The other two wins were against eventual runners-up Sydney ( in a match where Matthew Lloyd flaunted with the Sydney defence, kicking eight goals ( six of which came in the opening quarter ) and being awarded best-on-ground in a game Essendon rightfully deserved to win ) and against the team that denied them the 2001 Premiership, the Brisbane Lions ( who also were in a rebuilding phrase ).

Polgár won a close opening match against Vassily Ivanchuk.

The opening match of the tournament was held in Patiala while the closing ceremony took place in Ludhiana.

The opening ceremony took place on 5 October 1912, with a match between Newport RFC and Cardiff RFC.

After scoring 44 and taking 2 / 66 in the opening first-class match against Worcestershire, the all-rounder starred in his next match, against Yorkshire.

After the advent of high-powered repeating rifles, single-shot rifles were primarily used for target shooting matches, with the first official match shooting event, opening at Creedmoor, Long Island in 1872.

Directly behind the rim is the cup, which channels the air into a much smaller opening ( the back bore or shank ) that tapers out slightly to match the diameter of the trumpet's lead pipe.

They lose the opening match 2 – 0 to St. Mirren.

Like many Australian game shows during the 1970s – 1990s ( mostly those done by Reg Grundy ) this version was remarkably similar to the American show right down to the set, " spinning box " opening, and " Get ready to match the stars!

* In a watershed moment for soccer in the United States, the United States men's national soccer team upsets pre-tournament favorites Portugal 3 – 2, in their opening match of the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

Daffy returns and starts to repeat his opening scene, but quickly notices the different background and leaves, returning in a different costume and altering his performance to match the new scene.

If, because of opening or raising, there is an amount bet that the player in-turn has not paid, the player must at least match that amount, or must fold ; the player cannot pass or call a lesser amount ( except where table stakes rules apply ).

The broadcast of the opening ceremony was watched by over 70 % of the viewing public, and the women's volleyball team's gold medal match was watched by over 80 %.

Beginning the 1994 – 95 season with 150 for NSW in a tour match against the England, Taylor followed up with 59 in an opening stand of 97 as Australia made 426 in the first innings to take the initiative in the First Test in Brisbane.

It is believed that only 17 players from 1955 played for St Kilda again in 1956, with 11 new players appearing in the club's opening match of 1956.

Melbourne, heading into the match, had not won its season opening match since 2005, nor did Sydney.

Kramnik began the match as underdog, but his adoption of the Berlin Defence to Kasparov's Ruy Lopez opening was very effective.

Except for limited updates to the opening book, the program was not allowed to be changed during the course of the match.

The opening has never been popular at the top level, though a number of prominent players have employed it on occasion ( for example, Richard Réti against Abraham Speijer in Scheveningen 1923 and Boris Spassky against Vasily Smyslov in the 1960 Moscow – Leningrad match ).

This effect could often be cured ( or induced ) by insertion of a match book in the player opening alongside the cartridge, shifting the alignment slightly.

A total of 64 matches were played in ten stadiums located across ten different host cities, with the opening match and final staged at the Stade de France, Saint-Denis.

Following the formal opening of the stand in August 1961, a celebration match was played on 22 October 1961 when Wednesday met Santos of Brazil with their new star Pele in the team.

One month ago, on the 20th of October, was the opening of the gunning season in Massachusetts.

There will be a stag dinner Friday evening at the Denver Country Club which will precede the opening of the 1961 golf season.

Shakespeare had a word for everything, even for the rain that disrupted Wednesday night's `` Much Ado About Nothing '' opening the season of free theatre in Central Park.

The traditional etymology is from the Latin aperire, " to open ," in allusion to its being the season when trees and flowers begin to " open ," which is supported by comparison with the modern Greek use of ἁνοιξις ( anoixis ) ( opening ) for spring.

A series of team-sponsored fan motorcoach trips from Tucson to Bank One Ballpark were inaugurated for the opening season and are still in operation to this day ( it is now known as the " Diamond Express ").

After winning the opening game of the season on March 31 on the road against the Cincinnati Reds, the Diamondbacks found themselves with the best record in Major League Baseball, 20 – 8, by the start of May.

This critically acclaimed production transferred to the Garrick Theatre in the West End for a limited season, opening on March 28, 2009 running until July 25, 2009.

He took his last win in the opening race of the 1970 season and was competitive throughout the year, although mechanical failures blunted his challenge.

The new facility had to be ready by the opening of the 1970 NFL season and was officially named Riverfront Stadium.

Additionally, during the opening scene of the season nine finale, Clark finds a gift from his mother containing his Superman suit ( Although the suit is subsequently taken by Jor-El until Clark is ready for it ).

Flockhart has announced that she is guest starring in Dexter in the seventh season opening episode.

The clip is incorporated into the series ' opening credit sequence from the third season onward.

In the opening game of the 1906 season against Yale, Reiter's quarterback Sammy Moore completed a forward pass to Irvin van Tassell for a thirty-yard gain.

The Marlins struggled in the opening stages of the season, going 16 – 22.

Through the end of season three to the middle of season five, that clip would be shown at the opening of each show.

These often opened with the show's main title logo within the teaser scene ; from season four onward, the show began using an anthropomorphic version of the logo in the opening scenes, using various animations.

On the season finale on November 17, 2006, the group performed as an opening act for Public Enemy.

After missing the preseason, Manning was ruled out for the Colts opening game in Houston and eventually the entire 2011 season.

The Jaguars lost starting guards Vince Manuwai and Maurice Williams for the season within the first quarter of the opening game.

The 1997 – 98 campaign saw Newcastle finish in only 13th place and, despite Dalglish achieving some notable successes during the season ( including a 3 – 2 UEFA Champions League win over Barcelona and an FA Cup final appearance against Arsenal ), he was sacked by Freddie Shepherd after two draws in the opening two games of the subsequent 1998 – 1999 season, and replaced by former Chelsea manager Ruud Gullit.

Before the 2000 season, to coincide with the anticipated opening of new Miller Park, the Brewers changed their uniforms again.

That first season started with a 94 yard opening kickoff return for a touchdown by John Gilliam ( No other team in NFL history has ever returned a kickoff for a touchdown on its first attempt as a new franchise ), but the Saints lost that game 27 – 13 to the Los Angeles Rams at Tulane Stadium.

By winning their first 13 games, the Saints also set the record for the longest undefeated season opening ( 13 – 0 ) by an NFC team since the AFL – NFL merger, surpassing the previous record ( 12 – 0 ) held by the 1985 Chicago Bears.