Momo Sissoko then deflected Emmanuel Emenike's free-kick into the Mali net to leave his side facing an uphill struggle.

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Pereira, who had been needlessly booked for dissent, was shown his second yellow for a studs up challenge on Jon Obi Mikel to leave his side with an uphill task.

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Coach Steve Meehan struck a pessimistic note prior to the match, stating plainly that his bulky Bath side faced an uphill task against a resurgent Ulster team backed by a hostile home crowd.

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Still, Sears is known more for appliances than fashion, and enhancing its softer side has long been an uphill battle for the chain.

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But Couples became unglued on the seventh hole, when he sent his approach shot over the back of the green, chipped off the front side, then watched an uphill putt slide up and then back down.

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To get uphill, wobble your steering wheel gently and rapidly from side to side, an oscillating motion.

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And Milan counterpart Leonardo admitted his side felt hard done by, leaving them an uphill - though not impossible, he said - task to make it through to the quarter-finals.

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Man of the match Sexton dominated the scoring against a Sarries side that are rooted at the bottom of the group table and face an uphill struggle to qualify.

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Europa League holders Atletico Madrid face an uphill task to stay in the competition after being beaten 2-0 at home by Russian side Rubin Kazan .

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