1.   In truth, the punts were mostly short and rain and slippery fields made returns hazardous.

2.   Their defensive pressure was good but it was not the best defense on the slippery field Sunday night.

3.   Quarterback Scott Mitchell said Monday the players fear injury on the slippery field.

4.   Rain just before the game made for a slippery field, and the Japanese often had trouble making simple plays.

5.   Both teams found it difficult to play on a very slippery field.

6.   Del Piero missed three easy scoring chances, mostly because of the slippery field, before being substituted.

7.   Nantes got lucky in the waning minutes of the half, benefitting in large part from the slippery field.

8.   On a slippery field sprinkled by earlier rain, the Greek side proved too strong for the Slovenes.

9.   The home side gave the Sharks two tries on misplays on the slippery field early in the second half.

10.   The local team came close to scoring on several other occasions, but were thwarted by the slippery field and some excellent saves by River Plater goal tender Costanzo.