Abandoned match

How it is used

Use for a game already under way; what happens to its result depends on competition rules.

Example sentences

1. The abandoned match had lasted only twenty minutes before the floodlights failed.

   The game had begun, which distinguishes abandonment from postponement.

2. The league announced a new date for the abandoned match.

   A later decision determines how this unfinished fixture is handled.

Common collocations

• abandoned match
• replay an abandoned match
• result of an abandoned match

Related terms

• matchA game of football between two teams, normally made up of two 45-minute halves, with stoppage time added at the end of each half.
• refereeThe official in charge of a match who applies the rules, blows the whistle, gives fouls and shows yellow and red cards.

More terms: Rules, Fouls & Match Time

• foul
• offside
• half-time
• kick-off
• stoppage time
• extra time
• handball
• dive
• substitution
• back-pass rule
• dropped ball
• playing in a dangerous manner