Sentence:  Bastian Schweinsteiger and Muller were among many who should have added the third, and City were limited to rare <WSD>forays</WSD> with the excellent Boateng pinching the ball off Aguero and Aleksandar Kolarov shooting wide in stoppage time. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A brief excursion or attempt, especially outside one's accustomed sphere.