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away from the defending teams' end of the playing field

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Cai Jones nodded down a long clearance upfield from keeper Alex Ramsay, and Thomas slipped the ball past Tom Holland before drilling his 25-yard strike past Paul Harrison and in off the left post.
Keelan Giles, who had already delivered the visitors a warning shot about his pace, snaffled a try-scoring pass from inside his own 22, raced upfield, stood up full-back Scott van Breda before making his way to the line on a lung-bursting 80-metre sprint.
system is all If cracks show, it can Brennan Laporte dummied to get the ball on his left foot for the hoof upfield, but turned back towards his own goal and passed to Ederson on the edge of his six-yard box.
Evans failed with the conversion but, five minutes later, their No8 Dixon broke from a scrum to storm upfield and set up more passing from which Kirby touched down the winning try.
to on 82 years, meeting Maybe Shelvey operates a tad too deep for some who venture the opinion that 15 yards further upfield he'd turn into a killer
"Sometimes defenders just fire the ball blindly upfield.
However, Berwick broke upfield in stoppage time with Darren Lavery firing his side five points clear of the dropzone.
But third-placed Chester clawed their way back upfield where fly-half Rhys Hayes broke Bees hearts by slicing through a stretched defence to score under the posts and deny their hosts at the death.
Dias has excellent stick skills which help her carry the ball upfield. She is good at creating space, wields a strong shot and has netted 19 goals.
Blaby, from the East Midlands Counties League, scored the only goal five minutes into the second half when a break upfield culminated in Aaron Preston turning home a Stu Verrall cross.
The patience is the hardest part (it comes from endless repetitions and game experience), as both offensive linemen and backs would prefer an early decision and getting upfield. So too, is it for fans.
With his side a goal down five minutes into stoppage time, boss Paul Quinn ushered Taylor upfield for a corner - and he promptly headed an equaliser!
3 GOALKEEPER Paul Robinson earned desperate Blackburn a point - by dashing upfield to win a dramatic 97th-minute penalty.
The 27-year-old nodded the final goal in the 3-1 win when the Tromso keeper Marcus Sahlman was caught upfield trying to salvage a point for his team from a 90th-minute corner.