You have to put the ball over the net and back in the court.
And things got worse as keeper Iker Casillas failed to handle a long throw just before halftime and Pablo Garcia lobbed the loose ball over him into the net.
And the travelling fans' worst fears were realised when McDonald controlled the ball on his chest and hooked the ball over his shoulder into the top corner of the net.
The home side needed something special after the break and barely a minute into the half they hit back when Collins raced on to Josh Wright's ball over the top and lashed into the net from the edge of the area.
The breakthrough came on 33 minutes when Garry Hay's free-kick picked out Kyle, who lashed the ball over goalkeeper Cerny and into the net.
Later, Tsonga attempted a down-the-line forehand winner, a tough shot because the ball must travel over the outside of the net, which is six inches higher than the middle.
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Lionel Messi capitalized on the chance and chipped the ball over the wall and into the corner of the net with Almeria goalkeeper Diego Alves caught flat-footed.
He pitched forward and into the net, but the ball popped skyward and over the goal.
Jupp Heynckes' side continued to press after the half-time break when Stefan Kiessling saw his shot from the left tipped over the bar by Drobny while Ramos had the ball in the net again for the home side but the effort was chalked off after the assistant referee flagged for offside.
Bulman chipped a ball into the area and Tubbs was first to it, turning to send the ball dipping over the advancing Bevan and into the corner of the net.
Miranda almost put the ball into his own net from a defensive header that crept over the crossbar.
The visitors kept pressing, with Gary Roberts racing clear and lifting the ball over Grant only to see it landing on the roof of the net.
The Bairns had the ball in the net after 77 minutes, but Finnigan had clearly barged goalkeeper Combe over the line.
The ball pounded off the grass and slipped over the fingertips of Czech goalkeeper Petr Cech and into the net for the decisive goal in Portugal's 1-0 win, sending Ronaldo sprinting into the arms of his teammates and over to the television cameras for a primal scream at close range.
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However, the game was over when Coulter nipped in ahead of Laois keeper Michael Nolan to loft the ball into the net.
Luck favoured the hosts on 61 minutes when Boruc attempted to clear from a routine back-pass from Zewlakow but the ball bobbled over his swinging foot before rolling into an empty net.
Earnshaw, making his first start in a competitive match for over a year, twice had the ball in the back of the net before half-time but his celebrations were curtailed by the referee's whistle.
The ball fell kindly for Fitzpatrick but, with time to compose himself, he headed over an empty net from eight yards.
Craig had replaced Taylor at the break and the ball fell invitingly 30 yards out for the midfielder to lash a dipping volley over Fox, under the bar and into the net.
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