Equaliser

Well played Orient - you fully deserved that and the equaliser was a cracker. ❋ Paul Doyle (2011)

From that point of view, the equaliser was a big disappointment. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I felt we were in total control of the game up to then, and that their equaliser was the turning point. ❋ GMF Editor (2010)

If that was a warning to Arsenal to keep their eye on the French winger they ignored it, though what they could ­actually have done about Frank Lampard's superb 45-yard pass to set up the equaliser is another matter. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Stephen Ireland, making his first start for four matches, put City in front when he collected a Shaun Wright-Phillips pass, took two touches and poked his shot across Joe Murphy into the far corner, but while Scunthorpe rallied, the fightback was short-lived, even if their equaliser was a minor classic. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Rodwell's maturity in midfield was rewarded when he headed the equaliser, meaning England play their semi-final in Gothenburg later this week. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Liverpool led through Ryan Babel's thunderbolt only for Lisandro Lopez to pop up with a last-gasp equaliser, meaning Rafael Benitez's side must now win their two remaining games in Group E and hope already-qualified Lyon can do them a favour against Fiorentina if they are to reach the last 16. ❋ Unknown (2009)

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"I felt we were in total control of the game up to then, and that their equaliser was the turning point. ❋ Unknown (2010)

He said: "Our defending was poor, we had a bad day, but their equaliser was a scabby goal. ❋ Unknown (2008)

No sooner had he done that than the frenzied hack was faced with a Celtic equaliser with the last kick of the match at which, panic stricken, he grabbed a third bird from the coop, screamed into its ear, "Late Celtic goal, three-all," and flung it out into the Glasgow evening skies. ❋ Unknown (2011)

De Gea was also rooted to the spot as Thiago's shot went in for the equaliser although in this instance the credit should go to the Barcelona player. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Scudamore has long advocated the introduction of cameras in the goalmouth to determine whether the ball has crossed the line in a bid to avoid controversies such as Frank Lampard's 'ghost goal' for England against Germany at last summer's World Cup, or Chelsea's equaliser against Tottenham Hotspur in April. ❋ Unknown (2011)

A cup tie that was something of a slow burner had dramatically come to life in the final four minutes when Emile Heskey gave Villa the lead before Clarke Carlisle headed an equaliser at the other end with little more than 60 seconds of normal time remaining. ❋ Stuart James At Villa Park (2010)

The outcome was cruel on Brentford, especially as the League One club were on the cusp of reaching the quarter-finals when the evergreen Kevin Phillips broke their hearts with an equaliser in the second of four minutes of injury-time. ❋ Stuart James At St Andrew (2010)

If the team that is ahead is also otherwise dominating the game, an equaliser may be unlikely, but still likely enough that fans of the leading team will clench their butt cheeks until the game is over. ❋ Unknown (2010)

If the team that is ahead is also otherwise dominating the game, an equaliser may be unlikely, but still likely enough that fans of the leading team will clench their butt cheeks until the game isover. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Ciaran Clark, a central defender by trade, was picked ahead of Warnock and headed home an injury-time equaliser to earn Villa a point. ❋ Unknown (2011)