Rocket Reduces Europe's Lead at Mosconin Cup

Rocket Reduces Europe's Lead at Mosconin CupBilliard player Rodney Morris secured a valuable point for USA with a 7-5 singles victory against Mika Immonen.Morris' success leaves the Europeans 8-5 ahead on Day Three of the PartyPoker.com Mosconi Cup with two more matches in the session.Discuss the PartyPoker.com Mosconi CupA delighted Morris said: "I've got a bit of a cold and it's started to kick in but it was a battle and there's no excuses. You've got to get in there and fight.
Everyone knows I can play a bit but it's a team effort and that was only one match. It's about momentum and Earl's playing well."Even though he lost both doubles matches, it was my fault and I'm looking forward to seeing him win. We've got to win every match - it's going to go 12-12 so get ready!"Going into this match 8-4 behind, USA needed to start collecting some points and Rodney Morris was called into action in the first of three evening matches and he was up against Mika Immonen.Morris won the lag and ran through the opening rack and was soon at the table in the second after Immonen had to push out as he had no shot at the 2-ball.Both players missed shots at the pink four in the second before Morris failed to hit the same ball when Immonen had got lucky and left the ball behind the green six. Immonen then had ball in hand and completed the rack with no problems for 1-1.Morris ran through the third and had a chance to make the lead 3-1 after Immonen had missed a thin cut on the brown 5. However, Morris failed to perform a jump-shot correctly and that gave Immonen a easy chance to make it 2-2.But the American regained the lead before each player claimed one of the next two racks in what looked like being a very close tie.Immonen missed a shot at the 1-ball in the next but Morris then did exactly the same and Immonen took advantage of this second chance for 4-4.Once more, the American edged in front at 5-4 and had a chance to move to the hill when Immonen made a poor safety shot on the blue two. Morris completed the rest of the rack to give himself a 6-4 lead and only one rack away from pulling the deficit back to three.He had a great chance to clinch the match when Immonen left an opportunity to pot the three but Morris overhit the shot and lost position. But the safety was not good enough and Immonen made it 5-6 but with the break in the next.However, Immonen missed a 6-9 combination and Morris made a 6-9 carom to seal the point.

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