This is partly because the government is quick to whip out a pile-driver whenever it perceives a policy problem.

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Casillas looked jittery again when he parried a pile-driver by Tiago and had to race to beat Hugo Almeida to the ball, which was dropping towards the net.

BBC: Spain 1-0 Portugal

However, Glenavon restored their lead within two minutes as Grant powered a close-range header past O'Neill after the Swifts keeper had only been able to parry a Molloy pile-driver.

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From the resulting corner, the ball broke out to Barron, who was deployed in central defence in the absence of Chris Innes, and he clipped the top of the crossbar with a long-range pile-driver.

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