cup tie

Noun

Meaning

an eliminating game between teams in a cup competition

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A scoreline of seven goals to Inveraray and zero for home side ColGlen suggests this was a cup tie formality for the higher league side. Source: Internet

Oscar Melendo slotted home a neat finish with two minutes remaining of a temperamental derby cup tie, racing onto Marc Navarro’s low cross to punish Messi for missing a 62nd-minute penalty and send the home crowd into raptures. Source: Internet

“When we played a cup tie at Ardley the pitch was 10 times worse than it was tonight,” claimed Davies “There appears a lack of consistency among the refs when they come to making these decisions.” Source: Internet

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