Some soccer teams wet the field before a match to make the ball roll faster, while baseball teams grow out grass to slow ground balls.
But on 32 minutes, West Brom went behind as Hasselbaink crossed dangerously and Purse stuck out his leg only to see the ball roll into his own goal.
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The former French star had a beautiful dummy on a pass from Roy Miller, letting the ball roll onto an open Cahill, who slotted it from the center of the box past Toronto goalkeeper Joe Bendik.
If the terrain is downhill it could simply become a ball and roll down.
Adam Clayton crossed from the right and McCormack took advantage of Lee-Barrett's indecision to pinch the ball and roll it into an empty net.
Samaras' shot from the edge of the area was mis-read by Sogahata on the bumpy pitch and the Japanese goalkeeper allowed the ball to roll past him in embarrassing fashion.
Brunt latched on to a misplaced back-pass by James Chambers to beat goalkeeper Sullivan to the ball and the Northern Irishman was able to simply roll the ball into the empty net for his 13th goal of the season and the Baggies 100th goal in all competitions this campaign.
The Chelsea goalkeeper appeared to have Giorgios Samaras' low cross covered, but the presence of defender Tomas Sivok seemed to distract Cech, who fumbled the ball to allow substitute Theofanis Gekas to roll the loose ball into an empty net.
Nikica Jelavic then ran on to a woeful back-pass from Richie Towell to round Graeme Smith and roll the ball home.
The trio carved open the Motherwell defence, setting up Stewart to roll the ball home after his late run into the box.
Then, on a smooth. flour-free surface, roll the ball under the palm of your hand until the dough is smooth and firm -- about 1 minute.
But any chance of a wobble by Manchester City was ended when Onuoha was allowed to stride unchallenged into the area and roll the ball into the bottom corner of the net.
French defender Matthieu Louis-Jean fed Harewood down the right flank and yet again he beat his marker before squaring for the unmarked Johnson to roll the ball home to give the hosts a deserved 3-1 lead at the break.
Picture what it would be like to roll a bowling ball onto the two-dimensional surface of a trampoline.
Dan Ward-Smith's break down the wing set up Hodgson for his first penalty, awarded after Australia failed to roll away from the ball.
Clint Dempsey offered an effort that was little more than pot luck from 25 yards, but Green hopelessly allowed the ball to squeeze through him and roll agonisingly over the line as he tried to recover.
Roll out the larger dough ball on a lightly floured work surface to a 17-inch round.
He raced clear and chipped over Pollitt, only for the ball to rebound off an upright and roll along the six-yard box to safety.
He called Graham a "remarkable woman" who was "willing to roll the dice" and play ball on the "largely male turf" of newsroom executives.
If you could put a ball on this hypothetical surface, it would not roll - even though it appears to have slopes.
According to Synergy Sports, the Knicks have run the pick-and-roll play, which tends to induce fluid ball movement, just 24% of the time in February, down from 28% in December.
An example closer to everyday experience is that of a ball placed at the crest of a hill, which might roll into any of several valleys depending on slight differences in its initial position.
The ticket counters greet you with a disco ball, music, friendly (and beautiful) kiosks and also they literally roll out the red carpet for customers.
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There's the Doggy Doo golf ball, presented in its gift box nestled on a turd, and the perennially hilarious roll of 19th-hole bathroom tissue.
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When it's time to roll out the dough, Kimball suggests using a one-piece, tapered rolling pin, without ball-bearings.
Boyd clipped the ball through the centre of the Celtic defence and Miller was onto it in a flash and showed great composure to roll it past the despairing Boruc.
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