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End-to-end

Meaning in football (soccer), with examples

adjectiveCommon term

In football (soccer), end-to-end means: Describing a match in which attacks move rapidly from one end of the pitch to the other.

In Turkish: bir o kalede bir bu kalede

How it is used

Usually an end-to-end game; it describes rapid exchanges of attacks, not simply the score.

Example sentences

  1. The end-to-end first half gave both goalkeepers plenty to do.

    Both sides repeatedly attack, so pressure switches direction.

  2. It stayed end-to-end even though neither side managed to score.

    Rapid exchanges of attacks can occur in a goalless match.

Common collocations

  • end-to-end game
  • end-to-end action
  • end-to-end football
  • 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.
  • counter-attackA fast attack launched straight after winning the ball back, aiming to score before the opponents can reorganise their defence.

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