Newcastle United boss Steve Bruce drew positives from their 2-0 FA Cup defeat to Arsenal.
Having rode their luck throughout against the FA Cup holders, Bruce thought Andy Carroll was about to apply the magic moment at the end of 90 minutes.
But he failed to convert and Newcastle went down to two goals in the second half of extra time.
Bruce said: “You have to take your chances when they come along, we had the opportunity in the final few minutes and didn't grasp it.
“As a cup tie, it could have gone either way and we rue the missed chances."
Reflecting on Carroll's missed chance, Bruce said:"I though Andy (Carroll) did fantastically well, if he had topped it off by scoring a goal it would have been good for him.
“A lot of pleasing things though, we've had a tough run of fixtures but we dust ourselves down and go again."
