Braniff could have got on the scoresheet himself but his strike hit Davy O'Hare's legs.
Inter wore a strip that resembled the St George cross and almost equalised through Maxwell but his strike hit the post.
Still, the situation for businesses and individuals in the UK is rather different now from what it was in 1996, the year the last strike hit.
It took the United striker's tally to 14 in the league and, with the home side momentarily rocking, he was only denied another when his 18 yard strike hit the post.
Stern John should have put Palace ahead for a third time after a two-versus-one break but his strike hit the inside of the post and was cleared off the line.
France were arguably the better team and might have snatched the points with a free-kick from a promising position deep into injury-time, but substitute Thierry Henry's strike hit the wall.
Darlington appealed for a second penalty in the third minute of extra-time when Richard Ravenhill's strike hit Gary Jones' elbow in the box, but this time Beeby waved away their claims.
"They (Afghan Local Police ) were in civilian clothes - there were four of them, and they were towing a vehicle when the air strike hit them, " said Fazul Sabawoon, a spokesman for Ghazni's governor.
The Tykes fell behind to a Steven Fletcher strike but hit back 60 seconds later through Jon Macken and then in first-half stoppage time with a spectacular strike from Anderson De Silva.
It was Bogota's 27, 000 state schoolteachers who caused most worry, with a five-day strike that hit 700, 000 children.
An 18-yard Berbatov strike also hit the post before the late drama.
The building is the headquarters of Asia's richest man, Li Ka-shing, who owns strike-hit port operator Hong Kong International Terminals.
If France was to fall then a global sovereign lending strike could hit, tipping the world economy into uncharted territory in what would amount to a total global economic malfunction.
Kilmarnock trailed to Mark Kerr's first half strike but hit back through goals from Liam Kelly and Kevin Kyle to boost their survival hopes and establish a two-point lead over Falkirk.
The home side looked set for victory thanks to Jeremain Lens' 33rd minute strike, but Italy hit back to salvage a draw.
Firms hit by strike action in the last few months include South West Trains, carmaker Vauxhall, and post office operator Consignia, which in June warned that jobs would go unless industrial relations improved.
Chelsea could have stolen it in the last five minutes when Ramires' fierce low strike from 20 yards hit the foot of the Everton upright, but even the visitors and their manager Carlo Ancelotti would have thought that would have been unjust on their hosts.
Even worse, whichever company is hit with a strike may lose business permanently to the others still working.
Some parts of BA - mainly subsidiaries and franchise partners - will not be hit by the strike.
Former Airbus pilot John Wiley said on average every airliner is hit by a strike once a year.
The strike is thought to have hit a "target of opportunity, " he said.
Stokes made a surge into the Dons penalty area but hit his angled strike high and wide shortly before the half-time interval.
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Finally, should you hit your sixth strike, your case will be forwarded on to the MPAA or RIAA. Things then have the potential to get rather more serious.
But Albertz had other ideas and on the stroke of time hit a superb strike to seal the win and give Rangers some valuable breathing space at the top of the league.
Kingfisher, owned by Vijay Mallya, was hit by a strike in July - the airline was forced to cancel 40 flights when workers refused to work saying they had not been paid for months.
The visitors threatened to take charge after the restart, with Johnson narrowly missing from long range before a completely unmarked Lita headed wide from six yards and then hit a crisp strike that Lewis saved low down to his left.
Television will see the most immediate impact of a strike, with late night programs hit first.
The farms were hit by a similar strike last year, when two workers were killed in clashes with police.
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