Dindane then turned provider three minutes into first-half injury time - slipping the ball into the path of Piquionne who managed to stay onside despite the Wigan defence's dangerously high line.
Just after the half-hour mark, the contest sprung to life with a frantic passage of play, Lampard's first-time ball releasing Drogba, whose slight hesitation allowed Gael Givet to produce a brilliant saving tackle.
Dani was at the centre of the action and he finally found the net with his third header - this time glancing the ball home from Pep Guardiola's free-kick.
Northampton gave themselves a glimmer of hope before half-time when Chris Mayor flicked the ball on one-handed for Diggen to cross in the left-hand corner.
"His great speciality I believe - it was before my time - was kneeing the ball out of defence".
And that was after Lake Highlands pulled its starters, and ran only one base at a time, like T-ball.
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Sorensen's mistake ensured Blues did break the deadlock shortly after half-time, the ball squirming under his body at the near post after Heskey had shrugged off Martin Laursen and taken the ball wide of Mellberg.
As Hamilton pressed for an equaliser Smith did well to block Mark McLaughlin's close-range volley from Lyle's free-kick and, as half-time approached, Shaun Hutchinson cleared the ball off the goal-line after Lyle had chipped the keeper.
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The hosts should have gone into the break 2-0 up but Nani wasted a glorious opportunity on the stroke of half-time, lifting the ball over Green but also over the bar from close range after a stunning clipped pass from Giggs.
As half-time approached, Steven MacLean held the ball up well and set up Mackie, whose 25-yard shot fizzed narrowly wide of Combe's post.
Valencia dispossessed Tal Ben Haim on the left flank and played the ball into Folan, whose first-time flick allowed Paul Scharner to cross and Heskey bundled the ball home from close range.
Lescott missed much of Everton's pre-season campaign after revealing his desire to leave Goodison Park but was cheered every time he touched the ball in the 2-1 friendly victory over Malaga on 7 August.
Graham then appeared set to double Swansea's advantage before half-time but Ward's intervention nicked the ball off his toe as he waited for a tap-in at the far post.
The Republic lost on aggregate to an extra-time goal when France's Thierry Henry handled the ball in the build-up.
He wore his belt gun which was a big long dragoon pistol, the cap-and-ball kind that was old-fashioned even at that time.
Fabiano, who scored twice in the 4-1 Spanish league win over Real Zaragoza at the weekend, broke the deadlock on the stroke of half-time after Renato broke down the left and pulled the ball back to the edge of the area -- where Fabiano was waiting to slot home confidently.
Hamilton were in front nine minutes before half-time when Falkirk failed to clear Easton's throw-in and the ball fell to McCarthy, who lashed into the net past Flinders.
Another Carew header, this time a flick-on from a long ball forward, played Agbonlahor through.
This time it was Xavi with the through-ball, a perfectly weighted pass that sent Alba streaking through on goal.
Bournemouth did break through in the first period of extra-time as Steve Fletcher swept the ball home in the 98th minute.
But three minutes from half-time, Drogba picked up the ball on the left and delivered a teasing cross that was easily converted by an unmarked Anelka to put Chelsea ahead.
And Blackburn heaped more misery on Liverpool before half-time when Benjani picked up the ball inside the box, spun Sotirios Kyrgiakos expertly and smashed a fierce effort past Reina and into the roof of the net.
But there was a moment of controversy on the stroke of half-time, with Hull's Sid Domic appearing to collect the ball in an offside position after a knock-on by Motu Tony.
As the half entered stoppage-time, Blake added a second for Wanderers, latching onto Ndah's through-ball before slotting low past Jason Brown.
Lee Barrowman was left disappointed as the half-time whistle approached when he stabbed the ball past Balogh, but failed to get it past the Hearts defence.
Danny Grainger's 20-yard free-kick forced United keeper Dusan Pernis into a save in the build-up to half-time, then Morais blasted a decent ball over the bar following a goalmouth scramble.
There was more drama for the bumper 1, 425 crowd to witness when Bath midfielder Mark Badman and Chelmsford's Ricky Modeste were both dismissed following an off-the-ball clash nine minutes from time.
The Blues were rocked but Blair settled their nerves with his second penalty, then added a third after Quins had De Wet Barry sin-binned for slowing ball one time too many.
Both Zidane and Marco Materazzi found the net in the 2006 final in Germany between France and Italy, but it was the pair's off-the-ball clash deep into extra time that became the tournament's defining moment.
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