sutton piled more misery on the home side with a strike four minutes from time after Sheridan worked the ball in from the edge of the penalty area and set up the former St Mirren man to blast home from close range.
"Guys don't seem to care about striking out anymore, but when you strike out, you're not putting the ball in play, and when you don't do that, nothing can happen, " said Keith Hernandez, the former batting champion who is now a television analyst for the Mets.
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