Cup run

How it is used

A cup run can be long or short; it does not imply winning the trophy.

Example sentences

1. Their cup run ended with a narrow defeat in the semi-final.

   The phrase covers the journey through rounds before elimination.

2. An unexpected cup run added several midweek fixtures to our schedule.

   Advancing in a cup changes the team's fixture workload.

Common collocations

• long cup run
• enjoy a cup run
• cup run ends

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.
• fixtureA match arranged for a particular date; the fixtures, or the fixture list, are all the matches a team or league has scheduled for the season.

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