Oriol Romeu, playing in his familiar holding role, laid the defensive platform with Lampard and Raul Meireles deployed further forward and the hosts struggled to get a foothold in the game in the first 25 minutes.
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But as the first half wore on Hull KR established a foothold and got their first try thanks to Galea's side-step and surge over the line.
Wolfsburg came into the game full of confidence following Alexander Madlung's late header in the first leg, which had given them a priceless away goal and a strong foothold in the tie.
"At the start of 2008, first-time buyers are finding it even harder to get a foothold on the housing ladder and the signs are that conditions are unlikely to get better in the short term, " said Rics senior economist David Stubbs.
The incisive break that preceded was promising, but the tourists struggled to gain a foothold in the match after falling behind to Van der Westhuyzen's first-minute penalty.
Olympiakos goalkeeper Antonis Nikopolidis, making his 100th European appearance, was rarely troubled in the first half as the French side, missing injured skipper Alou Diarra, struggled to gain a foothold in the game.
Hampshire had to work hard to secure a first-day foothold after a tricky afternoon session against the home side's young seamers.
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England finally began to gain a foothold in the match in the final quarter and were rewarded through Long's brace - the first from a penalty corner in the 58th minute and the second a good finish from Jo Ellis' cross with five minutes to go.
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