But isn't this exactly what populist despots always do--they drive their country into a corner and proceed to impose their iron rule unhindered from outside?
After Peter Pawlett lost possession, the former Charlton striker drilled a drive into the corner from 18 yards after 15 minutes.
The panel's evaluation will likely drive the financially troubled company into a corner.
Both teams had penalty appeals turned down before Lennon took advantage of a slip by Jonathan Spector to unleash a drive into the far corner.
Hearts took the lead after 24 minutes, when Kingston teased Jim Paterson just outside the box before unleashing a low drive into the corner of the net.
Thomson forced Ricardo into a fine save with a powerful 22-yard drive following a corner.
Torres collected a Xabi Alonso pass, turned into space and rifled home a sensational drive into Craig Gordon's bottom right-hand corner from 25 yards.
Villa opened the scoring in the first half with a stunning finish into the top corner and doubled the lead with a deflected drive from distance, before he missed a chance to complete his hat-trick by firing a penalty wide.
Thornhill quickly found Sodje 18 yards out and the striker swifly dispatched a smart right-foot drive into the corner of the net.
His fourth followed shortly afterwards as he raced on to Tom Huddlestone's raking lofted pass from defence, turned and hooked a left-footed drive into the bottom corner.
Even so Stevenage knew a second goal was vital to erase any lingering doubts about their elevation to League Two and it finally arrived when Byrom surged forward and unleashed a low drive into the bottom right-hand corner.
Baptista's goal settled any early nerves as he picked up a long ball from Elano - who replaced suspended skipper Gilberto Silva - controlled it neatly, turned to the right of Ayala and fired a fierce right-foot drive into the top corner.
Wolves were stunned and things soon got worse when Davies slid an astute pass through to Lee on the right flank and his cut back found Scottish-born American Holden who drilled a sweetly struck drive from 15 yards into the corner, his first Premier League strike.
Keegan's brilliant run and finish (96) was soon followed by a low drive from Brown (99) into the bottom corner.
And Little made no mistake just after the restart when meeting Lee Briscoe's cross with a powerful drive which flew into the top right-hand corner of the net.
If England thought they could relax and close out victory they were wrong as Shaqiri gave Switzerland hope with a thunderous long-range drive that flew into the top corner past the helpless Joe Hart.
With 11 minutes remaining, Boro keeper Steele was called into action again when a deep Cotterill corner found Rangel to drive through a crowd of players and the England youth international parried well.
Half the crowd, I suspect, really did expect Alonso to drive straight into the back of the Briton at the first corner just to teach him a lesson.
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