Learn · Sentences Describing a Match
The game was tied for most of the match, but one team broke the deadlock in the final minutes.
B2Sentence
The game was tied for most of the match, but one team broke the deadlock in the final minutes.
Study notes
How to use in different contexts
Giving Advice
To keep the game exciting, try to maintain a tie for as long as possible.
Describing Habits
Games often stay tied until the very end, creating suspense for the audience.
Asking About Others
How did the teams manage to keep the game tied for so long?
Sharing Hypotheticals
If the game hadn't been tied for so long, the final minutes wouldn't have been so dramatic.
Rephrased versions
Formal
The score remained equal throughout the majority of the contest, until a decisive breakthrough in the closing stages.
Casual
The game was neck and neck for ages, then one team snatched the win at the last minute.
Simpler English
It was a tie until the end, then one team won.
Phrases to learn
tied for most of the match
The score was equal for a significant portion of the game.
broke the deadlock
To end a tie or stalemate.