1.   Ripley beat Paul Parker on the left, cut inside and hit a low cross to the near post.

2.   Derek Ferguson gave him the ball and the striker swung in a low cross which invited a diving header.

3.   Mia Hamm fired a low cross from the right side that Han Wenxia, the Chinese goalkeeper, poked away.

4.   Wood ran free on the right and sent a low cross for Marino to convert two minutes later.

5.   After halftime, Massimo Marazzina put in an easy shot after Corini sent a low cross into the goal mouth that brought Peruzzi out of his net.

6.   And ten minutes after the break Bombarda lunged to slide home a low cross from the excellent Jatto Ceesay after another fast break down the right.

7.   At Piacenza, Hubner, who came from Brescia in the off-season, beat a pair of Roma defenders to meet a low cross from Vittorio Tosto.

8.   At the other end, Heskey did well to get round a defender wide on the right but his low cross was completely missed by the sliding Owen.