The home side treated new boss Danny Wilson to as much commitment as he could possibly have asked for and, having taken the lead with an outstanding setpiece goal, they defended
tigerishly to protect it until the 88th minute.
KNOCKFIERNA had to be
tigerishly tough to complete a hat-trick with victory in the featured Dorans Pride Novice Hurdle as Limerick belatedly began its Christmas festival.
He latched onto a loose ball 40 yards out after Kevin Doyle had
tigerishly won the ball from Gavin McCann.
Sure, the players are not as gifted as in the Premier League, but they are still dedicated pros who fight
tigerishly, run until they drop, and close down space in an instant.
Ponty had not lost at home for nearly two years - and that to Cardiff on December 29, 2007 - and they fought
tigerishly to protect that record only to run out of steam in an exciting finale.
Instead, Chelsea encountered a team who wanted it more, tackled
tigerishly, threw bodies in the way of virtually every shot and displayed enough creativity to conjure the goal that mattered.
Palace defended
tigerishly, although they needed two saves from keeper Gabor Kiraly to deny Alan Shearer and an offside flag to chalk off Patrick Kluivert's late strike.
Once more it was the ferocious Liverpool midfield which asserted itself,
tigerishly claiming every loose ball and attacking with the kind of pace and purpose which has typified Wenger's Arsenal.
City fans might not like this, but the teenager not only runs like Roy Keane - he tackles
tigerishly, too.
The French star fought
tigerishly to be back in action less than eight months later.
Scott Thomson had the alarm bells ringing in the Kilmarnock defence when he
tigerishly worked his way from the left but his cross - from the edge of the byeline - was scrambled away for another corner.
Fry's boys contested every ball, tackled
tigerishly, and attacked at every opportunity.