The Americans scored an early goal, instead of giving one up, as they had in previous games.

But we couldn't add to our early goal and just lost our shape a bit when they came back at us.

Gervinho got an early goal, he's been playing well this afternoon, I hear.

He added: 'Had we got an early goal and put them under a bit of pressure they may have reacted differently.

He had scored the early goal, a sweet finish after a fine move.

Some analysts said that the earlier goals had not been realistic given the economic climate.

Buffalo scored an early goal and lead 1-0 after the first period.

Its plan seemed to be to get an early goal then to retreat into a bunker defense.

He acknowledged that some early goals were to influence the political debate.

The one thing the Americans did not want to do was to surrender an early goal.